UCOP Smartsheet Tips for Project Management
2021-12-09 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This 2 hour class on Smartsheet for Project Management is geared for new and current Project Managers.
In this workshop users will discover new ways in which you and your project team can save time, increase collaboration, and better manage your project. You will learn various tips, tricks and shortcuts to streamline your project and help you mange your projects more effectively and efficiently.
Register Here

Confronting Racism: On the Responsibility of Dreamers
2021-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
At what point does an undocumented immigrant become an American in the making? Join Dr. Alberto Ledesma, assistant dean for diversity, inclusion, and equity at UC Berkeley, for a candid conversation about his journey from undocumented immigrant to a leader at the University of California. Dr. Ledesma will share stories, musings and drawings from his 2017 memoir, “Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life.” Twenty-five randomly chosen participants will receive a copy of Dr. Ledesma’s book.
This event is part of the Confronting Racism speaker series, organized and cosponsored by Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs (GUEA) and the Office of Workplace Inclusion and Belonging (OWIB).
Register online here

Equity Chat: Who wants to return to the office?
2021-12-09 16:30 - 17:15
The Presidents Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (PACSW) invites all UCOP colleagues to join the first session of the Equity Chats reading group. Please read this article prior to the session and be prepared to share your thoughts. Advance registration is required. Sign up here.

UCOP Microsoft Project Tips and Shortcuts
2021-12-10 09:00 - 11:00
This 2 hour class on Microsoft Projects is geared for new and current Project Managers.
In this workshop users will discover new ways in which you and your project team can save time, increase collaboration, and better manage your project. You will learn various tips, tricks and shortcuts to streamline your project and help you mange your projects more effectively and efficiently.

Register Here

CAAP Office Hours
2021-12-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-12-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-01-12 11:00 - 12:00
Attend the Compliance, Accounting & Audit Policy (CAAP) Office Hours to ask questions about journals/reports, cost transfers, new supplier requests, chart of accounts and CashNet.
Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/97731026832
Dial-in: 1 669 219 2599
Meeting ID: 977 3102 6832
Passcode: [REDACTED]

LinkedIn Learning Introduction
2021-12-13 13:00 - 13:45, 2022-01-13 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!

New Employee Orientation
2021-12-14 10:00 - 12:00

Concur T&E Office Hours
2021-12-15 09:00 - 10:00
Attend the Concur Travel & Expense Office Hours to ask questions about pre-travel requests, corporate credit card requests and expense reimbursements.
Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/3301316753
Dial-in: 1 669 219 2599
Meeting ID: 330 131 6753
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Procure-to-Pay Office Hours
2021-12-15 10:30 - 11:30
Attend the Procure-to-Pay Office Hours to ask questions about purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices and payments to suppliers.
Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/96245827097
Dial-in: 1 669 219 2599
Meeting ID: 962 4582 7097

Getting Back to International Travel
2021-12-15 11:00 - 12:00
Join UC Travel and UC Risk Services for help understanding insurance coverage for business travel, what travelers should do to prepare and how to navigate the oftentimes confusing arena of country border restrictions.
Register online here

Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2021-12-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-01-12 14:00 - 15:00
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

Sustainable Gifting for the Holidays
2021-12-17 11:00 - 12:00
Forty-five minutes of fun with Bianca, Kyle, Mahjabeen, Gemma, and Erin, to think outside the gift box 🎁 with thrifting, new ideas and ways to give. Share your own clever ways to spread cheer.
Invite is also on the LINK calendar. Hope to see you there.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/6929011244
Meeting ID: 692 901 1244

Winter Holiday
2021-12-23 - 2021-12-24

Winter Curtailment (Oakland, Sacramento, DC)
2021-12-27 - 2021-12-29

New Year Holiday
2021-12-30 - 2021-12-31

Pride Employee Resource Group meeting
2021-12-31 12:00 - 13:00
UCOP Pride General Meeting – all are welcome!
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/92828652684

Concur T&E Office Hours
2022-01-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-11 13:00 - 14:00
Attend the Concur Travel & Expense Office Hours to ask questions about pre-travel requests, corporate credit card requests and expense reimbursements.
No registration needed: Zoom directly into office hours here

Concur Training
2022-01-10 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)
No registration necessary: Zoom directly into class

IT Orientation
2022-01-11 09:30 - 10:30 | Franklin 6114
Are you a new employee or recent transfer to UCOP? Are you having difficulty figuring out your Jabber phone? Do you have IT questions such as how to get started with your Outlook email and calendar?
Have you worked at UCOP for a few months (or even a few years) but still feel confused about the difference between Office 365 Client and Outlook Web Application (OWA)? Are you storing documents on your computer’s desktop instead of on Box? Did you even know there is an online system named Box?
To help you with these and any other technical questions you may have, UCOP offers an IT Orientation on the first Tuesday of every month. All staff are welcome to attend.
Questions? Please contact Sean.Villa-Carlos@ucop.edu.

OPSA Features Calvin Turner
2022-01-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
All staff members are welcome to attend the OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee meetings on the second Wednesday of each month.
This month’s meeting will feature UCPath Executive Director Calvin Turner.
Zoom info

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

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.

UC Admissions Financial Aid Application
2022-01-13 11:00 - 12:00
Learn tips to inform college-bound students about the financial aid application process for UC undergraduate admissions. OP Staff Assembly presents an informative Zoom webinar with Financial Aid Outreach & Communications Liaison Jamal Collins, Enrollment Services, GUEA. This event will be hosted by Regents Coordinator Trish Dolan.
Attend via Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/94273171531
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Mindfulness at UCOP
2022-01-14 10:00 - 11:00
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.
Register here

Film Screening: The Social Dilemma
2022-01-14 10:00 - 12:00
In the documentary film, “The Social Dilemma,” Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen. Watch the film at home on Netflix (account required) or attend this free screening. Register to watch The Social Dilemma. Then, attend a panel discussion on Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. (PT). Register for the panel discussion.

Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2022-01-17
