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News and Announcements from UCSF Office of Opportunity & Outreach
Chancellor Principles of Community Awards 2025 recipients: (top row, L to R) Abdur Shemsu, Brooke Vance, Colbey Ricklefs,
Dena Dubal, (bottom row, L to R) Earl Chism, Graham Hinchcliffe, Joanne Engel, Ryan Hernandez
UCSF bestows the annual Chancellor Principles of Community Awards to faculty, staff, and learners who have contributed significantly to efforts that empower UCSF’s excellence and expand belonging in their respective fields and in the communities they serve. This year's awardees were honored in a ceremony at Mission Bay on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Join the Office of Opportunity and Outreach for the dedication of Cut Through Bars by Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective artist China G. Pettway, donated by Vice Chancellor Renée Navarro, MD, and Ricardo Navarro, MD. All in the UCSF community are invited to attend!
UCSF mourns the passing of Alice Wong, disability rights activist, scholar, and writer. As a UCSF student and staff member, Wong advocated for universal accessibility and disability justice, establishing meaningful changes in policy and programming across the university. She founded the Disability Interest Group at UCSF, and is recipient of two UCSF Chancellor Awards.
All UCSF faculty, staff, and learners are invited to attend the opening reception for an exhibit that explores a pivotal moment in disability rights history known as the “504 Sit-In." Organized by the Disability Resource Center with UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, the exhibit runs through February 1, 2026.
The UCSF Climate and Belonging Resource Centers invite all in the UCSF Community to meet the new Assistant Director of Jewish Life, Daniel Farber. Join us for a light breakfast and connect with the resource centers team.
Honor Native American Heritage Month throughout November by joining in events, learning opportunities, and workshops. As a land-grant institution, UCSF uses and benefits from land previously owned by tribal nations in California. Learn more about Land Acknowledgment at UCSF.
