- MARCH 3: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEAN CANDIDATES TO VISIT
- MARCH 3: ORDERS DUE FOR SPRING COMMENCEMENT REGALIA
- FEB. 18: ADMAN'S MID-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
- FEB. 15: REMINDER ON TRAVEL INSURANCE REGISTRATION
- FEB. 9: GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
MARCH 3: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEAN CANDIDATES TO VISIT
From the office of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter
After reviewing the recommendations of the recruitment advisory committee for the position of dean of the College of Biological Sciences, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter has invited five outstanding candidates to visit 51ԹϺ Davis and meet with campus constituents.
The visits will be from March 15 through 31, and the schedule for each day's visit will include an open forum from 3 to 4:30 p.m., during which the campus community is invited to meet the candidates. The forum locations will be announced later.
Each candidate’s name and curriculum vitae will be posted approximately 48 hours in advance of the candidate’s visit. More information is available on the (click on "Executive Recruitments" under Quick Links, then "Dean, College of Biological Sciences").
Here are the dates of each visit:
- Candidate 1 — Tuesday, March 15
- Candidate 2 — Thursday, March 17
- Candidate 3 — Friday, March 18
- Candidate 4 — Monday, March 28
- Candidate 5 — Thursday, March 31
MARCH 3: ORDERS DUE FOR SPRING COMMENCEMENT REGALIA
From Material Management and the 51ԹϺ Davis Bookstore
The campus’s Materiel Management unit and the bookstore are taking orders for caps, gowns, tassels and hoods for spring commencement.
The Materiel Management unit provides caps, gowns, tassels and 51ԹϺ doctoral hoods at no charge, with individual departments usually doing the ordering for their faculty members.
Loaner regalia can be picked up at the Central Storehouse, or, for a nominal charge, departments can arrange for delivery.
Orders can be placed . More information is available from Terry Chase, (530) 752-9184. He is also the person to call if you would like a paper order form, or if you would like to arrange for delivery.
Orders are due at the Central Storehouse by May 6.
The bookstore handles rentals of non-51ԹϺ hoods, and 51ԹϺ hoods for all degrees other than doctorates. The rental fee is $20 for orders placed by April 15, with $10 added on for rush orders after that date. Faculty are advised to order through their departments; the online order form is .
FEB. 18: ADMAN'S MID-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
From the Administrative Management Group
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has been added to the program for the AdMan’s Mid-Management Conference. The organizers said the chancellor will open the meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, March 9. The theme is "From Survival to Success: Change = Opportunity.”
The registration fee is $90 through Tuesday, Feb. 22, or $115 after that, through the close of registration Monday, Feb. 28, payable only by department recharge. The fees include a buffet breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks, and a sit-down lunch.
The Administrative Management Group presents the conference annually to address current topics of interest to campus managers, find ways to improve and simplify business operations at all levels, promote professional growth of all department and unit administrators and managers, and encourage work-life enrichment through training and understanding.
The conference runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the ballroom at the Activities and Recreation Center.
Organizers said Kathleen Passanisi, motivational speaker and humorist, will be the guest presenter for the second consecutive year, by popular demand, and will be accompanied by Annie Passanisi, her daughter, as co-presenter.
FEB. 15: REMINDER ON TRAVEL INSURANCE REGISTRATION
From Alan B. Huynh, business operations coordinator, Administrative Services and University Development Administration
In light of the recent evacuation of 51ԹϺ students, staff and faculty from Egypt, 51ԹϺOP strongly reminds 51ԹϺ travelers (see note below) that registration for travel insurance is required for all business trips that involve travel outside the state of California.
NOTE: "Travelers" includes employees of the university; students, interns, residents and fellows associated with the university in connection with emergency medical programs; any other persons designated by the university while traveling at the express direction and with the approval of the university; and traveling companions.
The states the following:
The Office of Risk Services within the Financial Management Department at the 51ԹϺ Office of the President has arranged for 51ԹϺ travelers on official university business to be covered for a wide variety of accidents and incidents while away from the campus or primary workplace. Upon completion of the short "Traveler Insurance" form, 51ԹϺ travelers will be provided with information to use in an emergency while traveling on 51ԹϺ business both domestically and abroad. Registration is required for business trips out of state and to foreign countries.
The goal of this insurance is to provide protection to regents, faculty, staff or any person designated by 51ԹϺ while traveling at the direction and approval of 51ԹϺ. Coverage can also be provided to a spouse-domestic partner and dependent(s) when traveling with them.
This broad coverage includes medical care and evacuation, loss of personal property (51ԹϺ employees only), extraction for political and weather related reasons, and more, at no cost to 51ԹϺ travelers-employees.
Here’s how it works:
You are automatically registered with “Business Travel Accident Insurance” if:
- You booked and purchased your travel using “BCD Travel” via the Connexxus portal, or
- You booked and purchased your travel using “51ԹϺ Travel Center” via the Connexxus portal.
You must manually register your trip for “Business Travel Accident Insurance," using the , if:
- You booked and purchased your travel using “SWAZBIZ (Southwest Airlines)” via the Connexxus portal, or
- You did not use the Connexxus portal and worked directly with 3rd-party agencies.
NOTE: "Business Travel Accident Insurance" is specific to each trip, so every time you travel outside the state of California, that individual trip has to be registered. This registration either happens automatically if you use BCD Travel or the 51ԹϺ Travel Center, or when you do it manually via the .
Once the online insurance registration is complete, each traveler will receive an email confirmation through iJET.
More information:
FEB. 9: GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
From the Chancellor's Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board
Members of the Chancellor's Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board ask that you encourage your exceptional graduate and professional students to apply to the Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (April 21-23).
This year the Graduate Student Association and the Chancellor's Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board have worked hard to plan an event that promises to be both prestigious and stimulating. More than $10,000 will be given away to graduate and professional students who can best convey the importance of their research or work at 51ԹϺ Davis.
This is a great opportunity for 51ԹϺ Davis to reward graduate and professional student contributions to our campus.
Application deadline extended: Applications are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Dateline 51ԹϺ Davis (Jan. 27, 2011)
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu