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Hispanic Heritage speakers to discuss Day of the Dead, empowering Latinos
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1 – 2 p.m.: Mathew Sandoval is a cultural historian and recipient of the 2024 “Public Scholar” award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He will discuss the evolution of Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico and the U.S., exploring its presence in pop culture, media, tourism and commercial spaces, in "The True Meaning of the Day of the Dead and the Cultural Appropriation of the Ancient Mexican Celebration."
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1 – 2:30 p.m.: Tu Tran, UC ANR associate vice president for business operations, will introduce keynote speaker Erica Alfaro, author and motivational speaker. She will speak about the role of education in empowering Latinos, highlighting accomplishments and areas for growth. In 2019, Alfaro became the first woman in her family to earn a graduate degree. Her graduation photo, showing Alfaro in cap and gown standing in a strawberry field with her farmworker parents, went viral and made headlines.
“Don't miss these opportunities to celebrate and reflect on the dynamic contributions of Latinos in our community,” said Ricardo Vela, manager of UC ANR's News and Information Outreach in Spanish team.
Register for the Zoom events at https://ucanr.edu/HHM2024events.
If you missed Carlos Suarez, state conservationist and leader of the California Natural Resources Conservation Service, discussing the vital role of Latinos in California agriculture, view the recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih89PlYp5Rc.
Javier Diego Jacinto, an academic whose activism and scholarly work intersect with language, race, religion and immigration and are rooted in his Mazatec heritage from Oaxaca, Mexico, shed light on the profound economic impact and ongoing challenges facing Latinos in the U.S. To review the recording of his talk, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0mCfMddzzM.
If you would like to download a Zoom background to show your support for Hispanic Heritage Month, visit https://espanol.ucanr.edu/Hispanic_Heritage_Month/Mes_de_la_Herencia_Hispana_2024/Recursos_Resources_720/.
L&D - IGIS training, GivingTuesday, pronouns, train your brain to unwind stress, data visualization
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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.
Details & Registration
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.
Details & Registration
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
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/99857827531
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
Details & Registration
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)
Course link.
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.
Course link.
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.
Learn something new today!
Image credit: Image by purwaka seta from Pixabay
Webinar: Building resilient communities by changing policy, systems and environment
Speakers include:
- Janessa Hartmann, UC Cooperative Extension community nutrition and health advisor for Shasta, Trinity and Tehama counties
- Irene Padasas, UCCE community nutrition and health advisor for Tulare, Kings, Fresno, and Madera counties.
- Natalie Price, UCCE community nutrition and health advisor forLos Angeles County,
- Veronica VanCleave-Hunt, UCCE community nutrition, health advisor and food security advisor for Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba counties
Participants will learn:
- What PSEs are
- Examples of PSE interventions and how they can improve community health
- How to communicate PSEs in our work
Register at https://shorturl.at/i5X8g. For more information, contact Hartmann at jlhartmann@ucanr.edu.
Extension professionals needed to help specialty crop growers adapt to climate change
The Climate Analogs Academy is recruiting 12 Cooperative Extension professionals from around the U.S. to engage in dialogue, workshops and get paid to visit specialty crop experts around the country throughout the 2025 calendar year.
“I participated in the 2024 academy and it was a great experience,” said Monica Cooper, UC Cooperative Extension director and viticulture advisor for Napa County.
The Climate Analogs Academy is a USDA NIFA Extension Climate Hub Partnerships Project (20236701339348) led by Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The academy is designed to empower Cooperative Extension professionals to lead regional climate-change adaptation in specialty crops. To overcome common pitfalls of climate change education, its strategy is to build dialogue around technical information and develop strategic relationships.
The academy focuses on U.S. Cooperative Extension professionals due to their unique position as trusted advisors with farmers, their investment in communication skills and their experience in learning from and partnering with diverse resources and organizations.
For more information about the program, eligibility and the application, visit https://csanr.wsu.edu/educational-opportunities/climate-analogs-academy/.
Applications accepted until Oct. 18.
Workplace Violence Prevention Program Training due Oct. 5
We all play a crucial role in fostering a safe and respectful workplace.
As part of UC ANR's Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP), all employees are required to complete a mandatory 25-minute training on Workplace Violence Prevention, as mandated by CA Senate Bill 553 (CA Labor Code 6401.9) and UC policy.
UC ANR employees should have received an email from "hr-learning@ucdavis.edu" on Sept. 5 or 6 with the training link. The training module is available on each employee's UC Learning Center dashboard via the Learning Management System (LMS).
This training is designed to prepare all employees to recognize, respond to, and report workplace violence. It is required to be completed within the first 30 days of assignment and annually thereafter. Please ensure you finish by Oct. 5.
If you encounter difficulties accessing the training, please contact daalamillo@ucanr.edu for assistance.
For more details and resources, visit the Workplace Violence Prevention Program webpage.
