2018–2019
Staff Development Catalog
Staff Development Catalog 2018–2019
Welcome
to the third Staff Development Catalog! This catalog was created with you in mind. Whether you are just beginning your career at Salt Lake Community College or seeking a refresher on communication approaches, we have something for you. We have maintained the six tracks for consistency and encourage you to create development plans. During your Growth Planning and Support (GPS) meetings, utilize this catalog to think about how to challenge and develop yourself as an SLCC employee. Research shows that real development and growth occurs when you have an assignment or goal that challenges you in new ways. We are confident you can find training and development opportunities in this catalog to assist you. Each track has training and development opportunities that include in-person, scenario-based and personalized opportunities to learn at work. Staff Development is committed to empowering employees and supporting improved performance while aligning with the mission, vision and values of our college. New this year: • Administrative Assistant Learning Community (AALC) new topics • Ethnics and Compliance Awareness • Microsoft Excel Level 3 Analysis Tools • Managing Up • Budget 101 • Communicating Across Generations: Traditionalists to Generation Z • Data Informed Decision Making • Dealing with Disruptive Behavior at SLCC • Leadership Coaching Sessions (set up your own individual coaching session) We are excited about the future of Staff Development at SLCC and welcome your input as we expand our thinking about how to create new staff development opportunities in the context of our dynamic and unique work environment.
All information is current as of the publishing date of this catalog. Any updates can be found on our website: i.slcc.edu/staff-development
Staff Development and Training Opportunities
TABLE OF CONTENTS The Professional Development Center
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Staff Development Tracks
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Track 1: Supervision, Management, Leadership
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Track 2: Inclusivity and Diversity
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Track 3: Change Management
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Track 4: Individual Effectiveness
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Track 5: Financial and Business Processes
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Track 6: Technology
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Awards and Recognitions
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THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Located on the second floor of the Technology Building on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus, the Professional Development Center has space for IT training, professional development presentations and workshops, and eLearning support (including a video and audio studio). Next to the Professional Development Center is a faculty-support area where faculty can get day-to-day support, use the computer lab and schedule consultation rooms.
Staff Development Team Anjali Pai, Director of Staff Development Anjali works to ensure that our offerings are innovative, relevant and inspiring. Her main objective is to continue to create strong partnerships so learning environments are provided for our staff to do their best work and learn from each other. anjali.pai@slccc.edu, 801-957-4366
Angie Hunter, Administrative Assistant Angie is the administrative assistant to the director of Staff Development. She is responsible for managing the Professional Development Center, handling multiple budgets, travel, scheduling meetings and event planning. angie.hunter@slcc.edu, 801-957-4374
Deanne Arvizu, Coordinator of Training and Development Deanne coordinates our training and workshops with employees and our trainers. She is responsible for ensuring that our learning experiences are professional and engaging. deanne.arvizu@slcc.edu, 801-957-4088
Clint Stoker, Coordinator of Universal Access Initiatives Clint works to train and support faculty and staff with making the college an accessible environment to people with disabilities. clint.stoker@slcc.edu, 801-957-4763
Shelby Hernandez, Specialist, Training and Development Shelby is a student at SLCC and works part-time at the PDC. She assists with the setup for training workshops and welcomes visitors and guests to the Professional Development Center. shelby.hernandez@slcc.edu, 801-975-4377
Eryn Johnson, Specialist, Training and Development Eryn is a student at SLCC and works part-time for the PDC. She assists with the setup for training workshops and welcomes visitors and guests to the Professional Development Center. Eryn.johnson@slcc.edu, 801-975-4377
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Staff Training Leave Policy
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At SLCC, eligible full-time staff may use up to 48 hours of release time per year for training purposes. Salt Lake Community College supervisors are to release SLCC staff employees from normal work duties to attend training programs that promote professional development or improve job skills. This policy ensures the institutional commitment to current and future skills of our campus community.
Supervision, Management, Leadership
How to Register for Professional Development Opportunities Many professional development opportunities require registration and (in the case of adjunct faculty) approval from the associate dean. To register for a staff developmentsponsored event, workshop or other opportunities:
Log in to MySLCC 1. Click on the Employee tab. 2. Scroll down and click on “Register for Training” in the Employee Training box on the right side of the screen. 3. Click on “Register for Training” on the top left of the screen. 4. In the drop-down menu, choose “Staff Development.” 5. Choose the course you are interested in Registering for and click “Search.” 6. Click “View Details.” 7. Include any special accommodations and click “Register.” You are now registered for the training. You will also see a list of all training you are currently registered for on this page. If you have any questions about registering for Staff Development offerings, please contact us at staffdevelopment@slcc.edu or call 801-957-4374.
Courses in this track aim to explore issues of supervision, management and leadership, including an emphasis on building teams and enhancing organizational and individual performance. Whether you’re just moving into a supervisory position or have been a supervisor for a long time, do you know what SLCC expects of you? All supervisors are highly encouraged to attend essential core training as well as other courses as part of their comprehensive professional development.
Inclusivity and Diversity SLCC is the most diverse higher education institution in Utah. We must work constantly to ensure everyone feels welcome, has what they need for success and is treated with respect on our campuses. Inclusivity and equity is embedded in the fabric of our college, as we serve all our constituents and the broader community.
Change Management Managing and adapting to change has become a required skill for leaders, managers and employees. The courses in this track are designed to help you practice new roles, strategies and focus on the communication side of change management at SLCC.
Individual Effectiveness Courses in this track provide employees with curriculum to support you in enhancing your effectiveness from understanding how to research and utilize the library to writing and communicating more effectively.
Financial and Business Processes As a college employee, you may be responsible for specific financial and business processes. These trainings are designed to assist with your understanding of good stewardship, fiscal responsibility and SLCC policies. You will learn meaningful budget tools and training to guide you in your work.
Technology The Office of Information Technology provides training in a variety of software and tools for employees to integrate the latest technology into their work environment. By attending this training, you will improve your knowledge, skills and abilities, and increase your job performance. Hands-on, customized training is the preferred method of training offered in the state-of-the-art OIT Training Lab at the Professional Development Center.
