BRC T&E Team's Office Hours
2023-10-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-11-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-11-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join the Business Resource Center’s Travel and Entertainment Team for office hours!
We will address issues related to travel policy, booking and procedures. Additionally, we will provide guidance on use of the Concur Reimbursement System and assist in correcting any returned Concur Requests and Expense reports. Please log into our Zoom room located at: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/3301316753?pwd=[REDACTED]

SharePoint Online Office Hours
2023-10-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-08 10:30 - 11:00 | Online (via Zoom)
This is an open forum for SharePoint end-user support around the UCOP SharePoint Online migration.

Ask us about SharePoint terminology.
Find out how to perform specific functions.
Ask “Is it possible to do…”.
Get help on creating simple pages, views, list, libraries and webparts.
Hear about the latest updates.

Zoom meeting link: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96940300027

UC Travel Presents Hertz Car Rentals
2023-10-25 11:00 - 12:00
Join UC Travel for this special event in the Supplier Town Hall Series. For more information, visit our website.

BSFO Panel: Whole Health Equity — Closing the Gaps
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:30
Description: Join the UCOP Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO) in celebrating BSFO Health and Wellness Month! This year’s theme is “Whole Health Equity – Closing The Gaps.” This virtual panel event on health equity will feature the following speakers:

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D.
Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson, Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the UCLA Hospital and Clinic System
Dr. Anne Foster, Vice President/Chief Clinical (Strategy) Officer, UC Health
Dr. Malcolm John, Medical Director of Health Equity for UCSF Health, Co-Chair of the Health Equity Council at UCSF Health, and Director of the UCSF Black Health Initiative
Dr. Taisha Caldwell-Harvey, founder and operator of The Black Girl Doctor

Tax Efficient Investing
2023-10-25 13:00 - 14:00
Learn to understand the impact of taxes on your investment portfolio, identify strategies to help plan for taxes, and learn about upcoming changes in tax law and their potential impacts. This course is geared towards those seeking to understand and minimize the impact of taxes on their investments.

Oct. 11, 9-10 a.m.
Oct. 20, 12-1 p.m.
Oct. 25, 1-2 p.m.

APISA Filipino American History Month Celebration
2023-10-25 14:00 - 16:30 | Franklin Patio
Join the Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association for a special celebration honoring Filipino American History Month (October) and Larry Itliong Day (Oct. 25)! Learn about the legacy of Larry Itliong while enjoying lumpia and gulaman at sago — Filipino egg rolls and boba. The event will feature a special keynote address by Erwin Mina, board president of the Filipino American National Historical Society Museum.
Event Schedule
• 2 p.m. – Reception begins
• 2:30 p.m. – Keynote speaker Erwin Mina (Watch the keynote on Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/95842224772)
• 3:15 p.m. – Q&A and raffle
• 3:30 – Social hour
• 4:30 – Clean-up begins

Delivery Skills
2023-10-26 09:00 - 12:00
For many, public speaking and giving formal and informal presentations can be uncomfortable and daunting. Luckily, delivery skills ca be practiced and improved on with each presentation. This session will focus on identifying anxieties about presenting and how to prepare for them, explore different presentation styles and techniques to engage with your audience, and tips and tricks to making your next presentation a success! This session will be interactive and participants are asked to bring a recent presentation, outline, or presentation idea to practice.

Create a Budget, Ditch Your Debt, and Start Building for the Future
2023-10-26 13:00 - 14:00
Learn 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.

Oct. 9, 9-10 a.m.
Oct. 18, 9-10 a.m.
Oct. 26. 1-2 p.m.

Pride Employee Resource Group meeting
2023-10-27 12:00 - 13:00
UCOP Pride General Meeting – all are welcome!
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/92828652684

Information Session - Take Charge: Developing a Career Strategy
2023-10-31 11:30 - 12:00
Are you an administrative, support or entry-level staff member who’s ready to take your career to the next level? Check out this Lunch and Learn about Take Charge: Developing a Career Strategy. This six-month program, sponsored by UCOP’s Learning & Development team, will give you the tools you need to thrive in the workplace for years to come.
The program’s intended outcomes are for attendees to:

Increase their ability to better manage career development
Expand their professional network
Experience more job satisfaction
Improve their relationship with their manager

Join us for an information session to learn more about the program. You can also read and download the program FAQ from Box.
Available Sessions:

Tuesday, October 31 | 11:30am-12pm PT
Thursday, November 9 | 11:30am-12pm PT

Project Management II Series
2023-11-01 08:30 - 12:30
This workshop series emphasizes traditional project management techniques that are highly relevant to the UC project environment with practical tools, methods and techniques for immediate application in your work environment. Agile project management techniques designed to support highly iterative software development projects is not the focus of this series, and professionals seeking highly iterative agile project management techniques will also find practical value in the content of this series.
This is a three-part series, Project Management Level II, led by The Center for Project Management. Participants must attend all three sessions.

