Lakeside Speakeasy Toastmasters
2017-10-05 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-10-12 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-10-19 12:05 - 13:00, 2017-10-26 12:05 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Diversity Data webinar
2017-10-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Online and dial-in only
“Diversity Data: An analysis of California K–12 and UC demographics” webinar will focus specifically on the academic pipeline for two persistently underrepresented groups, engaging participants in a data-supported exploration of how California’s African-American and Chicano/Latino students move across the public education continuum. The webinar will also include an overview of the UC Information Center.
Sponsored by Diversity and Engagement. Presenters: Elizabeth Halimah, Associate Vice Provost, Diversity and Engagement, UCOP and Ryan Chan, Senior Research & Planning Analyst, Institutional Research and Academic Planning, UCOP.
Register at: https://ucop.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YL5JYu6FQ96CmjtB4OGrXQ
Questions? Contact Alexandra.Lozanoff@ucop.edu

Benefits Orientation webinar
2017-10-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-10-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-10-20 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 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.

Accomplishing More with Less
2017-10-10 08:30 - 16:30
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.

Today’s business professionals are bombarded by information, being persistently interrupted and sidetracked, constantly dealing with competing and changing priorities, handling an increasingly complex set of technologies, and having to work virtually and deal with a global and ever changing economy. In this engaging and motivating workshop, Pierre Khawand brings breakthrough insights and revolutionary techniques that tackle the core issues that today’s workforce is wrestling with.

Guide to Investing in the UC Retirement Savings Program
2017-10-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Kaiser 705
How to build an investment strategy based on risk tolerance, investing horizon and involvement level, using the investment options available through UC’s 403(b), 457(b) and DC plans.
Pre-registration required. Register by visiting the Fidelity website at getguidance.fidelity.com/universityofcalifornia or by calling 800-642-7131.

Google Analytics
2017-10-10 09:00 - 11:00
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 will provide a basic understanding of some of the main components of Google Analytics and some of the ways of accessing and filtering data. This will provide the tools to acquire a better understanding of the behavior of users on your site.

New Employee Orientation
2017-10-10 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.

The UC Retirement Choice Program
2017-10-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Kaiser 705
For employees hired on or after July 1, 2016: Learn how the Retirement Choice program works, including details on the Pension and Savings Choice options, what to consider, and instructions on how to make your choice
Pre-registration required. Register by visiting the Fidelity website at getguidance.fidelity.com/universityofcalifornia or by calling 800-642-7131.

Maximizing Social Security in Your Retirement Strategy
2017-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Franklin 5326
Learn about strategies for claiming your Social Security benefit and how it fits with other income sources to create your retirement paycheck.
Pre-registration required. Register by visiting the Fidelity website at getguidance.fidelity.com/universityofcalifornia or by calling 800-642-7131.

Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning
2017-10-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Franklin 5326
Understanding when you may be able to retire, ways to help make your savings last, and retirement challenges you may face.
Pre-registration required. Register by visiting the Fidelity website at getguidance.fidelity.com/universityofcalifornia or by calling 800-642-7131.

Guide to Investing in the UC Retirement Savings Program
2017-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Franklin 5326

Project Management, Part 2 – Planning and Estimating a Project
2017-10-11 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.

Part 2 of a 3 part course series. Learn how to build a professional-grade project plan and detailed estimates. Topics:

How to construct a “work breakdown structure”
How to construct a “network diagram,” connecting tasks to show their logical relationships
How to perform critical path analysis, “crashing,” and “fast-tracking” to meet project requirements
How to manage scope
How to create a project staffing plan
Discuss the role of a change management plan
Development and application of a communications management plan

SharePoint – Site Administration
2017-10-11 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 that provides collaboration team sites for workgroups to share documents, calendars, project information to name a few. For SharePoint to be effective, the day-to-day team site administration needs to be in the hands of the teams rather than a central authority. Therefore individuals in the business units need the knowledge to administer team sites. This workshop focuses on the primary skills necessary for site administration such as permissions, site and list creation, page editing and navigation. Topics:

Permissions overview
Permissions Best Practices
Site Management
Lists and Libraries
Navigation
Web pages and Web Parts

OP Staff Assembly monthly meeting
2017-10-11 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.

Box training
2017-10-11 15:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Benefits Orientation (without UCRP)
2017-10-12 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.

