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This Thursday: Find out about Toastmasters at Feb. 16 open house

If you've wanted to feel more confident speaking in front of groups, come to this open house to see what the local Toastmasters meetings are like.


Brown bag: From the Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter

Come to this Feb. 27 brown bag to hear speaker Sean Malloy, associate professor of History and Critical Race Studies (CRES) at UC Merced.


Search and rescue forces search through a destroyed building

Save the date: Fire Safety Awareness brown bag

Mark your calendar for lunchtime on March 15 to learn more about this essential safety topic.


Registration closing for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

If you'd like to bring your child to this fun once-a-year event, be sure to register by Wednesday, Feb. 15.


Is retirement on your mind? Come to these events!

Two upcoming seminars help those getting close to retirement understand the steps they need to take, including when to collect Social Security.


President Napolitano: Please consider donating to cancer research on your tax form

UC administers two highly regarded cancer research programs funded in part by taxpayer donations. Please consider donating this year when you do your taxes.


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Register for Making Power Moves: Women & Leadership course

Register and pay by March 17 for this 10-week series that begins on March 22.


This Wednesday: Come to the OP Staff Assembly meeting

Take the opportunity to voice your opinions, exchange knowledge and provide ideas for how to make UCOP a better working environment.


Get your Valentine’s Day gifts at the UCOP Pride fundraiser

UCOP Pride’s candy and flower supply station will enable you to get Valentine’s Day gifts for friends, coworkers and significant others while also supporting LGBT rights.


Sexual harassment prevention training: Live presentation offered March 1

Fulfill your training requirement (in place of the online course) by watching professional actors dramatize real-life scenarios of both overt and subtle forms of sexual harassment.


This Thursday: Learn about financial aid for your college-bound child

Last call! Come to this workshop to learn about applying for financial aid for your child.


ICYMI: Final 2016 tax season reminders

In case you missed it: Take action by Feb. 15 if you want to claim exemption from withholding in 2017, plus how to get a replacement W-2 if you need it.