STEP for New Employees: Define Criteria
2023-05-09 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In this instructor-led training on the Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the STEP Fundamentals for Employees eCourse by going into detail on the first stage of STEP, called Define Criteria. You will practice writing goals, review strategies for choosing focus competencies, and discuss personal change management.

Basics of When and How to Claim Social Security
2023-05-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-05-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-24 13:00 - 14:00
Understand how Social Security works and factors that you should consider before you claim your benefit.

May 10, 9 – 10 a.m.
May 17, 12 – 1 p.m.
May 24, 1 – 2 p.m.

Box Fundamentals
2023-05-10 11:00 - 12:00
This course will give you an overview of Box, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing.

Leading Toward Equity
2023-05-10 13:00 - 14:00
During Leading Toward Equity conversations, UCOP leaders share unvarnished truths about their personal experiences with equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), their journeys of learning in this space and how they are leading efforts to further EDI and anti-racism efforts at UCOP. This conversation will feature Rachael Nava, executive vice president and chief operating officer and Paul Williams, associate vice president and chief procurement officer. Shirley Bittlingmeier, executive director, IT Client Services, Information Technology Services (ITS), will moderate.

OP Staff Assembly Engagement Meeting
2023-05-10 13:10 - 14:00 | Online
All staff members are welcome to attend the OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee meetings on the second Wednesday of each month.
The May 10 meeting will now take place from 12:05 – 12:50 p.m.
Zoom info

Web link: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/94273171531?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 942 7317 1531
Passcode: [REDACTED]

UCPath Center
Join us in person in room UCPC 3124.
OP Staff Assembly is an all-volunteer staff organization dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of all career employees. It is affiliated with the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA), the systemwide staff group with representatives from all UC campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as well as OP.

Fiscal Close Clinic
2023-05-10 13:40 - 15:00 | Broadway Conference Room 10001
Join the BRC for a review of fiscal close policies and procedures, including:

Fiscal close calendar
Journals
Invoices and PCard orders
Accruals and deferrals
Business travel & entertainment
Cost transfers
Open commitments
Requisitions
Encumbrances
Purchase Orders

This event will take place in Broadway Conference Room 10001 and via Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/6441198174. Advance registration is not needed.

Create a Budget, Ditch Your Debt, and Start Building for the Future
2023-05-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Tips and tools to help you get a handle on spending and borrowing, including how to develop a smart budget and ways to manage debt.

May 11, 9 – 10 a.m.
May 18, 12 – 1 p.m.
May 25, 1 – 2 p.m.

People Leader Forum - Team Agreements
2023-05-12 13:00 - 14:00
The People Leaders Forum is a monthly opportunity for people managers to connect with one another to develop leadership skills, build community, share best practices, swap strategies for navigating current challenges and learn to better support themselves and their teams.
Team Agreements are co-created rules of engagement that focus on how teams collaborate, communicate and hold each other accountable. In this session you will learn how to facilitate the Team Agreements activity with your own team to co-create your team’s rules of engagement as you navigate a new way of working. This activity involves every individual in a way that is easy to craft, discuss and maintain team agreements.

LinkedIn Learning Introduction
2023-05-13 13:00 - 13:45
LinkedIn Learning is here! Come to this session and learn how you can leverage this new benefit to strengthen existing skills and learn new ones, too!

Reparations Speaker: Cheryl Grills, Ph.D.
2023-05-13 13:00 - 14:00
Join the UCOP Black Staff and Faculty Organization for a special Juneteenth celebration presentation. Cheryl Grills, Ph.D., will discuss the meaning and importance of reparations, including the history of reparations in America. She will also provide information on how to support tangible reparations for American descendants of slavery.
Join via Zoom: 962 5244 6327

Sustainability Employee Resource Group Meeting
2023-05-15 09:00 - 10:00 | https://ucop.zoom.us/j/94976971227
This is the monthly UCOP Sustainability Employee Resource Group (SERG) meeting. All are welcome! SERG started in July 2020 to create and promote a culture of sustainability at UCOP locations and focuses on UC Sustainable Practices Policy issue areas.
Our goals are to:

Identify and initiate projects and programs that engage and educate UCOP staff on sustainability best practices.
Promote systemwide policy goals in recycling, transportation, energy use, waste reduction, and climate protection.
Serve as a forum to discuss and act on sustainability topics through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Please reach out to sustainability-erg@ucop.edu and let us know if you’d like us to add you to the Outlook meeting series.

