UCOP Pride Coffee Meetup
2020-12-10 09:00 - 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Grab a mug of your favorite morning beverage and join UCOP Pride for a virtual coffee meetup.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/91765169840
Meeting ID: 917 6516 9840

Project Management Fundamentals Part 2
2020-12-11 08:30 - 12:30 | Online
This course helps students to recognize the critical importance of having a clear, shared understanding of a project at the outset by creating a comprehensive project charter, or the decision document that authorizes the project to move into detailed planning, and designates the project manager.
At the conclusion of this half-day course, students will be able to:
• Define the purpose of the project and its business value;
• Define the project’s objectives, assumptions and constraints;
• Understand how the project is linked to other projects and activities;
• Define the high level project scope;
• Define how the project success will be measured;
• Identify warning signs to watch for as the project is executed;
• Identify the project stakeholders and determine their priorities and their impact on the project;
• Assess the complexity of the project in both business and technical dimensions; and
• Understand the pivotal importance of a well-prepared project charter.

Project Management Fundamentals: Planning/Estimating
2020-12-11 09:00 - 12:30
In this course, students learn how to build a professional-grade project plan and detailed estimates.

Zoom Fundamentals
2020-12-11 10:00 - 11:00
Zoom. Some of us use it every day, but do we know all the features Zoom can offer? In this training, we will demonstrate the features you can start using to better engage your virtual audience for meetings, trainings, and more.

Box Fundamentals
2020-12-11 11:00 - 12:00

Applying to Jobs Using TAM
2020-12-14 13:00 - 13:45
Learn how to apply to UCOP jobs as an internal applicant using the Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM) system.

Project Management Fundamentals: Scheduling and Tracking
2020-12-15 08:30 - 12:30
In this course, students learn how to convert a project plan and estimates into a project schedule, and to track and communicate project status.

Sustainability Affinity Group Meeting
2020-12-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
This is the monthly UCOP Sustainability Affinity group meeting. All are welcome!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109870315
Meeting ID: 510 987 0315

Virtual Town Hall with President Drake
2020-12-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Please join President Drake for a virtual town hall meeting on Friday, December 18, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm PT. The president will open the event with some brief remarks, and then will address pre-submitted questions from UCOP staff.
There are two ways you can participate:
1. Online: Go to https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/122450562 and enter your name and UCOP email address.
2. By phone:

(669) 900-6833 (West Coast)
(646) 876-9923 (East Coast)
Meeting ID: 122 450 562

UCOP Pride Meeting
2020-12-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
This will be our recurring monthly UCOP Pride meeting on the third Friday of each month. We are scheduling it at 4pm for a social hour. For the time being they will be scheduled through the end of the year.
Zoom Information:
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109870783?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 510 987 0783
Password: [REDACTED]

Winter Curtailment
2020-12-23, 2020-12-28, 2020-12-29, 2020-12-30, 2021-01-04

UCOP Holiday - Winter Holiday
2020-12-24 - 2020-12-25

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters Club
2020-12-24 12:05 - 12:55 | Zoom link provided upon request
Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters Club No. 2967 is now meeting weekly by Zoom! Join us virtually 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, contact Nicola Gruen or Gemma Rieser.

UCOP Pride Meeting
2020-12-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This is the monthly meeting for UCOP Pride – a virtual “social hour”. Feel free to enjoy an adult beverage during the meeting if you would like. All are welcome.
Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109870783
Meeting ID: 510 987 0783
Password: [REDACTED]

UCOP Holiday - New Year Holiday
2020-12-31 - 2021-01-01

UCOP Shakespeare Club presents,"Twelfth Night"
2021-01-06 12:00 - 13:00
The UCOP Shakespeare Club meets intermittently to do a cold reading of a Shakespeare play — aspiring to boil down all swashbuckling and soliloquizing to one hour.
Their next play is “Twelfth Night,” on Wednesday, January 6th, led by Peter Church. The script will be screen-shared.
No preparation is necessary. Just show up (virtually — we wouldn’t want a plague on both our houses)!
Zoom info:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109879986

Meeting ID: 510 987 9986

For questions regarding the event, contact Nicola Gruen

Microsoft Excel Techniques
2021-01-12 09:30 - 11:00
Take your Microsoft Excel skills to the next level! In this workshop, users learn powerful techniques that can help them save significant time, analyze data and extract important business insights, present information in a compelling way, and collaborate with others more effectively.

New Employee Orientation
2021-01-12 10:00 - 12:00

UC Admissions Financial Aid Application: Jamal Collins
2021-01-12 12:00 - 13:00
OPSA Undergraduate Application Workshop Flyer – Financial Aid
If you have a child heading off to college this year and are thinking about
the cost -this is the workshop for you! This workshop will provide an
overview of the financial aid application process and answers all of your
questions.
Facilitator: Jamal Collins, Financial Aid Outreach & Communication Liaison
Join in remotely via Zoom
1 669 900 6833 US Toll (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 744 708 5448
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/7447085448

LinkedIn Learning Introduction
2021-01-13 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!

Stand Out On LinkedIn!
2021-01-14 10:00 - 10:50
Did you know that adding detailed work experience on LinkedIn can get you 8 times more profile views? Learn the best ways to get engaged on the site, and what it takes to get your profile noticed.

Aspiring Leader Development Program Information Session
2021-01-14 11:30 - 12:00
Come learn about the new UCOP Aspiring Leadership Development Program experiential professional development program offered to UCOP staff who are interested in exploring leadership roles and career development. The purpose is to provide UCOP employees opportunities to learn these leadership skills without having a formal leadership position. You’ll take 5 workshops (1 per week for 4 weeks in March, then a practice intensive 3 months later). Applications are due on February 16. Contact annie.prozan@ucop.edu for questions

BSFO Reclaiming the Dream - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King
2021-01-15 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-01-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
Join BSFO as we honor the legacy and birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by reciting the words of his iconic “I Have A Dream Speech” this Friday, January 15th. We have scheduled two (morning & afternoon) sessions to accommodate everyone’s calendars. Each participant will be assigned a portion of the speech to read. There are 66 slots. Sign up now at: https://doodle.com/poll/c7egb46xttqu5p85?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link. Please share this invitation with your colleagues.
Let’s reclaim his dream by raising our voices together to put Dr. King’s message of love, justice and unity out into the universe.

Date: Friday, January 15, 2021
Times: 10:00-11:30am & 2:00-3:30pm
Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96717381457?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 967 1738 1457
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Brown Bag Event with Author Amy Nickerson
2021-01-15 12:00 - 13:00
Please join Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs for a talk by Amy Nickerson, author of “How Do You See Us? Our Lived Realities of Being Viewed As a Threat.” The book explores the impact of policing on African Americans and on communities of color, through the lens of her family’s problematic experiences with law enforcement. Nickerson and her husband, former NFL player and coach Hardy Nickerson, are UC Berkeley alumni. Their three children are also Cal graduates.

Date: Friday, January 15, 2021
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Registration: https://ucop.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BGa4ccKKQJ-B73PpNotBnw

GUEA will be giving away copies of Nickerson’s book after the event. All registrants will be automatically entered into the drawing.
For more information, please visit the Link article about the event or email fatima.azam@ucop.edu.

Remarkable Remote Worker
2021-01-19 11:30 - 13:30
The Remarkable Remote Worker online live training is intended to help you be most effective at working remotely and/or managing remote workers with skills ranging from managing stress, increasing focus, managing competing priorities, collaborating more effectively with others, and more.
