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L&D - Engaging immigrants, water sustainability, DroneCamp, learn Spanish, conflict competence, Excel
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Extension Methods & Delivery
Building Support
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Office, Team, & Personal Management
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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)
Video link.
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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