Past Workshops

Thu
02

Engagement Action Planning Office Hours

October 2, 2025, 12:35-1pm
Drop in office hours for Engagement Ambassadors and managers to ask questions, connect with peers, and share best practices for engagement action planning.
Wed
01

Microsoft Outlook Workshop

October 1, 2025, 1pm - 4:30pm
Managing your emails and keeping track of your appointments is essential to your effectiveness in the workplace - and there is no better application than MS Outlook to help you stay organized. Outlook's integrated set of tools coordinate contacts, filter email, and schedule tasks - saving you time and effort in conducting your daily routine. In this half-day virtual instructor-led workshop, we give you a host of tips and techniques so you can get the most out of this handy application. 
Wed
01

Microsoft OneNote Workshop

October 1, 2025, 8:30am - 12pm
This half-day, instructor-led course is designed for end users who need to know the operational descriptions and uses of many common features of this digital note-taking application. Learn about getting started, creating and formatting sections and pages, commonly used features, basic drawing tools and sharing the notebook.
Thu
25

Business Writing Essentials - Get to the Point! Workshop

September 25, 2025, 9:30am - 3:30pm
One-day workshop focuses on the crucial writing issues: purpose and audience. Covers practical ways you can organize, format and write a communication, such as an email, so that the reader quickly gets the point and acts on it.
Tue
23

Smartsheet Proficiency Workshop - Project Management

September 23, 2025, 1-3pm
This session dives deeper into Smartsheet capabilities, covering advanced features such as automation, dashboards and resource management.
Thu
18

21 Practices for Happiness & Accomplishment at Work Workshop

September 18, 2025, 9am - 12pm
This half-day workshop is designed to help participants develop and practice mindfulness, emotional intelligence, growth mindset, and productivity skills that are crucial in today’s workplace. Participants focus on behavioral changes and initiative-taking to create breakthrough results in their organizations, while at the same time paying attention to self-care, stress reduction, fostering enjoyment, and self-fulfillment. Take a profound journey of personal and professional development that...
Tue
09

Smartsheet Essentials Workshop - Project Management

September 9, 2025, 10am-12pm
This foundational session is designed for new users and project managers seeking to understand how to leverage Smartsheet for project planning and execution using features such as Gantt charts, task assignments, and resource allocation.
Wed
03

Microsoft Excel - Intermediate Workshop

September 3, 2025, 1pm - 4:30pm
Half-day, instructor-led workshop for business users who are already familiar with Microsoft Excel and want to take their skills to the next level. Learn powerful techniques that can help save significant time, analyze data and extract important business insights, present information in a compelling way, and collaborate with others more effectively.
Thu
21

New Leader Onboarding - Successful Transitions

August 21, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
This program is offered monthly to managers and supervisors who are new to UCSF or internally promoted into their first supervisory/management role. A blended module with topics including: understanding the culture of UCSF and the implications for leading people, navigating the larger support systems and structure, as well as identifying criteria for becoming a successful leader.
Fri
18

Engagement Town Hall

July 18, 2025, 3-4pm
Biannual staff engagement town hall

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