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Oct. 11 | 10 -11 a.m.
For all ANR Employees! Please join us for an interactive webinar to learn about how UC ANR programming fosters change in communities. Open to anyone interested in learning about PSE changes in our community. Participants will learn:
- What PSEs are
- Examples of PSE interventions and how they can improve community health
- How to communicatePSEs in our work
For more information contact Janessa Hartmann at jlhartmann@ucanr.edu.
IGIS TRAINING SERIES CONTINUES!
Pix4D Mapper Demo/Presentation
Oct. 4 | 1 to 2 p.m.
Details & Registration
Following a brief introduction, a demonstration of the Pix4D Mapper software application will walk viewers through all of the necessary steps to rigorously process multispectral drone imagery into GIS-ready orthomosaic and digital surface model layers.
Introduction to Drone Data in ArcGIS Pro Demo/Presentation
Oct. 11 | 1 to 2 p.m.
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Following a brief introduction, a demonstration of the ArcGIS Pro mapping application will walk viewers through several common steps for geoprocessing and visualizing multispectral drone imagery.
Honor and celebrate International Pronouns Day!
The LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group is hosting a presentation to honor and celebrate International Pronouns Day!
Join Anna L. EldenBrady for this fast-paced and joyful exploration of pronouns and identities beyond the gender binary. The presentation will bring attendees along on a journey to discover new terminology within the broad spectrum of gender identities with a foundation rooted in history and the evolution of the English language.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/91213217542
Meeting ID: 912 1321 7542
Introduction to ArcGIS Pro
Nov. 15 | 1-4 p.m.
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The goal of this workshop is to introduce you to the ArcGIS Pro software application and collections of online GIS data that are particularly useful for mapping and analysis of natural and managed landscapes.
JCEP Extension Leadership Conference Abstracts Due Oct. 11!
Details & Registration.
The Joint Council of Extension Professionals Extension Leadership Conference will be held Feb.19-20, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia. The committee invites abstract submissions, which are due Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Submitters will be notified by Nov. 5 whether their abstract was selected. Conference registration opens on Nov. 6, 2024.
Oct. 29, 2024 | 11 a.m. - Noon
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Meeting ID: 998 5782 7531
Series continues! Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Join Us for Insightful Discussions and Inspiring Stories
The True Meaning of the Day of the Dead and the Cultural Appropriation of the Ancient Mexican Celebration - Oct. 2 at 1 – 2 p.m.
Education and Latinos – “The Future” - Oct. 9 at 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Register here to attend any or all of the webinars.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, UC ANR Latinx & Friends ERG and News & Information Outreach in Spanish are organizing a series of events to honor and elevate the contributions of the Latino community. Feel free to invite friends and family to the events planned this year.
We are excited to invite you to a series of webinars in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024. These events will offer a unique opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the invaluable contributions of the Latino community to agriculture, education, and the broader society.
The Opening Doors Institute Retreat Workshop (Extension Foundation, Opening Doors Institute)
Oct. 23 – 25, 2024
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This foundational workshop introduces a framework for change that examines the dynamics of power, privilege and difference at the individual, interpersonal, organizational and societal levels. Through this framework, workshop learners engage in a process of introspection, reflection and facilitated dialogue to examine and identify how they can use their inherent personal power and spheres of influence to create more just and equitable systems.
Fall 2024 14-Day Writing Challenge (NCFDD)
Details & Registration.
The 14-Day Challenge is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. It's very simple:
- You commit to write every day for at least 30 minutes.
- At the beginning of your writing time, you login to our online community, start the timer, complete your writing, and post your progress at the end.
- You take 5 minutes to support other writers in your group by commenting on their progress.
Every UC ANR Employee has access to NCFDD. Create an account today!
Train Your Brain to Unwind Stress (LinkedIn Learning)
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Are you feeling overwhelmed with work and life, but not sure how to respond? Stress and anxiety can be caused by all kinds of triggers that are often driven on a neurological level. In this course, join Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., —psychiatrist, neuroscientist, New York Times best-selling author and professor at Brown University — to learn why stress and anxiety can drive powerful habits and behaviors that make you feel even worse.
