Welcome!
We strongly encourage academics to attend both Administrative and Programmatic Orientation.
As you embark on your new journey working for UC ANR refer to the New ANR Employee Guide.
Monthly Virtual Zoom Meetings
Register to participate in a concise welcome to ANR! Meet our Leadership team, get to know your colleagues, and learn a bit about ANR and how your role connects to the larger ANR mission.
Who Should Attend: All UC ANR employees (academics, staff and affiliated staff on campuses, counties and RECs) who have not yet participated in a monthly New Employee Welcome meeting.
Learn about
- Health Benefits
- Fidelity Retirement
- Ombuds
- Staff and Academic Assemblies
- Employee Resource Groups: LatinX & Friends and more
Administrative Orientation
This event introduces statewide programs and provides an opportunity to learn about administrative units and services and the people who run them. It will provide an overview of ANR structure, vision and mission as well as an opportunity to meet new people, network, and find future collaborators.
Who should attend: All UC ANR Employees (academics, staff and affiliated staff on campuses, counties and RECs) who have not participated in an administrative orientation in the past.
Priority will be given to those hired by ANR within the past year.
Programmatic Orientation and re-Connecting
Goal of this orientation is to provide ANR academics and administrators with the foundation to build on for success, where success is positively impacting the lives of all Californians.
This event is designed to help jump start programs by focusing on program design and showcasing successful projects of other ANR academics and administrators.
Who should attend: Open to all early career academics and administrators hired within the last 3 years.
- UC ANR academics and UC Cooperative Extension academics
- Area and County Directors and unit leaders
- Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty
Dates:
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
This event consists of two meeting days, with Day Two taking place at the Middletown Rancheria Tribal Extension Office. Transportation will be provided.
**The Day Two, off-site meeting is optional; however, attendance at Day One is required to participate in the Day Two meeting.**
