BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2026-07-08 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://link.ucop.edu/event/brc-procure-to-pay-office-hours-2/2026-07-08/
Ask questions about purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and payments to suppliers.
Meeting ID: 933 5346 8546

Career Development Tools
2026-07-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
UCOP offers various on-demand career development tools available to you at any time. LinkedIn Learning and My UC Career are two tools that you can utilize at any point in your career development journey. We will review their capabilities and how to make the most of their resources. Additionally, come learn best practices for building your story-driven LinkedIn profile and brand.

BSFO Michael V. Drake Scholarship Award Ceremony
2026-07-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online (via Zoom)
Join BSFO for a special virtual event to introduce and award the 2026 BSFO Michael V. Drake Scholarships to Isiah Sneed, of UC Davis, and Marshall Pulley, of UC Riverside. Preregistration is not required. Join the event at the URL below.

Compliance, Accounting, Audit, & Policy (CAAP) Office Hours
2026-07-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Online (via Zoom)
Join us on Zoom every Thursday to ask questions about journals/reports, cost transfers, ITF’s, Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, and CashNet.

Dial-in: 1 669 219 2599
Meeting ID: 919 8651 9749
Passcode: [REDACTED]

PowerPoint Techniques
2026-07-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
In this highly interactive session, you’ll explore practical, real-world PowerPoint strategies that go beyond basic slide creation. Through scenario-based examples—including building a marketing plan, developing content-rich slides, and crafting a customizable sales presentation—you’ll learn how to design, format, and deliver presentations that save time, engage your audience, and leave a lasting impression.
What You’ll Learn

Starting Strong: Apply themes, templates, and slide masters to create consistent, professional-looking presentations quickly.
Content is King: Add and format text effectively, create tables and charts directly in PowerPoint, and seamlessly import and link data from Excel.
Visual Impact & Storytelling: Use SmartArt, graphics, animation, and visuals to make your points memorable, and tell compelling stories that connect with your audience.
Engagement Rules: Incorporate best practices such as “Less is More,” “Visuals are In,” and “Ask Questions” to increase audience participation and retention.
Dynamic Delivery: Enhance your presentation skills through tone, pacing, vocal variety, and the ability to improvise.

The American Experiment at 250: History, Higher Education, and the Road Ahead (Pres. Milliken Event)
2026-07-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join President Milliken for a special event — The American Experiment at 250: History, Higher Education, and the Road Ahead — featuring Beverly Gage, Ph.D., John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History at Yale University. The virtual event will take place over Zoom and is open to all members of the UC community.
Register here to attend
Learn more about the event.

Reflective Listening
2026-07-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Reflective Listening is one of the keys to better communication and ultimately, better performance in the workplace. People have a fundamental need to feel heard and understood. When they do feel heard and understood, problems are more easily solved or averted and both trust and psychological safety grow. Reflective Listening is a necessary skill for today’s workplace, both as a leader and a team member. It is a skill that you can learn. This course will teach you some of the fundamentals of Reflective Listening so that you can start practicing today.

UCOP Shakespeare Club
2026-07-10 12:05 - 12:55 | https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/7447085448?pwd=[REDACTED]
This season, the UCOP Shakespeare Club will explore the interplay of power, identity, and social order through four richly contrasting plays: Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, Coriolanus, and Twelfth Night. Moving from imperial spectacle to intimate social drama, from civic unrest to the fluidity of gender and self-fashioning, we will consider how Shakespeare stages authority at every level—political, communal, and personal. Across tragedy and comedy alike, these plays ask enduring questions: How is reputation made and undone? What does leadership require—performance, compromise, integrity, or charisma? How do desire and ambition reshape public life? And where does social harmony mask deeper instability? Together, we’ll read these works as studies in how communities negotiate power and belonging, approaching them with rigor, curiosity, and the lively exchange that makes our discussions so rewarding.
Dates (2nd Friday of the month, quarterly from 12:05pm – 12:55pm)

April 10, 2026: Antony and Cleopatra
July 10, 2026: Much Ado About Nothing
October 9, 2026: Coriolanus
January 8, 2027: Twelfth Night

To subscribe to the Shakespeare Club listserv, contact Nicola Gruen Nicola.gruen@ucop.edu

New Employee Orientation- In Person (Oakland)
2026-07-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Broadway B4001, 1111 Franklin St,, Oakland, CA, 94602, United States
The UCOP In Person New Employee Orientation is designed to facilitate a smooth transition to the organization with added content for employees who report to the Oakland Office.

