Digest: ✅ Navigate the new campus map

Dear Colleagues,

Even as I finish my fourth year at UC Davis, I still need a map – more than just from time to time I must confess.

Just this week, our Campus Planning team launched a new campus map. I’ve checked it out. Have you? Our old map predates 2010, and a lot has changed since then, including the technology we use to develop maps. Our new map uses ArcGIS, a web-based mapping software.

A good map seems simple, but there’s a lot behind it: What information is most useful? What belongs on the map? How do we make it easier to find everything from a building address to a cup of coffee or a gender-inclusive restroom?

For a campus as large and ever-changing as ours, having a reliable and understandable map matters. The new map is built on a flexible platform that can better keep pace as our campus evolves. Take the new map for a spin and send your feedback.

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• ⚪ Get smart tips for Smartsheet

• Learn how to automate processes, streamline workflows and manage data through Smartsheet at the upcoming FOA Efficiency session. Add the Sept. 9 event to your calendar.
   

• ⚪ Sign documents with fewer steps

• A new Tech Tip shows how to use DocuSign directly from Outlook or Box to sign or send documents for signatures, without downloading and re-uploading files. Learn how to use DocuSign from Outlook or Box.

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• 🚐  Get a free ride after dark

• Did you know that faculty and staff can also request Safe Rides to locations on campus between 6:30 p.m. and 12 a.m., or to residential addresses in Davis after 9 p.m.? Download the Safe Rides app or save the phone number.
   

• 🖼️  Make time for a free art break

• Drop by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art (open again after its summer closure) for two new exhibitions that explore connections among Northern California artists. Visit the museum Wednesdays through Saturdays.
   

• 💰  Build a savings plan

• Learn strategies for managing multiple goals and saving for the things you want in a webinar from the UC Retirement System, "Set Goals and Save for What You Want." Reserve your spot for Sept. 14.

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Celebrate the Arboretum’s 90th anniversary

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is celebrating 90 years of horticultural innovation, community engagement and student leadership. Dig into the Arboretum’s rich history and its future.

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• 🖥️  Shop discounted secondhand goods

• Drop by Aggie Surplus for in-person sales on items like artwork, electronics, furniture and more. Shop in person on Sept. 3 and 4.
   

• 🕯️  Register for 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

• There’s still time to register for this annual stair climb and memorial walk at UC Davis Health Stadium, to honor first responders and victims of 9/11. Register for this Sept. 13 event to support the UC Davis Police Emergency Scholarship.
   

• 🤝  Build skills to step up for colleagues

• Learn strategies for supporting colleagues in the face of incivility and other problematic behavior through this scenario-based workshop, "From Bystander to Upstander." Register for the Sept. 16 event.
   

• ✉️  Learn how to (finally) organize your inbox

• Find techniques for managing your Outlook inbox with rules and automations through an instructor-led online training hosted by Administrative Innovation and Technology. Sign up for the training "5S Your Outlook Inbox" on Sept. 24.