Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2021-04-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-05-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-05-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-05-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

Concur Travel & Entertainment Training
2021-04-26 14:00 - 15:30
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.

Excel: Intro to Data Analysis (Part 2)
2021-04-27 09:00 - 12:00
Microsoft Excel includes several tools that allow one to analyze large amounts of data… Master the use of these tools and you change the way you do business. Making sense of your data is essential in making key decisions for your organization. This course will teach you how to use some of the tools built into Excel that enable you to mine the answers hidden in your data records and unlock the analysis power of Excel.
You need to be registered for part 1 to attend part 2

Sustainability at Home: Preserving your spring harvest
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invites the UC community to participate in “Sustainability at Home”, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April).
Our third and final speaker series presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 27, from 12-1 pm. UCOP Director of Sustainability Matthew St. Clair will provide opening remarks on Earth Month followed by a presentation by UC Master Food Preservers and Master Gardeners of Sonoma County, Tobi Brown and Kathleen Fitzgerald-Orr. UC Master Food Preservers are volunteers trained and certified by the University of California to provide research-based practices to safely preserve food in the home, reduce food waste, increase food security, and engage Californians to explore healthy food. During this one-hour presentation, Tobi will explain how we can preserve our spring garden harvest through canning, pickling, freezing and dehydration and answer any questions you may have. So, bring your appetite to this lunchtime presentation!

https://link.ucop.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sustainability-at-Home-Food-Preserver-Event-1.mp4

• UC Master Food Preserver Resources

About Matt St. Clair
Matt, a 2020 LEED fellow, has served as UC’s head of sustainability for nearly 17 years. He has grown his role from an initial focus on energy efficiency and green building standards into developing and leading a comprehensive sustainability program for the 10 campuses and five medical centers that comprise the UC system. He grew UC’s green building portfolio from one Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building when he was hired in 2004 into more than 350 LEED certifications today. In addition to implementing green building and other sustainability policy goals like sustainable food, water efficiency and zero waste, Matt partnered closely with former UC President Janet Napolitano in developing UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative — an industry-leading effort for UC to become carbon neutral by 2025. To learn more about Matt, read his UCnetwork Staff Snapshot.
About Tobi Brown
Tobi is a food gardening specialist and has been a UC Master Gardener of Sonoma County since 2016. She currently hosts the popular monthly Zoom talk, “Veggie Happenings” and educates the public at Harvest for the Hungry Garden in Santa Rosa. She has been a canner most of her adult life and recently became a UC Master Food Preserver of Sonoma County. After teaching more than 30 years in California public schools, Tobi retired to Sonoma County where she explores her gardening, canning and sustainability interests. She uses every part of the harvest from her large vegetable garden, where she and her husband use no-till practices to build the soil for their vegetables, fruit trees and berries.
About Kathleen Fitzgerald-Orr
Kathleen has been a UC Master Gardener of Sonoma County since 2011, volunteering as an Integrated Pest Management Specialist and a Food Gardening Specialist. Growing up in New York, Kathleen began canning with family members at an early age to supplement her family’s food supplies through the long winter season. In 2012, she took an online canning class from the University of Idaho Extension called Preserve @ Home, and recently completed the UC Master Food Preserver of Sonoma County training program. Kathleen has been in the nursing profession for 40+ years, and currently volunteers for the Sonoma County Health Dept as a registered nurse in the Medical Reserve Corps COVID-19 response effort.
To learn more about the Sustainability Affinity Group, please contact Michael Aires at michael.aires@ucop.edu or Donna Seaward at donna.seaward@ucop.edu.

STEP End of Year Manager Live Training (Optional)
2021-04-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-05-11 13:00 - 14:00
In this optional instructor led training for managers on the new Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the required ecourses on End of Year. We will also go deeper into all end of year processes, discuss end of the modified rating language and process, and provide time to answer all of your questions.
Please note: You must complete your assigned ecourses on the End of the Year Process prior to the start of this session.

STEP End of Year Employee Live Training (Optional)
2021-04-28 13:00 - 13:45
In this optional instructor led training for Employees on the new Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the required ecourses on End of Year.

This will be a less formal setting as we will craft each session to answer your questions and go deeper into areas that participants request.
Please note: You must complete your assigned ecourses on the End of the Year Process prior to the start of this session. Managers: please sign up for the Manager live training which covers material for both employees and managers.

UC Distinguished Scholars Webinar: Professor Amani M. Allen
2021-04-28 13:00 - 14:00
Professor Amani M. Allen will present her work on the mental and physical health of African Americans in relationship to gender, socioeconomic position and the stress created by racism. This webinar, hosted by the UC Council of Chief Diversity Officers, is part of a Distinguished Scholars series that features UC educators who have made significant contributions to the study of racial inequality through their research, teaching and mentorship.

