SVC Communication

Leadership update: Welcome Cheryl Meliones, AVC EMPO

Please join me in welcoming Cheryl Meliones as the new Assistant Vice Chancellor of the Enterprise Program Management Office (AVC EPMO) at UCSF. Cheryl is a global implementation expert with extensive experience in technology, life sciences, the pharmaceutical industry, and academic medical centers...

Leadership Update: Welcome Chris Carroll, Executive Director Project One Business Functions

I am delighted to welcome Chris Carroll as UCSF’s new Executive Director of Project One Business Functions, our ambitious initiative to align UCSF Human Resources, Finance, Research Grants Management, Supply Chain and Student Information Systems into one integrated enterprise resource planning.

Announcing Project One: Advancing the Future of Work at UCSF

‌We are excited to announce the launch of UCSF’s business transformation project – Project One. Over the next several years, we will work on this ambitious initiative to align our Human Resources, Finance, Research, Supply Chain, and Student Information operations into one integrated enterprise...

Come to our first-ever Continuous Improvement Fair Mon., Oct 28

You are invited to our first-ever Continuous Improvement Fair, Monday, Oct. 28, 11am-2pm 

FAS Shines: Shining a Spotlight on Recognition

Today I’m excited to kick off FAS Shines, a new quarterly program to shine a spotlight on staff recognition.  

Follow-up: FAS FY25 action planning goals

I’m writing to update you on the FAS FY25 action planning goal and deadline decisions and remind you of the four recommendations Gallup shared with us. Please note that those reporting to Health have an earlier deadline to submit action plans. Check with your manager or contact us if you have any...

2024 staff engagement final results and action planning next steps

I am writing to share the full results from our 2024 Staff Engagement Survey and share what we know about action planning for FY25.

MyTime Update: Streamlining Timekeeping at UCSF

We announced in May that UCSF is deploying a new state-of-the-art system in early 2025 called MyTime that will bring streamlined timekeeping and scheduling capabilities to UCSF and UCSF Health. MyTime will replace four of our current enterprise systems – HBS for time and attendance, Clairvia,...

Updated travel policy: benefits for dependent travel reimbursement

An update has been made to the UCSF travel reimbursement policy, and we write to increase awareness of the benefits for our community. Effective January 1, 2024, UC Travel Policy G28 was revised to allow UCSF employees to be eligible for reimbursement of dependent travel expenses directly...

Preliminary results are in: 2024 FAS staff engagement survey and next steps

I am writing to share some preliminary results from our 2024 Staff Engagement Survey and outline our next steps. FAS celebrates continued stability in our staff engagement results despite declining engagement and satisfaction in America’s workplaces.