The application process is now open for this five-month program, which provides administrative and support staff with tools to better direct and manage their careers.

Apply by this Friday for one of the slots in this program designed for UCOP supervisory staff who would like to enhance their management skills.

Enjoy refreshments and enter a raffle while seeing demos and getting hands-on experience with some of UCOP’s new technology products and services.

Bring your lunch and join Jocelyn Surla Banaria, assistant director of the UC Academic Senate, for the next talk in the Women We Admire series. Date: Friday, Sept. 8 Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Franklin Lobby 1 If you

Help those in need of lifesaving transfusions by scheduling an appointment to donate blood at the American Red Cross drive on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

In a four-hour session, you can gain the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to manage a medical emergency until advanced help is available.

Meet your OPSA Steering Committee, learn about upcoming events and lunch in downtown Oakland's newest venue on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Jocelyn Surla Banaria, assistant director of the UC Academic Senate, will be featured in the next installment of the Women We Admire speaker series on Friday, Sept. 8.