Hoorah! Hoorah!

At yesterday's UC San Diego Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards Program, UExplore was commended as a program that:

• Celebrates cultural differences
• Promotes fairness at UC San Diego
• Makes UCSD a better place to work
• Demonstrates exemplary support of the UCSD Principles of Community

Senior Vice Chancellor Paul W. Drake was on hand to describe UExplore as one of the many efforts made by the Academic Affairs Human Resources Unit to celebrate equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity, and the UCSD Principles of Community during 2008.

Also in attendance was Chancellor Marye Ann Fox, Chief Diversity Officer Sanda Daley, and Director of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Paula Doss.

At least two of our UExplore peers, Michelle Viernes and Cindy Hsu, were also in the crowd of staff and faculty supporters in the audience.

Let's have a grand round of applause to all of us for this important contribution to the UC San Diego community.
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This is not homework

If you'd like to look at the Career Connection exercises ahead of time....

well,

then,

you are in luck!

I've posted the Career Connection handout for the topic Setting Goals and the Setting Goals PowerPoint Presentation on the Academic Afairs UExplore website

All in all, there are 7 pages of activities in the handout to help you plan your short- and long-term professional goals. The subject headings for these pages include:

• Identifying Your Values
• Identifying Your Future Accomplishments
• S.M.A.R.T Goal-Setting
• Goal Activity Worksheet (Qty: 3)

Getting a taste of these handouts before the next session may be your cup of tea if you're one of those folks who like to be "in the know" or enjoy having more time to complete a task.

This is definitely not homework--just a proactive response to meet the needs for various types of learners.

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Real Life Leadership: Thomas Jackiewicz

Have you checked out the Perspectives on Leadership series?

If not, then there's another opportunity coming up on March 4, 2009. On that date, you can participate in a dialogue that shines a spotlight on Thomas Jackiewicz, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, UC San Diego Health Sciences

This series centers upon conversations with leaders in the university, with the goal of providing an innovative and informative look at leadership. According to Grace Balch, Director of Staff Education and Development, the talks are modeled after the "Inside the Actors Studio" series offered on the Bravo network.

Through this knowledge-sharing, the series' efforts fit squarely within UCSD's succession planning initiatives.
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Point of View with Scott Paulson

We have a celebrity in our midsts, and I'd like to be the first in line to get his autograph!

Scott Paulson has made headlines once again, with a feature article on UC San Diego Blink's homepage. And, it's a goooood article, with great insights into the life and times of our dear friend.

Like, did you know that Scott was the live-in cook for Roger Revelle. Or, that he hosts a monthly live chamber music series and screens 16mm silent films?

We already knew that Scott takes requests to play the campus carillon, but did you knw that he was officially named the "University Carillonneur" by none other than the then-Chancellor Richard Atkinson himself?

And, who can resist an article with a picture of Scott with a rubber ducky? I knew I couldn't.

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TIP: The Online Job Description Library

And, a-ha!

There were some great ideas and questions in the responses I've read so far. For example, a question asking about short job descriptions for the different job levels in a specific career field.

I'll admit that I am not an expert in classification analysis, but I do know where the experts work and, better yet, where they keep their work.

*hahahaha*

The Online Job Description Library is a great resource for you to surf the whole gammut of job descriptions at UC San Diego. By accessing this Library, you can screen job descriptions based on:
* title code
* working title
* incumbent name
* supervisor name
* department name
* Vice Chancellor unit

So, to answer the question:
How do I get short job descriptions for the different job levels in a specific career field?

One answer:
1) Log in to the Online Job Description Library
2) Find out the title codes of the career field series using the Title & Pay Plan
3) Input a title code into the Online Job Description Library
a. to narrow the search, input data into the other optional fields
4) Click "Retrieve Selections" to bring up a list of job descriptions that meet the search criteria
5) Repeat step 3 and 4 using other title codes in the career field series

Variation:
Instead of using title codes, you can use working titles. For example, if you have an interest in human resources, key words like "personnel" or "human resources" would be useful. If you have an interest in financial administration, key words like "fiscal" or "financial" are options. Likewise, "student", "advisor", or "academic" could bring up relevant hits.
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No Monkeying Around

Thank you so much for everyone's great response to the Survey Monkey!

Your responses are very important and really do help us craft a program that meets your needs.

You're fantastic!!!

'Nuff said.
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Motivated Skills? Holland Typography?

Sheila Manalo, Jill Hartmann, Tehseen Lazzouni, Michelle Viernes, Laurie Tanjuaquio, Josie Alaoen, and Ricardo Escalante try their hand at this card sort. It was another exercise for the participants to figure out how to leverage their strengths and apply skills that they are passionate about using.

Up close and personal, Mark Plummer, Brian Pierini, Scott Paulson, Jane Peterson, and Pat Tung see how the cards stack up in terms of their interests and abilities. As the managers of their own careers, knowing what they enjoy doing and how well they do what they enjoy is a key step in forging their career paths.

Likewise, others work through the deck. Conceptually, the "Motivated Skills Card Sort" could be evaluated in light of John L. Holland's Typography Theory.

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