Request your LinkedIn Learning account by contacting ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.
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Got a big idea? You need to get it across quickly and efficiently, or modern audiences will move on to the next story clamoring for their attention. Data visualization allows you to make the complex simple, the abstract tangible, and the invisible visible. In this course, Bill Shander shows how to think about your data, your audience, and your goals to create visuals that maximize impact. Plus, learn about human visual perception and chart selection strategies, which make all the difference when visualizing data.
Request your LinkedIn Learning account by contacting ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.
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Wednesdays, 9 - 10 a.m. PT
Starting September 18 - see sessions below.
Are you passionate about making a difference? Dive into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with our engaging speaker series this fall! Learn how to contribute to ensuring sustainable consumption, promoting health and well-being, securing water access and providing sustainable energy for all. Upcoming sessions:
- Sept 18 SDG #12 - Sustainable Consumption & Production
- Oct 2: SDG #3 - Health & Well-being
- Oct 16: SDG #6 - Water & Sanitation
- Oct 30: SDG #7 - Affordable & Clean Energy
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Teen Perceptions of How Living in a Rural Community Influences their Diet and Physical Activity Choices (Extension Foundation)
Sept. 19, 2024 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. PT
Details & Registration.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the perceptions of teens in rural communities and the factors that influence their diet and physical activity choices. Our esteemed presenter, Deborah Thompson, Ph.D, RD, is a research nutritionist and professor whose work focuses on preventing youth obesity and related diseases through promoting a healthy diet and physical activity. Thompson's research spans: Theory and measurement to guide and accurately assess change; Health message design for developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions; design, development and evaluation of interventions promoting healthy behaviors, with a special focus on using digital media to engage youth.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) Conference
Oct. 22 – 25, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah
Details & Registration
The Annual Conference will be held on Oct. 22 – 25 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Embassy Suites, just 10 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). The pre-tour will include the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, the Bishops Central Storehouse, and the Salt Lake City LDS Temple renovation.
Aug. 29, 2024 | Noon p.m. - 1:15 p.m. PT
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Discover strategies for navigating the ups and downs of complex grant-funded projects to ensure resilience and positive outcomes. We will cover five hard truths and strategies for turning challenges into opportunities and staying true to the letter and the spirit of any grant project. Dive into leadership principles that help you work toward the outcomes and vision you've committed to reaching with kindness, grace and well-being.
See various dates and times below.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, UC ANR Latinx & Friends ERG and News & Information Outreach in Spanish are organizing a series of events to honor and elevate the contributions of the Latino community. Like in previous years, we need your collaboration to disseminate information about the events planned this year.
We are excited to invite you to a series of webinars in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024. These events will offer a unique opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the invaluable contributions of the Latino community to agriculture, education and the broader society. We created a page with Latin-American recipes – click Recipes to access the page. Check out the UC ANR Latino professional honored during the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month – click Successful Latinos
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Details & Registration
Tu Tran, Associate Vice President - Business Operations for UC ANR, will introduce our final session.
Keynote Speaker: Erica Alfaro, an inspiring author and educator, shares her journey of overcoming adversity through education and discusses the future of education for Latino students. This webinar will focus on "Education and Latinos – The Future."
Each webinar is an opportunity to learn, share, and connect with the Latino community's rich heritage and ongoing contributions. We hope to see you there!
Food Security & Nutrition: Addressing Inequities in Access to Health Foods (Extension Foundation)
Oct. 15, 2024 | 10 - 11 a.m PT
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This presentation will explore the relationship among food security, nutrition, health disparities and potential solutions to improve access to nutritious foods.
Honor and celebrate International Pronouns Day!
Wed October 16th 12-1:30pm on zoom
Join Anna L. EldenBrady for this fast-paced and joyful exploration of pronouns and identities beyond the gender binary. The presentation will bring attendees along on a journey to discover new terminology within the broad spectrum of gender identities with a foundation rooted in history and the evolution of the English language. Brought to you by the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group.
