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L&D - Sustainable future, rural teen perceptions, navigating grant challenges, access to healthy food, disaster education, opening doors

UC ANR Learning & Development


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Change for a Sustainable Future! (Extension Foundation & Michigan State University)
Wednesdays, 9 - 10 a.m. PT
Starting September 18 - see sessions below.

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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.

Navigating Grant Challenges (Extension Foundation)
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.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Join Us for Insightful Discussions and Inspiring Stories
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.



Friday, Sept. 13.
1 – 2:30 p.m.

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Join us as Glenda Humiston, Vice President of UC ANR, opens our first session with remarks about the contributions of Latino professionals to UC ANR.

Keynote speaker: Carlos Suarez, USDA's State Conservationist, will provide an in-depth look at the "State of Latinos in Agriculture," highlighting the significant presence of Latino producers and farmworkers in California and across the nation.

Wednesday, Sept. 25 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

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In our second session, Brent Hales, Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension, will lead a conversation celebrating the contributions of UC ANR Latino professionals. 

Keynote speaker: Javier Diego Jacinto, scholar-activist whose activism and scholarly work intersect language, race, religion and immigration, rooted in his Mazateco heritage from Oaxaca, México, He will deliver a keynote on the "State of the Latino Community," discussing the Latino community's significant economic contributions and ongoing challenges.

Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

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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.

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Excel for project management (LinkedIn Learning)

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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

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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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Posted on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 10:09 AM

L&D - Food access, program development, actor mapping, workforce development, activating DEI

UC ANR Learning & Development
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Extension Methods & Delivery
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Office, Team, & Personal Management 

A Closer Look into Food Access in the U.S. (Virtual, Extension Foundation)
Aug. 13 | 9 p.m.-1 a.m. PT

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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.

Using Actor Mapping to Understand and Improve your Program's Community Engagement Efforts (Virtual, Extension Foundation) Aug. 8 | 11 a.m. to noon

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.

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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.

Government Relations (UC ANR Web)
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.

Adopting New Leadership Mindsets to Drive DEI (eCourse, 36 min, UC Learning Center)

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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.
 

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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

Conflict Competence: Creative Problem Solving in the Workplace (Virtual, UC Learning Center)
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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Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Strengthen your program and project impact through planning and evaluation

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.

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:21 AM

L&D: Community engagement, WIC at 50, health equity, program development, access, disability awareness

UC ANR Learning & Development
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Extension Methods & Delivery
Building Support
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Office, Team, & Personal Management 

Community Engagement: Intro to Motivational Interviewing (Virtual, Extension Foundation)
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.

Effective Communication and Outreach - Health Equity Communication (Virtual, Extension Foundation)
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

The UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants (UC ANR) 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.

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. 

Access & Belonging - Virtual Summer School (Extension Foundation)
July 8 - 12 | Noon - 1 p.m.

Details & Registration.
Discover the future of Extension programs with our 2024 Virtual Summer School Series! Designed for Extension professionals nationwide, this year's theme, "Program Development through Access and Belonging," offers innovative strategies to create impactful programs for diverse communities. Engage with thought leaders and peers in dynamic sessions exploring best practices in accessibility and fostering belonging throughout program development, covering assessment, design, delivery, and evaluation.

Disability Awareness in the Workplace
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. 

Join Zoom Meeting
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

Clean Your Website and Make it More Accessible, Office Hours (UC ANR IT, Training & Development Specialist, Stephen Dampier)
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

How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities (Virtual, NCFDD)
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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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Posted on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM

L&D - Engaging immigrants, water sustainability, DroneCamp, learn Spanish, conflict competence, Excel

 

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Engaging Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13 | 11 a.m. - Noon
Registration. Details coming on Connect Extension.

Toward Groundwater in Agriculture - Linking Science and Policy
June 17-20
Burlingame/San Francisco

Registration & Details
This three-day international conference with a pre-conference workshop day will bring together leading scientists, policy analysts, policy and decision makers, and agricultural and environmental interest group representatives from around the world to define and highlight the science of and the challenges in groundwater resources management and groundwater quality protection within and related to agricultural landscapes. 

Challenges and Solutions to Sustainable Management in a Water-Limited World
July 15-19, 2024
Delft, The Netherlands


Registration & Details
 
The climate in the world is intensifying, with more extreme rainfall occurring in shorter periods, alternated by longer and warmer dry periods. This is leading to an increasing occurrence of droughts, with water resources increasingly under pressure. As the largest liquid freshwater reservoir on earth, groundwater has a fundamental role in supporting adaptation in this increasingly water-limited world, and exploitation of groundwater resources has proven an effective buffer to reduce the impacts droughts have. Read more here.  

Call for NAEPSDP Annual Conference Proposals (Virtual - Nov. 2024)
(National Association for Extension Programs and Staff Development Professionals)

Details
Are you ready to share your innovative ideas, best practices, and successes with your peers? Would you enjoy facilitating aroundtable discussion to share ideas and talk through common challenges. Proposals will be accepted through June 28, 2024, 9 p.m. PT.

