UCOP.edu Editor Working Group meeting
2026-02-17 13:10 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | https://UCOP.zoom.us/my/michael.aires
The UCOP.edu Editor Working Group is an advisory body of stakeholders, primarily frequent Cascade CMS editors, that will provide ucop.edu product stakeholders with direction, scope and feedback regarding website improvements and support. Discussion topics for this group include:

Cascade CMS support resources and live tutorials
Website accessibility, brand and editorial best practices
Google Analytics and Siteimprove reports
Questions from the group and much, much more!

All UCOP.edu Cascade editors are invited to attend our Zoom meeting every second Tuesday of the month from 1:10 pm – 2:00 pm.

BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2026-02-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-04 10:30 - 11:30

ME@UCOP: Managing in the Modern Workplace (session 1 of 2)
2026-02-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
Managing in the Modern Workplace: In this session, we will discuss UCOP processes and strategies that support building inclusive and engaged teams. Topics include: -Managing remote and hybrid teams, People Development, and Fostering Community and Belonging as a Manager. This is a full day course offered either in-person or remote. We highly encourage managers to attend in-person. This 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.
You must attend both sessions. Second session is Friday, February 20, 9 AM- 12PM
There is an in person version available in April. Use same link to register.

New Employee Orientation- Remote
2026-02-19 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 UC Net
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
2026-02-19 10:30
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.

Latinx Staff Association Meeting
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00
Join the UCOP Latinx Staff Association (LaSA) for their monthly membership meeting, typically held the third Thursday of each month from 12-1 p.m. (PT).
Join by Zoom:
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/93715068634
Meeting ID: 937 1506 8634
For questions, contact Belinda Vea.

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters (Virtual)
2026-02-19 12:05 - 12:55, 2026-02-26 12:05 - 12:55
Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters Club No. 2967 meets virtually on Thursdays from 12:05p-12:55p with the exception of one hybrid monthly meeting, which occurs the first Wednesday of the month. Join us virtually or in person to build communication skills including speaking, leadership, listening, and feedback. If you’d like to excel at presentations, meeting interactions, elevator-speech “sound bites” and/or performance feedback, this is the group for you! For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact lakesidespeakeasy@gmail.com.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87953980417?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 879 5398 0417 – Passcode: [REDACTED]

UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office
2026-02-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Digital accessibility is about ensuring users with disabilities can easily access and engage with any digital content. In this course, you will learn the principles of digital accessibility, how to generate accessible Microsoft Office Documents and how to export these to PDF. This is the first course in the series and a prerequisite for UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 2: PDFs.

Concur Training: Pre-Travel Requests
2026-02-19 14:00 - 14:30
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.

Concur Training: Expense Reports
2026-02-19 14:40 - 15:10
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.

Digital Accessibility at UC
2026-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/92431372684
Join us for a presentation and conversation with Kate Miffitt, Chief Digital Experience & Engagement Officer in Digital Innovation & Technology (DigIT) and Judy Thai, Director of Application Engineering in Digital Innovation & Technology (DigIT).

BSFO Virtual Meditation Session
2026-02-24 09:00 - 09:30 | https://ucop.zoom.us/j/99008165129
Join the Black Staff and Faculty Organization for a special Black History Month meditation session led by LeNaya Smith Crawford, The Holistic MFT. LeNaya is a licensed marriage and family therapist, holistic healer, wellness expert and entrepreneur who earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Spelman College and her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy with a certification in trauma therapy. Preregistration is not required. Join by Zoom.

Travel Talk Tuesday
2026-02-24 10:00 - 10:30
Travel Talk Tuesdays, held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, provide helpful resources for UCOP business travellers. For questions or upcoming topics, contact the BRC T&E Team at: brctravelandent@ucop.edu.

Pre-registration is not required: Attend by Zoom.

Administrative Professionals Network (APN) meeting
2026-02-24 11:05 - 12:00 | Broadway 7001 or Zoom (contact Natalie for zoom link)
Meeting provides opportunities to exchange best practices, discuss updates, problem-solve together, and strengthen connections across UCOP’s administrative community.

Black History at Cal – Notable Moments & People
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | https://ucop.zoom.us/j/96129164068
Join the Black Staff and Faculty Organization for a special Black History Month event focused on Black history at UC Berkeley. Our special guest speakers will be Michele McKenzie, social and cultural studies librarian for UC Berkeley Library and liaison for Anthropology, Linguistics, African and African American and African Diaspora Studies, and Gia White, administrative director of the Institute of European Studies and the Institute of Global, International and Area Studies at UC Berkeley. Michele and Gia will explore notable moments and people in Black history at Cal. Preregistration is not required. Join by Zoom.

