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L&D - Conversations with stressed farmers, science communication, audio editing, advancing health equity, closed captioning

 

UC ANR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
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Confident Conversations: Useful tools to address farmer stress and difficult topics
June 7, 2023
10-11 a.m.

Details & Registration
This four-part webinar series will provide an overview and model the Confident Conversations Curriculum developed by University of Delaware Cooperative Extension and colleagues in the Northeast. 

Multitrack Audio Editing for Beginners, Extension Skills
June 8, 2023
11 a.m.-Noon

Details & Registration
In response to your feedback from our Podcasting for Beginners Extension Skills Session led by Aaron Weibe, June's Extension Skills will focus on multitrack audio editing. In this interactive session, we'll cover the basics of what multitrack audio editing is and walk you through a basic editing session in real time using Adobe Audition!

Climate Change and Science Communication Part 2: Putting it into Practice, Dynamic Discussions
June 22, 2023
11 a.m.-Noon

Details & Registration
As Extension professionals, we communicate science to the public. In our hyperconnected world of web pages, social media, and 30-second video reels, connecting with our audiences, especially on science, can seem like a never-ending uphill battle. Science communication experts are learning how to break through barriers to have meaningful conversations across audiences and identities, in part thanks to advances in communication science. With Sarah Mae Nelson of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Environmental Climate Stewards.

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Food Recovery for Rhode Island: Cultivating Community-Led Solutions to Food Access and Food Waste, Program Center Stage
June 26, 2023
11 a.m.-Noon

Details & Registration
The 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 on the fourth Monday of each month. Each month, we will update the information below for which program we will be putting center stage! This series is open to anyone that would like to attend. Membership in the Extension Foundation is not required to participate.

Resources for Free Stock & Wonderful tutorials on Multimedia Production (Extension Foundation)

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Advancing Health Equity in California: Third of three-part series 

June 7, 2023
2-3:30 p.m. 

Register Session 3 
Are you concerned about increasing health inequities across California? Have you wondered how UC ANR can make a difference?  UC ANR's Community Nutrition and Health unit is proud to host a three-part training series on “Advancing Health Equity” in collaboration with UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Center for Child and Community Health. UC ANR educators, supervisors, advisors and specialists from across our Statewide Programs and Initiatives are invited to attend.    

This will be an interactive learning opportunity to come together and visualize how UC ANR can address critical health disparities we face and put into practice the opportunities outlined in our Strategic Initiatives Health Equity Concept Note (found here on the UC ANR website).   


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How to Add Closed Captioning in YouTube
June 15, 2023
Noon-12:30 p.m.

Many people at UC ANR are working to making our products and communications much more accessible. If you are one of these people, please join ANR IT Training and Development Specialist Stephen Dampier to learn how to add closed captioning to YouTube.

Zoom Meeting: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/5307501239?pwd=WDI3U2g5cXRvWUhVUlY3MitJWkVVUT09
Meeting ID: 530 750 1239 Phone +1 669 900 6833 US
Password: 4Collab

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Business Operations Center Q&A Office Hours
Second & fourth Thursdays
10-11 a.m.

Are you a CD with questions about budget and financial analysis? 
Are you a PI with questions about post-award grant management?
Are you staff with questions about payroll and fiscal close? 

Drop in with your questions. We're here to help!

Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/94023190790?pwd=a2JUQVVFQk1jRTFFTjBpSUJKWmxTUT09
bocsupport@ucanr.edu 
(530) 212-3950

UC ANR New Employee Welcome – Virtual
June 20, 2023
9-11:20 a.m.

Participate in a concise welcome to ANR! Meet our Leadership team, get to know your colleagues, and learn a bit about ANR and how your role connects to the larger ANR mission. Learn about: UC Davis Health Benefits, UC Davis Fidelity Retirement, UC Davis Ombuds, Staff Assembly, Academic Assembly, Employee Resource Groups

Presenting Technical Information with Stories, LinkedIn Learning

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Storytelling can transform technical talks into dynamic and energizing presentations. In this course, you can learn the top reasons why audiences tune out and discover techniques to make your complex material more memorable and engaging. Instructors Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin share how to improve your public speaking skills and use storytelling to increase engagement and retention. Get your LinkedIn Learning account today! Contact our ANR IT team at help@ucanr.edu.

