Two days of bonus leave proposed for staff
The UC Office of the President has proposed that non-represented staff employees receive two days of paid bonus leave. It is a one-time program for those groups of employees who will not be receiving general salary increases in 2004-05.
The proposal is available for review on the Web at http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/Policy/Development.Â
Although the proposal covers only campus-based staff employees, UC medical centers are developing equivalent approaches, and programs for academic employees are being explored.
All members of the campus community are invited to review the proposal documents and send comments. Comments must be received by Tuesday, June 8, and should be forwarded to Beverly Wilcox in Human Resources, bmwilcox@ucdavis.edu.
UC Davis police join 'Click it or Ticket' campaign
UC Davis Police have joined thousands of other law enforcement agencies in a nationwide crackdown on seat-belt violators.
The "Click it or Ticket Mobilization" kicked off Monday and runs to June 6. During the two-week effort, officers will intensify enforcement of child passenger safety laws, seat belt laws and impaired driving laws by setting up saturation patrols and inspection patrols.
The program is aimed at the estimated 60 million Americans, mostly teenagers and young adults, who drive without buckling their seat belts. More than 13,000 law enforcement agencies are taking part in the campaign.
Law student nominated to regent post
A regents committee on May 20 nominated Adam Rosenthal, a UC Davis School of Law student and UCLA graduate, as student regent for 2005-06. The full board will consider the recommendation at its Sept. 22-23 meeting. If approved, Rosenthal becomes the 31st student regent since the position was established in 1975.
Rosenthal would serve as the student regent-designate for the coming year and would be a voting member starting in July 2005.
He recently completed his first year of law school and said he looks forward to working on outreach and accessibility initiatives. "I also hope to work with the university on two essential accountability measures from the recent compact: namely, increasing the number of UC-trained K-12 teachers, and expanding opportunities for pubic service throughout all areas of university life."
Rosenthal, 25, graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in Hebrew/Jewish studies. He taught history and English from 2001 to 2003. In 2002, he founded Camp Empower, a summer camp for underprivileged students in Oakland.
Chairs announced for 2004-05
UC regents on May 20 selected Gerald Parsky as their chair for the coming year. The regents also named Richard Blum, the husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as vice chair and chair of the finance committee.
A regent since 1996, Parsky, 61, has chaired the investment committee for four years and served on the audit, finance and Department of Energy laboratory oversight committees.
New chairs of standing committees are: audit, Gary Novack; educational policy, Joanne Kozberg; grounds and buildings, Judith Hopkinson; health services, George Marcus; investments, David Lee; and Department of Energy lab oversight, Peter Preuss. Velma Montoya will represent UC on the California Postsecondary Education Commission.
New medical school award will honor educators
Nominations are being accepted for the School of Medicine's first annual Award for Excellence in Education.
The award recognizes excellence in medical student and resident education and includes a $3,000 stipend. The names of those honored will be added to a "Distinguished Educators Wall" at the medical center education building, and recipients will be honored during medical student induction ceremonies in the fall.
Nominations are due July 1. For details, see http://flexner.ucdavis.edu/CEP/award.htm.