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TRACK 1: SUPERVISION, MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP Courses in this track aim to explore issues of supervision, management and leadership, including an emphasis on building teams and enhancing organizational and individual performance.
Supervisor Essentials Human Resources and Staff Development have created a series of essential workshops intended to support current supervisors at SLCC. Whether you’re just moving into a supervisory position or have been a supervisor for a long time, do you know what SLCC expects of you? All supervisors are highly encouraged to attend essential core training as well as other courses as part of their comprehensive professional development. Sessions are offered in October and March.
Supervisor Essentials Module 1: GPS Goal Setting, Communication Best Practices and EEO Discussions Supervisors will learn how to utilize the Growth, Planning and Support (GPS) program to set goals with their employees and increase alignment with the college’s mission, vision and values. It also covers how performance coaching skills can improve your ability to lead and engage your employees. EEO-related topics to be discussed include discrimination, protected classes, reporting and identifying what resources are available. Marni Fisher, Director, Employment and Compensation, Human Resources, marni.fisher@slcc.edu Anjali Pai, Director, Staff Development, anjali.pai@slcc.edu Miriam Allred, Director, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), miriam.allred@slcc.edu
Supervisor Essentials Module 2: Corrective Action and Compliance Supervisors will learn the college’s corrective action and supervisory compliance policies and practices. Through interactive presentations and realistic scenarios, supervisors will learn the corrective action process, become knowledgeable about employee grievances and gain a better 4
understanding of some of the trickier aspects of supervision such as FMLA and ADA. John Robinson, Director, Employee Relations, Human Resources, john.robinson@slcc.edu
Supervisor Essentials Module 3: Hiring & Employment Supervisors will learn to successfully navigate the hiring process, including recruitment, onboarding and salary administration. Additional topics include writing job descriptions, talent management, and handling voluntary separations and retirement. Marni Fisher, Director, Employment and Compensation, Human Resources, marni.fisher@slcc.edu Ashley Dollar, Manger, Compensation, Human Resources, ashley.dollar@slcc.edu
Supervisor Essentials Module 4: Legal & Risk Supervisors will discuss key issues such as free speech, workers’ compensation, hostile work environments, contract review, required training, confidentiality, driver safety training, subpoenas and records requests, accident and loss reporting, and who to contact when you need help with these and other topics. Mikel Birch, Director of Risk Management, mikel.birch@slcc.edu Lynn Miller, Risk Management Coordinator, lynn.miller@slcc.edu Chris Lacombe, General Counsel, chris.lacombe@slcc.edu
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Position Description Training This training is designed to help supervisors develop content for position descriptions and understand why they are important. The training will also include information about the Human Resources’ evaluation process. Ashley Dollar, Compensation Manager, Employment & Compensation, Human Resources, ashley.dollar@slcc.edu
Position, Applicant, Requisition System (PARs) Training PARs is the system that allows hiring managers, supervisors and search committees access to posting, position descriptions and applicants information. Training is typically set up with Human Resources as requested. Craig Pollock, Employment Manager, Human Resources, craig.pollock@slcc.edu
GPS Conversations & Employee Engagement Growth, Planning and Support (GPS) is SLCC’s performance management program that allows staff and supervisors to meet regularly to discuss goals and expectations. This training is aimed at supervisors and those leading GPS conversations on how to give feedback using a “coach approach,” and shares ideas about employee engagement and how to further cultivate professionalism.
Coaching Understanding how to blend coaching and managing is an essential skill of an effective leader. SLCC is interested in more supervisors infusing coaching into their management style during one-on-one and group meetings and GPS sessions. Coaching is a question-based approach/process that helps people solve problems and reach goals. SLCC has a Coaching Academy with trained coaches to help you and your staff. Sign up for a coaching session or have your staff sign up to be coached. Anjali Pai, Director, Staff Development, anjali.pai@slcc.edu
Organizational Performance Setting your Department’s Vison
Planning and alignment is critical to an organization’s success and leads to the ability to effectively execute on key priorities and goals. Understanding the college’s strategic plan and aligning your unit’s priorities in relation to the plan helps team members better understand what matters and where they should focus their efforts. Jeff Aird, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, jeff.aird@slcc.edu
Leading Effective Meetings In this session, learn how to run more effective meetings and come away with best practices and tools you can use at your next meeting. Anjali Pai, Director, Staff Development, anjali.pai@slcc.edu
Data Driven Decision Making Series The ability to read, understand, create and communicate with data is an important skill to help drive your organization forward and propel your career. This three-part series will give you the skills to understand the importance of using data for decisions, finding and using data at SLCC, and communicating with data.
Data Driven Decision Making Overview The first class in the series is focused on data-driven decision making—an approach to business governance that values decisions supported by verifiable data. Making team or business decisions should involve more than just your gut! This introduction to data-driven decision making will answer questions such as: What are the benefits of using data to guide organizational and team decisions? What are the costs of not using data? Why are metrics so important? What must be done before you can select meaningful metrics? What makes a metric useful? How do I make sense of all this data? What do I do when the data tells me there is a problem? How can I effectively communicate what I learn from data to others? This course is great for managers, leaders and anyone who wants to get a better understanding of how to use data to make better decisions.
Data Literacy This course will cover questions such as: How do I collect and access data for decision making? How do I understand what data means including reading graphs appropriately? How do I draw correct conclusions from data and recognize when data is being used in misleading or inappropriate ways? This course is great for managers, leaders and anyone who wants to get a better understanding of how to use data to make better decisions at SLCC.
Data Visualization and Communicating with Data You have data that you want to share with others to help them make a decision, but what’s the best way to show it to them? Should you use a bar chart or a pie chart? In this course we’ll use examples to show the good and the bad of visualizing data to communicate the message you intend. We’ll cover how storytelling is important in data to help others understand and buy into your message so that they want to act on it. By the end of the course, you will be able to effectively communicate your findings to others in your organization. Michelle Kolbe, Director, Data Science and Analytics, Institutional Effectiveness, michelle.kolbe@slcc.edu
Cognos Training for Beginners This course will give you skills needed to build reports in Cognos that will allow you to access SLCC data (including courses taken, awards earned, etc.). Participants will learn navigation in Cognos, how the data is structured and accessed through Cognos, report building techniques (beginning with basic lists and moving through summarization tables), crosstabs and metadata, what metadata is, why you would want to use it and how you use it. Matt Toone, Manager, Business Analytics, Matt.Toone@ slcc.edu 5
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TRACK 2: INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY SLCC is the most diverse higher education institution in Utah. We must work constantly to ensure everyone feels welcome, has what they need for success and is treated with respect on our campuses. Inclusivity and equity is our mantra, embedded in the fabric of our college, to serve all our constituents and the broader community.