Session 1: Wednesday, October 18 | 8:30am – 12:30pm
Session 2: Wednesday, October 25 | 8:30am – 12:30pm
Session 3: Wednesday, November 1 | 8:30am – 12:30pm

Prerequisite: Completion of Project Management 1, or previous PM experience

UCOP STEP Training for New Employees: Define Criteria
2023-11-01 10:00 - 11:00
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 and review strategies for choosing focus competencies.

Electronic Records Day Webinar
2023-11-01 10:00 - 11:00
Join the UC Records Management Committee for a special Electronic Records Day webinar, Mark as Read: Managing Email Overload. Join systemwide experts in archives, records management, privacy and information security, for a series of short presentations, followed by a question and answer session. Register here to receive the Zoom event link.

Oakland Flu Shot Clinic
2023-11-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Oakland, Franklin Lobby 1
Kaiser Permanente will provide free flu shots to UCOP staff. More information regarding scheduling and reservations will be available soon.

UC Travel Presents Enterprise Car Rentals
2023-11-01 11:00 - 12:00

LaSA Sugar Skull Decorating
2023-11-01 11:30 - 13:30 | Broadway 4001
Celebrate Día de los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead, by joining members of the Latinx Staff Association (LaSA) in making your very own sugar skull (calaveras)!
Please RSVP by October 31 so we can purchase appropriate supplies. Download an event flyer (PDF).

Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2023-11-01 14:00 - 15:00
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

UCOP Safety Active Attacker Training
2023-11-02 11:00 - 12:00
Melissa Collins, Program Manager for Security, Risk and Resilience, will facilitate this live virtual class in which participants will learn skills and strategies to respond if exposed to active attacker situations. The course will review real-life incidents and discuss options in the event of potential similar encounters. Melissa joined UCOP after serving 20 years with the UC San Diego Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant, and is a safety expert.

APISA monthly meeting
2023-11-02 12:00 - 13:00
Asian and Pacific Islander Staff Association (APISA) promotes and enhances the well-being of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander staff, faculty and students through active participation and representation in the affairs at UCOP and the community at large. We sponsor activities that foster understanding and community building about Asian, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

UCOP EDI Town Hall
2023-11-03 13:05 - 14:00
The Office of Workplace Inclusion and Belonging is hosting an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Town Hall focused on Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at UCOP!
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Program Manager Dennis McIver will present an overview of the history of ERGs at UCOP, including how they were developed in response to the 2020 Anti-Racism Task Force Report (PDF). Then, four current ERG leaders will participate in a roundtable discussion on their experiences in employee leadership.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/93819164781
Meeting ID: 938 1916 4781

Fireside Chat with Van Williams
2023-11-06 14:00 - 15:00
Join the Black Leadership Alliance Council at the University of California (BLAC@UC) and the UC tech community for a fireside chat with Van Williams, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer, University of California, as he discusses his past two years leading systemwide information technology initiatives and programs, his plans for the UC tech community — composed of 10,000 employees across 23 locations — and more.
Register online here

Excel: Power BI
2023-11-07 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 3 sessions:

Session 1: Tuesday, November 7 | 9am-12pm PT
Session 2: Tuesday, November 14 | 9am -12pm PT
Session 3: Tuesday, November 21 | 9am – 12pm PT

GROWing your Check-In Conversations for Managers
2023-11-07 10:00 - 12:00
GROW is a popular coaching framework used around the world for problem solving, goal setting and performance improvement. This interactive session provides managers the opportunity to discuss and practice using GROW framework as a strategy and tool to support engaging STEP checkpoint conversations. In a nutshell, GROW is a simple meeting structure that supports a growth and development stance in employee-manager coaching and feedback conversations.
The framework breaks down the conversation into 4 parts: Goal, Reality, Options, & Will:
1. Determine Goal
2. Discuss Current Reality
3. Discuss Options
4. Determine the Will .
Note: The ecourse “GROWing your Checkpoint Conversations must be taken prior to this class”

APISA Diwali Celebration
2023-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Broadway Conference Center
Diwali, one of the major religious festivals of Hindus across the globe, marks the victory of “good over evil,” and the is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Dipawali,’ which means rows of light. Join the Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association (APISA) to kick-off the festival of lights with South Asian treats, sweets, music and more.

President Drake UCOP Town Hall
2023-11-08 10:30 - 11:30
Please join UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. for a hybrid Town Hall with UCOP staff.
The Town Hall will take place in Oakland’s Franklin building and will also be livestreamed for employees in our Livermore, Riverside, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. locations, as well as those who work remotely. (Virtual event details will be provided soon.)
President Drake will provide brief opening remarks, and then answer questions from UCOP staff. The president will alternate between questions from in-person attendees and questions submitted in advance.
Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/94832684519
