Staff Notes Daily Announcements

We had a bit of a slow week on our virtual trek from pole to pole, organized by U-ENGAGE! In just 4 weeks our total miles traveled is 3856.5.

We spent the last week in the spectacular expanse of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. It covers an area of 52,000 square km and after the wet season there are incredible sightings of wildebeest, hartebeest, eland, giraffe, white rhinoceros, cape buffalo, spotted hyena, cheetah, and the legendary black-maned lion. There was also an incredible array of birds, sandgrouse, red-billed quelea, cape turtle doves, laughing doves, Namaqua doves and the largest of the birds, the ostrich and kori bustard. With cooler temperatures in July and constant clear night skies, we had the luxury of viewing unfamiliar stars and distant planets. Day temperatures avereaged 75 degrees and late night/early morning temperatures at a brisk 43 degrees.

After virtually trekking 604 miles this past week, we have landed in Zimbabwe and have 8,583.5 more miles to go to reach the South Pole before we end our teleworking period and head back to the office. If you didn't get a chance to add your miles in from last week, feel free to add them in with next weeks totals.

As a reminder, the Pole-to-Pole initiative tracks the distances that you walk, run, bike - any activity that gets you moving during mandatory telework. If you have a disability then assistive device miles definitely count! You can submit those distances daily or weekly using the Pole-to-Pole tracking form.

Thank you for your continued participation!

Cheesecake

I had asked my husband what recipe I should share this week, and he said, “The New York Style Cheesecake, because everyone deserves a treat.” The recipe I like to use is from George Geary’s cookbook: “125 Best Cheesecake Recipes”. Have a Happy July 4th weekend!

Susan Cozad, Mesa Lab Cook

scozad@ucar.edu

Link to Recipe:

Cheesecake

Link to Shared Collection of Recipes:

Event Services, What's Cooking?!

Or access them through our UCAR Event Services website here

All staff should have received a Workday notification on Monday, June 22 about the UCAR Privacy & Security Awareness Training. As a friendly reminder, staff that have not completed the training to date, will receive a reminder notification in Workday this afternoon from Human Resources, Toni Wallace.

If you have Workday registration questions, please contact Toni Wallace or Devon Duncan.

Guacamole

We have had so many positive compliments about the Guacamole from our fellow co-workers at Foothills and this recipe was requested to be shared with our UCAR family. It is a great recipe to make during the summertime or any time you can find ripe avocados, from tacos and tortilla chips to salads and sides. Enjoy!

Lazaro Lopez, Foothills Assistant Chef

llopez@ucar.edu

Link to recipe:

Guacamole

Link to Shared Collection of Recipes:

Event Services, What's Cooking?!

Or access them through our UCAR Event Services website here