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The Eight Dimensions of Wellness
June 21, 2023
10:30-11:30 a.m.

Details & Registration
Well-being is an important part of living a healthy and fulfilled life. There are eight components of wellness defined by SAMSHA and this presentation will discuss intellectual wellness.

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Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 9:50 AM

L&D - health equity, blogging, reaching Latinos, contracts & grants, managing expectations of supervisors, implicit bias

UC ANR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
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Communicating Your Story: Blogging - Virtual Extension Foundation
May 11, 2023
11 a.m. - Noon

Details & Registration
In this fast-paced webinar, we'll cover the basics of communicating your story through blogging. Participants will be provided access to resources and tools to support their blogging efforts, including samples, tip and FAQ sheet, guidelines and more.

Doing Engaged Science: Tensions and Insights from the Water for Ag project - Virtual Extension Foundation
May 22, 2023, 11 a.m. - Noon 

Details & Registration
Water 4 Ag was a USDA NIFA funded multidisciplinary, five-year collaborative research and engagement project in Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Arizona that facilitated community-led stakeholder engagement to address local water and ag issues. Along the way, many lessons were learned around designing, managing and conducting practice and research across academic disciplines in supporting community led initiatives. May's presenters will provide participants with helpful information for designing and delivering their own programs through discussing the insights, tensions and outcomes of the Water 4 Ag project.

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Using the new ANR Workflow Automation program to route C&G Forms “800“ and Advance Account Request
May 3, 2023
12:15 - 1:00 PM

Introduction and training on the new Workflow Automation system. We will go through the automated program and show how to use it for the C&G Form 800 and the C&G Form Advanced Account Request.

Zoom https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

Award Process
May 5, 2023
12:15 - 1:00 PM

Once a sponsor elects to fund a proposal, the review, negotiation and award acceptance process begins. This webinar walks you through what is happening in the Office of Contracts and Grants, and what to do when the accepted agreement arrives in your office. Zoom

https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

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Working with Subrecipients
May 10, 2023
12:15 - 1:00 PM

Learn the definitions of Subrecipients, the internal processes involved in setting up a subaward as well as monitoring requirements and helpful resources available.

Fiscal management of grants, contracts, and other funding agreements is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator and the Administering Unit. Learn more about how to successfully manage your project finances, adhere to University policies, adhere to the Sponsor's terms and condition, and how to monitor your subawardees.

https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428 

Post-award Process
May 12, 2023
12:15-1:00 PM

Fiscal management of grants, contracts and other funding agreements is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator and the Administering Unit. Learn more about how to successfully manage your project finances, adhere to University policies, adhere to the Sponsor's terms and condition, and how to monitor your subawardees.

https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

Advancing Health Equity in California: Part 2 of 3-part series 
May 3, (Part 3- June 7)
2-3:30 p.m. 

Register Session 2Register Session 3 
Are you concerned about increasing health inequities across California? Have you wondered how UC ANR can make a difference?  

UC ANR's Community Nutrition and Health unit is proud to host a three-part training series on “Advancing Health Equity” in collaboration with UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Center for Child and Community Health. UC ANR Educators, Supervisors, Advisors and Specialists from across our Statewide Programs and Initiatives are invited to attend.  

Can We Talk about Implicit Bias? Workshop - Virtual 
May 8, 2023
9:00 – 11:00 AM 

50 Seats available 
Apply by May 5.  Join us to help learn how to make UC ANR a more inclusive organization! 

 UC ANR Human Resources and Learning & Development are offering a workshop to further explore, develop and supplement the UC Implicit Bias Series. We will divide into facilitated breakout groups to tackle strategies that counter negative scenarios and encourage positive interactions. This workshop will be a great opportunity to practice “standing in the community” and supporting ANR Principles of Community and ANR's strategic mission to expand Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Image:NYSUT United    

Best Practices to Reach Out to Latinos - Extension Foundation
May 25, 2023
11 a.m. - Noon

Details and Registration
In this fast-paced webinar, Extension program educators, advisors and directors will learn best practices to reach and engage Latinos and the importance of creating partnerships with their local media. Topics include: Audience, Messaging, Identifying community needs and priorities, Building relationships,Partnering with community organizations, Social media vs. traditional media

Participants will gain insight into how to take a multi-directional approach to outreach and how to use traditional media outlets more effectively, including radio, print media, broadcast TV, and news releases. 