Supporting and Retaining Under-represented Students Undocumented Student Ally Training Local and national policies continually affect the access undocumented students have to higher education. In light of high educational aspirations, the misinformation, lack of information and constant apprehension faced by undocumented students make them a vulnerable population for not enrolling or succeeding in higher education. This online Canvas course seeks to ameliorate these informational shortcomings by providing an overview of the current landscape impacting undocumented students. This training lays the foundation for understanding state and national policies affecting this population, and describes the process through which faculty and staff can serve as a resource to students who are undocumented. (Online, 4 hours) Richard Diaz, Director, First Year Experience, richard.diaz@slcc.edu
College Student Mental Health: What You Should Know and What You Can Do The purpose of this presentation is twofold: first, to increase awareness of the current status and dimensions of mental health problems among today’s college students; and second, to provide strategies to assist faculty and staff to intervene effectively with students with mental health problems to get them the help they need. A broad range of topics are covered including college student mental health as it relates to issues of inclusivity, stigma, academic impact and the causes and indicators of distress. Also covered are practical strategies for making contact with students in distress, dealing with students at risk for suicide and referring students with mental health issues to appropriate campus resources. 6
QPR Suicide Prevention Training Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training is designed to provide non-mental health professionals, such as faculty and staff, with the skills to identify, talk with, support and refer a potentially suicidal student to appropriate resources for help. The training covers the SLCC Student Suicide Prevention Protocol, basic statistics on suicide rates, myths and facts about suicide, verbal clues and warning signs of suicide and the three basic intervention skills of Question, Persuade, Refer. QPR is an empirically supported suicide prevention approach and is listed as a “best practice” by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Participants receive a complimentary booklet containing information presented during the training. Scott Kadera, Counseling Manager, scott.kadera@slcc.edu
What Works in the Retention of First-Year Students? An Introduction to Student Retention Theory and Best Practices What is student retention and why is it becoming more important? How do student retention theories inform best campus practices? What can I do to support retention initiatives through my work? These guiding questions will be addressed in this presentation with the intent of introducing faculty and student development practitioners to the science behind an institution’s efforts to retain and graduate their student body through meaningful and high-quality experiences. Richard Diaz, Director, First Year Experience, richard.diaz@slcc.edu
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Student Veterans 101
Unveiling the Unconscious
This presentation is delivered from the perspective of Education, VA Health Care and VA Benefits. We will provide an overview of veterans’ strengths and difficulties they face, including readjustment after deployment, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and depression. We will review community and VA resources available to veterans and will provide tips for college faculty and staff for working effectively with student veterans including ways to be “Veteran Friendly.”
Recent work has shown that we all carry with us implicit biases. Biases can have a significant impact on communication, decision-making, perceptions and beliefs about others. Does unconscious bias also impact the way we teach or develop curriculum? How can someone’s race, gender, age and other characteristics influence how we see and treat them even when we are genuinely trying to be unbiased? What concrete steps can we take to help prevent this from happening? Through presentations, lively activities and discussions, we will explore some harmful side effects of how our brains naturally perceive, categorize and draw inferences about the world, including other people. Participants will learn how to explore their own personal unconscious biases and be introduced to approaches that may help them be aware of how their biases may play out in how they teach and develop curriculum.
Michael Foster, VetSuccess on Campus Counselor, Department of Veterans Affairs, michael.foster@va.gov
Supporting and Retaining Refugee and Immigrant Students This workshop will explore how faculty and staff can better understand SLCC students’ cultural background and lend support to these students. As a faculty and staff member, this session will help you learn more about a growing group of students who are here as refugees and immigrants at SLCC. Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Creating a Respectful Work Environment Diversity is at the core of our institutional mission, vision and values. This institution has an active, intentional and ongoing commitment to ensuring that all members of the campus community are able to fully and meaningfully participate in and contribute to all aspects of campus life. The training and professional development opportunities listed in this catalog are designed to create a respectful work environment for the entire college community.
Roderic R. Land, Special Assistant to the President, CDO, roderic.land@slcc.edu.
Search Advocate Training Search advocates support a highly inclusive and equitable search and selection process to build a more diverse workplace and culture. Search advocates learn skills such as working with search committees to minimize unconscious bias, advocating effectively for diversity, helping committee members to test their thinking and support communication and alignment between committees and the hiring official. Roderic R. Land, Special Assistant to the President, CDO, roderic.land@slcc.edu
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Required Training Required training is one part of the many resources we have at SLCC to help us work toward a more inclusive environment. We seek to ensure that all employees are trained and understand critical aspects of our work as government employees. Supervisors are expected to ensure all new employees, including full-time, part-time, adjunct, paid or unpaid interns, and work-study employees take the online required training sessions that are offered. Risk Management for more information: 801-957-4637.
Title IX: What You Should Know SLCC is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory learning and working environment for all members of the college community. Sexual misconduct, in all its forms is an issue on college campuses across the county and SLCC is no exception. As part of our ongoing campus awareness and prevention efforts, this Title IX training will inform faculty and staff on how to prevent, respond to and report sexual violence and other forms of sexual misconduct. This training will explore approaches that can be used to develop mutually respectful work environments.
Dealing with Disruptive Behavior at SLCC SLCC cares about the safety, health and mental well-being of its students, staff and faculty. Given the heightened focus on mental health within higher education, this highly interactive session will help attendees recognize types of annoying, disruptive and dangerous behaviors and how to appropriately address these behaviors in the college setting. Attendees will also identify on and off-campus resources, including SLCC’s Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT). Ken Stonebrook, Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President, ken.stonebrook@slcc.edu
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LGBTQ+ Awareness (Part 1) This two-hour training will provide an overview of LGBTQ+ information, including terminology, history, privilege and contemporary issues, laws and social movements. This training is intended for anyone who would like to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and how to be a better ally.
