To: DCC-based DFA staff
Division of Finance and Administration employees will be assigned to a single floor in the Downtown Campus Center as part of a reorganization of space use in the DCC.
All DCC-based DFA staff will be assigned workspaces on the second floor. Staff currently on the third floor will need to vacate their workstation by the end of January. In this new configuration, workstations on the second floor will be shared.
To prepare for this, current second-floor occupants are asked to clear their desks and remove personal items to prepare for their share-desk colleague. DFA’s senior leadership is firming up a space-use plan that takes advantage of the hybrid work model we’ve used effectively the last few years. If you have questions, please ask your respective Associate Vice Chancellor or send an email to dofa@ucmerced.edu.
Notable Dates
- Week of Jan. 22: DFA staff to receive an updated space-use plan, including on-site schedule updates and second-floor workstation assignments.
- By Wednesday, Jan. 31:
- DFA workstations on the third floor are vacated (see above). Monitor and monitor arms, along with associated cables, remain at the desk.
- All DCC-based DFA staff complete and submit a form that requests information about UC Merced equipment they use (laptops, mobile phone), along with any ergonomic workstation information.
- Week of Feb. 5: New second-floor occupancy is completed and the updated on-site schedule begins.
Important Things to Know
- Merced County government employees are moving into the DCC, using the first floor, starting March 1. All first-floor meeting rooms will remain available to book for DFA meetings and events. Huddle and Focus rooms also will be available.
- Human Resources will move from the university’s Promenade offices to the DCC, occupying the third floor. Joining HR on the third floor: External Relations, the Office of Research and Economic Development, and Physical Operations, Planning and Development.
- In addition to Merced County staff, the first floor will also include UC Merced’s Center for Educational Partnerships, the Community and Labor Center, University Extension, and the Small Business Development Center.
Information about the space reallocation from a building-wide perspective is scheduled to reach your inboxes early next week. Again, additional updates regarding DFA’s space-use plan will be made available the week of Jan. 22.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
