Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women

This award recognizes exceptional efforts towards the advancement of women at UCSF beyond the scope of an individual’s job, area of research, or student training. The nomination form, award criteria, and a list of prior recipients are available online. Three individuals—one faculty/academic, one staff, one student/resident/postdoctoral scholar—will be selected to receive this award at a special ceremony to be held in the spring. Nominees should be either women or men who excel in one or more of the following:
* elevating the status of women on campus;
* improving campus policies affecting women;
* participating in career or academic mentoring for women;
* generating and disseminating knowledge on women’s health through research, teaching, and public presentations; and/or
* advancing the admission, recruitment, retention, and upward mobility of women at UCSF.
Nominations must be returned to the Office of the Chancellor, S-126, Box 0402, by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. If you have questions, please contact Assistant Manager Courtney Anderson at 476-6243 or courtney.anderson@ucsf.edu.

Grant Workshop Programs

The University Community Partnerships (UCP) Office is pleased to offer two 2010 Grants Program Workshops.
Tuesday, November 24, 10:30am - noon
UCSF Mission Center Building
1855 Folsom Street, Rms 126 & 128
(between 14th and 15th Streets)
Monday, December 7, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
UCSF Mission Center Building
1855 Folsom Street, Rms 126 & 128
(between 14th and 15th Streets)
We highly encourage those who have not applied to the UCP grants program before to attend the workshop. Application submission begins on January 15, 2010 and ends on February 12, 2010.

Kindergarten Fair

A roundtable of private schools
Come hear mini presentations and talk to representatives
from over 15 local private schools. Learn about different
school philosophies, tuition, teaching methods, and
curricula.

Date: Saturday, November 14
Time: 10 a.m.- noon
Place: Kirkham Child Development Center
10 Kirkham Street at 4th Avenue
Contact: Robert Frank, 415.476.1469
robert.frank@ucsf.edu

Moffitt Café Announcements

Early December 2009
Grand opening of Moffitt Café Express – our new convenience store!
New online menu ordering available at Moffitt Café Express & 920 Express
Hungry & don’t want to wait? Go to Food2Go.ucsf.edu
Small dining room closes for construction
Early January 2010
Small dining room reopens as temporary servery
Main servery and ¾ of large dining room closes for construction
Late Fall 2010
·Brand new café servery and ¾ of large dining room reopens!

Love To Sing? Drop-In Improv Singing Group Forming

Friday, November 20, noon to 1pm, MU111, Parnassus
Students are welcome! We’re hoping to start a weekly lunchtime group for people to have fun exploring improvisational singing. Don’t be shy – this is open to everyone regardless of singing experience or UCSF affiliation. The group will be led by Mark Baum, who has studied with Rhiannon, Dave Worm, and Joey Blake, all longtime collaborators with Bobby McFerrin. Questions? Email Mark at baumm@anesthesia.ucsf.edu or call 415-502-8749

UC Commission On The Future

Tuesday, December 1
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Parnassus Campus – Cole Hall
The UC Commission on the Future was established and charged with the development of a new vision for the University, one that maintains its excellence, access and affordability, as well as continuing its service to California while addressing the financial challenges resulting from the State’s fiscal problems. For this purpose, UCSF will host an open forum on Tuesday, December 1, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
Input from the University community is critical to the success of the Commission. Members of the Commission will be present to hear structured comments made by UCSF faculty, staff, student and other leaders, followed by an open session during which members of the audience may participate. Individuals also may provide feedback at http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/feedback.html
The UC Commission on the Future comprises five work groups—Size and Shape of UC, Education & Curriculum, Access & Affordability, Funding Strategies, and Research Strategies— and asks for input on whether it is focusing on the right questions to accomplish its task. Each link connects to the draft questions under consideration by the respective groups. Additional information is available at: http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/.

The forum will be broadcast to the following UCSF sites:
Laurel Heights—Auditorium
Mission Bay—Rock Auditorium
Mount Zion—Herbst Hall Auditorium
VAMC—Teak Room
SFGH—Conference Room # 3208
Fresno—Auditorium