LGBTQ+ Awareness (Part 2) For those who have completed Part 1 of LGBTQ+ Awareness Training, take it to the next level with LGBTQ+ Awareness, Part 2. We will go into greater depth on issues affecting LGBTQ+ members of our college community, as well as how to make our campus inclusive. Upon successful completion of this training you will have the option to receive and display an “I am an LGBTQ+ Ally; You are welcome here” sign in your work area.
LGBTQ+ Coffee Chat Join us for LGBTQ+ Coffee Chat, where a coordinator facilitates a discussion on various topics and current events of interest to the LGBTQ+ Community. Coffee and non-coffee drinkers are all welcome to attend.
LGBTQ+ Game Night Laugh and bond over some friendly competition. Participants will have the opportunity to socialize, play games and meet others in a more casual setting. All are welcome to attend this free and fun event. Elisa Stone, Professor, English, elisa.stone@slcc.edu
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Bruin Voices
Universal Access – Core Training
Bruin Voices is a series of video speeches with follow-up dialogue among attendees to engage the college on an array of topics, assist in raising awareness and building the social and intellectual capacity of the Salt Lake Community College community.
The Universal Access Designation (UAD) consists of 4 core training sessions (listed below) and a choice of 2 elective workshops that give participants information and practice in creating documents, courses, videos and other electronic communication in a way that is understood and accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. (Note: a core workshop can count as an elective if taken a second time with advanced work in the area.)
William E. Cosgrove, Sep. 13 Lifelong Consequences from Childhood Emotional Trauma Maria C. Estrada, Oct. 11 The Challenge of Being Green while Being Brown: Unconscious Bias and Caring for the Environment James Courage Singer, Nov. 13 More than a Statistic: How Indigenous Knowledge Can Save Our Environment and Our Politics Sponsored by Roderic R. Land, Special Assistant to the President, CDO
Diversity Exploration and Inclusion Series The purpose of the Diversity Exploration and Inclusion Series is to foster diversity, explore social justice and inclusion awareness among students, staff and faculty at Salt Lake Community College. Vital to the mission of the college, this series helps harbor an understanding, respect and celebration of diversity, empowering students to remain active and engaged at SLCC. Peter Moosman, Coordinator, Student Life & Leadership, peter.moosman@slcc.edu
Universal Access Initiatives Universal Access Initiatives at the college help staff understand how students and others with disabilities learn and access information. Participants learn how to create documents and media using accessibility best practices to ensure access for everyone. Topics range from “creating accessible documents” to “video captioning” and “Universal Design in the classroom.” Workshops taken from this track also count toward the Universal Access Designation, a foundational training achievement for all faculty and staff.
Accessible HTML Understand how to recognize and write accessible HTML for screen readers. You don’t need to know how to code to spot problems and find solutions for the web.
Procuring Accessible Software Purchasing software or renewing a contract? Learn how to ask vendors the right questions and use the power of the free market to promote accessible purchases.
Evaluating Open Education Resources for Accessibility
Introduction to Accessibility This session defines common problems with accessibility and best practices to correct accessibility errors. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of how they might be affected by accessibility and how they can help make their own work more accessible to students, faculty and staff with disabilities. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Universal Design This session will help define Universal Design principles and ADA laws. Participants will practice redesigning classroom spaces, online environments and coursework with Universal Design Principles in mind. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Creating Accessible Documents Learn how to recognize accessible documents and how documents are translated via screen reader software. This session will cover best practices for accessible document creation. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Video Captioning This session covers the basics of video captioning. Learn how to search SLCC library and online resources for professionally captioned videos. Participants will also practice captioning through Amara.org. (Core, Workshop, 60 minutes)
Writing Alternative Text ‘Alt-Text’ is a written description of a digital image. These descriptions are important to make images accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Learn how to identify decorative images, and how to write useful alt-text, suited for broader content. (Elective, workshop, 60 minutes)
Using 3D Printing for Universal Design Learn how 3d printers can be used to enhance learning, and make complex images accessible to students who are blind & low-vision. This course is a basic overview of file creation, understanding 3d printers and how tactile graphics work. (Elective, workshop, 60 minutes) Clint Stoker, Coordinator of Universal Access Initiatives, clint.stoker@slcc.edu
When adopting or creating OER, accessibility is important. Learn how to evaluate OER and make improvements. It’s not truly open if it’s not also accessible. Clint Stoker, Coordinator of Universal Access Initiatives, clint.stoker@slcc.edu
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TRACK 3: CHANGE MANAGEMENT Managing and adapting to change has become a required skill for leaders, managers and employees. The courses in this track are designed to help you practice new roles and strategies, and to focus on the communication side of change management at SLCC.
Building Trust
Managing Change
We will examine and learn how to impact trust on three levels: organizational, team and personal. Highly interactive, all coursework is designed to provide a combination of cognitive, affective and behavioral teaching techniques to ensure learning and enhance retention. Exercises, assessments and activities are included in each module allowing participants to practice each new skill or use of tools. To reinforce commitment for application, the workshop concludes with a review and personal action plan for each participant.
Participants will understand the dynamics for change and transition and how to effectively communicate during change. The workshop will also address strategies for successfully navigating change and transition as well as the factors that lead to change resistance. This workshop will also address tips and techniques for successful change and transition.
Laura Arellano, Learning and Organizational Development Manager, Ancestry; and Instructor, University of Utah Professional Education
Adapting to Change Participants will understand the dynamics for change and transition. The workshop will also address strategies for successfully navigating change and transition as well as the factors that lead to change resistance. Trigena Halley, Founder and Owner, Peak Performance and Instructor, University of Utah Professional Education
CALM Retreats The CALM “Let Your Life Speak” retreats are held each year at off-campus venues. They provide participants with the opportunity to better handle change, nurture identity and integrity, honor gifts, and resist the pressures and projections of others. A retreat focuses faculty and staff energy on specific goals, which can facilitate and shorten the problem-solving process. • CALM 1st Generation, November 1-2, 2018 • CALM 1st Generation, April 4-5, 2019 For more about CALM: faculty.slcc.edu/faculty-development/touchstone.aspx 10
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TRACK 4: INDIVIDUAL EFFECTIVENESS Courses in this track provide employees with curriculum to support them in enhancing their effectiveness, from understanding how to research and utilize the library to writing and communicating more effectively.
