Benefits Orientation webinar
2017-08-18 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-08-25 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-09-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-09-08 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-09-15 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online and dial-in only
This interactive webinar for new UCOP staff provides an overview of UC’s health and welfare and retirement benefits programs. It is intended for career staff with full benefits, including the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP).
(Newly hired benefited staff who are not eligible for UCRP should attend the Benefits Orientation webinar offered on the second Thursday of every month instead.)
How to join the web meeting:

Online: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/9517875041
(www.zoom.us > join a meeting > use meeting ID 951 787 5041)
Audio (if not using computer audio): Dial 408-638-0968; enter meeting ID: 951 787 5041

For additional information, please visit the New Employee Orientation page.
Please make sure you have enrolled in your benefits before your PIE (period of eligibility) ends, which is 31 days from your date of hire. The UCPath Center can answer any benefit questions you may have. Failure to understand your options may result in permanent loss or reduction of benefits.

Heartsaver CPR AED course
2017-08-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2017-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
The American Heart Association’s Heartsaver® training is a classroom, instructor-led course in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using the automated external defibrillator (AED).
Those who successfully complete this session will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver® CPR AED Course Completion Card valid for two years.
Registration is open to those interested in becoming certified or in recertifying. Every student will have hands-on skills practice with a mannequin and receive feedback from the instructor.
Register through the UC Learning Center (UCLC):

Log in with your UCOP user name and password.
Search for the class title “CPR” or “AED.”
Click REGISTER next to the class, then SUBMIT.

UCLC will be offline July 28-Aug 9. To enroll during that time, or for questions about this course, contact Shaudreya Waterman at 510-987-9827 or shaudreya.waterman@ucop.edu.

Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters
2017-08-24 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-08-31 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-09-07 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-09-14 12:05 - 13:00 | Kaiser 712
Toastmasters meet weekly to help individuals build their communication skills, including speaking, leadership, listening and feedback. If you need help with presentations, meeting interactions, elevator sound bites and/or performance feedback, this is the group for you.
Cost is $42 every 6 months, with an initial one-time charge of $22 for learning materials.

Box training
2017-08-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
Box is an online application that stores files and folders in the cloud and better accommodates collaboration among multiple users. Learn how to set up and use it during this training.
Session will also be available on Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5105876485
Questions? Contact the UCOP IT Service Desk.

Cascade Fundamentals
2017-09-05 09:00 - 12:00
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Classes take place in downtown Oakland.
Log into UC Learning Center (UCLC) to pre-register and see full class description and location.

This course is designed to teach UCOP Content Editors / Content Managers how to maintain their department websites. Topics covered include:

What is Cascade
Signing in / changing password
Navigating within Cascade
Resources
Page Types, and
Key Tasks

Women We Admire: Jocelyn Surla Banaria
2017-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
To join by Zoom conference:
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/6987568179
(408) 638-0968 (toll charges apply)
*4 (from a UCOP office phone)
Meeting ID: 698-756-8179
Questions about this event? Contact Alisa.Hsiu@ucop.edu

American Red Cross blood drive
2017-09-12 08:15 - 15:00 | In front of EBMUD building on 11th St., 375 11th St., Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
You can help those in need of lifesaving transfusions by scheduling an appointment to donate blood at the American Red Cross drive. To make your appointment to donate, please email Jan.Kehoe@ucop.edu or call 510-987-9692.
The Bloodmobile will be parked on 11th St., between Franklin and Webster, in front of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) building.
Go to the American Red Cross website to learn more about the process. To make donating even easier, start the process online before your donation date.

First Aid class
2017-09-12 08:30 - 12:30, 2017-09-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Kaiser 712
This four-hour class is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to manage a medical emergency until advanced help is available.
The topics covered include bleeding control; managing shock; head, neck and back injuries; burns; strokes; diabetic emergencies; seizures; asthma; severe allergic reactions; poisoning; bites and stings, and environmental emergencies.
The UCOP Office of Risk Management is sponsoring the training.
Register at the UC Learning Center.

New Employee Orientation
2017-09-12 09:00 - 13:40 | Franklin Lobby 1
General New Employee Orientation for UCOP staff is offered in a workshop format once a month from 9 a.m. until 1:40 p.m., with lunch provided. All sessions are held at 1111 Franklin Street in Oakland. (If you need to gain access to the Franklin building, please email Sherry Perocier.) Pre-registration via the UC Learning Center is required.
Note: Benefits orientation for new UCOP staff is held separately, as an online interactive webinar. For information and schedules, please see listings for “Benefits Orientation webinar” on this calendar.
Information about both orientations can be found on the New Employee Orientation page.

Excel - Introduction
2017-09-12 09:00 - 16:00
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Classes take place in downtown Oakland.
Log into UC Learning Center (UCLC) to pre-register and see full class description and location.

Microsoft Excel is an all-purpose software application for creating and sharing information through spreadsheets. With a robust set of functions to automatically perform complex calculations, features to rapidly convert data into charts and graphs, and tools to securely share business information with others, it is the most widely-used spreadsheet application worldwide. Use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet to track data and perform calculations.

Rapidly navigate Excel’s tool ribbons, gallery commands, and Live Preview feature.
Perform basic calculations and apply calculations accurately with cell references.
Format cells, tables and entire worksheets quickly with styles and style galleries.
Use Excel’s conditional formatting rules to visually enhance your data.
Give printed spreadsheets a professional appearance with Page Layout View, page breaking controls and print area definitions.
Create dynamically-updating charts quickly with predefined layouts and styles.
Incorporate 3-D shadowing, anti-aliasing and other visual effects to design compelling graphic summaries.
Employ key Excel display techniques to navigate large workbooks effectively.

