With new suppliers and an expanded range of products, AggieBuy offers everything from office supplies to computer servers. New, time-saving features, like “window shopping,” where anyone can browse and save their selections, make AggieBuy a simple and convenient tool for getting everything your department needs — at prenegotiated, discount prices.

AggieBuy LIVE! will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the ballroom at the Activities and Recreation Center. The program offers the opportunity to learn everything from ordering and approvals to time-saving tips in quick 20-minute demos.

Meet our suppliers and see the expanded variety of products and purchasing options now available. And don’t forget to pick up some great giveaways!

Also check out the AggieBuy training page, for online training, classroom training and online help guides.

ProShare networking opportunity returns

The Administrative Management Group, or ADMAN, and Staff Assembly have joined forces once again to offer ProShare, a professional growth and networking opportunity for staff, after having a successful program last year.

ProShare aims to help managers, aspiring managers and staff at all levels expand their network of campus and medical center colleagues for the benefit of mutual guidance and support. ProShare is a natural complement to the UC Davis Mentoring Toolkit and Group Mentoring Program, both provided through UC Davis Talent Management. 

ProShare participants will be assigned to five-member cohorts that will meet monthly, January through May. Cohort members will take turns hosting 90-minute meetings that could include department tours, presentations to the group or discussions of key management issues. All ProShare participants will be invited to come together three times during the program: at a kickoff event, for a mid-program networking event and a wrap-up get-together. 

The enrollment deadline is Dec. 2, via this online registration form. Questions? Contact Rosemary Martin-Ocampo by email.

New topics in UC Davis Canvas workshop series

As instructors gain experience using UC Davis Canvas, many want to learn about more than its core features. A new series of workshops will help satisfy that interest. 

Information and Educational Technology has announced a set of UC Davis Canvas workshops for faculty and TAs through summer 2017 that will cover topics ranging from modules and rubrics to group work and mobile apps.

UC Davis Canvas is replacing SmartSite. Most instructors are already using Canvas, although SmartSite will be available for teaching through spring term.

This fall, in addition to other support, IET has offered UC Davis Canvas workshops on Getting Started, Using Canvas as a Gradebook and Creating Assignments in Canvas. Instructional technologists will continue to offer sessions on those topics, while adding these new workshops:

• Starting winter term — Using Canvas Modules, and Designing Quizzes, Surveys and Assessments
• Starting spring term — Using Canvas Discussion Boards and Conferences, and Tracking Outcomes and Using Rubrics
• Starting summer 2017 — Using Canvas to Facilitate Group Work and Collaboration, and Canvas Mobile Apps

Read the complete TechNews article here.

Sale alert: Commencement regalia and Apple products

UC Davis Stores announced sales on commencement regalia and select Apple products.

• Commencement regalia — For faculty members, graduate students and others who would rather buy for the long term, instead of renting. $100 off official University of California doctoral regalia and 25 percent off black doctoral gown packages. Package must include gown, academic hood and a tam. Note: Black gown options are for faculty only. Graduation candidates are required to wear blue and gold regalia at commencement. Orders placed during the sale will arrive in time for use in spring 2016 commencements. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, lower level of the Campus Store, Memorial Union.
• Apple — One-Day Causeway Classic Sale, with prizes and refreshments. Up to $200 off select Mac and iPad models, and up to $175 off all discontinued Apple products. Friday, Nov. 18, TechHub in the Campus Store, MU. Interested buyers are invited to submit preorders to ensure easy, no-wait pickup.

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