DroneCamp 2024
June 24-28, CSU Monterey Bay, plus a virtual option

Registration & Details
Now in its 8th year, DroneCamp is a five-day short course covering everything you need to know to get started using drones for mapping and research. Taught by a team of instructors from eight universities and colleges including ANR, the curriculum covers equipment, safety & regulations, flight planning, manual and autonomous flight, photogrammetry, data processing, data analysis, data management and research talks (see also video highlights from 2023). New for 2024 will be a track for educators. A limited number of registration fee scholarships are available for ANR employees. 

Save the date: Alabama Master Naturalist and Underserved Communities Virtual (Extension Foundation)
June 24 | 11 a.m. - Noon PT

Registration & Details 
On the 4th Monday of each month at 11 a.m., Program Center Stage will highlight programs from across the system including current and past New Technologies from Ag Extension projects, Impact Collaborative projects, National programs like EXCITE, and more. 

UC ANR Pays for your Extension Foundation account. Register for it today!

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The UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants (UC ANR)
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.

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. 

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Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Month - Virtual (UC ANR)
Friday, May 31 

View recording at https://youtu.be/0hH9qDU_kOU.
Join Phil Waisen, UCCE vegetable crops advisor for Riverside and Imperial counties. Lunch & Learn about his homeland, Papua New Guinea. Phil discussed PNG's culture, language, food and agriculture.

Conversational beginner's Spanish Class – interest survey
Tentative July 9 – September 12, 2024

Share your interest here.
Yes! News and Outreach in Spanish (NOS) and LatinX ERG is forming a Spanish class at UC ANR that will start in the first week of July. Share your interest and Ricardo Vela will get back to you with options that work best for the majority.

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Conflict Competence in Uncertain Times Virtual (UCD Ombuds) 
June 11 | 9 – 10 a.m.

Registration & Details 
Difficult or unexpected changes can feel disruptive and can drive conflict at work. In this webinar, we will explore ways of communicating effectively and engaging constructively during periods of uncertainty. Participants will learn how bridging communication styles, demonstrating compassion, and facing difficult moments with courage and clarity can lead to better navigating challenges.

The 3 P's to Plan Your Professional Pivot (NCFDD)
June 25 | 11 a.m. - noon PT

Registration & Details
Don't miss out on this interactive webinar where we dig into practical strategies to plan your professional pivot. We will engage in reflective writing practices to determine your unique questions, goals and path. The instructor will share actionable steps for the process of moving to a new career, whether it be in small or big ways. You'll learn how to determine your needs and potential obstacles at each stage of the process. Register now for this opportunity to equip yourself with valuable skills and a method that is applicable to numerous contexts, both in and out of academia.

UC ANR pays for your membership to the NCFDD, so create your account today. 

The Art of Saying No (NCFDD)
July 11 | 11 a.m. - 12:30pm PT

Registration 
In this webinar, you will learn:

  • The biggest mistakes faculty make in responding to requests
  • How to identify and disrupt problematic patterns
  • Our favorite strategies that you can implement immediately so you can add "no" to your vocabulary
  • UC ANR Pays for your membership to the NCFDD, so create your account today. 

Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
Aug 14 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT 

Registration 
Join us for a webinar that will help you:

  • Map your current mentoring network
  • Identify your unmet needs
  • Plan how to expand your existing network to meet your current needs

UC ANR pays for your membership to the NCFDD, so create your account today. 

Becoming Better with Habits – (UCD - look for the virtual option)
Aug. 14 | 1-4 p.m.

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Becoming Better with Habits is based in part on the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. The course also incorporates a strengths-based approach, in alignment with our department's emphasis on CliftonStrengths, to help empower teams and individuals. If you have wanted to learn strategies for how to build habits in line with your strengths, then this course is for you. 

Excel Essential Training (Course link)
(Microsoft 365) 2hr 29 min.

Being efficient at Excel is considered one of the most incredibly beneficial and indispensable skills because it's vital to the functioning of most workplace environments. This course provides an extensive set of features for managing and analyzing data. This course covers Excel's menu system, how to create formulas and use simple functions, how to format your data, how to sort and filter large lists, how to create charts, and a lot more. This course is intended to take you from beginner to intermediate. If you're already pretty experienced with Excel, be sure to check out the many intermediate courses available on LinkedIn Learning. For your LinkedIn Learning account, please contact ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu

How to Build (and Rebuild) Trust (TED Talk 14:56)

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Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it's broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild it -- something she worked on during a recent stint at Uber. "If we can learn to trust one another more, we can have unprecedented human progress," Frei says.

Tips for Facilitating Difficult Group Discussions (UC Davis Ombuds).

Slide deck.
Group discussions involving conflict can be challenging and erode trust, reveal differing and opposing opinions, and intensify emotions. To support effective facilitation of these discussions, the following general practices can be adapted to a wide variety of contexts with nuanced and deliberate consideration.

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Posted on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 2:03 PM

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