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Dear members of the campus community,

We are writing today with an update concerning the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance position.

Dear Managers and Supervisors,

Dear campus community,

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Diana Harvey as UC Berkeley’s next Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Public Affairs. Harvey comes to our campus from Duke University, where she currently serves as Director of Communications, Marketing, and Alumni Engagement for the Duke Global Health Institute. Harvey previously served as chief communications officer and deputy chief of staff to the president at the University of Minnesota. She will begin her new role at Berkeley on August 1st.

Dear Campus Community,

A new policy on Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations has been approved. The new policy establishes the authorities to support the campus organizational structure for responding to and recovering from emergencies that might overwhelm campus resources.

The policy is available at: https://campuspol.berkeley.edu/policies/em&co.pdf

Dear Colleagues,

With finals around the corner and a school year ending, it a time for both winding down the semester and also looking toward the new year. The Student Affairs leadership is using this time to continue to implement our priorities: rebuilding trust and improving morale with staff; maintaining our student advocacy and support; and establishing financial stability for our Division.

We have important compensation and budget updates to share with you.

UC President Napolitano scheduled to testify May 2nd 2:30pm

Event to be live streamed on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/AssemblyDems/videos/1487396341304753/

(This message is sent on behalf of Anita Raman, Director, HR Policy & Labor Relations)

The University invites comments on the proposed revisions to PPSM 3 (Types of Appointment). This policy is applicable to staff employees in the Professional & Support Staff and Managers & Senior Professionals personnel groups and to Senior Management Group members.

This message is sent on behalf of UC Berkeley’s Office of Sustainability and Energy and The Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC)

UC BERKELEY IS CELEBRATING EARTH WEEK 2017

Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to announce that Thomas (Tom) Lowry will be joining Student Affairs as the chief financial officer (CFO) for our division, effective April 17. Tom was selected following a competitive search process and brings extensive experience from his impressive 30-year career in financial management for diverse, complex organizations. He most recently served as CFO for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.

Berkeley Staff Assembly (BSA) is accepting nominations for the Governing Council (GC), the governing body of BSA. The three-year GC term runs from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. There are up to 14 open positions on the GC. All current UC Berkeley staff members are invited and encouraged to nominate candidates. You may nominate any current Berkeley staff member(s), including yourself.

MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER

Dear campus community,

I am delighted to inform you that this morning the Regents voted unanimously to confirm our Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Carol Christ, as the 11th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. Now that the vote is complete, I am pleased to join the chorus of voices, from across our extended campus community and the country, that is greeting this news with so much enthusiasm.

Dear Campus Community,

We invite you to join us in a series of Spring 2017 open forums focused on a campus wide initiative to foster undergraduate discovery experiences. The broad term “discovery experience” intentionally references a wide range of immersive learning projects - from substantial research experiences and artistic production to entrepreneurial initiatives and community-engaged projects. Many of our undergraduates already participate in such discovery experiences, and we aspire for all Berkeley undergraduates to do so.

The University of California Office of the President issued the following message today, March 13, 2017:

University of California President Janet Napolitano today announced that she has selected Carol T. Christ, UC Berkeley’s interim executive vice chancellor and provost and the former president of Smith College, as her choice to become the campus’s next chancellor, the first woman to serve in the role.