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6.19.2009

 UC President Mark G. Yudof
 Yudof
Yudof declares financial emergency, outlines furlough-salary reduction options
To the University of California community (letter dated June 17, 2009) Dear Colleagues: I am writing to update you about several options under review for systemwide furloughs and/or salary ... [ More ]

UCOP Q&A on furlough-salary reduction options
A summary of options for systemwide furloughs/salary reductions was sent to the UC community on June 17, 2009. Following broad consultation, President Yudof intends to present a specific option for ... [ More ]

JUNE BUDGET UPDATE: From the chancellor and provost
To the UC Davis campus community (letter dated June 17, 2009) We are writing to provide another brief update about the campus budget and to seek your feedback about furlough/salary reduction ... [ More ]

UC Davis budget Q&A
With the state budget continuing to deteriorate, UC President Mark Yudof declared a fiscal emergency June 17. UC officials calculate that the UC system faces cuts of $813 million in the fiscal years ... [ More ]

 Chancellor-designate Linda Katehi
 Katehi
Records back up Katehi's claim of no involvement in Illinois admissions controversy
In its review of 1,800 documents regarding University of Illinois admissions, the Chicago Tribune found only 14 e-mails going to or from UC Davis Chancellor-designate Linda Katehi in connection with ... [ More ]

UC Davis to receive best practices awards at sustainability conference
The people on the front lines of UC Davis sustainability efforts are headed to Santa Barbara for the eighth annual UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference, for the UC and California State University ... [ More ]

Office cleaning to be reduced; fees to be levied for indoor event services
The budget crisis is hitting UC Davis from top to bottom, right down to the floor in your office. Starting July 1, the Buildings and Grounds division will reduce office cleaning from twice a week ... [ More ]

Wellness Portal leads to all kinds of resources
The Mind Body Wellness Group has launched the UC Davis Wellness Portal, an online resource for students, staff, faculty, retirees and other people in the community. The free portal — ... [ More ]

 U-DASH logo
Ride U-DASH to lunch
A lunchtime shuttle went into service this week between campus and downtown Davis. The U-DASH minibus shuttle is free through July 31; then, starting Aug. 3, the fare will be $1 round trip. And ... [ More ]

Staff Assembly's summer of fun: Raging Waters, Monarchs and A's
Staff Assembly is inviting people to sign up for group outings to Raging Waters, a Sacramento Monarchs game and an Oakland A’s game. “All UC Davis staff, affiliates and their friends ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Blood drive June 24-25; Retiree Center seeks volunteers; More fire training
Blood drive on the Quad BloodSource vans are headed to the Quad for a blood drive June 24 and 25, cospponsored by BloodSource and ASUCD. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Organizers said ... [ More ]

Band-uh prepares to jam-uh — and you are invited
The California Aggie Marching Band-uh is preparing to jam-uh! It is the Summer Jam-uh, scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. every other Monday on the lawn outside the Rec Pool Lodge and the Rec Pool, ... [ More ]

 Alejandro Escovedo
 Alejandro Escovedo
Free SummerMusic starts with Alejandro Escovedo on July 9
UC Davis Summer Sessions and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up again for the SummerMusic series on the Quad, with concerts scheduled for July 9, July 25 and Aug. 14, all ... [ More ]

THE ARTS: Opera or poetry?
Opera or poetry: Those are two of your choices at 7 p.m. June 25 if you are looking for an arts event at UC Davis. The former is the San Francisco Opera's December 2007 production of Madama ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
AT THE ARBORETUM Poetry in the Garden — John Oliver Simon and William O’Daly, award-winning poets and translators, read their poems in English and Spanish. 7 p.m. June 25, Wyatt Deck. ... [ More ]

 A raku-fired ceramic robot by Kasha Maslowski, from her show titled Whilst Dreaming I at the Craft Center Gallery.
 Whilst Dreaming I
EXHIBITIONS: Raku-fired ceramics at the Craft Center Gallery
The Craft Center Gallery announced the June 22 opening of an exhibition of raku-fired ceramics, Whilst Dreaming I, by the Craft Center's Kasha Maslowski, one-time student manager who now teaches ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: Olive oil, heirloom tomatoes and wine
Conference discount The UC Davis Olive Center announced a 50 percent discount for faculty and staff who wish to participate in Beyond Extra Virgin: An International Conference on Excellence in ... [ More ]

 Yeganeh Farzin and Keith Watenpaugh
IRAN ON EDGE: Street clashes shake Islamic regime, social media make history
The world, watching through the likes of Twitter, is holding its breath on what happens next in protest-rocked Iran. The swelling defiance in the streets of Tehran may lead to new civil reforms ... [ More ]



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