Communicating Across Generations: Traditionalists to Generation Z Communicating effectively can be difficult. Add in multigenerational communication preferences and differing cultural norms and let’s just say cross-generational/cross-cultural communication inside or outside of the classroom can get interesting pretty quickly. Join us as we actively engage in dialogue, share success strategies and learn how to strengthen your cross-generational/cross-cultural communication. S. Jo Enscoe, Director, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, shellie.enscoe@slcc.edu
Crucial Communications: Keep Calm and Converse On (A Book Discussion) Crucial Communications is a small group book discussion that utilizes the book “Crucial Conversations” to give participants tools for changing the way we communicate when the stakes are high. We will practice tools for improving our communication style under stress and make it safe to talk about almost anything. These communication strategies can be used to improve performance and relationships in the workplace to foster collaboration and trust. Anjali Pai, Director, Staff Development, anjali.pai@slcc.edu Keenan Adcock, Coordinator, eLearning Systems, keenan.adcock@slcc.edu
Managing Up
Improving Your Presentation Skills This session covers best practices and tips for improving your presentation and public speaking skills, and learning methods for practicing. Discuss with peers methods for coping with anxiety and/or fear of public speaking. Clint Stoker, Coordinator of Universal Access Initiatives, clint.stoker@slcc.edu
Writing and Researching Effectively Writing Across the College (WAC)@SLCC WAC@SLCC is designed to responsively support faculty and staff across many writing areas. Support for writing in the classroom, writing in the workplace and professional writing is available through a range of formats.
Creating a Desk Manual What do you do when you are not able to be in the office and have to miss work? What if you have information to share with your colleagues regarding tasks and responsibilities of your specific role? Learn how to create a desk manual to put your mind at ease and to improve efficiencies in your office.
Get the “Write” Style: Using Style Guides for Writing This workshop will introduce SLCC staff, faculty and administration to the two main style guides used by higher education employees. Note: This workshop is not targeted towards writing in academic disciplines, most of which use their own field-specific style guides.
Take control of your own personal effectiveness. Tap your peak performance and demonstrate your potential by learning how to transition from responsiveness to responsibility, understanding the difference between setting and achieving goals and demonstrating initiative. Laura Arellano, Learning and Organizational Development Manager, Ancestry, and Instructor, University of Utah Professional Education 11
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Grammarphobia – Get Over the Fear of “Getting It Wrong” Grammar can be fun and enjoyable! This workshop will help you: • Understand where your fears/concerns about grammar come from • Learn strategies for improving your confidence with better grammar • Develop a new perspective on grammar and good writing
Writing Effective Email: Clearing Up “e-Confusion” The typical employee gets at least 100 emails a day. This workshop will help you send a clear message the first time and reduce the need for follow-up clarifications that clog your inbox. Learn when, and when not to, send an email and how to use the subject line strategically.
Writing for Academic Publication: Canvas Course and Writing Support Group SLCC staff and administrators, while not faculty, are teachers and learners of the highest quality. Staff and administrators are the knowledge-makers of higher education systems, policies and other areas of research and expertise. Tiffany Rousculp, Director of Writing Across the college, tiffany.rousculp@slcc.edu
Copyright Made Simple: Learning How to Utilize Fair Use and Other Tools Questions about using photos or videos in your day-to-day activities at the college? Unclear about fair use? Just want someone or something to make copyright easier to navigate? Then this is the workshop for you! In a whirlwind workshop, participants will learn the importance of copyright and how the public domain, fair use and tools such as creative commons can make integrating copyright considerations easier. Jen Hughes, Librarian, Library Services jen.hughes@slcc.edu
Copyright Made Simple: Learning How to Utilize Fair Use and Other Tools (Online Course) This is an online version of the in-person copyright made simple workshop. This course takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete. Contact jen.hughes@slcc.edu for access to this online course.
Effective Internet Searching – How to Google Like You Mean It Are you using the internet effectively? Would you like to be better at finding materials online? Have you ever wondered what #, * and @ actually do? Learn how to save time and be more effective in your internet searching with items such as Boolean searching, domain type searching and locations, searching for creative commons permissions and more. Zack Allred, Assistant Director, Instruction & Liaison, Library Services, zack.allred@slcc.edu
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Information Overload - Library Resources and Tools How can the SLCC libraries help you with your work? Learn about resources, tools and content to help you in the workplace and with research projects. This session will help you explore the professional information resources, film and video content, changes to the Informational Literacy Student Learning Outcomes and research services. There are a lot of changes happening across the campus that the library is leading; advanced knowledge and early adoption can improve your success.
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StrengthsQuest™
SUBTRACK: Work Life Balance
At Salt Lake Community College, we believe our greatest potential lies in our strengths and that we can achieve high levels of success by building on our inherent talents.
Caregiving Seminars
Exploring Your Strengths (Tier 1) This is an introductory workshop for all SLCC employees to learn about their personal talents and how talents become strengths. In this highly interactive session, individuals will explore their top-five talents and learn ways to develop and apply these talents in their work at the college and beyond. Participants will be notified and given instructions after they register regarding the completion of the StrengthsQuest™ Assessment, prior to attending the workshop. Deanne Arvizu, Coordinator, Training and Development, Staff Development, deanne.arvizu@slcc.edu
Strengths in Your Career (Tier 2) This workshop is for employees who have taken the StrengthsQuest™ or StrengthsFinder assessment and attended a Strengths presentation. It is preferred that individuals have gone through the Exploring Your Strengths Workshop, but it is not required. You must have taken the StrengthsQuest™ assessment to find out your top-five talents before registering for this workshop.
