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SUMMARY:FSAP: Working Parents: Strategies for Wellness and Avoiding Burnout
DESCRIPTION:This 1-hour webinar will provide an overview of today’s challenges in being a successful working parent and how to address the risks for parental burnout. By the end of the webinar\, you will be able to: \n\nRecognize signs and causes of parental burnout\nDiscover personal\, family\, and career strategies for prevention & recovery\nDesign your own plan to make working parenthood more sustainable\nKnow how to access resources for dealing with parental burnout inside and outside your workplace.\n\nJoin Heike Mitchell\, PhD and the Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) for this practical\, solution-focused session to help you manage the pressures of working parenthood and improve your well-being. \nBio: \nIn celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month\, The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is delighted to welcome Dr. Heike Mitchell as our guest presenter for this special webinar. \nHeike Mitchell\, PhD is a champion of workplace well-being\, especially for new and working parents. Drawing on her psychological expertise and a strong understanding of workplace dynamics\, she develops practical and science-based solutions that help both individuals and organizations thrive. Dr. Mitchell previously served as a fellow at UCSF’s Faculty & Staff Assistance Program and is pleased to return to present this webinar. \nIn celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month\, FSAP is offering a series of webinars throughout May. Visit our website to view the full schedule:  \nhttps://hr.ucsf.edu/wellbeing/faculty-and-staff-assistance-program/events
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/working-parents-strategies-for-wellness-and-avoiding-burnout/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Excel Power BI (Session 2 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:In this class\, users will learn about and practice using Power BI. Users will learn how to: Connect to data sources. Perform data cleaning\, profiling\, and shaping. Visualize data with Power BI. Create interactive visualizations. Enhance reports and dashboards. Publish and share reports and dashboards. NOTE: You will need Power BI Desktop installed on your computer for this class. \nThis is a three-part series\, attendance for all dates is required: May 5th\, May 12th and May 19th\, 9am – 12pm.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/excel-power-bi-session-2-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Box Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:This course will give you an overview of Box\, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing. \n\nHow to use Box\nHow to collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP people\nCommenting directly on files\, folder permissions\, shared links\, and many other tips that will help you when using Box.\n\nAdministrators from IT will be on hand to answer your questions and review the best features of Box. More info on Box can always be accessed on our webpage.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/box-fundamentals-33/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:ME@UCOP: Employment Law/Leaves and Accommodations
DESCRIPTION:This is a live\, virtual\, instructor-led session where we will discuss the UCOP policies on Equal Employee Opportunity\, Employment Discrimination Laws and Policies\, and Employment Law and UCOP Accommodation and Leaves Services. Topics include an overview of: \n\nEqual Employee Opportunities policies\nEmployment Discrimination Laws and Policies\nLabor and Employment Law\nFamily and Medical Leave (FML)\nReasonable Accommodations\nWorker’s Compensation\n\nThis is part of the Manager Essentials at UCOP (ME@UCOP). It is required for all people new to a management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020 (internal promotions and external hires). All experienced managers are welcome to attend.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/meucop-employment-law-leaves-and-accommodations/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Design Thinking Reimagined: Creativity Meets AI (Session 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Whether new to design thinking or looking to deepen your practice\, this session will provide hands-on experience applying key principles\, enhanced by accessible and practical AI tools. Design Thinking is an iterative process to develop creative solutions to problems. We will address real challenges through empathy\, curiosity\, and experimentation. Throughout the workshop\, we’ll explore how AI can serve as a partner\, helping reframe challenges\, generate ideas\, synthesize information\, and support human-centered learning. You’ll walk away with a practical understanding of using AI thoughtfully and ethically to support your innovation process.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/design-thinking-reimagined-creativity-meets-ai-session-2-of-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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SUMMARY:Excel Power BI (Session 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:In this class\, users will learn about and practice using Power BI. Users will learn how to: Connect to data sources. Perform data cleaning\, profiling\, and shaping. Visualize data with Power BI. Create interactive visualizations. Enhance reports and dashboards. Publish and share reports and dashboards. NOTE: You will need Power BI Desktop installed on your computer for this class. \nThis is a three-part series\, attendance for all dates is required: May 5th\, May 12th and May 19th\, 9am – 12pm.
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/excel-power-bi-session-3-of-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Excel Macro and VBA (Session 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Advance your Excel skills by learning VBA/Macros. In this class you will first become familiar with recording repetitive steps with Macros\, then altering code\, and learning about VBA scope. Then\, you will experience Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) which allows you to customize Excel to fit your changing needs. This is a good place to start in understanding the world of programming and a simplified approach in initial concepts in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/excel-macro-and-vba-session-2-of-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T120000
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SUMMARY:FSAP: Drowning in To-Do Lists: A New Way to Think About Getting Things Done
DESCRIPTION:Do you have more than one to-do list in more than one place that never seems to get smaller? Many of us want to find a balance with task accomplishment that feels sustainable and fulfilling.  In the face of sustained overwhelm\, our capacity to manage care tasks at home and work can become impacted. \nDrawing on current understandings of stress’ impact on regulation and functioning\, this webinar will explore reframing care tasks as functional supports\, rather than moral measures of worth. \nDr. Sandhu will address \n\nHow the nervous system responds to stress\nBarriers that can make completing care tasks difficult\, including shame and negative self-talk around unfinished tasks\nSkill building strategies to regulate chronic stress\nCreating functional ways to manage everyday care tasks\n\nThis webinar draws on ideas and inspiration from How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis\, LPC. \n  \nBio: \nIn celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month\, The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is delighted to welcome Dr. Sophia Sandhu as our guest presenter for this special webinar. \nDr. Sophia Sandhu is a licensed psychologist working at the Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) at UC Davis\, where she primarily works with medical residents and fellows. \nDr. Sandhu completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California\, San Francisco’s Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute\, a master’s in education with an emphasis on Poverty and Intervention from Vanderbilt University\, and a bachelor’s in Psychobiology from UCLA. \nHer clinical experience includes work within community and academic medical settings\, supporting individuals across the lifespan. She has co-led mindfulness and self-compassion groups\, facilitated workshops on burnout prevention and presented on topics including building habits for practical change\, sensory tools for nervous system regulation\, and trauma stewardship. \nIn celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month\, FSAP is offering a series of webinars throughout May. Visit our website to view the full schedule:  \nhttps://hr.ucsf.edu/wellbeing/faculty-and-staff-assistance-program/events
URL:https://link.ucop.edu/event/fsap-drowning-in-to-do-lists-a-new-way-to-think-about-getting-things-done/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
ORGANIZER;CN="UCOP Learning and Development":MAILTO:ucopld@ucop.edu
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