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mentorship.</p> <p>Areas of focus are financial planning, culture and climate, and external advocacy.</p> <p>This work will be done in collaboration with faculty, administrators, staff and trainees.</p> <p>If you are interested in participating in one of the Work Streams, please fill out <a href="https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esyNA8goQQq5QDc">this form</a>.</p> <p>聽</p> <h2>Work Streams</h2> <h3>Financial Planning</h3> <p><strong>Leads:</strong> Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Catherine Lucey, Senior Vice Chancellor鈥痑nd Chief Financial Officer鈥疢ike Clune</p> <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> To develop a sustainable financial strategy, both near and long-term, to strengthen the collaborative community; and to foster future learning of all stakeholders.</p> <p><strong>Goals</strong></p> <ol> <li>Develop sustainable, long-term plans for UCSF to ensure we can support learners.</li> <li>Investigate the鈥痵hort- and long-term鈥痜inancial impacts of the recent agreements.</li> <li>Identify opportunities for additional sources of support.</li> </ol> <p>聽</p> <h3>Culture and Climate</h3> <p><strong>Leads:</strong> Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate Division Nicquet Blake</p> <p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To聽support UCSF faculty, staff, and students/trainees 鈥痶o strengthen the collaborative community;鈥痑nd to foster the future learning of all stakeholders.</p> <p><strong>Goals</strong></p> <ol> <li>Strengthen collaboration across faculty, trainee, and learner鈥痗ommunities.</li> <li>Reimagine graduate education-centered learning in a collaborative and respectful environment.</li> </ol> <p>聽</p> <h3>External Advocacy</h3> <p><strong>Lead:</strong> Vice Chancellor for Research Harold Collard</p> <p><strong>Goals</strong></p> <ol> <li>Understand and communicate to the research community on current state.</li> <li>Pursue direct advocacy with NIH and other federal funders.</li> </ol> <p>聽</p> <hr /> <p>聽</p> <p>In addition, there is a cross-functional group working with UC Office of the President and across the UC system.</p> <h3>Cross-functional UCSF Team for UCOP</h3> <p><strong>Membership:</strong> Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Catherine Lucey, Senior Vice Chancellor鈥痑nd Chief Financial Officer Mike Clune, Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate Division Nicquet Blake, Labor and Employee Relations Manager Kelly Sheridan, and Vice Chancellor for Research鈥疕arold聽Collard.</p> <p>This team comprises UCSF leaders tasked with working with similar teams from across the UC system to provide regular input and advice on the dynamic union environment.</p> <p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Serves as the core communication board for academic union issues for UCSF; provides this information to core stakeholders to ensure up-to-date, factually correct, and helpful messaging about the student and postdoc union environment.</p> <p>聽</p> <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <ul> <li><a 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