Equity & Inclusion

Dear Colleagues,

After much discussion at both the local and systemwide levels, we want to announce the following fixed Winter Curtailment days: December 23, 28, 29, 30, 2020, and January 4, 2021. Our campus Winter Curtailment is separate from any kind of curtailment that UCOP is proposing to the UC Regents. We will know more about the UCOP proposal after next week’s UC Regents Meeting.

To help you plan accordingly, the holiday and campus closure days are officially:

• Wednesday, December 23, 2020: Closure day

Dear Campus Community,

I am pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service, recognizing students, staff, and faculty for their individual and collective efforts to benefit others locally and globally. 

Please take time to submit nominations by November 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The award categories are as follows:

Key takeaway: If eligible, non-represented staff will continue accruing vacation leave through June 30, 2021, even if they are over their maximum.

Dear Colleagues,

UC President Drake has approved the request to extend the approval to temporarily increase the amount of additional time that PPSM-2.210 (Absence from Work) provides to policy-covered staff employees to use to bring the employee’s vacation accrual below the maximum from December 31, 2020, to June 30, 2021. 

After more than 32 years on the Berkeley campus and 21 years of leading the Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) within the Division of Equity & Inclusion, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Marsha Jaeger is retiring on November 1, 2020.

Key Takeaways:
Massive local response to Curtailment Survey
UCOP Survey closes Thursday 5 pm
UCOP issues Update Message for Employees

Dear Colleagues,

Campus Community,

We’re pleased to announce that our proposal to pilot a limited number of outdoor instructional activities has been approved by the city of Berkeley Public Health. The pilot will kick off on Monday, Oct. 26, and end on Tuesday, Nov. 24, before the Thanksgiving holiday.