The Queer Ally Program seeks engaged, fun and active volunteers to serve as facilitators during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Facilitators host workshops to educate colleagues and students about the LGBTQ+ community. Anyone who has completed Queer Ally or SafeZone training is encouraged to apply online .
The Queer Ally program, formerly known as SafeZone, identifies students and faculty and staff members who will provide empathy, acceptance, support and resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex students and all forms of gender expression. Its goal is to diminish discrimination by establishing a place that is free of stereotypical barriers and promotes appreciation and respect for individuals of all sexuality and gender identities.
Visit the Queer Ally Program website for additional information.
Ethics, Compliance Office Announces Training Requirement
The Office of Ethics and Compliance announced a mandatory training all employees must take by June 25. The General Compliance Briefing on University of California Ethical Values and Conduct is an online e-course designed to raise continued awareness of UC’s Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, convey university employment obligations with respect to ethical and compliant behavior and familiarize UC employees with important ethics and compliance information, issues and resources.
All UC employees, including students, must complete the General Compliance Briefing. Failure to complete the briefing by the due date will have a negative effect on performance appraisal ratings, and policy-covered staff will experience a mandatory reduction in merit pay.
The briefing is due within 90 days and takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. A notification email was sent last week from UC Merced’s Human Resources office with individual due dates and detailed instructions on how to access the online course. The course can also be accessed via the UC Learning Center under "Required Training." For more information, visit the Compliance Office website .
Come and Get It: Lantern Café Re-Opens
Students returned from Spring Break to good news: The Lantern Café is once again open for business.
The café was closed for several months for construction upgrades, but resumed operations last week. It still offers a variety of specialty beverages, pastries, sandwiches and other hot food items. One notable item that’s new on the menu: sustainable coffee.
The Lantern Café now carries ecoGrounds by Java City in Sacramento. EcoGrounds is an organic coffee grown using natural fertilizers and sustainable farming methods. The company purchases coffee from sustainable sources and reinvests in the communities from which its buys the green coffee beans.
Hungry Bobcats can get their grub on at the Lantern Café from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays.
All in All, ‘A Wall Is a Wall’ Theme Inspires 2018 Bobcat Art Show
Campus community members are letting their creativity soar through works of art on display during UC Merced’s 2018 Bobcat Art Show.
The show kicked off this week and continues through April 30 in the UC Merced Library . A reception will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, in KL 280.
During opening week, students, faculty and staff can cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award through the Arts UC Merced Presents Facebook page . Award winners will be announced at Friday’s reception and on the Arts UC Merced Presents Facebook page.
This year’s theme is inspired by the lyric “a wall is a wall” from the 2017 song “A Wall” by the Downtown Boys. Artists were invited to create pieces that respond to, engage or reflect on the wall theme.
The show is sponsored by the UC Merced Library and Arts UC Merced Presents and co-sponsored by the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts , the Office of the Chancellor and the Center for the Humanities .