Project Management Part 1 – Initiating a Project
2017-09-13 08:30 - 12:30
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Classes take place in downtown Oakland.
Log into UC Learning Center (UCLC) to pre-register and see full class description and location.

This three-part course in project management helps you learn how to identify a clear, shared understanding of a project and create a comprehensive project charter or decision document. The first in the series, Initiating a Project, focuses on how to effectively set up a project to ensure a smooth start. Recognize the critical importance of having a clear, shared understanding of the project at the outset by creating a comprehensive project charter:
Topics

How 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

Understand the pivotal importance of a well-prepared project charter

SharePoint – Document Management
2017-09-13 09:00 - 12:00
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Classes take place in downtown Oakland.
Log into UC Learning Center (UCLC) to pre-register and see full class description and location.

SharePoint is a powerful tool to manage documents and other files by providing secured, web-based document libraries. There are many features of libraries that can make your SharePoint experience a success, but it is equally important to understand the common pitfalls to avoid. This workshop takes a deep dive into SharePoint’s document management features including those that are often overlooked or underutilized. Of equal importance are the best practices that will be woven into the workshop.
Features covered:

Uploading files to SharePoint
Check In / Check out
Version Control
Tagging and categorization of documents
Finding documents
Library/document permissions
Quick Edit – bulk update of properties
The power of views
Panel preview and viewing in browser
Alerts on changes to documents

Prerequisites:

SharePoint Fundamentals Class or hands-on experience
A desire and the time to adopt these techniques on the job

OP Staff Assembly monthly meeting
2017-09-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Franklin 5318
All staff members are welcome to attend the OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee meetings on the second Wednesday of each month from 12 to 1 p.m. The default location for the meeting is Franklin 5318 but please check this Link calendar on the day of the meeting to see if it is being held elsewhere (as it sometimes is).
OP Staff Assembly is the all-volunteer staff organization dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of all career employees. It is affiliated with the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA), the systemwide staff group with representatives from all UC campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as well as OP.

Influencing Without Authority
2017-09-13 13:00 - 17:00
Pre-registration is required for all classes.
Classes take place in downtown Oakland.
Log into UC Learning Center (UCLC) to pre-register and see full class description and location.

The ability to exercise influence without authority is one of the most important skills of an effective professional. This course will develop the learner’s capability to assess and increase influential power to accomplish objectives.
To exercise influence without authority, it is important to understand the nature of power and influence in the organization, understand personal sources of influence, and know how to leverage personal political power. Successful professionals build networks of relationships with stakeholders and influencers. This course introduces the skills necessary to employ these interpersonal and leadership skills and to manage the often complex relationship dynamics of the workplace.
This 4-hour workshop explores the primary strategies of influence –reciprocity, communicating to influence, and influencing styles. The participant will learn how to select the most appropriate strategy for the circumstances.

Better understand the dynamics of the influence process
Develop skills for use in a variety of situations
Increase awareness of one’s current influence behavior
Identify areas for ongoing development

Benefits Orientation (without UCRP)
2017-09-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Online and dial-in only
This interactive webinar for new UCOP staff provides an overview of UC’s health and welfare benefits programs. It is intended for benefited staff who are not eligible for the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP).
(Newly hired career staff who are eligible for UCRP should instead attend one of the Benefits Orientation webinars held on Fridays.)
How to join the web meeting:

Online: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/9517875041
(www.zoom.us > join a meeting > use meeting ID 951 787 5041)
Audio (if not using computer audio feature): Dial 408-638-0968; Meeting ID: 951 787 5041

For additional information, please visit the New Employee Orientation page.
Please make sure you have enrolled in your benefits before your PIE (period of eligibility) ends, which is 31 days from your date of hire. The UCPath Center can answer any benefit questions you may have. Failure to understand your options may result in permanent loss or reduction of benefits.

UCOP Town Hall
2017-09-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
Join President Napolitano and Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Rachael Nava for an Office of the President town hall meeting. President Napolitano will begin with remarks before opening it up to answer your questions. There are two ways you can participate in this event:
In person: Seating capacity in Franklin Lobby 1 is limited to 100 people, so please be sure to arrive early if you would like to attend in person.
Online or by phone: If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the event online or listen in by phone:

Online: Go to https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/533946656 and enter your name and UCOP email address
By phone: Call 408-638-0968 (West Coast); 646)-876-9923 (East Coast); enter Meeting ID: 533 946 656

We also have reserved the following conference rooms for Oakland staff who are interested in watching the town hall with other colleagues:

Franklin 9204
Kaiser 612
20th St., room 302

ITS Tech Fair
2017-09-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
The UCOP Tech Fair is an annual event where ITS showcases its latest technology products and services. Learn more about new products, software and service upgrades coming to your area soon.
ITS employees will be staffing various booths where you’ll be able to see demos and get hands-on experience with some of UCOP’s new technology products and services, including:

Service Desk
Accessibility & UX/UI
Salesforce & Power BI
Metadata repository/Tableau
Records Management
Service Hub
Facilities – New building
Windows 10/Office 2016
Zoom/Call One
Box
BRC SN workflow
i-Innovate
PCSSC
Web Services
Slack (collaboration table)

Enjoy light refreshments as you geek out! All attendees have a chance to win a few prizes at the drawing to be held at 12:30 p.m. You must be present at that time to win.
Questions? Contact Shirley.Bittlingmeier@ucop.edu, ITS Tech Fair planning committee chair.

First Aid class
2017-09-21 08:30 - 12:30 | Franklin 9204
