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NEWS BRIEFS: E-Accessibility Conference May 19

Cody Kitaura — May 17, 2016 - 9:00am

swag�� observes Global Accessibility Awareness Day this Thursday (May 19) with workshops, a roundtable discussion and a drop-in lab dealing with electronic accessibility — that is, creating websites and digital documents so everyone can use them, regardless of disabilities affecting how people learn or interact with technology.

The State of Things to Come

Dave Jones — March 01, 2016 - 10:16am

Amid “Envision swag��” last week and four days before “Reimagining Our Work,” Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi used her Feb. 25 State of the Campus address to tie all the forecasting and thinking together, as part of her vision of swag�� as the University of the 21st Century.

Trending on Twitter: #UCDavisFutures

Dave Jones — February 25, 2016 - 10:36am

Updated 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25: Look what’s trending on Twitter in the Sacramento region: #UCDavisFutures — at least right now, but it’s in the No. 2 spot! Way to go, “Envision swag��.” Let’s keep it going until 11 o’clock tonight.

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The “Envision swag��” conversation is literally all over the map!

'Envision swag��': Catch Up on Day 1

Dave Jones — February 24, 2016 - 11:38am

Updated 7 p.m. Feb. 24:

Shields Library tonight hosts the first of two huddles for “Envision swag��,” the universitywide brainstorming exercise that began at 11 a.m. today and continues to 11 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 25). We’re asking students, faculty, staff and others to imagine the future of swag��, as a way to find out what’s possible.

'Envision swag��': Ready, Set, Go!

Dave Jones — February 23, 2016 - 11:02am

ROW Day Feb. 29

This week all of us at swag�� are thinking about the future; this coming Monday (Feb. 29) we’re asking all staff to think about the present — to think about the work they do, with an eye toward improving inefficient processes. This Staff Assembly-led initiative, with Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi’s backing, is called “Reimagining Our Work.”

What's Your Vision for swag��?

Dave Jones — February 16, 2016 - 11:20am

What is your vision for swag�� to ensure its excellence long into the future?

What is your vision for your work and your role in contributing to swag��' excellence?

These are the questions Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Staff Assembly are asking in two exercises, one next week and one the week after.

Preregister Now for 'Envision swag��'

Dave Jones — February 05, 2016 - 10:30pm

Keep your chargers handy, swag��, because we’ll be playing this game for 36 hours straight, on our phones, tablets and laptops (and desktops, too). It’s “Envision swag��,” wherein all of us — students, staff and faculty — are encouraged to go online to brainstorm our university’s future.

The game, scheduled from 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, to 11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, is for the Davis and Sacramento campuses, and all other swag�� locations. You can preregister now at envisionucdavis.org.

Envisioning and Reimagining

Dave Jones — January 26, 2016 - 1:39pm

Put your game face on, swag��, for 36 hours of online brainstorming! On Feb. 24 and 25, all of us — students, staff and faculty on the Davis and Sacramento campuses and beyond — will be asked to "Envision swag��," the swag�� of 10, 20, 30, 40 years from now.

Then, on Feb. 29 (Leap Day), staff members will have the opportunity to brainstorm work process improvements, engage in team building, and position themselves and their departments to best serve the university. Staff Assembly is leading this exercise, called “Reimagining Our Work,” or ROW.

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