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Open Forum on Responding to the Next Occupy

• There will be an Open Forum entitled "How Would You Respond to the Next Occupy?" in Pauley Ballroom, on January 31, 2012, 4 - 6 p.m. People are invited to share their opinions and experiences on: best practices; educating police, students, faculty and administrators regarding policies and best practices; and the role of campus administrators and faculty.

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Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award

• The Chancellor’s Staff Advisory Council (CSAC) is accepting nominations for the Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award (COSA). This annual award honors staff members, and teams, who go above and beyond in their contributions to the UC Berkeley campus community. All UCB staff members are eligible. Nominations are due Jan. 31 at 5:00 PM. See the attached flyer or go to http://csac.chance.berkeley.edu/cosa/index.html for details and applications.

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Breakfast With the Chancellor Contest Winner

• The BSA Governing Council has selected Summer Scanlan, Project Manager with the UCB Retirement Center, as the winner of the competition to have breakfast with Chancellor Birgeneau on January 31. Congratulations to Summer! Another opportunity will be announced in early March.

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Donna Seaward Becomes BSA Acting Vice Chair

• Donna Seaward, the Senior UCB representative to the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA), has been named Acting Vice Chair for BSA by the BSA Executive Board. This follows Tom Schnetlage, previously the Chair-Elect, becoming BSA Acting Chair, with the resignation of Chair Tyson Nagler.

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Latest Update on BSA GC Meeting Dates

• The timing of the bi-monthly BSA Governing Council meetings is reverting to its previous pattern: The meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 12:10 to 1:00. Meetings will be held in 127 Sproul, unless otherwise specified. All BSA members are welcome at GC meetings. See the Governing Council page for specific meeting dates.

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CUCSA Updates

• The Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) gathered staff comments from all UC campuses about the proposed changes to layoff policies. The statement it is submitted is attached here.
• Steve Garber, Berkeley's 2010-2011 senior delegate to CUCSA has been elected to the office of "Chair-Elect". An interview with Steve about CUCSA and his plans for it can be found here: Steve Garber interview

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BSA General Announcements

• Announcements 01-25-2012 (PDF)
• Announcements 01-18-2012 (PDF)
• Announcements 01-11-2012 (PDF)
• Older Announcements

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BSA Facebook and LinkedIn Sites

• You can now connect and network with fellow BSA members through Facebook and LinkedIn! Visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Berkeley-Staff-Assembly/108421055887912 and click “Like” at the top of the page to connect with BSA on Facebook. Visit http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=3673064&trk=anet_ug_grppro to join the BSA LinkedIn group and widen your network at UC Berkeley.