Zoom https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/91213217542
Meeting ID: 912 1321 7542
Learn the best way to set up your spreadsheet to visualize project progress, success, and even failures. Find out how to measure what's most important for projects and how to use that data to inform future decision making. By the end of the course, you'll know the best Excel features, tools, and functions to manage your projects. Request your LinkedIn Learning account from UC ANR IT help@ucanr.edu.
Overcoming Academic Perfectionism (NCFDD)
Sept. 12, 2024 | 11 am - 12:30pm PT
Details & Registration.
Do you struggle to share your writing at the early stages because it's not perfect?
Do you find yourself devastated by criticism of your work?
Do you beat yourself up every time the tiniest thing goes wrong?
Is it difficult for you to celebrate other people's success because it reminds you of your own shortcomings?
If any of these things sound familiar, CONGRATULATIONS! You're a perfectly normal perfectionist!
Secure Your Spot for the Next UC Peer to Peer round in September!
Extended deadline: Sept. 12 @ 5 PM.
Complete your application by Sept. 12.
UC ANR Peers: Did you miss your chance to participate in cross-campus peer conversations on Imperative? Not to worry! We will be launching another round of matches for continued conversations with your UC peers at the end of September.
The Imperative platform gives you the space and time to build trusted relationships within the University of California system. Over time, these meaningful conversations will help you connect with your purpose, find fulfillment in your career and boost your sense of belonging.
Great, how do I sign up for a peer match in September?
To receive a match in September and join for the next round of peer conversations, complete your application by Sept. 12. On Sept. 16 you'll receive your profile form link to fill out. As we approach September and the next round of matches, we'll send additional information on what to expect and a calendar invitation to attend a kickoff call.
Career Development Week – Nov. 7-13 (UC Davis)
The UC Davis Career Development page offers resources for career and professional growth, including virtual workshops on resume building, cover letter writing, and interviewing. It also provides a Career Development Toolkit for self-assessment and goal setting, a Career Design Lab for strategic planning, and confidential one-on-one career coaching. Additional resources include mentoring, career planning tools, and professional development opportunities such as courses and tuition assistance programs. Career Development Week is scheduled for Nov. 18-22, 2024. More details are available on the UC Davis Career Development page.
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- Author: Jodi Azulai
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A Closer Look into Food Access in the U.S. (Virtual, Extension Foundation)
Aug. 13 | 9 p.m.-1 a.m. PT
Details. Registration.
Don't miss out on this chance to deepen your understanding and engage in a meaningful discussion on food access in the U.S. Ms. Rhone will be sharing her expertise on the critical issues surrounding food access, exploring the economic impacts, challenges, and solutions that affect communities across the nation. This is an invaluable opportunity to gain insights from one of the leading voices in agricultural economics and food assistance.
Program Development & Evaluation Capacity Building Training Series, 2024 (Virtual, UC ANR)
Aug. 6-Oct. 15| Every Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon
Registration. Join us for online interactive trainings to help you with planning and evaluatingprograms and projects. These trainings highlight UCCE examples. This is a 11-part series offered a la carte, select whichever interests you or take the complete series! Instructors: UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation; UCCE Evaluation Specialist Vikram Koundinya, UC 4-H Evaluation Coordinator Roshan Nayak, and the UC ANR Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
Details & Registration. Actor maps allow you to critically reflect on past efforts, identify new partners to engage, and track progress. This is a particularly useful tool for Extension professionals, who are often doing the challenging but essential work of acting as a ‘community convener,' bringing together partners across diverse sectors to leverage their unique assets and work to address issues.
Workforce Development in Missouri Extension
Aug. 22 | 11 a.m. - noon PDT
Details & Registration. Come and learn about the University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension) who's Labor and Workforce has been rebranded to Business and Communities (B&C). Find out about their variety of programs related to workforce development, including:
- Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
- Labor Education Program
- Leadership training programs for trade union leaders in Missouri and other Midwestern states.
The UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) (UC ANR Web)
OCG is the authorized organizational representative for all extramurally sponsored projects at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Find the analyst assigned to your county or program. The unit's mission is to empower ANR's academics to pursue extramural funding to further their research and programmatic interests.
