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Travel Talk Tuesday will share helpful tools and tips for expense reports and travel requests

Get a live walk-through of Concur at the next Travel Talk Tuesday, and learn about new helpful tools to make processes easier.


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Reminder: President Milliken will speak at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California this Thursday, Jan. 29

Register for the live event (taking place via Zoom and in San Francisco), or get ready to tune in later on UCnet.


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Tuesday, Jan. 27: Learn how UC Procurement can be your team’s strategic partner

Gain a clearer understanding of the full range of benefits UC Systemwide Procurement delivers and why procurement is about far more than simply "buying stuff."


Strategic Planning UC Lunch + Learn featuring Allorah Pradenas, Christina A. Armstrong, Julian Ryu and Devin Richards

Join the SPMO team to learn how strategic planning works at UC

On Feb. 4, from 12 – 1 p.m., attend a special virtual event focused on how strategy can guide UC teams and locations, especially in uncertain times.


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FSAP announces free eight-week mindfulness-based self-compassion course

Open to all UCOP staff, this course will help you reduce anxiety and stress, boost your mental resilience and distress tolerance, help curb self-defeating thought patterns and increase your happiness and productivity.


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Save the Date: 2026 UC Ethics and Compliance Institute

This free, virtual, interactive event will explore the foundations and emerging challenges of ethics and compliance in higher education and health.


Zoom AI Companion

Unlock the power of Zoom AI Companion at UCOP

Upcoming workshops will share practical, real-world ways to use Zoom AI Companion to streamline meetings, capture key information and stay focused on high-value work.


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Help build a community around AI at UCOP

Join the UCOP AI Community of Practice — a collaborative space for staff across divisions to learn, share, and innovate together.


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Tuesday: Join BSFO and Ola Popoola in building self-mastery and resilience

Learn to build self-mastery, clarity and resilience in a world filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.


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Get your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate this week

Explore essential process-improvement tools and techniques that you can apply to your daily work.


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Thursday: Learn how to finance a UC education

Join the Office of Outreach and Educational Partnerships team for a helpful webinar on paying for college, including financial aid application process updates.


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Systemwide webinar: Document Once, Improve Continuously

Whether you’re a procurement professional or in any other process-oriented role, you’ll benefit from learning how documenting “how work actually happens” can unlock meaningful improvements.