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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

Photo taken October 2019

 
Jill Bond
 
 

Member Spotlight

Meet Sharon McClain, Medical Library Professional and Certified Yoga Therapist!

Meet Sharon McClain

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! 

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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.

Register Here

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.

Register Here

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.

Register Here

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!

Register Here

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. 

Register Here

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.

Register Here

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. 

More Info Here

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. 

Watch Recording

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:  

Register Here

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.

Details Here

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.

Details Here

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LinkedIn Learning Highlights

Check out these courses and keep learning!

 
 
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Job Opportunities

Check out the technology related positions below or visit the UCSF careers webpage and search, "technology".

 

Office 365 IT Architect 

Designer / Developer 

Clinical Communications Analyst 

IdAM Programmer Analyst 4 

Digital Resource Specialist 

 

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.

Details Here
 

Skillsoft from UCSF Learning and Organization

UCSF L&OD offers a variety of Skillsoft courses and even certifications! 

View Courses
 

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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Learn Something New at edX

Gain new skills, advance your career, or learn something just for fun. EdX is a nonprofit offering 1900+ courses from the world's best institutions including Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, and more. 

View Courses
 

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.

View Courses
 

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!

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