7 spots left for reimbursement - UC Berkeley NOW Conference - Next Opportunity at Work 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023, from 9:00 to 5:30 in person! AND Pre- and post-conference virtual activities June 5, 6, 7, and 9, 2023.

Details & Registration. UC Berkeley People & Culture is thrilled to announce the (11th annual) Next Opportunity at Work (NOW) Conference is being planned as an in-person event for 2023! The in-person event will be held on pm at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Pre- and post-conference activities will be held virtually including but not limited to virtual group/1:1 coaching opportunities and other activities.

The NOW Conference is designed to support UC staff with career and professional development through inspiring keynote speakers, workshops, community building with peers, and career planning resources. Learn more about NOW by going to our Archives library to review previous conference materials.

Apply for up to $300 reimbursement from UC ANR Learning & Development
UC ANR Learning & Development funds will reimburse up to 10 Staff for up to $300.00. First served AND priorities will be given to those who have not been reimbursed for this conference in the past.

UC ANR New Employee Welcome – Virtual
May 23, 2023
9:00 - 11:20 AM

Participate in a concise welcome to ANR! Meet our Leadership team, get to know your colleagues, and learn a bit about ANR and how your role connects to the larger ANR mission. Learn about:

  • UC Davis Health Benefits
  • UC Davis Fidelity Retirement
  • UC Davis Ombuds
  • Staff Assembly
  • Employee Resource Groups

Participants are UC ANR employees (academics, staff and affiliated staff on campuses, counties and RECs) who have not yet participated in a New Employee Welcome meeting. 

Managing the Expectations of Your Supervisor - Virtual
May 31, 2023
8:30 AM - Noon

Register here by May 29.
Join Dennis Wade from People Development Systems for this workshop. Managing the expectations of your supervisor and having an effective relationship with them require conscious planning and effort.

This half-day course is for anyone with a supervisor. It will help you with necessary strategies and tools to understand:

  • The current state of the relationship with your boss and how to improve it
  • A strategy for managing the expectations of your supervisor
  • An approach for getting your boss to accept your ideas

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Everyone can learn something new.
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Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 1:34 PM

L&D - Volunteer engagement, Travel expenses, Conflict competence, DEI Alliance

UC ANR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT  
Landing page| Webinar RecordingsLearning Resources

Do you have a webinar to present in any of these four learning strategies? Let us know by filling out this interest form!

Extension Methods & Delivery
Building Support
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office, Team, and Personal Management

Extension Skills Volunteer Engagement: ISOTURE Model (Extension Foundation)
April 13, 2023
2-3 p.m. 

Registration.
This webinar will provide information on how to adapt the ISOTURE Model of Volunteer Management. Volunteer coordinators will better understand the seven steps of the ISOTURE Model of volunteer management that can help engage volunteers and become more effective in working with their local communities. Moreover, the latest research results on volunteer leaders' stewardship action-taking experiences will be shared with the webinar participants. Image by Tumisu from Pixabay 

Extension Transformation: preparing for the next 100 years (Extension Foundation)
April 27, 2023
11 a.m. –Noon 

Registration 
Demographic trends in the United States indicate that higher education institutions, including Extension, face an uncertain future. Changes in population size and make-up, coupled with associated economic and political uncertainties, present an opportunity for Extension transform its approach to programming and staffing to meet the needs and interests of our future audiences. Join a panel from across the Extension and higher education system in a discussion and exchange of ideas around demographic trends, shifts in programming, and impacts on human resource management and staffing within the Extension system. Explore an exchange of ideas and potential approaches we need to take at the local, state, and national levels.

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UC ANR Giving Day: Creating Your Strategy For Success 
April 13, 2023 
10-11 a.m. 
  
This interactive webinar will give you resources to improve your online campaigns whether you are new to UC ANR Giving Day or have participated from the beginning. Learn how your group can harness the power of generosity and raise funds for your program. Join Emily Delk, UC ANR Director of Annual Giving and Donor Stewardship, to access campaign resources, and hear from other colleagues across the state as they share how they've engaged their supporters. And, of course, we'll announce exciting incentive Prize Challenges! Image by mustofa agus tri utomo from Pixabay 
  

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Advancing Health Equity in California: 3-part series 
April 5, May 3, June 7 
2-3:30 p.m. 

