LinkedIn Learning Introduction
2024-01-13 13:00 - 13:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
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!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2024-01-15

Sustainability Employee Resource Group Meeting
2024-01-15 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
2024-01-16 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.

UCOP FOW Welcome Back Breakfast
2024-01-17 09:00 - 10:15 | Franklin Lobby 1
UCOP’s Future of Work Community and Connection Workgroup will host a welcome back breakfast for all UCOP Oakland staff.

Subtle Acts of Exclusion
2024-01-17 09:00 - 12:00
The term “microaggression” has become widely used, yet just as widely misunderstood. Join us as we reframe microaggressions as Subtle Acts of Exclusion (SAE). Explore the SAE framework and participate in group dialogue on how to normalize interrupting these acts and engage colleagues in discussion. In this session, participants will:

Reflect on socialization and its impact on our outlook, attitudes, and behaviors
Understand the shift in language from Microaggressions to Subtle Acts of Exclusion
Explore the Subtle Acts of Exclusion Framework
Participate in group dialogue on best practices to interrupt SAEs

BRC T&E Team's Office Hours
2024-01-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-31 10:00 - 11:00
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]

Latinx Staff Association Meeting
2024-01-18 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.

Project Management for Non-Project Managers
2024-01-18 13:00 - 16:00
This workshop is designed for professionals who want to enhance their project management skills and better manage projects of all kinds. While traditional project management concepts are covered, this session is focused on bringing innovative insights and practical techniques to improve your managing of projects of all sizes.

UCOP Tableau User Group Meeting
2024-01-18 15:30 - 16:30
The UCOP Tableau User Group (UCOP TUG) is a community of UCOP staff interested in building and sharing their Tableau skills. We meet bi-monthly to discuss product updates, share best practices, present how-tos, and provide feedback on reports-in-development and much more. All levels of experiences are welcome, and sessions will include resources for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced visualization techniques. We also offer opportunities for staff to ask questions and brainstorm visualization ideas with the UCOP TUG community.

Learn more
To volunteer to present a visualization project and/or make suggestions of content to cover in future sessions, please fill out this form.
To add UCOP Tableau User Group meetings to your calendar, download and import the following (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Occupational Risks and Consumer Products Contributing to Breast Cancer Conference
2024-01-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Online (via Zoom)
Join the California Breast Cancer Research Program for its inaugural virtual conference, Occupational Risks and Consumer Products Contributing to Breast Cancer. CBCRP-funded investigators will explore the links between breast cancer and chemical exposures at work and at home, along with strategies for recognizing and addressing them.
See the full program and register for the event.

People Leader Forum - Gartner Introduction
2024-01-19 13:00 - 14:00
The People Leader 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.
Friday, January 19, 2024: Gartner Introduction – You’ve activated your Gartner membership through UCOP, now what? Join us to learn how to tailor your Gartner experience and leverage the latest research available to you on generative AI, manager effectiveness, DEI, and much more. Together, we will:

Explore different membership views and tailor your homepage with What I Follow
Discover the Research Resource Centers, Tools & Benchmarks, and upcoming Webinars in areas of interest
Learn how to cut to the chase and find what you’re looking for with Advanced Search

2024 PLF Topics:

February 23: Promotion and Equity Process
March 15: Recruitment Best Practices
April 19: Team Professional Development Plans
May 17: Addressing Conflict in the Workplace

UCOP Creating Accessible Documents
2024-01-23 10:00 - 11:30
Digital accessibility is about ensuring users with disabilities can easily access and engage with any digital content. In this course, you will learn the principles of digital accessibility, how to generate accessible Microsoft Office Documents and how to export these to PDF.

Gartner Introduction
2024-01-24 11:30 - 12:00
You’ve activated your Gartner membership through UCOP, now what? Join us to learn how to tailor your Gartner experience and leverage the latest research available to you on generative AI, manager effectiveness, DEI, and much more. Together, we will:

Explore different membership views and tailor your homepage with What I Follow
Discover the Research Resource Centers, Tools & Benchmarks, and upcoming Webinars in areas of interest
Learn how to cut to the chase and find what you’re looking for with Advanced Search

Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2024-01-24 14:00 - 15:00
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

New Employee Orientation (Virtual)
2024-01-25 10:00 - 12:00
Starting a new job or new location can be daunting. The UCOP New Employee Orientation is designed to facilitate a smooth transition to the organization. Topics include:

University of California and our history
Overview of UCOP and the organization
Tools and Resources
Safety
Compliance

All UCOP employees are encouraged to attend a session as soon as possible following their date of hire. Hybrid Oakland employees are expected to attend the live sessions. Virtual orientation dates are only available to UC Path, UCDC, Sacramento and fully remote employees.
Note: Eligible employees must sign up for health insurance and disability benefits within their period of initial eligibility (PIE), which is thirty-one days from the date of eligibility for benefits, regardless of when they attend the orientation session.