Engaging government officials and community stakeholders is a critical tool that helps builds awareness and support for your work and that of the University as a whole. For more information, read here.
Public & Media Relations (UC ANR Web)
UC ANR has subject matter experts to help you with media and other public relations. Be sure to contact them for support.
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Activating DEI Culture Shifts (eCourse, 29 min UC Learning Center)
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In this course, leaders and managers will learn how to push in the direction that produces an inclusive work environment, including using inclusive language, to lead toward transformation for the total enterprise, not just its component parts. You'll also learn how a new way of leadership can support DEI, and what techniques can keep employee engagement and motivation in the work of DEI consistently high.
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In this course, you'll learn to recognize how systems thinking applies to DEI and practices for examining DEI goals. You'll also learn strategies to build organizational culture awareness for DEI, identify how organizational culture is represented in your team and processes, and recognize how to make DEI part of how you do business, including using more gender-neutral language.
Site Builder and Blog Clean Up Session Office Hours (Virtual, UC ANR)
Every Thursday, 3-4 p.m.
The new integrated web platform (IWP) is coming, and it's important to clean up your Site Builder pages and Blogs now in preparation for migrating to IWP in December. Stephen Dampier is offering Site Builder and Blog Cleanup Office Hours. Learn about the essential steps required to clean up your sites at a Weekly Zoom Meeting for Site Builder and Blog Clean Up.
Changes to AggieExpense due to Implementation of Aggie Enterprise (Virtual, UC ANR)
Aug. 15 | 12-12:30pm
Learn how Aggie Enterprise implementation has impacted expense reporting and account allocations in AggieExpense. Tracy Roman, Associate Director of the BOC and Veronica Geiger, Business Partner Lead will present.
Zoom Webinar: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428
Aug. 27 | Noon - 1 p.m.
Virtual Instructor-led
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Drawing from negotiation and conflict management best practices, this interactive webinar will provide a road map designed to help you discover solutions that meet your needs in complex and challenging situations.
Learning Excel: Data Analysis (LinkedIn Learning)
This course teaches how to leverage Excel's data analysis and visualization features. It covers foundational concepts like mean, median, standard deviation, and the central limit theorem. The course also includes data visualization techniques using histograms, graphs and charts, hypothesis testing, data distribution modeling and calculating covariance, correlation, probabilities, combinations and permutations. Practical examples throughout demonstrate applying these techniques to real-world business problems. Request your LinkedIn Learning account by contacting UC ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.
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Want to build more effective programs and projects? Join the UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation team, UCCE evaluation specialist Vikram Koundinya, UC 4-H evaluation coordinator Roshan Nayak, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for online interactive trainings. These trainings will highlight UCCE examples.
All UCCE academics, community educators and other program staff are invited to participate. New UCCE advisors, county directors and regional program supervisors are highly encouraged to attend. Taking the entire series can build one's overall program development competencies.
The 11-part series is offered a la carte so you may select individual sessions that interest you or take the complete series. The webinars will be held on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 6 through Oct. 15.
Aug. 6: Defining Clientele & Affirmative Action Planning
Aug. 13: Improving All Reasonable Effort & Engagement with Diverse Audiences
Aug. 20: Conducting a Needs Assessment
Aug. 27: Using Delphi Method for Needs Assessment
Sept. 3: Practical Methods to Measuring Outcomes
Sept. 10: Using Ripple Effects Mapping Method in Program Evaluation
Sept. 17: Best Practices for Developing Surveys & Basics of Sampling Methods
Sept. 24: Navigating Institutional Review Board
Oct. 1: Methods to Analyze Surveys: Continuous Quantitative Data
Oct. 8: Methods to Analyze Surveys: Qualitative Data
Oct. 15: Writing Strong Impact Statements
For details about each session, visit https://ucanr.edu/sites/CEprogramevaluation/Trainings.
The presentations will be recorded and posted on UC ANR Program Evaluation.
For more information about registration and logistics, contact Maria Alvarez at ANR Program Support or call (530) 750-1361. For questions about the training, contact Katherine Webb-Martinez, director of Program Planning & Evaluation, at Katherine.Webb-Martinez@ucop.edu.
