Announcements

ANR Town Hall at 9 a.m. July 17

At the July 15-16 UC regents meeting, Sr. Vice President, External Relations, and VP ANR Dan Dooley will present the “Strategic Vision for the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources” and the regents are expected to announce a salary reduction and furlough policy to cope with state budget cuts. Dooley will brief the ANR community on these topics at an online town hall on July 17, 9 - 10 a.m.

To join, log on to https://breeze.ucdavis.edu/anrtownhall/. Due to the limited number of lines, everyone is encouraged to log on with a group. Click on the URL, select 'enter as guest' and type your name or group name or location. For audio, turn on your computer speakers or use headphones. There will be no phone connection. Questions can be submitted via the chat box in Adobe Connect.

You can download the vision document from http://ucanr.org/vision/. 

For people who are unable to participate, the town hall will be recorded and the URL will be posted here.

If you have questions about the town hall meeting, contact Pam Kan-Rice at (510) 206-3476 or Lorrie Mandoriao at (510) 987-0063. If you need technical assistance during the town-hall meeting, contact Mike Poe in Communication Services at (530) 902-2058.

ANR Federal Annual Report and Plan of Work now online

The 2008 UC ANR Research and Extension Federal Annual Report is now posted on the Divisionwide Planning webpage. The 2010-2014 UC ANR Research and Extension Federal Plan of Work has also been posted. These reports are submitted on an annual basis to USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) agency to demonstrate our accountability for the federal funds (Hatch research funds and Smith-Lever extension funds) that UC ANR receives to fulfill UC’s land-grant mission.

Comments sought on furlough/salary reduction options

President Yudof has distributed a letter and summary of options for a Salary Reduction/Furlough Plan. The President intends to present a plan to the Regents at their July 2009 meeting as part of his recommendation that the Regents declare a state of financial emergency.

The three salary reduction/furlough plan options were developed in close consultation with the chancellors and vice chancellors who unanimously agree that some form of furlough or salary cut over the 2009-2010 fiscal year is now inevitable. The President will submit a specific option to the Regents. Whatever option is eventually chosen will be intended to apply to all employees systemwide, subject to the University meeting any obligations under HEERA. In addition, OP Labor Relations will send notice to the systemwide unions.

To provide more information on the salary reduction/furlough plans, OP prepared a list of frequently asked questions.

Contracts & Grants to close June 25 through July 3

ANR’s Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) will relocate to the ANR Building in Davis on July 1. Due to the move, the office staff will be unavailable to process proposals or awards from Thursday, June 25, through Friday, July 3.

Proposals with due dates falling on June 25 through July 10 should be submitted to the Office of Contracts and Grants via the Grant Tracking System as soon as possible, but no later than June 19.