SunShares program informational webinar
2017-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online and dial-in only
SunShares is a renewable energy procurement program making it easier and more affordable for Bay Area residents to go solar or purchase an electric vehicle. The SunShares 2017 program is available to UC employees throughout the Bay Area, offering homeowners the opportunity to receive a discounted price on the purchase or lease of solar for their homes as well as discounts on electric vehicles.
Solar providers include PetersenDean, SkyTech Solar and Solar Technologies.
Electric vehicle options include the Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Mirai. UCOP also offers staff additional electric vehicle discounts.
Sign up before Nov. 10. For more information, visit www.bayareasunshares.org or sign up for one of the upcoming webinars:
RSVP for this date at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-sunshares-webinar-tickets-36672831426
Questions? Contact Janika.McFeely@ucop.edu

SunShares program informational webinar
2017-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Online and dial-in only
SunShares is a renewable energy procurement program making it easier and more affordable for Bay Area residents to go solar or purchase an electric vehicle. The SunShares 2017 program is available to UC employees throughout the Bay Area, offering homeowners the opportunity to receive a discounted price on the purchase or lease of solar for their homes as well as discounts on electric vehicles.
Solar providers include PetersenDean, SkyTech Solar and Solar Technologies.
Electric vehicle options include the Nissan Leaf and the Toyota Mirai. UCOP also offers staff additional electric vehicle discounts.
Sign up before Nov. 10. For more information, visit www.bayareasunshares.org or sign up for one of these webinars.
RSVP for this date at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-sunshares-webinar-tickets-36672935738
Questions? Contact Janika.McFeely@ucop.edu

UCOP Multicultural Day
2017-10-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Franklin lobby
For more than a decade, educators have celebrated National Multicultural Diversity Day (NMDD) in October.
Multiculturalism is the policy or process whereby the distinct identities of the cultural groups within a society are maintained or supported.
The purpose of this day is to provide staff with an opportunity to learn from different UCOP affinity groups and how each group celebrates the diversity of UCOP staff.
Questions? Please contact Joanna.Trammell@ucop.edu or Helen.Young@ucop.edu

Under Four Trees documentary showing
2017-10-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Franklin 5320
Join Nomusa Zikhali from South Africa and filmmaker Suzanne Cross to view their documentary film UNDER FOUR TREES, the inspiring, true story of Zikhali and the Nkomo Primary School in rural South Africa that she built from the ground up. One-hour film screening plus a discussion with Zikhali about education today in rural South Africa.
Space is limited, so please RSVP to Suzanne.Cross@ucop.edu to reserve your seat.

Excel: Intermediate
2017-10-19 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 2010 offers powerful charting and graphing abilities, an unmatched set of mathematical and statistical functions, and secure tools for sharing spreadsheets with others, making it the most widely-used spreadsheet application worldwide. This class is taught by instructors who bring years of practical experience to the classroom, so that you will be readily able to apply what you learn. Participants in this course learn to:

Manage large, interconnected sets of data with linked workbooks.
Apply an Office theme for a consistent appearance between spreadsheets and other documents.
Add distinctive background images and watermarks to spreadsheets for branding or security.
Consolidate multiple rows of data into collapsible outlines.
Use powerful data filters and sorting to target specific data for analysis.
Create professional-looking charts that accentuate key data with advanced formatting techniques and graphic elements.
Test formulas and trace errors with Error Checking and Auditing tools.
Prevent data corruption or deletion by protecting a workbook, or specific cells.
Allow multiple users to edit a spreadsheet simultaneously, without creating inconsistencies between versions.
Create and edit Excel templates with common data and formatting for your specific needs.

Great ShakeOut
2017-10-19 10:19
You could be in any location when an earthquake occurs. Keep yourself safe by practicing a form of the Drop, Cover, and Hold On Drill appropriate for you and, if needed, for colleagues who may require assistance.

Open Enrollment webinar
2017-10-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Online and dial-in only
Learn more about your choices this year by attending one of the webinars that will be held every Tuesday from Oct. 24 through Nov. 14, with a final webinar on Thursday, Nov. 16. For all the webinars:
Access the online presentation via Zoom: https://ucop.zoom.us/j/9517875041 Meeting ID: 951 787 5041
If not using your computer’s audio feature, you can listen to webinar audio by dialing in to 408-638-0968 and entering Meeting ID: 951 787 5041

APISA Diwali Festival of Lights potluck
2017-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Kaiser 1217
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a major holiday observed by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in India and around the world. This fall event celebrates the power of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. All UCOP staff is invited to celebrate and learn about this holiday at APISA’s second annual Diwali potluck:
Last year’s party was very well-attended and enjoyed, so come and enjoy the camaraderie of your colleagues. There will be plenty of food, but feel free to bring food or beverage to share if you like.
Need more information or have a question? Please contact Raghuvir.Goradia@ucop.edu, Angela.Hom@ucop.edu or Benjamin.Tsai@ucop.edu.

UC Admissions: Application Presentation brown bag
2017-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Franklin 5320
OP Staff Assembly is sponsoring two brown bags to help you and your child navigate the UC application process. Both sessions will be led by Evera Spears, associate director, advocacy and partnerships, Undergraduate Admissions.
This first brown bag, “Application Presentation,” will provide tips to assist students in completing the UC admission application so that it reflects their best self.
Dial-in: 408-638-0968 Meeting ID: 510 987 9524
Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/5109879524
Questions? Contact Bobby Cook at Robert.Cook.@ucop.edu.
