Staff Appreciation Week: The Value of Saying Thank You

Saying thank you is a simple and powerful way to build trust and engagement throughout our campus community. The tools, offers, and discounts below are another means for you to say thank you to colleagues - and for the campus to say thank you to you.

• Go to appreciate.berkeley.edu (ongoing)
  In just 30 seconds, you can post a public appreciation for one of your colleagues and make their day.
• Give a Thank You Card
  Use our new UC Berkeley Thank You Cards to express your thanks in a format that quickly becomes a keepsake. Order cards for your department at appreciate.berkeley.edu.
• Download a PDF: "Top 5 Ways to Say Thank You" 
• Free Coffee During Staff Appreciation Week, 6/10/13 – 6/14/13
  Enjoy free coffee, courtesy of Cal Dining, from June 10-14. Visit a participating Cal Dining retail location and receive (1) small coffee at no charge with your staff ID. Limit (1) small coffee per person, per visit. Offer valid at the Golden Bear Cafe, Pat Brown's, Qualcomm CyberCafe, Ramona's, Pro Shop, The Den and The View Cafe at LHS. Must present active Cal 1 Card that designates holder as staff, faculty, academic or visiting scholar.
• Discounted Dining Hall Meals During Staff Appreciation Week, 6/10/13 - 6/14/13
  Try something new and visit Crossroads for an "all-you-care-to-eat" meal during Staff Appreciation Week. From June 10-14, staff will receive a $4 discount on "all-you-care-to eat" meals at Crossroads. That's a $5 lunch when paying with cash or credit card! Already a faculty/staff meal plan holder? Save 4 points per meal! Offer valid at Crossroads only. Must present active Cal 1 Card that designates holder as staff, faculty, academic or visiting scholar. Limit (1) discounted meal per person, per visit. Meals are regularly priced at $8, $9, $10 for breakfast, lunch and dinner and 6, 7, 8 points for meal plan holders.
• Free Access to Rec Sports During Staff Appreciation Week, 6/10/13 - 6/14/13
  Staff Appreciation Week Membership Open to All UC Berkeley Staff!
  • 135 pieces of cardio equipment; seven indoor basketball courts, four pools, four weight rooms, two outdoor tracks, tennis, racquetball, handball and squash courts, plus much more.
  • 120 FREE drop-in group exercise classes per week – ranging from yoga to studio cycling, to cardio kickboxing.
  • All Group X classes are FREE to staff who register for the Staff Appreciation Week membership.
  • Personal training sessions are available at member pricing.
  • To take advantage of this offer, register at the Cal Rec Club membership desk just inside of the RSF front doors. Cal ID, campus email and phone number required at the time of registration. Limit of one trial membership per person.
  • Note: This promotional membership does not provide eligibility for Intramural Sports or Sport Clubs.
  • Please also see the class schedule  (PDF) and the updated web schedule of weekly classes.
• Discounts on Clothing and Gift Items During Staff Appreciation Week, 6/10/13 - 6/14/13
  The Cal Student Store and ASUC Auxiliary are happy to offer 20% off all clothing and gift items during Staff Appreciation Week. This promotion also includes 20% off all clearance items. Be sure to show your staff ID at the register to receive your discount. The Cal Student Store is located at 2470 & 2480 Bancroft Way.
• Free tickets and events for Ojai North!
  As part of Staff Appreciation Week, Cal Performances invites all faculty, staff and students to receive free tickets for performances at Hertz Hall at selected Ojai North! concerts this week. This festival of music and dance is created by acclaimed choreographer Mark Morris and features eclectic works of American music by Henry Cowell, John Cage, John Luther Adams, and more, and include such guest artists as the UCB Music Department’s own Gamelan Sari Raras. 

  To claim your tickets: Come to the will-call office at Hertz Hall no more than one hour prior to any of the events and show your UCB ID to be given a pair of free tickets, subject to availability. (If you have already purchased tickets for one of these events, you can use your free Faculty/Staff/Student ticket to treat a friend!)
  Please note that this offer does not include the performances on Wednesday, June 12 at 8pm and Thursday June 13 at 8pm, but the offer is open to ALL other Ojai North! performances

  Additional free events include:

  • Two outdoor performances in the Faculty Glade on Wednesday and Friday evenings, featuring works by John Luther Adams
  • Artist talks with Mark Morris
  • Film screenings
  • And surprise appearances by the Cal Marching Band!

It's not easy to build a culture of gratitude in our large campus community. However, a small but mighty team helped us do just that. A special thank you to the vendors that have made these unique offers available to our staff for Staff Appreciation Week: