Staff Assembly Virtual Bingo
2023-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join UC Riverside Staff Assembly’s Director of Finance Penni Ebina and Special Guest Board Members for Monthly Virtual Bingo! The event will also include participants from UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and UCSF.
There will be two virtual sessions: A matinee session, from 12 – 1 p.m. (PT), and an evening session, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (PT).
The deadline to register is 5 p.m. (PT) on the day before the event.

LinkedIn Learning Introduction
2023-01-13 13:00 - 13:45
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!

People Leader Forum: Promotion Process with Nancy Pluzdrak
2023-01-13 13:00 - 14:00
The People Leaders 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.
Upcoming Topics

January 13: Promotion process

Join Local HR Executive Director, Nancy Pluzdrak, who will review the Promotional on Cycle process.

February 10: Leaves and Accommodations

Shannon Brooks, UCOP Manager of Leaves and Accommodations Services, will share the processes and policies for FLMA, leaves and accommodations and answer all your questions.

Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2023-01-16

BRC Community of Practice Meeting
2023-01-17 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.

BRC T&E Concur Office Hours
2023-01-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-01-25 10:00 - 11:00
BRC T&E Concur Office Hours
Drop ins welcome – https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/3301316753?pwd=[REDACTED]

Addressing Mental Health and Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Homelessness
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Mental and cognitive health are paramount for sustaining income and independent functioning. In this presentation, Professor Elizabeth Twamley, of UC San Diego, will describe the types, rates, and implications of cognitive and psychiatric impairment in adults who are chronically homeless.
This event is part of the UC Center Sacramento Wednesday Speaker Series: Finding Policy Solutions at the Nexus of Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Incarceration
More information
Register online here

Latinx Staff Association Meeting
2023-01-19 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.

Sustainability Employee Resource Group Meeting
2023-01-20 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.

Mindfulness at UCOP
2023-01-20 11:00 - 12:00
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.

LaSA Charla de la Tarde: Lisa García Bedolla
2023-01-23 12:10 - 13:00
Join the Latinx Staff Association for a Charla de la Tarde, afternoon chat, featuring Lisa García Bedolla, Ph.D., UC Berkeley graduate dean and vice provost for graduate studies. Lisa will discuss inter- and intra-cultural racism in the Latino community and how these forms of racism impact interactions within our community and with other communities of color.

Project Management for Non-Project Managers
2023-01-24 09:00 - 12:00
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.

Job Builder by JDX: Manager/ Supervisor Training
2023-01-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-01-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-01-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-01-31 10:00 - 11:30
Learn how to navigate and use all the features of UCOP Job Builder by JDX.
Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96516235918

Meeting ID: 965 1623 5918
No passcode required

LaSA 2023 Mixer & Mini Bake Sale
2023-01-24 11:30 - 13:00 | Franklin Lobby 1
Join the Latinx Staff Association in Lobby 1 of the Oakland Franklin Building for light refreshments and an opportunity to socialize with UCOP colleagues. A corresponding bake sale will benefit the LaSA UC student scholarship fund. If you are interested in donating treats for the bake sale, please contact Belinda Vea or Alina Tejera.

Job Builder by JDX: Employee Training
2023-01-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-01-27 14:00 - 15:00
Learn how to navigate and use all the features of UCOP Job Builder by JDX.
Attend via Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/96516235918

Meeting ID: 965 1623 5918
No passcode required

Zoom Advanced
2023-01-25 09:30 - 11:00
Learn the various features Zoom offers to improve your virtual experience. Topics include:

Personal Meeting ID
Advanced Web Portal Settings
Advanced Scheduling Options
Advanced Sharing Options & Annotation
Polling
Breakout rooms
Reporting and Cloud Recording; Q&A

Managing and Organizing your Email
2023-01-25 10:00 - 11:30
Are you trying to get more organized in the new year? Learn skills for email management strategies to transform email into a productivity tool that can help you succeed.

Transgender Stories from the Frontline
2023-01-25 11:30 - 12:30 | Broadway Conference Center, 1111 Franklin St., Oakland, CA
Transgender Stories from the Frontline: A panel presented by the ECAS Diversity Speaker Series and UCOP
Distinguished Panel

Alexander Bustamante, Senior Vice President, CCAO, ECAS, Moderator
Sharon-Franklin Brown, Chief Impact Officer, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Terra Russel-Slavin, Chief Impact Officer, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Ianna Urquhart, Digital Communications Specialist, GUEA

In-person and remote options are available

Concur T&E Office Hours (Drop In)
2023-01-25 14:00 - 15:00
Administrators will be on hand to answer any and all questions

APISA Healing Circle and Open Forum on Monterey Park
2023-01-25 15:00 - 17:00
In light of the senseless shooting in Monterey Park, California, over the weekend, APISA is postponing the screening of the documentary “Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words.”
Instead, we will use this time for a healing circle and open forum to discuss the tragic incident that occurred on the Eve of the Lunar New Year.
Join via Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/97249850270
Attend in Oakland: We will meet in the Broadway Building, Room 5001. Be sure to follow all COVID-19 protocols.

Navigating Change & Transition
2023-01-26 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
2023-01-27 12:00 - 13:00
UCOP Pride General Meeting – all are welcome!
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/92828652684

BSFO: Healing Through Words - Tyre Nichols
2023-01-30 12:00 - 13:00
Dear colleagues,
Considering the pending release of the Tyre Nichols arrest video, BSFO is inviting you to an open discussion to share your thoughts. Have a safe and peaceful weekend!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/91466008982?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 914 6600 8982
Passcode: [REDACTED]
