Red Cross Blood Drive
2025-12-09 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Franklin Lobby 1
All employees are invited to participate in an American Red Cross blood drive. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please contact Jan Kehoe at 510-987-9692, jkehoe.blood@yahoo.com , or carlos.arias@ucop.edu.

UCOP Excel Pivot Table Techniques
2025-12-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
This class will visualize data insights (Charts and KPIs). We will blend data from sources, clean data, explore various views of the data set, and create dashboards.

People Leader Forum: Team Wellness
2025-12-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Workplace Well-being is defined as “the overall health, happiness, and satisfaction of individuals within the workplace. It contributes to higher productivity and engagement at work.” In this session, we will discuss how to assess your own and your team needs to support wellness at work.

ME@UCOP: Recruitment and Onboarding
2025-12-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
This is a live, virtual, instructor-led session where we will discuss UCOP Talent Acquisition and On Boarding, including: – UCOP Hiring steps and process – Inclusive Recruitment – UC, State, and Federal policies and laws – On Boarding process, tools, and best practices This is part of the Manager Essentials at UCOP (ME@UCOP). It is required for all people new to a management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020 (internal promotions and external hires). All managers are welcome to attend.

Accessibility/Cascade Office Hours
2025-12-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Do you have a question about using Cascade CMS to manage content on your website? Have a tricky PDF that won’t pass accessibility requirements? Drop in and visit our semi-monthly Accessibility/Cascade Office Hours. We have experts to help you live with any issues you’re encountering.

Managing Up: Cultivating a Partnership with Your Manager
2025-12-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
In this workshop we’ll focus on exploring ways to develop a mutually beneficial working relationship with your supervisor as an individual contributor. This workshop will explore how individual contributors can develop trust by exploring their manager’s perspective, advocating for self, and providing upward feedback. This highly interactive session will review best practices to document your performance, communicate clearly, and practice delivering upward feedback.

Compliance, Accounting, Audit, & Policy (CAAP) Office Hours
2025-12-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-20 10:00 - 11:00
Ask questions about journals/reports, cost transfers, ITF’s, Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, and CashNet.

Dial-in: 1 669 219 2599
Meeting ID: 919 8651 9749
Passcode: [REDACTED]

2025 Oakland UCOP celebration
2025-12-03 14:30 - 16:00 | Broadway Conference Center
All UCOP staff in the Oakland area are invited to an afternoon of entertainment, food and festive beverages.

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters (Hybrid)
2025-12-03 12:05 - 12:55
Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters Club No. 2967 meets virtually on Thursdays from 12:05p-12:55p with the exception of one hybrid monthly meeting, which occurs the first Wednesday of the month. Join us virtually or in person 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, please contact lakesidespeakeasy@gmail.com.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87953980417?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 879 5398 0417 – Passcode: [REDACTED]

United Airlines and Lufthansa Group
2025-12-03 11:00 - 12:00
United Airlines and Lufthansa Group will share benefits exclusive to our travelers when tickets are booked within UC contract, along with updates on the exciting changes of what they mean for you! Participants will be entered to win one of several giveaways, including TWO (2) United Airlines tickets for travel anywhere within the USA, TWO (2) United Annual Lounge Passes and a Lufthansa Model Airplane. Attendance is required to be eligible, and a total of FIVE (5) winners will be randomly selected during the session.

BRC - Procure to Pay Office Hours
2025-12-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-11-26 10:30 - 11:30

BRC T&E Team Office Hours
2025-12-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-26 10:00 - 11:00
Have a travel or travel reimbursement-related question? Join the Business Resource Center Travel and Entertainment team for weekly office hours.
Zoom link: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/3301316753?pwd=[REDACTED]

GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers
2025-12-03 09:30 - 12:00 | Online
GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers is the second part in the required live training series on manager and employee performance conversations. The previous STEP trainings are all prerequisites to this training

TACO Tuesday Career Webinar Series: Engineering
2025-12-02 18:30 - 19:30
Talking About Career Opportunities (TACO) Tuesdays
Are you interested in a career in engineering?
Join us for an interactive webinar designed to give you an inside look into the world of engineering and the vast opportunities it offers.
What you’ll learn:
• Engineering pathways
• Career opportunities in engineering
• Programs available through UC
• Q&A with engineering professionals, academic/career advisors, and current UC students
Who should attend:
• High school and community college students interested in exploring engineering careers.

UCOP.edu Editor Working Group meeting
2025-12-02 14:30 - 15:00
The UCOP.edu Editor Working Group is an advisory body of Cascade CMS editors that provide ucop.edu product stakeholders with direction, scope and feedback regarding website improvements and support. Discussion topics for this group include:

Cascade CMS support resources and live tutorials
Website accessibility, brand and editorial best practices
Google Analytics and Siteimprove reports
Questions from the group and much, much more!

All UCOP.edu Cascade editors are invited to attend our Zoom meeting every fourth Tuesday of the month from 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm. To receive the Zoom information or to hear about future events, please email Michael.Aires@ucop.edu and Gerlando.Termini@ucop.edu.

President's Leadership Conversations: President Milliken & Chancellor Gillman
2025-12-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Online (via Zoom)
It’s been a busy few months at the University of California, and while we’ve faced our share of challenges, we’ve also seen our community come together in new and meaningful ways. In that same spirit of connection, President Milliken invites UCOP staff to join him via Zoom for a conversation with UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman.
This will be the first in a new series of events entitled “President’s Leadership Conversations,” featuring President Milliken in conversation with UC leaders and other inspiring guests. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and hear from leaders powering positive change across UC, and others who will inspire us through their unique perspectives on business, science, the arts, and more.
Grab your lunch and tune in on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. (PT) to hear about Chancellor Gillman’s professional path, what motivates him, and all things UC Irvine.
Registration is required and limited to UCOP staff.
To join us and submit your questions to President Milliken, register via the Zoom link, which will be provided soon in an Outlook invitation.
A recording of this event will be shared on Link and UCnet.

UCOP Craft Fair
2025-12-02 09:00 - 14:00
Are you crafty? Do you knit, crochet, paint, sew, decoupage, create jewelry or any other hand-crafted items? If so, consider selling them at the annual UCOP Winter Craft Fair, scheduled for Wednesday, December 2, 2025, from 9 am – 2 pm, in the Franklin Foyer.
Never sold before? No worries! The UCOP Craft Fair is the perfect place to show your handmade items for the first time. Your colleagues will be excited to see and support your work, and the location is convenient. The vendor registration fee is $40. You keep 100 percent of the proceeds from your sales.
We are actively recruiting new sellers and welcome seasoned sellers.
There are a few simple guidelines:

All items must be handcrafted, preferably by the person selling them.
No mass-produced or imported items.
To sell, you must be either a UCOP employee or UCOP retiree.

If you’re interested or you want more information, please contact Josie Meneses at Josephine.meneses@ucop.edu. The latest to register is November 1, 2025.

UC Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Summit
2025-12-02 08:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
The UC Chicano/Latino Advisory Council is pleased to invite you to join the 6th Annual Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Summit, which will take place virtually. The summit is an annual meeting where faculty, staff and administrators come together and use their collective knowledge to identify systemwide challenges and opportunities affecting the Latinx community. This year’s theme is “Leadership in Action: Building on the Past, Leading Today, Inspiring Tomorrow.” Register here to attend.

Thanksgiving
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28
UCOP Holiday

OPSA meeting
2025-11-26 15:00 - 15:50
Every 4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00pm to 3:50 pm we will have our staff meetings open to all staff.

Wellbeing Lunch and Chat: Mindfulness Practices
2025-11-21 12:10 - 12:55 | Online

Tableau User Group meeting
2025-11-20 15:30 - 16:30
Join the UCOP Tableau User Group — a community of UCOP staff interested in building and sharing their Tableau skills. This session will focus on the UC Information Center (UCIC) workgroup, including their efforts to improve the UCIC user experience and to gain more insights into how the UCIC is currently being used. This session will only be available live on Zoom and will not be recorded. To receive the Zoom information or to hear about future events, please email andrea.belgrade@ucop.edu, mahsa.ashabi@ucop.edu or gloria.issa@ucop.edu.

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters (Virtual)
2025-11-20 12:05 - 12:55

Gratitude in Action: How a Daily Practice Can Change Your Brain
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00
Over the last 20 years the wealth of research supporting Mindfulness and Gratitude practices has been steadily rising but finding the right practice (and the time to do it) can feel daunting.
This presentation reviews the most recent research supporting the benefits a daily gratitude practice and offers brief intervention tools that can have a profound impact on how your brain interprets the world. Focusing on the specific needs and experiences of our UCSF and UCOP communities, the recommendations discussed can be applied with support from technology, friends and family, and the organization itself.
Whether you are looking to return to a previous practice or are curious about how to get started, this webinar is designed to support individuals in creating a personalized gratitude practice that works for them.
Please join us for an hour of your workday to:
• Learn about the recent research supporting the benefits of practicing Gratitude
• Explore the available options for creating a daily Gratitude practice
• Review common barriers to starting a new practice
• Create an individual plan for implementing a Gratitude practice
• Try out a few different ways of practicing Gratitude
Presenter Biography:
Jessica Allanson, PhD, MA, is a licensed clinical psychologist with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program at UCSF and runs the FSAP Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. She has been providing mental health support, behavioral health education, and substance abuse services in institutions around the SF Bay Area for over a decade. Dr. Allanson specializes in recovery from substance use and workplace burnout, more recently focusing on supporting individuals who work in “helping” careers (including healthcare) as well as high-achieving/high-intensity populations (including leadership). Dr. Allanson believes in the power of compassionate education and hopes to use her passion for teaching to support and empower those willing to learn.

Latinx Staff Association Meeting
2025-11-20 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).
Join by Zoom:
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/93715068634
Meeting ID: 937 1506 8634
For questions, contact Belinda Vea.

Retiree Health Benefits
2025-11-19 14:00 - 16:00
Learn about the health plans available for UC retirees and their eligible family members.
