Council of UC Staff Assemblies

State of the Staff was presented by Missy Matella, AVP of Systemwide Employee and Labor Relations, along wit the CHROs from UC Irvine and UC Davis, and the Staff Advisor Andenet Emiru. You can watch their presentation, along with all of the open sessions on You Tube: https://lnkd.in/ghysmgMT

CUCSA All-Staff Town Hall - Tue., Oct. 15 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. PT Join the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) on Zoom for a presentation on the 2025 Open Enrollment process and changes to this year’s benefits offerings. Speaker: Maynard Jenkins, Senior Executive Director, Benefits Programs & Strategy, UCOP Systemwide Human Resources. Register for the Town Hall and submit questions for the speaker: https://lnkd.in/gPC_7WfW

Medical breakthroughs rely on sustained @NIH funding, and yesterday, our advocates took that message to Congress as part of #RallyMedRes. You can add your voice by posting your support. #UCinDC https://lnkd.in/ghgcjCP7

The Regents meeting this week welcomed eight UC Olympians. They shared their stories of their road to the Olympic stage and how their UC affiliation supported them along the way. Chair-elect Desiree Hennon is pictured here with Camryn Rogers, a UC Berkeley alumna who won gold in the hammer throw in Paris.

Congrats to UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox on the announcement of his retirement, pictured here with Chair Jen Bowser and Chair-elect Desiree Hennon at the Regents meeting held at UCLA this week. CUCSA acknowledges his legacy of excellence in supporting staff at UCR and systemwide.

CUCSA Chair Jen Bowser and Chair-elect Desiree Hennon spent today at the Board of Regents meeting at UCLA. Shout-out to UCLA Staff, Mike McCormack (pictured here with Jen and Desiree), Heidi Martinez, and Lucine Torosian for participating in Public Comment this morning! Tune-in tomorrow morning at 8:30am for Public Comment, followed by the State of the Staff at 10:20am presented by Staff Advisor to the Regents, Andenet Emiru (pictured along with Staff Advisor Designate Mayté Frías).

Meet Katie Ritchey, second year delegate from UC Santa Cruz! Katie serves as the Graduate Advisor in the Psychology Department at UC Santa Cruz. She joined UCSC as a staff member ten years ago, after working in the library as a student for three years. She has enjoyed working with her campus Staff Advisory Board for the past 5 years, and is looking forward to serving as a CUCSA delegate this year. An alum of Cowell College at UCSC, Katie enjoys continuing to stay involved with her alma mater. She enjoys getting to connect with people across the campus, and working to make the campus as good of an experience for staff as it is for students. Outside of work, Katie likes to spend her time reading, camping, and going on bike rides.

Sign up to deliver a public comment at the UC Regents meeting next week! There are two date/time options: Sept. 18 or 19 at 8:30 AM. The CUCSA campaign for this meeting is around salary increases for non-represented staff. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gd876qV3

Advocacy update! AB 3059 is on Governor @Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature. Authored by @Assemblymember Akilah Weber, this bill will help eliminate disparities for vulnerable babies by expanding access to milk banks across CA. Help the @University of California care for those that need it most & tell Gov. Newsom to sign the bill! #UCAdvocate https://bit.ly/uc-ab3059 (LINK IN BIO)

Day one of the CUCSA summer meeting is underway here in beautiful Santa Cruz at the Boardwalk Coconut Grove. Thank you to our host campus, UC Santa Cruz, and to all of our 2024-2025 delegates!