Unlock the Power of Zoom AI Companion at UCOP
2026-02-25 11:00 - 12:00
Topics include:

How AI Companion summarizes meetings in 36 languages
Using smart recordings with automatic chaptering
Generating tasks and action items instantly
Privacy, security & Zoom Models Only (ZMO) for regulated environments
Best practices and live demos of real‑world workflows

Registration is required:

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 11 AM. Please register here:

https://UCOP.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FcWmVw3ARuujTvmgwfhlnw

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 11 am. Please register here:

https://UCOP.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pZVVesimSu2pYzglD23tgA

Connections in a Hybrid World
2026-02-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Today more than ever it is important to be strategic about connecting with others, building relationships, and expanding your network. Join us for this interactive workshop to explore the current realities of working in a hybrid environment and discuss tangible actions you can take to build authentic relationships in the workplace. The session will highlight the importance of emotional intelligence in building your social capital to leverage connections and accomplish more at work.

OPSA meeting
2026-02-25 15:00 - 15:50
Every 4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00pm to 3:50 pm we will have our staff meetings open to all staff.

Procuring with Confidence: What's New in BUS-43
2026-02-27 10:00 - 23:00 | Zoom
UC issued a new interim version of BUS-43 (Purchases of Goods and Services; Supply Chain Management policy), effective Jan. 26, 2026. During this webinar, we’ll walk UC staff through the most important changes—what’s new, what’s clarified and what actions departments should take now. Procurement policy experts and legal counsel will translate policy language into practical guidance and answer questions live. Register here to attend.

Cultivating Mindful Self-Compassion with Loving-Kindness
2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:00
Join the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program for a Mindful Moment Webinar focused on cultivating a mindful self-compassion practice. Through a brief overview of mindful self-compassion research and an extended guided loving-kindness meditation, attendees will learn to redirect caregiving skills back towards themselves. Those new to mindfulness and experienced practitioners are welcome to attend. This session will be led by FSAP Licensed Clinical Psychologist Jessica Allanson, Ph,D, director of the FSAP Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. Register here to attend.

ME@UCOP Compensation
2026-03-03 09:00 - 12:30 | Online
This is a live, virtual, instructor-led session where we will discuss UCOP Compensation policies and procedures. Topics include: – Promotion & Equity – Salary Range Offers, Hiring, and Bargaining Units – Career Tracks, Job Builder by JDX and Position Description This is part of the Manager Essentials at UCOP (ME@UCOP). This course 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.

Red Cross Blood Drive
2026-03-03 09:00 - 15:00
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?
What COVID-19 safety precautions are in place at the blood drive?

Read a complete list of FAQs here.

Excel Intermediate/Advanced - Session 1 of 2
2026-03-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
Microsoft Excel has hundreds of features and hundreds of functions. Getting the right feature, at the right time, used in the right way, in the right sequence is very often a problem. In this three-hour session you will become aware of a few core Excel features that you can use right away and that other capabilities do exist that you can build on later as your Excel knowledge increases. We start with these features, and if time permits, cover other interesting features.

SumIFs, AveregeIFs, CountIFs : Get what you need from your data with minimal effort
Tables (with structured referencing): Look good and be organized
Pivot Tables: The easiest, best method to get unexpected and expected answers from you giant, messy data set

You must attend both sessions. Second session is Wednesday, March 11, 9 AM- 12PM

Book Talk: “Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI”
2026-03-04 10:00 - 10:50 | Oakland Franklin Building, Lobby 2
Join Graduate, Undergraduate, and Equity Affairs in conversation with author Ralina Joseph, vice provost of inclusive excellence and professor of African American Studies at UCLA. Dr. Joseph’s book, “Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI,” challenges us to recognize and address the fatigue that racial discourse brings while offering practical strategies to foster more equitable and productive conversations. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
This event is full. Registration has closed.

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters (Hybrid)
2026-03-04 12:05 - 12:55

Smartsheet Essentials: Project Planning Made Simple
2026-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This foundational session is designed for new users and project managers seeking to understand how to leverage Smartsheet for project planning and execution. Through practical demonstrations and hands-on activities, participants will gain the knowledge to set up and manage projects confidently, using features such as Gantt charts, task assignments, and resource allocation. Key Takeaways:

Understand Smartsheet’s project management basics, including workspaces and sheet creation.
Build and manage Gantt charts with dependencies and critical paths.
Assign tasks and manage resources effectively.
Explore Smartsheet templates for efficient project planning.
Learn best practices for reporting project progress.

This is part of the | UCOP Project Management Collection

Change Essentials (1 of 3 sessions)
2026-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Change Essentials is based on the best-selling book, Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions, by Dr. John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber. Dr. Kotter’s research revealed eight key steps and four critical leadership principles that, when applied effectively, help to ensure successful change. This three-part workshop will provide you with a foundational level of knowledge and skill to help you identify strategies to apply those steps and principles to a current or anticipated change within a department, or as part of a broader organizational change initiative. Attendance is required for all three sessions, March 5, 12, and 26: 10 am- 12 pm