Strengths for Supervisors (Tier 3) To identify each individual’s strengths, we use the common language of the Clifton StrengthsFinder. This workshop is for employees who have taken the StrengthsQuest™ or StrengthsFinder assessment and attended a Strengths presentation. We would recommend that individuals go through the Exploring Your Strengths Workshop, but that is not required. Brandi Mair, Coordinator, Student Life and Leadership, brandi.mair@slcc.edu or Curt Larsen, AVP, Student Life, Director, Student Life and Leadership, curt.larsen@slcc.edu
StrengthsQuest™ (Tier 4) For departments, committees and/or work groups on campus that would like to have a targeted training focusing on appreciation of individual strengths, strengths of others, utilizing strengths in a team setting and establishing a shared language, among other topics. Supervisors, ADs or leaders may contact Brandi Mair to set up an individualized training that could be presented at a staff meeting, committee meeting or retreat. Brandi Mair, Coordinator, Student Life and Leadership, brandi.mair@slcc.edu
SLCC and Salt Lake County Aging Services partner to offer caregiving seminars to SLCC Employees. These seminars provide valuable resources to employees who may need additional support in the workplace while caregiving.
Caring for Seniors and Other Vulnerable Adults Support is available for family, community and working caregivers, as they reach out to meet the needs of our aging population. Come learn about resources, home-based programs and other vital support options and events.
Caring for Those with Dementia: Learning Coping Skills Caring for an individual with dementia has unique challenges. Learn the following tips and tools for keeping the family together during the process and challenges of caregiving. What is dementia? How is it diagnosed? Learn useful skills caregivers should know to communicate effectively and manage behaviors. Learn simple behavior tips and communication tools to minimize dementia care challenges.
Caring for Those with Depression, Anxiety and Other Mental Health Challenges Depression, anxiety and stress make a care situation difficult. What should we know about those with depression and anxiety? How do we tell if a condition has become chronic? What tips and behaviors can we use to maintain boundaries? How do we stay positive? Come work through scenarios and ask questions.
Compassion Fatigue – Understanding the Need for Developing Resilience Compassion Fatigue (CF) or Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is a gradual loss of compassion for, or the ability to care for others long term. Though first recognized in First Responders, CF has opened the door to understanding what family and professional caregivers face as they provide long-term care. We will cover how this impacts care, what puts a caregiver at risk and how a caregiver can cope and rebuild a life filled with fatigue.
Coping with Holiday Stress for Caregivers Holiday stress comes from holiday expectations, holiday challenges across cultures, spending more time indoors, gray skies, sundowning and other challenges. We will cover ‘sundowning’, indoor activity options, safe winter activities and winter stress options and techniques.
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Guardianship, Conservatorship and Legal Options What’s the difference between a Power of Attorney (financial or medical), Guardianship and Conservatorship? What are the responsibilities of the individuals who fill these roles? When should independence and self-care come into question? Take time to explore options, promote safety and protect those you care for.
Involving the Family in the Caregiving Process Sharing the care of a parent or sibling with other family members is a transitional exercise in organization, research, time, adjustments and patience. Families may not have a standard model of how to work together on a schedule, or how to hold family meetings and organize care. The desire and ability of each family member to provide care adds its own challenges to family dynamics, as does the care receiver’s desire to receive care. Come learn simple tools and tips for keeping the family together during the process and challenges of caregiving.
Safety Resources and Current Utah Concerns Seniors are at risk of abuse, exploitation and most often self-neglect. What are Utah seniors’ current concerns and warnings? Who do you contact with questions and concerns? What resources and local programs exist to support seniors who are facing challenges? Learn about Adult Protective Services, ombudsmen, resources for exploitation concerns and more.
The Accessible Home and Assistive Devices Are you trying to prepare your home for mobility support, safe access or the ability to stay independent at home? Come learn about how to prepare the home, available resources and product ideas.
Career Development The “Work on Purpose” Program This unique half day training program is brought to you by SLCC’s own in-house experts who have been trained in the leadership development curriculum. The training is crafted for emerging or mid-level leaders in higher education fields. We encourage you to think about your work at SLCC within a broader context of creating a career with social impact and developing boldness to create careers that align with your purpose.
Right for You: Aims at cultivating interpersonal and intrapersonal competence, knowledge, integration and application. The curriculum will help participants reflect on how choices can bring them fulfillment. Good for the World: Focuses on developing intercultural skills and humanitarianism, ethical reasoning and civic engagement. The curriculum will help participants shape their impact on the world. Be Bold: Guides participants to immerse themselves in work that is “right for you” and “good for the world.” The curriculum will help participants strengthen a spirit of innovation and risk-taking that will launch them down their purpose path. This training is for anyone seeking greater purpose, clarity and fulfillment from their work. Brandi Mair, Coordinator, Student Life and Leadership, brandi.mair@slcc.edu Curt Larsen, Assistant Vice President for Student Life, curt.larsen@slcc.edu Sean Crossland, Assistant Director, Thayne Center, sean.crossland@slcc.edu
Deanne Arvizu, Coordinator, Training and Development, Staff Development, deanne.arvizu@slcc.edu
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TRACK 5: FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS PROCESSES As a college employee, you may be responsible for specific financial and business processes. These trainings are designed to assist with your understanding of good stewardship, fiscal responsibility and SLCC policies. You will learn meaningful budget tools and training to guide you in your work.
