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Employee comment sought on academic family leave policy changes

April 25, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Sections 715 and 760 of the Academic Personnel Manual: APM - 715, Leaves of Absence/Family and Medical Leave APM - 760, Family Accommodations for Childbearing and Childrearing Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are bei...
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Jim Farley
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In memoriam: James Farley

April 22, 2022
James (Jim) Farley, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension livestock advisor, passed away March 31. He was 78. Farley, who lived in Merced County almost all of his life, was active as a youth in 4-H as a Merced County 4-H All Star.
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Leon Garoyan
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In memoriam: Leon Garoyan

April 22, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Leon Garoyan, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, died on March 26, 2022, at age 96. Garoyan grew up in Fowler, near Fresno, and earned a B.S. in horticulture from Cal Poly.
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Young children around a garden bed filled with dirt and small lettuce seedlings. A teacher in the background points
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Community Education Specialist Self-Assessment Tool designed for nutrition programs

April 18, 2022
By Shannon Klisch, Karina Macias, Teresa R Spicer, Chanelle N Vincelli
To be successful, CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE (CFHL, UCCE) community education staff require a wide variety of skills and expertise in topics ranging from community nutrition, classroom management, and growing food, to conducting needs assessments and youth and community engagement.
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Erika Armstrong
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Names in the News

March 31, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Armstrong joins 4-H as program representative for Tuolumne County Erika Armstrong has joined the UCCE Central Sierra team as 4-H Program Representative for Tuolumne County.
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