Are you concerned about increasing health inequities across California? Have you wondered how UC ANR can make a difference?  
  
UC ANR's Community Nutrition and Health unit is proud to host a 3-part training series on “Advancing Health Equity” in collaboration with UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Center for Child and Community Health. UC ANR Educators, Supervisors, Advisors and Specialists from across our Statewide Programs and Initiatives are invited to attend.  
  
This will be an interactive learning opportunity to come together and visualize how UC ANR can address critical health disparities we face and put into practice the opportunities outlined in our Strategic Initiatives Health Equity Concept Note (found here on the UCANR website). 
  
PLEASE REGISTER and plan to join this 3-part series: 
  
Session 1: Registration 
Wed. Apr. 5 from 2-3:30 pm 
Build your familiarity and understanding of core concepts related to health equity to establish a shared language about health equity at UC ANR. 
  
Session 2: Registration  
Wed. May 3 from 2-3:30 pm 
Identify how existing UC ANR work fits into the concepts and goals related to health equity including addressing the social determinants of health and policy, systems and environmental change work. 
  
Session 3: Registration  
Wed. June 7 from 2-3:30 pm 
Inform new areas and approaches UC ANR can work in to advance health equity in the future including transitioning from expert to partner within the communities that we serve. 
 
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UC ANR DEI Alliance Meeting at the Statewide Conference
Monday April 24, 2023
3:15-5 p.m. 
Salon D, Double Tree Hotel, Fresno
 
Please join us for gathering, participating in engaging activities, and getting to know one another more. Elizabeth Moon, our new Director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging will give an introduction on what brought her to UC ANR. Let's plan on future activities and share with members new and veteran opportunities in our subcommittee. Invite a colleague who might be interested in joining the DEI Alliance. 
 

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From Me to We: Values, Trust, and Teamwork (Extension Foundation)

April 5, 12, 19, 2023  
11 a.m.-Noon 
 
Values - Discover the value of your values 
Trust - Discover how to show you're trustworthy 
Teamwork - Discover the 5 aspects of highly effective teams 
 
Led By Karl Bradley who brings expertise in leadership development & training, strategic thinking, public speaking, team building & community engagement to serve the Cooperative Extension system. The ability to help inspire others find their “why” while connecting passion to profession underlines his favorite role…coach. He has a lifelong enthusiasm for agricultural leadership growth to help take organizations past what the science of management says is possible. Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay 

Travel Expenses and Reimbursements (UC ANR BOC)
UC ANR Business Operations Center: Our Two Cents  
April 20, 2023 
12-12:30 p.m. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
What qualifies as a travel expense? 
What approvals are needed? 
How to claim reimbursements for hotels, transportation/mileage and meals? 
 
Learn what you need to submit for travel expenses. We'll walk you through the reporting and reimbursement process. 
We'll also reserve 10 minutes at the end for your questions! 
 
             
Password: 4Learning 
Phone: +1 669 900 6833   

Thursday, May 11, 2023 
12 – 1 p.m.
 
Are you constantly fielding complaints from your team members? Do you feel stuck in a web of gossip with no way through? Is your team's morale suffering due to the behavior of a few people on the team? Negativity is challenging to manage and can cause significant damage to work productivity, but it can also provide important information and an opportunity to improve the working environment overall. Designed for managers and supervisors, this 1-hour workshop highlights common pitfalls of managing negativity and outlines a three-step strategy to help you transform negativity into greater connection, productivity, and team effectiveness.
 
Conflict Competence for Staff (UC Davis) Virtual 
Nov. 3, 2023 
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
 
Conflict has the power to damage our relationships, lower productivity, and increase stress. While conflict is inevitable, with proven conflict management techniques, you can minimize its negative impact, keep relationships on track, and lower your stress. This highly interactive course provides tools to help you effectively prevent and resolve conflicts at work. You will learn strategies to successfully communicate your needs, lower others' defenses, and navigate emotionally charged situations. Please note that this course has significant overlap with “Conflict Competence for Managers and Supervisors” but focuses on interpersonal conflict dynamics with colleagues and supervisors. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay 
 
 
 
Conflict Competence for Managers and Supervisors (UC Davis)
Aug. 17 and 24, 2023 
8:30 a.m.-noon 
 
This highly interactive course provides tools, techniques and skills to effectively prevent and resolve conflicts within your team. You will learn how to recognize conflict before it escalates, navigate interpersonal dynamics from a position of higher power, identify core employee needs, build trust on your team, and navigate emotionally charged conversations. At the end of this course, you will develop a personalized plan to address your specific conflict management needs. Please note that this course has significant overlap with “Conflict Competence for Staff” but includes an additional focus on managing conflict from a leadership position. 
 
Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:49 PM

L&D - Food systems & climate, budget basics, unpacking oppression, accessible documents, project management

UC ANR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT  
Landing page| Webinar Recordings| Learning Resources

Do you have a webinar to present in any of these four learning strategies? Let us know by filling out this interest form!

Extension Methods & Delivery
Building Support
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office, Team, and Personal Management

Dynamic Discussions (Extension Foundation)
March 23
11 a.m. -12 p.m. PT

Details. Registration.
Each fourth Thursday of the month, the Impact Collaborative will host professionals from across Cooperative Extension and beyond to address hot topics of interest to Cooperative Extension. Each month, we will update the information for the Dynamic Discussion for the month!

Food Systems and the Climate Crisis Webinar Series (Extension Foundation)
March 2, 9 and 16 at 12-1 p.m. PT

Details & registration. Alternative Proteins, webinar 6
March 2
Details & Registration. Educational programs to reduce food waste, webinar 7
March 9
Details & Registration. Planning and sharing Extension programs, webinar 8
March 16

The Cornell Civic Ecology Lab and CCE are sponsoring a webinar discussion on food systems solutions to reduce climate emissions. The goal is to foster a learning community around food systems and climate solutions. This series has been planned to (1) promote learning and sharing among CCE educators interested in food solutions to climate emissions, including plant-rich diet, reducing food wastes, alt-proteins and reducing methane emissions on farms….and more.

Program Center Stage (Extension Foundation)
March 27, 2023
11 a.m.-noon Pacific time

Details & Registration.
The 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 on the fourth Monday of each month at 11 a.m. - noon. Each month, we will update the information below for which program we will be putting center stage! This series is open to anyone that would like to attend.

Image credit: UC Davis Food Systems Lab

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Budget Basics and Calculator (UC ANR, Virtual)

March 22, 2023
12:30 -1 p.m.

Learn how to develop a proposal budget. Topics covered include cost components that make up a budget, applicable cost principles, budgeting techniques and practices, calculating F&A costs, and budgeting tools and resources.

Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428


Using the new ANR Workflow Automation program to route C&G Forms “800“ and Advance Account Request
May 24
12:30-1 p.m.

Introduction and training on the new Workflow Automation system. We will go through the automated program and show how to use it for the C&G Form 800 and the C&G Form Advanced Account Request. 

Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

Award Process (ANR-Virtual)
June 28
12:30-1 p.m.

Once a sponsor elects to fund a proposal, the review, negotiation and award acceptance process begins. This webinar walks you through what is happening in the Office of Contracts and Grants, and what to do when the accepted agreement arrives in your office.

Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

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Creating Accessible Documents Systemwide Training Program

Details and May cohort application closes April 7.

A six-session training program focused on how to evaluate and achieve accessibility in digital documents. Sessions will be one hour long, conducted via Zoom, occurring at a regular time every other week.

Additional support opportunities will be available to participants throughout the program so they can ask questions, confirm their understanding, engage in practice activities and explore specific areas relevant to their work. Accessibility fundamentals, creating accessible Word docs, evaluation, and improving PDF accessibility and more.

Unpacking Oppression (UC Davis Health, in-Person)
Wednesday, March 15
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Register here.
This course offers an opportunity for participants to explore their questions about race and ethnicity in a safe environment. Participants will explore the cultural barriers to dismantling racism. By understanding the realities of privilege and power, we can participate more fully in antiracism work and foster an equitable campus community for everyone. This session includes an exploration of how the pandemic has impacted this area of DEI.

Avoiding Bias in the Hiring Process (UC Davis, Virtual)
Thursday, April 20, 2023
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Zoom
Details & Registration.

This session explores the power of impressions and its potential influence in the evaluation of job applicants. Using reflection exercises, participants will explore the relationship between impressions and bias and introduce learners to key research involving biases in hiring. Participants will leave the session having greater awareness and understanding of bias theory (coupled with case studies) and strategies in mitigating bias in the hiring process.

