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Mapping for Making Better Decisions: Approaches to Using Maps for Program Development: Part 1 & 2 (Extension Foundation)
Oct. 9 & 23 | 11 a.m. - Noon. PDT
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In this webinar, Priyanka Vyas from UC ANR IGIS will cover approaches to critically evaluating maps and the type of questions one should be thinking about when using them for decision-making. The webinar will cover examples applicable to a range of program areas such as community nutrition and health, community economic development, youth development and urban agriculture among others.
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Vaccination to Whole Health Focus: What’s Next for EXCITE (Extension Foundation)
Oct. 27 | 11 a.m. – Noon PDT
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Hosted by Michelle Rodgers, EXCITE Project Director, and Adam Hughes, Cornell Cooperative Extension. Description and details to come.
Building Support
UC ANR offers several resources to help you succeed in funding, fundraising and outreach. The Office of Contracts and Grants supports staff with training and tools for navigating the grant process. Development Services helps with donor engagement, gift processing and fundraising campaigns. And the Government & Community Relations Toolkit provides guidance for effectively engaging elected officials and community partners.
Video recordings
Fundraising, Grant & Partnership Development: Structuring Effective Proposals (Extension Foundation)
Fundraising, Grant & Partner Development: Navigation Grant Organizations for Success (Extension Foundation)
Tips for Telling Your Story to the Media (Extension Foundation)
Inclusion Excellence
Conflict Competence for Staff and Faculty (Virtual, UC Davis)
Oct. 16 | 9 a.m. - Noon
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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.
Video recordings
Culturally Responsive Evaluation (Extension Foundation)
Advancing health equity in California Session 1 of 3 (Video), Slide deck, with several speakers (UC ANR)
Advancing health equity in California Session 2 of 3 (video), Slide deck (PDF) with several speakers (UC ANR)
Advancing health equity in California Session 3 of 3 (video) Slide deck (PDF) (UC ANR)
Office Team and Personal Development
Navigating Business Operations Center (BOC) Processes for New Employees
Oct. 7 | First Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. through December
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Starting a new role at ANR? Seeking a refresher on BOC processes? Set yourself up for success by attending a BOC onboarding session - designed to help you navigate key business operations and connect with the resources you’ll need from day one.
During this interactive session, you'll meet your BOC business partners, explore financial processes, and learn how to use essential tools like AggieExpense, Aggie Enterprise and the Chart of Accounts. We’ll guide you through purchasing procedures, procurement and travel cards, supplier registration, and workflow automation. Plus, there’s dedicated time for Q&A, so you can get answers to any questions you have. We look forward to having you join us.
How to Engage in Healthy Conflict (NCFDD, Virtual instructor led)
Oct. 9 | 11 a.m. - Noon PT
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Academics are notoriously conflict-avoidant and the inability to manage conflict can result in negative physical, emotional and relational consequences for tenure-track faculty. So why not learn early in your career to master the SKILL of healthy conflict so that you can effectively manage conflicts as they arise and avoid carrying around all of the negative energy, anger, and resentment in your mind and body. In this webinar, you will learn:
- How conflict-management is an essential part of thriving.
- How to decide when to push back and when to pull back in the face of conflict.
- The difference between healthy and unhealthy conflict.
- How to get clear about the role that power plays in resolving departmental conflicts.
- Ten tips for engaging in healthy conflict
Set Ambitious Goals (LinkedIn Learning, eCourse)
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Setting ambitious short-term and long-term goals can help you effectively navigate your career. Daisy Lovelace of Set ambitious goals teaches:
- Create a Career Strategy: Outline your professional aspirations and the steps needed to achieve them.
- Align Your Goals: Ensure that your personal development objectives align with the needs of your organization.
- Focus on Continuous Learning: Stay updated with industry trends and seek opportunities for skill enhancement.
Discover ways to create impact from the middle level of any organization. Join Duke University professor Daisy Lovelace as she shares about the value of self-leadership, team empowerment, and avoiding burnout. Explore ways to influence, and learn about persuasion strategies that can be used with colleagues on every level. Dr. Lovelace also covers the importance of gaining clarity on goals and objectives, and ways to identify what and when to communicate. Contact UC ANR IT help@ucanr.edu for your LinkedIn Learning account.
UC Davis Career Development Week! (Virtual and in-person)
Nov. 17-21
Learn details & register. UC ANR employees are invited to join UC Davis for a week of inspiration, growth, and career connections (Consider using your professional development funds for travel; ask your supervisor about them.)
Get ready for Career Development Week at UC Davis & UC Davis Health! From Nov. 17-21, join staff across the university for a week of workshops, keynotes, and networking — all designed to help you connect, grow, and shape your path forward. Sessions include:
Opening Keynote with insights into well-being leadership and how to thrive in change
Workshops like Conflict Competence for Electronic Communication, Thriving Through Change: Finding Purpose & Building Resilience, and Interviewing with Impact
In-person events: Coffee & Conversation, Resource Fairs, and opportunities to mingle with colleagues:
- Tue, Nov. 18 | 9 –10:30 a.m. | UC Davis Campus, Student Community Center
- Wed, Nov. 19 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Aggie Square Assembly Hall, UC Davis Health Campus
Don’t miss this chance to invest in your career — and enjoy some inspiring conversations along the way.
Public Speaking Foundations (LinkedIn Learning, 61 min)
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Develop the skills you need to prepare and deliver an outstanding speech or presentation. In this course, Laura Bergells offers practical insights that can help presenters prepare, open, deliver and close their speeches. Along the way, discover how to project confidence, outline a speech, take questions, and develop the creative story that adds life to a speech. This course is part of a Professional Certificate from Toastmasters International. Contact UC ANR IT help@ucanr.edu for your LinkedIn Learning account.
Work/Life Harmony (Extension Foundation)
Oct. 28 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PDT
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Striking the delicate balance between work and life can sometimes feel like you’re in the circus walking a tightrope while juggling flaming torches. In today’s world, finding a balance between career and personal time has become an art form. It’s not impossible. See how a mindful approach can help you move closer to harmony. Register for this event.
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