BRC Community of Practice Meeting
2023-05-16 11:00 - 12:00
The Business Resource Center (BRC) invites all users to attend monthly community of practice meetings. Each session will begin with 30 minutes of announcements, updates and deadlines (anything that’s arisen since the prior meeting). The second 30 minutes will be a topic-themed discussion and Q&A session. Colleagues will have an opportunity to troubleshoot, share and learn best practices and solutions from the BRC and power users. To find out the current topic, or to suggest one, please contact elizabeth.ellis@ucop.edu.

Guide to Investing in the UC Retirement Savings Program
2023-05-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Learn how to build an investment strategy based on risk tolerance, investing horizon and involvement level, and the investment options available through UC’s 403(b), 457(b) and DC plans.

May 2, 5 – 6 p.m.
May 9, 9 – 10 a.m.
May 16, 12 – 1 p.m.
May 23, 1 – 2 p.m.

Navigating Hotel Rates
2023-05-17 11:00 - 11:45
While UC has a global contract with Marriott and other localized hotel agreements, UC’s needs are varied from individual travel to conferences and group travel. We will share how to navigate these various options, including understanding government rates and analyzing rate rules and restrictions.

Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:00
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

Concur Training
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:30
Learn how to use Concur to make air, car and hotel reservations for business or personal travel.
Register for class here (If you would like class completion to be on your transcript)

New and Infrequent Traveler Workshop
2023-05-18 11:00 - 12:15
This general information session will provide new employees and infrequent travelers with basic information about travel policies and procedures, as well as information related to the various systems used to book travel and process pre-travel requests and post travel expense reports.
Join the presentation at this Zoom link. There is no preregistration.

UCOP BRC Travel & Entertainment Training
2023-05-18 11:00 - 12:15
This training is geared toward UCOP employees who travel or book travel on behalf of others. Beginning July 1, 2020, all travel requests will need to be pre-approved in the new Concur system. Travel & entertainment expense reports will be submitted in Concur rather than UCLA Express. Additionally, procurement card (PCard) expenses will be processed through Concur.

Latinx Staff Association Meeting
2023-05-18 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).
Zoom info:
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/93715068634
Meeting ID: 937 1506 8634
For questions, contact Belinda.Vea@ucop.edu.

GROWing Your Check-In Conversations for Managers
2023-05-18 13:00 - 15:00
GROWing your Check-in Conversations is two-hour virtual live workshop that provides managers with an opportunity to practice using the GROW in STEP check-ins and share tips and strategies for providing feedback. This is part of the three-year training plan designed by the Performance Appraisal workgroup made up of colleagues from across UCOP.

Mindfulness at UCOP
2023-05-19 11:00 - 12:00
Less stress. Enhanced awareness and focus. Improved health. These are some of the benefits shown in research studies on mindfulness. In this one-hour workshop, you will learn how to both reduce your stress and increase your effectiveness at work through simple mindfulness techniques.

Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo
2023-05-19 12:00 - 13:00
Join UC Riverside Staff Assembly’s Director of Finance Penni Ebina and Special Guest Board Members for Monthly Virtual Bingo! The event will also include participants from UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and UCSF.
There will be two virtual sessions: A matinee session, from 12 – 1 p.m. (PT), and an evening session, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (PT).
The deadline to register is 5 p.m. (PT) on the day before the event.

Antisemitism in the United States
2023-05-22 12:00 - 13:00
The UCOP Confronting Racism Speakers Series presents: A conversation about Antisemitism in the United States featuring Dr. Ethan Katz and Dr. Gregg Drinkwater of the Antisemitism Education Initiative at UC Berkeley and moderated by Kari Stewart, executive director, Academic Success Initiatives, Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs.
Join online via Zoom (Password: [REDACTED]

APISA Tea Time and Stories
2023-05-23 15:00 - 16:00
Calling all tea aficionados: All staff are invited to share tea on the Oakland Brodway/Franklin 5th floor patio, along with stories about the tea they are sharing. Sign up here to participate in tea time.
• Oakland: 5th Floor Patio
• Zoom Link: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96756318615

Power BI
2023-05-24 09:00 - 12:00
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.
Participants must attend all three sessions:

Wednesday, May 24 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday, May 25 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday, May 31 | 9:00am – 12:00pm

Understanding UC’s Car Rental Rates
2023-05-24 11:00 - 11:45
This session will go over our car rental program, what that means and how to take advantage of it for personal travel. Melissa Burley (UC Risk Services) will join us to share information on insurance coverage for business rentals.