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Programmatic Orientation (UC ANR, Virtual)
March 2, Part 2

Details & Registration.
Goal of this orientation is to provide ANR academics with the foundation to build on for success, where success is positively impacting the lives of all Californians. Open to all early career academics:

  • Cooperative Extension Advisors
  • Cooperative Extension Specialists
  • Academic Coordinators
  • Academic Administrators
  • Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty

2023 UC ANR Administrative Orientation for New Employees, in-Person
Wednesday, March 22
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Details & Registration.
Learn about ANR Administrative Units and Statewide Programs and Institutes!

Who should attend: All UC ANR Employees (academics, staff and affiliated staff on campuses, counties and RECs) who have not participated in an administrative orientation in the past. Priority will be given to those hired by ANR within the past year.

 
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Project Management Foundations: Integration (LinkedIn Learning 1 hr. 44 min.)

Learn the 12 steps to managing projects without creating a lot of extra overhead and shows how to use traditional project management tools—such as Gantt charts and network diagrams—to help you succeed. Learning objectives:

  • Describe a project and its constraints.
  • Interpret the appropriate level of granularity of tasks.
  • Determine the importance of a project's critical path.
  • Explain how to calculate and add contingency to a project.
  • Analyze the data within a risk chart.
  • Interpret the challenges of monitoring costs and identifying when to adjust the project plan.

Request your LinkedIn Learning account from ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.

PowerPoint Data Visualization: High-Impact Charts and Graphs (LinkedIn Learning 1 hr. 44 min.)

Data visualization is a hot topic, and we all know charts should be as clear and effective as possible. But do you know what makes one chart more effective than another? In this course, PowerPoint MVP Echo Swinford shows how to build high-impact charts in Microsoft Office. Using PowerPoint and Excel, she demonstrates specific techniques to make your charts easier to read and understand quickly.

Request your LinkedIn Learning account from ANR IT at help@ucanr.edu.

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Posted on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 1:45 PM

L&D - Podcasting, Work with CE Specialists, Proposal development, Inclusive training, Conflict competence

ANR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT  
Landing page| Webinar Recordings| Learning Resources

Do you have a webinar to present in any of these four learning strategies? Let us know by filling out this interest form!

Extension Methods & Delivery
Building Support
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office, Team, and Personal Management

Food Systems and the Climate Crisis Webinar Series

Every Tuesday, Feb. 2 through March 9
12-1 p.m. PST

Details & registration.
Feb. 2- What is Food Doing to the Climate? What is the Climate Doing to Food? – Michael Hoffmann, Professor Emeritus, Cornell Department of Entomology and author, Our Changing Menu.

Recent Trends in Food Consumption
Feb. 3
7-9 a.m. PST

Details & registration.
Presenters: Shauna Henley, University of Maryland Extension, and Nicole Arnold, The Ohio State University Extension Food Trends: Finding Credible Food and Food Safety Information on the Web.

Podcasting for Beginners (part 2 from Basics in 2022)
Feb. 9
11 a.m.-Noon PST

Details & registration.
In part one of Podcasting for Beginners, Aaron Weibe provided an overview of the basics of starting a podcast for your Extension program. He reviewed the basic equipment and software needed, audio editing and publishing your episodes to podcast platforms! In part two, he will go over how to distribute the podcast to the various podcasting streams for the public to access.

So, you'd like to work with a specialist? Tips and tricks for successful collaboration with campus colleagues (ANR, Virtual)
Feb. 16, 2023
Noon-12:30 PM

UC ANR colleagues benefit from working across the network, but how do you start a collaboration with campus-based professionals? UC Berkeley Specialist Van Butsic and ANR advisors Stephanie Larson and Yana Valachovic will share tips and tricks on successful collaboration between campus and county-based academics. This panel discussion will share perspectives on how to find the right networks to work with, how to make sure collaborations benefit all parties, and how to grow collaborations over time.

Zoom Meeting: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/5307501239?pwd=WDI3U2g5cXRvWUhVUlY3MitJWkVVUT09
Meeting ID: 530 750 1239 Phone +1 669 900 6833 US | Password: 4Collab

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Proposal Development and Proposal Process (UC ANR OCG Virtual)

Feb. 22
12:30 -1 p.m.

