COMPETENCY TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are offered at the Women of Color STEM Conference. The conference’s CEU/PDH program is offered through the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies at Morgan State University (MSU).

As an accredited academic institution, Morgan State University offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and sponsors activities for CEUs/PDHs for university departments, and organizations in the State of Maryland and nationwide. The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies is the authorized unit at the institution responsible for awarding, administering, and reviewing CEUs/PDHs procedures to ensure compliance with established criteria.

The CEUs and PDHs are uniform units of measurement to record participation in non-credit academic, professional or vocational programs. Activities that qualify for CEUs and PDHs are defined as organized continuing education experiences under competent sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. One CEU is equivalent to 10 contact hours. One PDH is equivalent to one contact hour.

Morgan State University (MSU), a historically black institution, has the unique designation as Maryland’s Preeminent Urban Public Research University. Currently classified as a R2 status Carnegie Class Doctoral, Professions Dominant Institution, the University has made a major commitment to academic excellence.

To support the goals of Morgan State, the mission of the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies is to serve the lifelong educational needs of traditional and non-traditional students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and personal growth aspirations. The Center coordinates a variety of educational activities and community services for individuals from the culturally diverse population of Baltimore City, the State of Maryland, nationally, and internationally.

How to Participate:

1. The CEU/PDH Registration link can be found on the Women of Color Program page at https://intouch.ccgmag.com/ page/WOCSTEMConference-program 2. Click the Morgan State University CEU/PDH link 3. You can register for CEU/PDH credit on Morgan’s website 4. Complete the Morgan State University Participant Form 5. Check each Workshop attended on the Workshop Attendance Form 6. Complete the Morgan State University Evaluation Form 7. Submit all completed Morgan State University On-line forms by Monday, October 12, 2020 8. All CEU/PDH certificates will be mailed to participants within six weeks of the conference.

C E R T I F I C AT E O F PA R T I C I PAT I O N

We offer certificates of course hours completed for those who simply want to keep a record of their continued learning and professional development. Of course, you may also want to share them with your boss to keep her or him abreast of your efforts to grow in your career.

Certificates will be made available for download in the Attendee Service Center after the conference. Your attendance is tracked when you log into the seminars and workshops using the link sent to you for that seminar or workshop.

COMPETENCY TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

J O B R E A D I N E S S C E R T I F I C AT I O N

CCGJobMatch Program: Job Readiness Certification

The CCGJobMatch Program: Job Readiness Certification is a 20-hour soft-skills training program providing certification to demonstrate that you have the skills employers need to ensure a successful transition to the workplace. Coursework covers topics that include interpersonal skills, teamwork and team building, handling multi-generational challenges, and business etiquette. This program can be completed online. We recommend completing them before the conference.

Here are the course offerings:

• Behavior and Business: Best Practices in Business

Etiquette • Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter • Interpersonal Skills: Creating and Building Powerful

Connections • Innovative and Critical Thinking: Training Your Brain to

Solve Problems and Create Solutions • Maximize Team Building Skills and Success

P E E R - L E A D S E M I N A R S

Magnify Your Identity Track

STEM professionals will have the opportunity to see the relationship between identity and the ability to lead, learn, and grow. Professionals will learn how self-awareness, selfconfidence, and acceptance impact every aspect of the executive climb. Through this track you will also increase your sense of personal fulfillment through peer mentoring and strategic relationships.

Join us as we break limiting beliefs, skyrocket our capacity to achieve greatness, and reset to rise.

Lead Through Influence Track

Power: a word that for many holds a myriad of meanings, both positive and negative. Too often, our early encounters with power shape and influence our perceptions and, over time, these experiences, projections, and occurrences have formed our image of what it means to be powerful. Through this track, the STEM professional will explore strategies to effectively utilize influence and power to increase buy-in, promote collaboration, and boost effective communication within their organization.

Innovate and Disrupt with Organizational Strategy Track

Change is inevitable, but growth is a decision. As a professional of today, this phrase rings with more truth than ever, and as novelist, Alan Watts, wrote, “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” Through this track, the STEM professional will learn how to identify, analyze, and discuss emerging trends in technology and will develop their own tools and strategies to effectively deal with change and adversity in their organizations.

Optimize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workforce Track

Today, there are more than 320 million people in The United States of America. This means that at any one moment, 320 million unique stories, perspectives, and experiences are being written, shared, and expressed. But are we listening? The conversation of diversity, equity, and inclusion presents a unique opportunity for today’s organizations. As the world continues to expand and markets continue to grow, so must we. In this track, STEM professionals will examine how diversity, equity, and inclusion impacts business outcomes and influences organizational culture.

F E AT U R E D C O M P E T E N C Y- B A S E D T R A I N I N G

Global Health Security Leadership Learning Track

We are all front-row witnesses to the difficulty of tackling a global health crisis in our own country from unused pandemic plans to confusing communication. At present, more than 70% of the world remains underprepared to prevent, detect, and respond to a 21st-century public health emergency. Global health security and leadership is about increasing the capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats.

M I C R O - L E A R N I N G S E S S I O N S

These conversations will explore strategies, tools, and stories from leaders across diverse industries to thrive and excel in the current business and technology landscape.