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Monthly Newsletter | May 2021
Dear WIT@UCSF Community,
It is with bittersweet emotions to announce that two of our leadership team members and dear friends, Kat Li and Sarah Ngo, will be graciously stepping down from the Leadership Team to provide new members an opportunity to hold leadership positions within WIT. Thank you Kat and Sarah, for your countless hours spent dedicated to this community, for your creativity and incredible teamwork, and for spearheading efforts to make WIT@UCSF the great community that it is now. Your passion and commitment not only to WIT but in service to the entire UCSF community are unmatched. Though this is a sad moment for our group, we are excited to bring in new members to the leadership team and we look forward to their new ideas for the upcoming year.
We'd also like to thank Jenny Tai for putting on a fun and informative Tech Café about MakersLab where we learned how MakersLab 3D printed thousands of face shields and other pivots during Covid. We also did a mini craft session where we learned how to make a zine to tell a story. We hope to see the finished results on Teams!
Last, WIT@UCSF continues to develop resources to help our members learn and connect. This week, we unveil a new tab in our Teams site called "Resources" where you can find all of our video recordings, search for members to connect with in our directory, and find lots of other great resources. If you haven't yet joined WIT@UCSF's team, you can do so by clicking HERE.
Read on for more events and information.
Power On!
WIT@UCSF Leadership Team
Ana Buenaventura, Kat Li, Sarah Ngo, Suria Sadat, & Alyssa Tecklenburg
Photo taken October 2019
Member Spotlight
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Welcome New Members
Welcome new members who have joined since the last newsletter. If you have a question about a product, or how to get something done, it's likely that there's someone in our group who can help!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming UCSF Events
13th Annual Chancellor's Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 12pm-1:30pm
The Chancellor's Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion offers a platform for community members to hear from senior leadership on diversity initiatives at UCSF. We encourage all to attend and bring your questions.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Thursday, May 20, 2021 10:30am-4:30pm
The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion for the one billion people who have different abilities.
Create Equal Learning Opportunities with Universal Design Principles
Thursday, May 20, 2021 1pm-2pm
This 60-minute session will provide an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all learners an equal opportunity to succeed. Topics include UDL principles, the benefits of incorporating UDL models into your courses, and tips for designing courses that embrace universal design principles.
API Virtual Cooking Session: API Heritage Month 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021 5:30pm-6:30pm
The Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Planning Committee 2021 at UCSF invites all members of UCSF to journey with us through food and storytelling by participating in our virtual cooking session! Ox and Tiger- Filipino and Japanese fusion pop-up based in San Francisco will be leading us!
Data Analysis with Python, Pandas, and SQL
Friday, May 21, 2021 9:00am-12:00pm
This workshop is designed to introduce you to both tools in the context of managing research data, demonstrate the strengths of each approach, and review how the two approaches can be particularly effective when used in combination.
UCSF Emotional Well Being in 2021
Thursday, June 3, 2021, 12pm
A webinar series hosted by UCSF Alumni and UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
UC Events
UC Tech 2021
August 9 to 11, 2021
UC Tech is the annual University of California Technology Conference (formerly known as the University of California Computing Services Conference - UCCSC). Each summer a different UC campus hosts UC Tech.
Making Allyship Actionable: UCI Women in Tech Webinar
A recent event hosted by Women in Technology at UCI, featuring author and speaker Karen Catlin, aimed to provide guidance for real and daily actions each person can take to become better allies in improving the workplace for women in technology and other minorities.
Other Events
Save the Date for the Intersectionality and Women of Color Webinar Series!
May 26, 2021 at 9:30am(PDT)
Building off the hugely successful introductory webinar on Intersectionality last summer, the Intersectionality and Women of Color Working Group has designed three new webinars. Save the date for upcoming conversations, beginning with “Carving a Path to Leadership: Strategies & Interventions” in May, and “Cultivating Well Workspaces for Women of Color” this June:
Women in Technology World Series
June 7-11, 2021
Join Former First Lady Michelle
Obama at the #WITOnlineFestival. The week-long festival offers an immersive, educational experience for like-minded women to access proven strategies and tools that support them in their mission to achieve their career goals. Note: there is a registration fee.
The Lesbians Who Tech & Allies San Francisco Summit is now the Debug 2021 Summit
June 21-25, 2021
Join 30,000 techies and leaders June 2021 for a five-day event that will enhance your leadership and technical skills.
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LinkedIn Learning Highlights
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Job Opportunities
Check out the technology related positions below or visit the UCSF careers webpage and search, "technology".
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Free Online Courses and Certificates
With all this sheltering in place, why not brush up on some skills or learn some new ones? There is a wealth of classes offered by the UC and UCSF online, as well as free courses from other learning platforms. Here are some ideas below:
Microsoft is offering training on Teams and OneDrive/Sharepoint
FREE! Click link below to view all available resources.
Skillsoft from UCSF Learning and Organization
UCSF L&OD offers a variety of Skillsoft courses and even certifications!
You may already be familiar with LinkedIn’s renowned professional networking platform. LinkedIn Learning adds access to a digital library of thousands of video courses taught by industry experts covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics. LinkedIn Learning will be accessible 24/7 from computer or mobile device via MyAccess Single Sign-On.
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Free Harvard Online Courses
Browse the latest free online courses from Harvard University, including CS50's Introduction to Game Development and CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript.
Class Central's MOOCDReport
For a limited time, Coursera offers free certificates for 85 courses. Click on the button below to discover other courses recommended by Class Central. Check out the Business Technology Management course!