Learn about the steps involved in the proposal submissions process from developing your idea to submission. We'll go over identifying funding opportunities, developing the project concept, building collaborative teams, drafting the proposal, submitting to OCG for review and submission to the sponsor. Presented by Vanity Campbell and Kendra Rose

Zoom Webinar: Https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

Budget Basics and Calculator (UC ANR OCG, Virtual)
March 22
12:30-1 p.m.

Learn how to develop a proposal budget. Topics covered include: cost components that make up a budget, applicable cost principles, budgeting techniques and practices, calculating F&A costs, and budgeting tools and resources. Presented by Kendra Rose.

Zoom Webinar: Https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/751701428?pwd=Q1ZrbUtoQVJwMXJVRkQydUlwNytJQT09
Password: 4Learning | +1 669 900 6833 | Webinar ID: 751 701 428

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Conducting Culturally Inclusive Trainings (UC Learning Center-Virtual)
Feb. 9
8:30 a.m.–noon

Details & registration. This course will give trainers the skills to conduct training courses that address the diverse needs of trainees, and ensure that the training content is accessible for all participants. The instructors will model culturally respectful training and provide valuable tools that novice and expert trainers alike can use.

From Bystander to Upstander (UC Davis Ombuds, Virtual)
Feb. 28
9-11 a.m.

Details & registration.
What do you do when you see incivility, but it's not directed at you? What is your role if you witness micro or macro aggressions in the workplace? How do you support your colleagues and address problematic behavior? These are not simple questions and there is not just one single correct answer. Through this discussion-driven, scenario-based workshop, you will explore your own barriers to taking action and identify five strategies you could use when moving from being a bystander to being an upstander.

Microaggressions: Toward a Greater Understanding and Awareness (UC Learning Center, Virtual)
Feb. 16
8:30 a.m.-noon

Details & registration. Using the work of Derald Wing Sue, this session explores the phenomenon of microaggressions in everyday life by increasing awareness of common occurrences; understanding its impact on those who experience them; and exploring strategies on how to mitigate and respond to them. This session includes an exploration of how the pandemic has impacted this area of diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Personal Leadership Bootcamp (Extension Foundation, Virtual)
Feb. 8, 15 & 20

Details & registration. This three-part series invites individuals to really get to know yourself, choose a path and take action with the power of your personal leadership philosophy!

Creative Problem Solving in the Workplace (UC Davis, Virtual)
Feb. 16
Noon-1 p.m.

Details & registration. Drawing from negotiation and conflict management best practices, this engaging webinar will provide a road map designed to help you discover solutions that meet your needs in complex and challenging situations.

8 Dimensions of Wellness: Fostering Social Wellness
Feb. 22
9:30-10:30 a.m. PST

Details & registration. Join Jennifer Shukaitis, MPH, as she discusses 8 Dimensions of Wellness: Fostering Social Wellness. Well-being is an important part of living a healthy and fulfilled life. There are 8 dimensions of Wellness defined by SAMSHA and this presentation will discuss the social dimension of wellness while suggesting ways to achieve better social wellness.

Writing for and Presenting to Executives (UC Davis, Virtual)
Feb. 27 & 28
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Details & registration.
During the course, we'll review business writing basics, like plain language and active/passive voice, and you will learn a process to give you consistent results every time. We'll explore how to transform your writing into a concise, coherent, and clear presentation. We'll also discuss best practices for presenting to executives, including knowing your audience, having a clear call to action, and avoiding annoying habits. Everyone will draft an executive-ready document (Day 1) and present it to the class, receiving feedback (Day 2).

Conflict Competence for Staff (UC Davis Ombuds, Virtual)
March 16
9 a.m.-noon

Details & registration.
This course provides tools to help you effectively prevent and resolve conflicts at work with colleagues and supervisors. You will learn strategies to successfully communicate your needs, lower others' defenses, and navigate emotionally charged situations.

Getting to the Root of Group Conflict (UC Davis Ombuds, Virtual)
June 6
10 a.m.–noon

Details & registration.
In this course for leaders of groups or teams, you'll learn a structured approach to identify and address root causes of group conflict. Discover how to apply the Goals, Roles, Processes, and Interpersonal Relationships (GRPI) team development model to reveal both hidden sources of conflict and valuable opportunities to effectively prevent and manage conflict.

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