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UC ANR Learning & Development
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July 11, 2024 | 11 a.m. - Noon PDT
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Join us for an engaging workshop on Motivational Interviewing (MI), tailored for Cooperative Extension professionals. During this workshop, you will learn how to use Motivational Interviewing to engage community members in conversations about health behavior change and facilitate impactful conversations in group settings, even within your teams.
WIC at 50 Years: Honoring the Past, Nourishing the Future (Virtual, Extension Foundation)
July 16, 2024 | 8 - 9:30 a.m PDT
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By the end of this webinar, attendees will:
- Discover the history of WIC including key programmatic milestones, and the impact of WIC on maternal and child health over the past 50 years.
- Describe the WIC food packages, how they have evolved, and the most recent changes.
- Identify innovations in WIC that support the future of WIC as the premiere public health program.
July 25, 2024 | 11 a.m. - Noon PDT
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Learn about communicating to promote health equity and resources/frameworks to use.
Program Development & Evaluation Capacity Building Training Series, 2024 (Virtual, UC ANR)
Aug. 6-Oct. 15, 2024| Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. - Noon
Register here.
Join us for online interactive trainings to help you with planning and evaluating programs and projects. These trainings highlight UCCE examples. This 11-part series is offered a la carte. Select whichever interests you or take the complete series! Audience: CE academics, community educators and other program staff. New advisors and county directors are highly encouraged to attend.
Aug. 6: Defining Clientele & Affirmative Action Planning
Aug. 13: Improving All Reasonable Effort & Engagement with Diverse Audiences
Aug. 20: Conducting a Needs Assessment
Aug. 27: Using Delphi Method for Needs Assessment
Sept. 3: Practical Methods to Measuring Outcomes
Sept. 10: Using Ripple Effects Mapping Method in Program Evaluation
Sept. 17: Best Practices for Developing Surveys & Basics of Sampling Methods
Sept. 24: Navigating Institutional Review Board
Oct. 1: Methods to Analyze Surveys: Continuous Quantitative Data
Oct. 8: Methods to Analyze Surveys: Qualitative Data
Oct. 15: Writing Strong Impact Statements
Government Relations (UC ANR)
Engaging government officials and community stakeholders is a critical tool that helps builds awareness and support for your work and that of the University as a whole. For more information, read here.
Public & Media Relations (UC ANR)
UC ANR has subject matter experts to help you with media and other public relations. Be sure to contact them for support.
July 8 - 12 | Noon - 1 p.m.
July 16 | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Join Ian Smith and Jodi Rosenbaum to become more aware about how to support employees with disabilities in the workplace, the Reasonable Accommodation Process, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/93898213427?from=addon
Meeting ID: 938 9821 3427
UC Managing Implicit Bias Series: What is Implicit Bias? (Virtual, UC Learning Center)
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In this course, we'll define implicit bias and exploring how it derives from the natural way human brains function. After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe how the brain uses shortcuts and schemas to process stimuli
- Explain how attitudes, stereotypes and biases form
- Differentiate between explicit and implicit biases
Every Tuesday and Thursday | 3 - 4 p.m.
Join Stephen during his weekly office hours to learn what can be cleaned up from your webpages before integration with the new Integrated Web Platform (IWP). Let Stephen test your pages for accessibility and learn how to make it more accessible.
Zoom meeting: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/97937501529?pwd=Zm1PaGRuc0htcnVZbmZQaGcya3oxQT09
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In case you missed this event...Grab your strategic plan and learn the secret to making it work day-to-day and week-to-week! How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities is a step-by-step guide to holding a weekly planning meeting (aka The Weekly Meeting). UC ANR pays for your access. Register here for your account.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
- What works…and what DOESN'T work when it comes to weekly planning
- Why weekly planning is the bridge between your strategic plan and getting control of your workday
- The 30-minute technique that will help you make sure that the most important things get done each day
Master Digital Marketing Series Certificate (LinkedIn Learning)
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Enhance your digital marketing expertise by diving deeper into best practices for your strategies--from social media to SEO and beyond. For your LinkedIn Learning account, contact ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.
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