LA Times "You Balance the Budget" tool

The LA Times website has a "You Balance the Budget" tool that is an interesting way to learn more about the budget situation.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-statebudget-fl-2,0,6957202.htmlstory

UC Faculty and Administrators Comment on the Budget Crisis

This site is posting responses and letters from various faculty and departments regarding the budget decisions:

http://www.uclafaculty.org/FASite/UC_Budget_Crisis.html

SEP @ The Chancellor's House

UCLA Chancellor's Residence

Staff Awards

Award nominations and scholarship applications for the below awards from UCLA Staff Assembly are now being accepted. Please note that the deadline has been extended to Friday, May 8th at 5:00pm. This is a great opportunity to recognize UCLA staff and faculty for their outstanding efforts! Staff professional development scholarships are also available. Don’t miss out on this once-a-year only opportunity!
• Chancellor’s Excellence in Service Awards
This year, the program has been modified to honor four staff members for their outstanding service in one of the following categories: Sustainability, Diversity, Civic Engagement, and True Bruin. The awards are aligned with Chancellor Block’s goals for the University and celebrate how the pursuit of excellence benefits the entire UCLA community. Each honoree will receive a $1,000 prize, sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office.
• Faculty/Staff Partnership Award
In recognition of the value of collaboration and collegiality, staff members are encouraged to nominate faculty members who actively develop and encourage faculty/staff partnerships.
• Staff Scholarships
Staff members may apply for scholarships in support of their career enhancement and professional growth. Each award covers the cost of education and training up to $500.

Myers Briggs Personality Type Portraits

If you are interested in learning more about the personality types based on the Myers Briggs assessment we took as I am, check out the URL below. Along with the wealth of information one may find by clicking on each personality type,this site has much to offer in terms of specific aspects of each personality such as relationships and careers. To access the information on relationships and careers, click on the icons at the bottom of the page.

http://www.personalitypage.com/portraits.html

There are sixteen type portraits! I'm an ENTJ.

I'm intrigued by the accuracy of this assessment and interested in knowing more about your personality types. For that reason, I thought it might be a fun activity for us to share our personality types through comments on this blog. Below are some questions to choose from.

1. What is your personality type?

2. Do you feel as though it is accurate? If so, what about the portrait of your personality type is or is not accurate?

3. What did you learn about yourself through the portrait of your personality type that you find to be true but had not identified before? (Or maybe you did know but this just gave you more clarity in identifying it)

Fun! Fun!

Health Assessment Award Increased

Hi Everyone,

If you haven't already, be sure to do this year's health assessment and get up to $100 worth of gift certificate(s).

I did it, got it, and already spent it !!

http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/insidepage.aspx?uid=1501b6ac-afb6-4c2f-aa07-9575a14e9bef

-- Sherri P.

International Coffee Break

Hi SEP Gang,

I'd like to thank those of you who stopped by my office last month for our Int'l Coffee Break - Carnival. It was so good to see you guys, and thanks for bringing your co-workers. I hope you had a good time and learned a little more about other cultures/people.

Too bad we didn't get to take picture together as a gang. I know .. I was too busy flipping those crepes. Hopefully next time I'll be free, and we can chat more.

There are some photos of myself, my co-workers, and some volunteers.

Sherri

What did I miss?

I missed everyone last Tuesday, but you'll thank me later - I had the flu.  Anyway, I'd like to catch up on what I missed last Tuesday, so who would like to fill me in?  

What was your favorite part of last week's SEP session?

What was your key takeaway?

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