This week, we talked with UCSF Health Executive Advisor for Organization Work Culture Maga Jackson-Triche MD, MSHS, about a conflict competence course she designed and implemented with collaborators, Ellen Goldstein, MA, Calvin Chou, MD, PhD, and Annette Cañeda, EdD, which led to a newly published book
Suzie Kirrane shared her favorite cookie recipe for One Good Thing: Lavender Sea Salt Shortbread
I’m writing to share the overall results from our 2026 Staff Engagement Survey and the next steps for action planning.
This week, we talked with Mary Anne Hallacy, facilities manager and facilities research support services program manager about her dual role and why she walks for research.
This week, we talked with Amber Cobbett, a clerkship coordinator for the Department of Surgery, about creating the UCSF skateboard club and how a visit to UCSF changed her career path.
This week, we talked with Lead Locksmith John White in Facilities Services about his role and how he would describe his best day at work, a key measure in the Gallup Q12 employee engagement survey that indicates how well employees can use their natural strengths at work.
This week, we talked with Ricky Shankar, community services coordinator with the UCSF Police Department, about his new role and why customer service matters.
UCSF is an on-site organization. As a health sciences university with a growing health care system, we do critical work that requires an on-site presence.
This week, in honor of the staff engagement survey that opened on April 7, we caught up with Mike Huang and Yolanda (Yolie) Marquez to talk about what it means to have “best friends at work,” one of the survey’s core questions.
We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2026 Chancellor Awards for Exceptional University Service, Management and Public Service will be accepted until Friday, February 6, 2026.