Topics include:

University of California and our history
Overview of UCOP and the organization
Tools and Resources
Safety
Building & Administrative Service Center Overview
Sustainability
Ergonomics
OMBUDS
Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence

Note: For Benefits overview, attend the MONTHLY Benefits Webinar – This covers all of your benefits. Eligible employees must sign up for health insurance and disability benefits within their period of initial eligibility (PIE), which is thirty-one days from the date of eligibility for benefits, regardless of when they attend the orientation session.
For all resources for New Employees, review:

New Employee Webpage on UC Net
Learning and Development sharepoint site
New Employee Box Folder with all resources

Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Meeting
2026-07-14 11:00 - 12:00
The UC Accessibility Community of Practice brings together campus staff along with practitioners engaged in digital accessibility strategy and planning to share knowledge, best practices, and approaches for inclusion across the UC system. The community supports cross-campus awareness and cultivates shared resources and community.
Advance registration is required: Register for the community of practice meeting
For more information, contact Jamie Herrera or Kate Miffitt.

Travel & Entertainment Office Hours
2026-07-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-29 10:00 - 11:00 | https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/3301316753?pwd=[REDACTED]
Ask questions about pre-travel requests, corporate credit card requests, and expense reimbursements.

BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2026-07-15 10:30 - 11:30 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/brc-procure-to-pay-office-hours-2/2026-07-15/

New Employee Orientation – Remote
2026-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
The UCOP Remote New Employee Orientation is designed to support the transition into the organization of fully remote employees and those who report to locations outside Oakland (DC, Sac, and Path).

Topics include:

University of California and our history
Overview of UCOP and the organization
Tools and Resources
Sustainability
Ergonomics
OMBUDS
Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence

Note: For Benefits overview, attend the MONTHLY Benefits Webinar – This covers all of your benefits. Eligible employees must sign up for health insurance and disability benefits within their period of initial eligibility (PIE), which is thirty-one days from the date of eligibility for benefits, regardless of when they attend the orientation session.
For all resources for New Employees, review:

New Employee Webpage on UCnet
Learning and Development sharepoint site
New Employee Box Folder with all resources

Note: Employees who report to Oakland in person or hybrid should attend the In-Person Orientation.

ConnexUC, Service Now & Concur Overview
2026-07-16 10:30 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/connexuc-service-now-concur-overview-2/2026-07-16/
Join the Business Resource Center Travel + Entertainment Team for a virtual overview of ConnexUC, ServiceNow and Concur. An event recording will be available for those who are unable to attend. This event is part of the Travel Thursdays Concur Workshop Series. Pre-registration is not required. Join via Zoom. For questions, please contact the BRC T&E Team at brctravelandent@ucop.edu.

Concur Training: Pre-Travel Requests
2026-07-16 14:00 - 14:30 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/concur-training-pre-travel-requests-2/2026-07-16/
Join the Business Resource Center Travel + Entertainment Team for a virtual overview of how to submit Pre-Travel Requests through Concur, including the process and necessary info to share. An event recording will be available for those who are unable to attend. This event is part of the Travel Thursdays Concur Workshop Series. Pre-registration is not required. Join via Zoom. For questions, please contact the BRC T&E Team at brctravelandent@ucop.edu.

Accessibility/Cascade Office Hours
2026-07-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Do you have a question about using Cascade CMS to manage content on your website? Have a tricky PDF that won’t pass accessibility requirements? Drop in and visit our semi-monthly Accessibility/Cascade Office Hours. We have experts to help you live with any issues you’re encountering.