Payroll and Travel Procedures Training (Part 1) Budget Center Manager and Administrative Assistant Essentials (Part 2) This two-part training covers: 1. payroll reporting procedures including employee time and leave reporting, approvals, employee PAFs, non-exempt overtime issues and other employee payroll issues 2. procedures for entering and approving travel requisitions and post-trip employee travel settlements, including an overview of allowable reimbursable travel expenses. Topics will include the difference in payroll implications between exempt and non-exempt employees, key aspects of PAF related to payroll, allowable reimbursable for travel expenses and much more. Annette Lowe, Manager, Payroll, annette.lowe@slcc.edu Rachelle Jones, Coordinator, Payroll, rachelle.jones@slcc.edu
Refresher and Advanced Banner and Financial Training Training is geared for new budget center managers and administrative assistants, and provides refresher training for those with advanced financial responsibility. Attendees will gain a better understanding of finance-related policies, governance and budget management. Topics include: • Utilizing and understanding Banner-Finance screens, reports and querying information online • Downloading Banner data to an excel spreadsheet • Budget forms, including help with preparing New Year yellow budget forms needed for soft-funded indexes • Difference between transfers and journal entry requests • Year-end budget questions • Brief review of financial policies and procedures (e.g., travel reimbursements, contract review, receiving cash receipts, etc.) This is a hands-on training environment in a computer lab and participants will be able to review their own indexes and reports online. Besides gaining help setting up next year’s budgets, attendees will leave with more confidence in understanding their reports and in managing their budgets. Debra Glenn, Controller, debra.glenn@slcc.edu
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Budget 101 This training is comprised of three segments: • Budget Overview – a brief look at where SLCC funding comes from and how it is allocated among various departments, along with a review of base budgeting and fund accounting • SLCC Budget Protocol – understanding SLCC internal processes and procedures for using funds appropriately, including required forms, salary and benefits, and accountability reporting • Banner Workshop – indepth technical training with hands-on practice in navigating Banner and interpreting the information provided in Banner. This training is Ideal for new employees or those with new financial responsibilities and a great refresher for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the institution’s budget process. Offered in October and January. Jillana S. AhLoe, Budget Director, Budget Office, jillana.ahloe@slcc.edu
Customized Budget Training This training provides budget center managers and their administrative assistants essential knowledge and understanding of the Banner chart of accounts structure and how to manage budgets through the use of Banner inquiry screens and reports. This training also provides information on salaries and benefits. This is not the broad Banner Finance training provided by OIT. Every training is customized to each budget center manager and administrative assistant’s specific area and budget needs. Hoa Nguyen, Budget Analyst, Budget Office, hoa.nguyen@slcc.edu
Recommended courses: • OIT Banner Basics and Navigation • OIT Budget Management Tools in Banner • Planning for the Informed Budget Process (IBP) The Informed Budget Process encourages college wide involvement in developing the annual operating budget. This training will assist supervisors with understanding their specific role in the IBP process with discussion about identifying areas to redirect and restructure funding sources within a department and for new funds for specific projects. The focus of the training will be on learning how to plan and submit IBP requests. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on aligning requests with institutional priorities. Darren Marshall, AVP for Budget Service and Financial Planning, Budget Office, darren.marshall@slcc.edu
College Ethics and Compliance Awareness The purpose of the College Ethics and Compliance program is to provide a process for reporting and investigating reportable ethics and compliance incidents and help employees make appropriate business decisions that may
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affect relationships with coworkers, students, suppliers, business partners, legislators, regulators and employees’ self-esteem. Karlie Christensen, Auditor, Internal Audit, karlie.christensen@slcc.edu
Basic Purchasing Training Basic Purchasing Training will provide an overview of the dos and don’ts of spending college funds. This training will show you all the different methods that are available and how to use them properly, including purchase orders, limited cash draft (LCD) checks, purchasing cards and payment requests. College employees should be aware of all purchasing options in order to use the appropriate technique to fulfill the needs of their department.
SLCCBuy Training SLCCBuy is the college’s electronic Procure-2-Pay system used to enter requisitions, payment requests and mileage reimbursements. This training helps college employees learn how to navigate the system effectively. Training is available on request and is one-on-one. Brandon Thomas, Director of Purchasing, brandon.thomas@slcc.edu
The Office of Sponsored Projects Orientation to Sponsored Projects This in-person, one-hour course provides an overview of grants, including how they work at SLCC. Designed for all faculty and staff, emphasis is placed on finding funding and getting started once a funding source is identified.
Grant Writing Workshop This full-day course is for faculty and staff seriously interested in learning to write grant proposals. Attendees need to have an idea for a grant and have identified a funding source. Learning outcomes include: • Prepare to design, write and submit ethical grant proposals that meet SLCC goals and OSP guidelines. • Develop proactive and efficient grant writing strategies, including appropriate collaboration with OSP and other strategic partners. • Create effective writing strategies for required components of applications, including goals and objectives, problem statements, implementation and evaluation plans, logic models and budget narratives.
Responsible Conduct of Research Participants will become familiar with federal regulations regarding research integrity and responsibilities. Multifaceted social and ethical issues that arise in the practice of research will be discussed to better understand how to identify and avoid research misconduct. All faculty, staff and administrators who conduct research or support those who conduct research are encouraged to attend. This is a one-hour, in-person class.
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Perkins Compliance Seminar
Compliance and the Sponsored Projects Handbook:
SLCC receives the largest allocation of Carl Perkins funding in Utah. This full-day seminar is designed to increase effective use of Perkins funding and compliance with the applicable regulations.
This workshop outlines the compliance responsibilities of Principal Investigators (PI) and grant personnel, and explains how the Sponsored Projects Handbook can help individuals fulfill those responsibilities.
We strongly encourage anyone who receives, would like to receive, or works with Perkins funding to attend. Federal regulations expert, Attorney Michael Brustein, will conduct the training.
Grant Writing Primer
Grant Administration Training Series: This workshop is a fully-online, self-paced, open access course comprised of grant administration modules. Designed for all leadership, faculty and staff involved with any type of grants at SLCC. The first three modules listed below must be taken in order.
Introduction to Grants and the Office of Sponsored Projects This workshop explains the basic framework used to administer sponsored project activity at SLCC. It explains how sponsored projects are managed at the College and why systems of oversight are necessary. By the end of this module, you will be able to explain the stages of the grant lifecycle and tasks within each stage, identify the tools used during each stage of the grant lifecycle, and describe the role of key players in each stage of the grant lifecycle.
Regulations for Sponsored Projects This workshop explains how to find and gain knowledge of the major regulations governing public grants with a focus on compliance with sponsor rules, SLCC policies and the federal Office of Management & Budget Uniform Guidance. This module is designed to be an introduction to grant regulations.
