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Have a heart: Give blood on Valentine’s Day

It only takes about an hour to give blood and your donation can save up to three lives!


This Thursday: Find out about Toastmasters at Feb. 16 open house

If you've wanted to feel more confident speaking in front of groups, come to this open house to see what the local Toastmasters meetings are like.


Brown bag: From the Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter

Come to this Feb. 27 brown bag to hear speaker Sean Malloy, associate professor of History and Critical Race Studies (CRES) at UC Merced.


Save the date: Fire Safety Awareness brown bag

Mark your calendar for lunchtime on March 15 to learn more about this essential safety topic.


Is retirement on your mind? Come to these events!

Two upcoming seminars help those getting close to retirement understand the steps they need to take, including when to collect Social Security.


Event today: Women We Admire – Kim Budil

Bring your lunch and join Kim Budil, vice president for National Laboratories at UCOP, for the next talk in the Women We Admire series. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 7 Time: 12 – 1 p.m. Location: Franklin Lobby 1 Dial-in: ReadyTalk at 866-740-1260; access


Spring schedule from UCOP’s Learning and Development now available

UCOP’s Learning and Development offers a variety of classes, from software training to project management to analytical skills building. Why not look into taking one in the next few months? Visit the UCOP Learning and Development


Register for Making Power Moves: Women & Leadership course

Register and pay by March 17 for this 10-week series that begins on March 22.


This Wednesday: Come to the OP Staff Assembly meeting

Take the opportunity to voice your opinions, exchange knowledge and provide ideas for how to make UCOP a better working environment.


Get your Valentine’s Day gifts at the UCOP Pride fundraiser

UCOP Pride’s candy and flower supply station will enable you to get Valentine’s Day gifts for friends, coworkers and significant others while also supporting LGBT rights.


Sexual harassment prevention training: Live presentation offered March 1

Fulfill your training requirement (in place of the online course) by watching professional actors dramatize real-life scenarios of both overt and subtle forms of sexual harassment.