Concur Training: Expense Reports
2026-07-16 14:40 - 15:10 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/concur-training-expense-reports-2/2026-07-16/
Join the Business Resource Center Travel + Entertainment Team for a virtual overview of how to submit expense reports through Concur, including the process and necessary info to share. An event recording will be available for those who are unable to attend. This event is part of the Travel Thursdays Concur Workshop Series. Pre-registration is not required. Join via Zoom. For questions, please contact the BRC T&E Team at brctravelandent@ucop.edu.

UCOP Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor
2026-07-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Author and CEO coach Kim Scott says that there are two types of star employees: “superstars” and “rockstars.” While superstars are gunning for promotions, rockstars are grounding themselves as experts in their roles. According to recent research, most individual contributors (62%) plan to stay in IC roles over becoming a manager. How can ICs take ownership of their career growth, leverage their knowledge and skills, and make an impact without climbing the ladder?
In this workshop we’ll dive into the leadership skills all “rockstars” need to become influential contributors: building trusting workplace relationships, managing up, carving out a niche area of expertise, and connecting the dots from your role to the organizational mission. Attendees will: Gain insight into their unique position of influence within the organization.
Explore the leadership skills of relationship building, managing up, honing expertise, and aligning work to the organizational mission. Identify one skill they want to strategically focus on for the next month

Concur Training: New and Infrequent Travelers
2026-07-21 14:00 - 15:15 | https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/3301316753?pwd=[REDACTED]
In this monthly training, those new to UCOP business travel can get a helpful overview of policies and processes.

BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2026-07-22 10:30 - 11:30 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/brc-procure-to-pay-office-hours-2/2026-07-22/

Creating Accessible Documents Part 2: PDF
2026-07-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Building off the Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office training, Accessible PDF Documents offers a deep dive into using Adobe Acrobat Pro to manipulate, tag, and test PDF documents for accessibility. We will cover tagging documents from scratch, what common accessibility errors are, tables, and building accessible PDF forms. In order to fully participate in this class, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not just Acrobat Reader).
Attendance is required for both sessions, June 16th and July 22nd, 1 – 2:30pm

Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback & Coaching
2026-07-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback and Coaching Employees (Formerly “GROWing Your Check-in Conversations for Managers”)
Effective managers create space for meaningful conversations that support employee growth and performance. This is part 1 of a 2 part required series on manager and employee conversations.
In this interactive session, managers learn how to structure employee conversations using the GROW framework—a practical model that helps guide collaborative, coaching-focused discussions during 1-1s and check-ins.The framework breaks down the conversation into 4 parts: Goal, Reality, Options, & Will:

Determine Goal
Discuss Current Reality
Discuss Options
Determine the Will

This course was previously offered as “GROWing Your Check-in Conversations.” If you have already completed that course, you do not need to retake it under the new name. However, you are welcome to attend again to refresh your skills and gain additional practice with the framework.

Red Cross Blood Drive
2026-07-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Franklin Lobby 1, Oakland
UCOP will once again host a blood drive for the American Red Cross in Lobby 1 of the Oakland Franklin building. All employees are welcome to participate.
The U.S. is experiencing a blood shortage emergency and blood donors are urgently needed now to help ensure patients at hospitals across the country continue to receive critical medical care. It only takes about an hour to participate — and your donation could save three lives!
How to join us

Contact UCOP retiree Jan Kehoe to make an appointment that works with your schedule
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions.
Bring your photo ID

Frequently asked questions
Get answers to the questions below on the Red Cross donation site.

Am I eligible to donate blood?
What is the blood donation process?
How can I prepare for my donation

Read a complete list of FAQs here.

Travel Talk Tuesday
2026-07-28 10:00 - 10:30 | Online (via Zoom)
Travel Talk Tuesdays, held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, provide helpful resources for UCOP business travelers. For questions or upcoming topics, contact the BRC T&E Team at: brctravelandent@ucop.edu.
Pre-registration is not required: Attend by Zoom.

BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2026-07-29 10:30 - 11:30 | https://link.ucop.edu/event/brc-procure-to-pay-office-hours-2/2026-07-29/

Box Fundamentals
2026-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This course will give you an overview of Box, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing.

How to use Box
How to collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP people
Commenting directly on files, folder permissions, shared links, and many other tips that will help you when using Box.

Administrators 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.
