May 9, 2014

A Big Thank You

What better way to spend a Friday than with a barbecue with a couple hundred friends?

Sonia Fernandez

Henry T. Yang speaks to staff members at an outdoor party

Staff members wait for food at a buffet under a tent

UCSB Staff sit on a lawn under an umbrella while eating lunch

A table full of ceramics on sale at the celebration

A blue sign reads "UCSB CELEBRATES STAFF WEEK" while two people speak in the foreground over the ceramics table

A person wearing a hat climbs a rock-climbing wall. On the wall, a banner reads "UCSB Adventures"

Tables and chairs sit around a large tree on a lawn

Henry T. Yang and the Staff Award winners

The Gaucho mascot waves with Storke Tower behind him

Henry T. Yang serves ice cream to a staff member

Michael Young serves ice cream to a staff member

Two staff members smile with their sorbet

David Marshall serves ice cream to a staff member

Michael Brown serves ice cream in a Hawaiian shirt and UCSB apron

Bruce Tiffney, wearing a UCSB Staff Assembly apron, holds a bowl of ice cream

Raffle winner receiving a bottle of wine

Shell art for sale on a table with someone posing behind it

A person in sunglasses holds up an earring

A person holds up two sewed plush skulls

A staff member in a blue shirt shops at a craft table

A keyboardist and saxophone player perform under an awning

Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch — if you are a UC Santa Barbara staff member, that is. The campus kicked off Staff Celebration Week on Friday, May 9, with the Chancellor’s Staff Celebration Luncheon on the Faculty Club Green. Attendees were treated to a buffet-style lunch featuring barbecued chicken, vegetarian lasagna, salad and cookies. For the adventurous, a rock wall tower was on hand to test people’s climbing skills while those who preferred to keep their feet on the ground perused the plants and ceramics available for sale. Chancellor Henry T. Yang acknowledged the contributions of the multitude of staff members to the success of the university, and presented plaques to members recognized for their excellence, as well as to graduates of a supervisory program. The luncheon was one of a series of events taking place from May 9-16.

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