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To our campus community,

Recently, several campus community members have received phishing attempts, via text or email, appearing to be from the Chancellor or UC Path. These attempts were aimed at gathering banking information. (Read more at https://link.ucop.edu/2023/12/05/beware-of-phishing-emails-impersonating-ucpath/(link is external))

UC Systemwide Human Resources recently learned of a change in provider authorization processes next year for UC Medicare Choice members who see UCSF Health providers. Because provider choice is a critical part of choosing a medical plan, the Open Enrollment deadline for retirees has been extended until Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at 5 p.m. to allow you more time to understand your options.

At their meeting on Nov. 16, 2023, the UC Board of Regents approved a proposal by President Michael V. Drake, M.D., designed to improve the long-term financial health of the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP).

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 12 – 1 p.m. PT, join UC Health for Data and Intelligence Across University of California Health: What’s Real, What’s Allowed, and What’s Artificial?(link is external)

Open Enrollment, your opportunity to enroll in the right benefits for you, started on Oct. 26, 2023, and extends through November 17, 2023, at 5 p.m.

Medical costs are rising: Choose the benefits that are right for you Oct. 26 – Nov. 17, 2023

Members of the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee are hosting town halls with the campus community on Oct. 11 and 12, both in-person and virtually. Advanced registration required.

If you’re planning to retire on January 3, congratulations! The UCRAYS retirement process and the “no lapse in pay” option can make the process easier than ever — as long as you stay on track and meet the important deadlines below.

Welcome to your first year as an educator at UC Berkeley. As a new Unit 18 employee of the University, it is important that you understand your rights and responsibilities as you begin your career with us. For this purpose, our office will be holding a mandatory makeup session for the new employee orientation which was held at the beginning of the semester. This orientation will be co-hosted by your labor union, University Council - AFT Local 1474. 

Since beginning in his role as Director of Systemwide Community Safety over a year ago, Jody Stiger has visited every UC campus to build relationships and learn how best to support his office’s objective: ensuring that members of the UC community are safe and feel safe. 

Many people tend to look at total compensation only when considering a job offer, but it is also important to review your full compensation package throughout your career as you experience changes in your life and make decisions about your benefits.

In a wide-ranging Campus Conversations event, Chief Yogananda Pittman talked about rising crime rates, basic safety measures and how the Jan. 6 insurrection has shaped her work since becoming UC Berkeley's top cop.

The current Professional Librarians agreement between the University of California (UC), and the American Federation of Teachers provides for successor contract negotiations in 2023.  Systemwide bargaining may begin following completion of the public notice meetings scheduled below.

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to share the Winter Holiday and Curtailment Day schedule for 2023/24 with you. Please note that the Academic Calendar(link is external) accurately reflects the holidays listed below:

Chancellor Carol T. Christ announced Friday that the University of California, Berkeley, will join the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning with the 2024-25 academic year.

Financial sustainability. Gratitude. Inclusion and belonging. Reducing bureaucracy.

These are just a few of the topics that UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Ben Hermalin(link is external) covered this past Tuesday in the first Campus Conversations(link is external) event of the fall semester.