Navigating Change and Transitions
2024-01-26 10:00 - 12:00
“The only thing that is constant is change” — Heraclitus who lived 100 years before Plato knew this, and it is still true in today’s world. This workshop will explore the human response to change and stages within the transition process. Participants will expand their capability to successfully navigate through personal and professional changes while utilizing the William Bridges’ Transition Model and Psychological Flexibility framework.

Pride Employee Resource Group meeting
2024-01-26 12:00 - 13:00
UCOP Pride General Meeting – all are welcome!
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/92828652684

Difficult Conversations
2024-01-31 10:00 - 12:00
Ever had a disagreement with someone where the conversation didn’t go quite the way you wanted it to? As conflict is inevitable, join us in exploring strategies for navigating difficult conversations in both your personal and professional life. In this highly interactive course, you will learn Core Principles to successfully navigate disagreements and apply them through practice role-playing. By the end of the workshop, you’ll feel more confident in approaching difficult conversations with anyone in your life.
This course will be led by highly rated instructor Leal Nelson. Leah is the President and Founder of Nelson Leadership Inc. and her experience in leading teams for more than 25 years allows her to carry a unique leadership perspective combining relationships with the need for results in both the personal and professional realms.

UC Alumni Career Network — AI's Impact on Jobs: Uncertainty and Opportunities
2024-01-31 12:00 - 13:00
Join the UC Alumni Career Network and a group of UC alumni who are tech-industry veterans for an exploration into how the rise of artificial intelligence may affect jobs and industries. This panel will delve into the multifaceted implications of AI on the workforce and offer valuable insights into how to enhance your proficiency in the realm of AI literacy. Moderated by Guy Kawasaki, panelists include Boaz Ashkenazy, Arturo Gonzalez and Shalini Ananda. Register online: https://ucop.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q1-Yo8dJRRKtPOtczIGvOA#/registration

APISA monthly meeting
2024-02-01 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.

Social Emotional Learning at Work: Creating Connection and Belonging at UCOP (Session 1)
2024-02-02 09:00 - 12:00
Incorporating the principles of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) at work enhances the ability to communicate and connect with a range of people in healthy ways. Research indicates that focusing on the elements of Social-Emotional Learning at work can lead to greater employee satisfaction and retention across the organization. At this session, “Social Emotional Learning at Work”, SEL expert, author and educator Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard will provide frameworks and interactives to support the building of connections with your peers and teams. Participants will:

Learn the elements of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Reflect on ways to embed SEL within UCOP competencies at work

*Participants must attend both sessions on Friday, February 2 and 9 from 9am-12pm PT.

Mindfulness at UCOP
2024-02-06 09:00 - 10:00
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. Some highlights:

Research on mindfulness benefits
Mindfulness vs meditation
Simple mindfulness practices at work

GROWing your Check-In Conversations for Managers
2024-02-06 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 the 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 Lunar New Year Celebration
2024-02-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Broadway Conference Center
Join APISA in welcoming the Year of the Dragon by enjoying food, drinks, activities and a lion dance by the Cal Vietnamese Student Association Lion Dance Team!

Zoom Advanced
2024-02-06 13:10 - 14:00
Learn the various features Zoom offers to improve your virtual experience. Topics include: Personal Meeting ID; Advanced Web Portal Settings; Advanced Scheduling Options; Screen Sharing Options; Smart Recording; Zoom Rooms and Event Spaces; Q&A

BRC Travel & Entertainment Training
2024-02-06 14:00 - 15:00
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.

Event Expenses & Other Reimbursement Training
2024-02-06 14:00 - 15:00
In this session we will provide information on how to submit non-travel expenses for reimbursement in Concur. If you’re interested in learning how to submit a reimbursement for non-travel expenses, please join us for this informative session!
The training will include a live demonstration for a non-event expense report to provide you with the tools to become more familiarized with submitting non-travel expenses for reimbursement in Concur.
Key topics will include:

Systems overview of the BRC & Concur home pages
Review of travel and entertainment policies
Live demonstration of an Event Expense and Other Reimbursement expense report for non-travel related expenses

T&E staff will be available in the training to answer any questions to ensure your next Concur experience is a success!
