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• ⚪  See purple in your symptom survey results?

  Campus programming in the Daily Symptom Survey and the COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated to reflect the addition of the bivalent booster requirement to UC Vaccine Policy — though there are no impacts yet to accessing facilities or services. Read up on the vaccine policy update.

• ⚪  Find expanded COVID-19 data on the dashboard

  Click around the new interactive tabs of the COVID-19 Dashboard to see campus wastewater monitoring, variant tracking and time filter options. Explore campus case rates and more.

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Peek behind the scenes of Shinnerl’s first month

As part of her onboarding at FOA, Vice Chancellor Clare Shinnerl attended nearly 200 meetings to learn about the work FOA is doing and toured several facilities to see day-to-day operations. Glimpse inside her tours with a photo gallery.

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• 🏅  Custodial teams honored for pandemic work

  350 employees in Facilities Management and Student Housing and Dining Services received the Staff Assembly 2021-22 Citation of Excellence team award for their flexibility and expanded services, including improved sanitation and COVID-19 decontaminations. Learn more about the exemplary work of these teams.
   

  🗒  Attend conference on change management

  Learn about leadership, change management and Lean methodologies at the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation virtual conference on Oct. 6-7. Register for free by entering “University of California Davis” in the affiliate account field.
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  🌱  Shop for low-water plants

  The Arboretum and Public Garden's first plant sale of the season is this Saturday for members only, with two public sales scheduled for later this month. Make your plant sale plans now to find the perfect addition to your garden.
   

  ⚖️  Understand social capital and race

  How race intersects with social capital, including relationships, social networks and employee experiences will be the subject of an upcoming Race Matters session. Attend the forum on Oct. 4.
   

  🤲  Help employees through difficult times

  Make a gift to the UC Davis Staff Emergency Fund, which aids staff members in times of financial hardship with grants of up to $1,000. Donate to the fund.