HR Update; May 25, 2012
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In this Edition
- UCSF Great Managers: Deborah Yano-Fong
- Book Drive: May 10-June 15
- Tell us what you think! Take UCSF’s Commute Survey.
- Upcoming Development Classes
- Free UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs for Faculty & Staff
- Share Your Bright Ideas
- Tell us what you think! Take UCSF’s Commute Survey.
UCSF Great Managers: Deborah Yano-Fong
UCSF has run the third in a series of profiles on “Great Managers,” featuring individuals who rated in the top 10 percent of all managers in UCSF’s Staff Engagement Survey. The most recent story profiles Deborah Yano-Fong, Chief Privacy Officer for UCSF and the director of Privacy and Health Education for the UCSF Medical Center.
The story follows Yano-Fong’s career in nursing and people management and outlines an effective process for providing motivational feedback and recognition to team members. To read the story, click here. To find a step by step guide to providing feedback and recognition with your team, click here.
Book Drive: May 10-June 15
What: Campus-wide Book Drive, sponsored by UCSF Libraries
When: May 10-June 15, 2012
Drop Off Locations:
- Parnassus Library–near circulation desk
- SFG Library Building 30
- Mission Bay Library–Rutter Community Center Rm 150
- 654 Minnesota St, 2nd floor lobby
Tell us what you think! Take UCSF’s Commute Survey
As a member of our UCSF community, we hope that you will take this short five-minute survey to provide some important information about how you commute to UCSF. This valuable data will be used to facilitate transportation sustainability programs in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that affect air quality and contribute to global climate change. Please click here, and enter the password "commute".
Upcoming Development Classes
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
May 31, 2012, 8:30am–12:30pm - Project Management Series-Module 1: Initialing a project
May 31, 2012, 1–5pm - EEO Law and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors
June 5, 2012, 9am–12pm - Delegating for Success and Accountability
June 7, 2012, 9am–12pm - EEO Law and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors
June 13, 2012, 9am–12pm - Project Management Series-Module 2: Planning & Estimating a project
June 19, 2012, 9am–1pm - Project Management Series-Module 3: Scheduling & Tracking a project
June 22, 2012, 9am–1pm
Log on to the UC Learning Center to register.
Free UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs for Faculty & Staff
Are you ready for retirement? Start to plan now - it’s never too early. Check the Retirement Readiness Workshop Schedules for new listings today!
Did You Know? You may attend a workshop at any UC campus. Just check the schedule for your preferred location and sign up online.
UC Retirement Plan (UCRP): UC’s Defined Benefit Plan
- Schedule “The Features of UCRP” workshop for your department - click here
- Read about The Future of UCRP
The UC Retirement Savings Programs: 403(b), 457(b) & Defined Contribution (DCP Plans)
- Attend a Workshop at a location near you and make your reservation online - click here for the schedule
- Arrange to have these workshops at a meeting in your department – click here
- Focus on Your Future - Resources
Share Your Bright Ideas
Share your Bright Ideas! Do you have an idea that will change our campus for the better? The UCSF Medical Center, UCSF School of Medicine, and Office of Sustainability now have an online suggestion box for employees to submit ideas that will improve UCSF’s ability to run operations more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Go to the Bright Ideas website to share, vote and comment on ideas.
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