Certificate Series

Make Your Meetings More Active

  • Include items on your meeting agenda that require participants to get out of their seats (breakout groups, stand and write ideas on an easel).
  • Choose movement friendly meeting locations (walkable neighborhoods, on-site gym, nearby park).
  • Hire a professional instructor (pilates, yoga, tai chi, stretching, Zumba) to lead a class before or during the meeting.
  • Point out the stairs and encourage attendees to use them. Consider including the location of stairs in meeting directions or putting arrows to the stairs in front of elevators.
  • Organize a group walk early in the morning, during a break or before/after dinner.
  • Consider incorporating standing ovations after each speaker to encourage participants to stand and stretch.

Standing Breaks

  • At least once an hour, participants should be encouraged to stand up to improve blood circulation, boost metabolism, and relieve physical discomfort from sitting for prolonged periods of time.
  • Announce that it is fine to stand up and move around, as needed. If possible, provide raised tables for those electing to stand during the meeting.

Stretch Breaks

  • Stretch breaks help participants wake up their bodies and minds.
  • Encourage people to stand up and stretch in place.
  • Try playing a Healthy UC Davis WakeBreak video! These instructor-led stretch videos range from 4 to 15 minutes. 

Breathing Exercise

  • Focused breathing is an energizing activity that can help relax and clear your mind. Simply inhale for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and exhale for eight seconds.

Suggested Activity Agendas

LENGTH OF MEETINGSTANDING BREAKSTRETCH BREAKSBREATHING BREAKSMOVEMENT BREAKSWALKING BREAKS
50 - 60 minx x  
2 - 4 hoursxxxx 
All Dayxxxxx

Work on key competencies by completing a certificate series

Learning and Organizational Development, in conjunction with various UC Davis and UCOP partners, offers a number of certificate series open to both UC Davis Campus and Health employees. Develop and strengthen competencies in a subject matter area while earning a certificate you can add to your resume. Once you complete a series the completion will be reflected on your training transcript in the UC Learning Center.

For questions regarding course registration or issuance of certificates please contact Learning and Organizational Development. Should you have a question regarding a certificate's status or content matter, a department sponsor is listed for each certificate.

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Academic Advisor

This series is designed to fit the needs of advisors with varying amounts of experience and knowledge. 
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Academic Personnel Administration

The goal of this series is to emphasize participants' responsibility to think critically and to solve problems using appropriate policies and resources.
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Advising International Students

This series is designed for all staff and faculty who work with international students. The primary goal of this series is to facilitate interactions with international students.
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Customer Service

Outstanding service organizations are exemplified by a well-conceived strategy for service, customer-oriented frontline people and customer-friendly systems.
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electronic Research Administration (eRA) Train the Trainer

By completing this certificate, you will not only have a broad base of knowledge regarding the eRA systems used at UC Davis but will also be an invaluable resource in their units.
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Graduate Education

This series provides essential knowledge for campus staff and advisors about how best to support graduate students and manage graduate programs.  The courses provide an overview of several areas key to graduate student success and exploration of policies and procedures in graduate education.
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International Scholar Services

The goal of this series is to familiarize staff at UC Davis and at UC Davis Health with basic immigration rules and regulations, as well as the forms, policies and procedures involved in hosting and/or employing international (non-immigrant) scholars. 
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Research Administration

This is a certificate program for UC Davis research administrators designed to provide participants with a basic foundation for the administration of sponsored programs.
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Preparing for Supervision

This series is for those aspiring to become a supervisor or lead at UC Davis and UC Davis Health. Through a combination of instructor-led courses and eCourses, you will explore how to make the transition from individual contributor to supervisor, and key supervisory skills.
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UC Managing Implicit Bias Series

The UC Managing Implicit Bias Series is a six-course online training series designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and reduce its impact at the University.
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UC People Management

The UC People Management Series and Certificate is for anyone who currently manages or supervises people or aspires to manage people. It is designed to increase our people management capabilities at UC Davis as well as across the entire UC system.