UCOP Microaggression (Part1) - From Sesame Street to Mainstreet
2021-04-30 10:00 - 12:00
NOTE: This is the part 1 of a 2 part class
The term “microaggression” has become widely used and misunderstood. As we continue to develop more inclusive workplace practices, this interactive session will help develop a shared understanding of how microaggressions can affect our work environment and organizational culture. In this interactive session, participants will:

Learn what microaggressions are and their underlying messages about distinct social groups
Learn strategies for limiting the occurrences of microaggressions, at the individual and institutional level
Discuss different approaches to responding to microaggressions
Learn strategies for how to recover after learning you have delivered a microaggression

Coaching Lab: Feedback Practice For Managers
2021-04-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-05-07 10:30 - 12:00
This interactive session for managers and supervisors provides an opportunity to practice strategies for giving feedback with a coaching lens. Come with a real-life example to practice with your peers. Note: All required STEP ecourses must be taken prior to this class

BRC Fiscal Close Classes
2021-05-03 09:30 - 11:30
Join us for a review of fiscal close practices and procedures, including

Fiscal close calendar
Journals
Invoices and p-card orders
Accruals and deferrals
Business travel & entertainment
Cost transfers
Open commitments
Requisitions
Encumbrances
Budget office topics

Advance registration is not necessary. For questions, contact BRC-CAAP@ucop.edu.
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96532390366?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 965 3239 0366
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Cascade CMS - Accessibility Workflow
2021-05-04 11:00 - 12:00

STEP end of Year Employee
2021-05-04 14:00 - 15:00
“In this optional instructor led training for Employees on the new Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the required ecourses on End of Year.
This will be a less formal setting as we will craft each session to answer your questions and go deeper into areas that participants request.
Please note: You must complete your assigned ecourses on the End of the Year Process prior to the start of this session. Managers: please sign up for the Manager live training which covers material for both employees and managers.”

UC’s Role as a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution
2021-05-05 10:00 - 11:30
The UC Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Initiative will present its key findings from the initiative’s first report, “La Lucha Sigue: The Role of the University of California as a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution.” Panelists will discuss UC’s unique role as a research-intensive, public HSI system in the broader HSI conversation.

Part 1: Colonialism and Meta-Narratives in the Philippines: Decolonizing History through Community Archaeology among the Ifugao
2021-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Please join UCOP’s Native American, Indigenous and Pacific Islander Staff Association on May 5, 2021 for a presentation and Q&A about decolonizing history and knowledge production by Dr. Stephen Acabado, associate professor of Anthropology at UCLA.
Presentation description:
Historical narratives describe Philippine Cordillerans as isolated and “untainted” by European, or even by lowland, cultures. They (highland peoples) then become stereotypes of “original Filipinos,” a label that is ethnocentric since it denotes unchanging culture through centuries of existence. Indeed, Philippine history is replete with these narratives; that there was a need to civilize and Christianize the “isolated” Philippine ethnolinguistic groups. Models, such as the Waves of Migration Theory and the Three Age System, developed by otherwise well-meaning people were unwittingly racist and Eurocentric. However, our archaeological studies now tell us that highland groups, particularly the Ifugao, had active and intense contacts with lowland and other highland groups, especially, during the Spanish colonial period. In fact, rapid social change coincided with the arrival of the Spanish in northern Luzon. This talk outlines how local histories and community engagement can facilitate the decolonization of history and knowledge production.
About the presenter:
Stephen Acabado is associate professor of Anthropology at UCLA. His archaeological investigations in Ifugao, northern Philippines, have established the recent origins of the UNIESCO-listed Cordillera Rice Terraces, which were once known to be at least 2,000 years old. Dr. Acabado directs the Ifugao and Bicol Archaeological Projects and co-directs the Taiwan collaborative research program between the University of the Philippines-Archaeological Studies Program, the National Museum of the Philippines, UCLA, and the Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement. His work revolves around agricultural systems, indigenous responses to colonialism, subsistence shifts, landscape archaeology, and heritage conservation. He is a strong advocate of an “engaged” archaeology where descendant communities and various stakeholders are involved in the research process.

BRC Fiscal Close Classes
2021-05-05 13:30 - 15:30
Join us for a review of fiscal close practices and procedures, including

Fiscal close calendar
Journals
Invoices and p-card orders
Accruals and deferrals
Business travel & entertainment
Cost transfers
Open commitments
Requisitions
Encumbrances
Budget office topics

Advance registration is not necessary. For questions, contact BRC-CAAP@ucop.edu.
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/97193911033?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 971 9391 1033
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Zoom Fundamentals
2021-05-06 10:00 - 11:00
Whether you have just started using Zoom or have been using it some time, could you use a refresher clinic? Do you have troubleshooting questions, or would you like to learn about features you may not have discovered?

Microsoft Excel Techniques
2021-05-06 11:30 - 13:00
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.

Mindfulness at UCOP
2021-05-07 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.

New Employee Orientation
2021-05-11 10:00 - 12:00

UC Distinguished Scholars Webinar: Professor Beth Rose Middleton
2021-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
Professor Beth Rose Middleton will present her research on Native environmental policy and Native activism for site protection. She will also discuss her training of graduate students in applying participatory action research on contemporary land claims in California. This webinar, hosted by the UC Council of Chief Diversity Officers, is part of a Distinguished Scholars series that features UC educators who have made significant contributions to the study of racial inequality through their research, teaching and mentorship.

PPT: Dynamic Presentations: Session 1
2021-05-12 09:00 - 12:00
In this 2 part class, you will learn to develop persuasive, dynamic slide show presentations which combine graphics, text, and animation effects to maximize the impact of the information you want to convey. To get the most out of this class, attendees should bring their own PowerPoint presentation to work on. If you do not bring a presentation, one will be provided.

STEP Define Criteria for new hires (2021)
2021-05-12 13:00 - 14:15
In this instructor led training on the new Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the 3 ecourses 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.