This workshop provides a simplified, shortened version of a full grant-writing course and is targeted to writing a grant proposal for any funding source. Thus, this course is for those writing a grant for internal sources (such as Staff and Faculty Development, and Community Engagement), an external private partner (the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for example), or an external public partner (such as the Department of Education). Bryan Fox, Grant Technology Officer, bryan.fox@slcc.edu
Banner 9 Basics and Navigation Learn the basics of Banner Forms including: • • • • •
Logging on to Banner What is Banner? All about Banner Forms Navigating Banner Entering and searching for data
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Managing your organization’s budget using Banner forms How to generate a Banner budget report Printing Budget reports How to create a macro in Word to format a budget report Tips and tricksBanner 9 Travel Encumbrance Creating a travel encumbrance in Banner 9 What a travel encumbrance is What are FOAPAL and the Index Code, and how they are related • How to use FGAENCB, the travel encumbrance form • Tips and tricks
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TRACK 6: TECHNOLOGY The Office of Information Technology provides training in a variety of software and tools for employees to integrate the latest technology into their work environment. By attending these trainings, you will improve your knowledge, skills and abilities, and increase your job performance. Hands-on customized training is the preferred method of training offered in the OIT Training Lab at the Professional Development Center.
Cisco WebEx Training Gain a basic understanding of WebEx Meeting Center and how to use it • • • •
What is WebEx? How to navigate WebEx How to start and schedule a WebEx meeting How to share your screen, use chat, notes and the whiteboard • How to add content to your WebEx meeting • Tips and tricks Note: this training focuses on WebEx Meeting Center. Faculty interested in learning to use WebEx in conjunction with Canvas should contact eLearning.
Google Drive and Collaboration • • • • •
How to create a Macro in Word to format a budget report Google tools: docs, sheets, forms and slides Tips and tricks Microsoft Excel Level 1 Gain a basic to mid-level understanding of Excel and how to use it
What’s new in Excel 2016? • • • •
Getting around in Excel Understanding the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Understanding rows, columns and referencing Formatting cells including setting cell content type, borders, alignment, etc. • Basic formulas such as adding, subtracting, multiplication and division • Tips and tricks 18
Microsoft Excel Level 2.1 - Part 1 of 2 • • • • • • • • • •
Creating formulas using functions and ranges Naming cell ranges Working with cell ranges conditional formatting Working with functions, advanced sorting and filtering Microsoft Excel Level 2.2 - Part 2 of 2 Creating drop downs Tables Visualizing data and charts How to use charts in PowerPoint Using pivot tables and pivot charts
Microsoft Excel Level 3 -Analysis Tools This advanced level course must follow participation in Excel Level 1 and Excel Level 2.1-2.2. We present methods to recover corrupt workbooks, nesting functions within a formula, error checking, working with analysis tools and the Data Query Editor.
Microsoft Office 365 Apps - Delve, Forms, Sway Introduction to using Office 365 web applications including Delve (your profile account view), Forms (surveys with Excel) and Sway (a presentation alternative to PowerPoint).
Microsoft Office 365 File Management & Groups Introduction to using Office 365 for file storage, access management, sharing and co-editing in a collaborative group.
Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive This Office 365 course works with your OneDrive storage folder, document management, allowing access to your documents and synchronizing the OneDrive folder to your computer, phone, tablet, etc.
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Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint Admin
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Level 1
This course introduces the administrative access management tools within SharePoint, as well as views and site settings.
PowerPoint Level 1 introduces participants to the environment and navigation of the presentation tool as well as how to add images, audio, video and transitions. We work with the master slide layouts and design themes to help make your presentations more original.
Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint Basics This course introduces participants to SharePoint at SLCC, including how to upload and download documents from the document library, and set up pages or add links to navigation.
Microsoft Office 365 Team Sites The Team Sites course will introduce participants to creating a site within Office 365 specifically for their organizational teams, including a packaged environment for collaborating through chat, sharing an OneNote notebook for agendas and meeting minutes, sharing a document library and customizing the “site” with unique applications.
Microsoft OneNote Basics The OneNote Basics course introduces participants to the digital “3-ring binder” environment for compiling and structuring information that must be shared with a group. Many have decided to use this desk reference digification method for their department or team. With OneNote, you can insert audio files (create from a meeting) and video files as well as clip articles from websites. Tags are included to help alert you to areas in your “notes” that need action or prompt another meeting, etc.
Microsoft Outlook Level 1 & 2 • • • • • • • • • • •
Setting up Outlook to manage your email and calendar Basic navigation Setting up accounts Managing your mailbox Archiving Setting view options Calendar basics Contact basics Personalization Categorization and color coding Printing
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Level 2: Presenter The level 2 course is focused on those who will be presenting the slide deck, either in a multimedia classroom or in an online environment (saving as an mp4 or self-service presentation file) and customizing slideshows, setup, etc.
Microsoft Publisher Basics This introductory course will assist participants in locating templates and use of the SLCC branding, font and color codes needed to publish SLCC newsletters and flyers.
Microsoft Windows 10 Basics • • • •
Learn the features of Windows 10 to use it effectively How to use the Task Bar, Start Menu and Action Center How to customize Windows with settings Tips and tricks
Microsoft Word Level 1 This Word Level 1 course is a basic introduction to Word software, navigation, customizing and using templates. We work with some basic templates, edit them, insert images, edit them and work with text boxes.
Microsoft Word Level 2 This new course will cover how to create section breaks, page numbering, styles, headings and mail merge for email or labels.
Microsoft Word--Academic/Accessibility (faculty) This Microsoft Word course is designed for those who are writing for academic journals and those who need to create accessible (ADA compliant) content for the online environment. Tami Anderson, IT Trainer, OIT, tami.anderson@slcc.edu Judy King, IT Trainer, OIT, Judy.king@slcc.edu
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The Administrative Assistant Learning Community (AALC) AALC is a professional development opportunity for all administrative assistants (and Secretary IIIs) to strengthen their knowledge, skills and abilities. AALC will be held monthly with timely topics for administrative assistants at all levels of the profession, including those located within academic units. This year several topics have been
SLCC Workforce Training and Continuing Education Workforce Training & Continuing Education offers a wide variety of courses and delivery methods including degree completion programs, online courses and programs, shortterm training and professional certifications. Some of these workforce training and education options are available at a discount to employees. Please contact the program manager or coordinator to see if a specific course qualifies.
Deanne Arvizu, Coordinator, Training and Development, Staff Development, deanne.arvizu@slcc.edu
This year, Dixie State University will host the Utah Women in Higher Education Leadership Conference in St. George on April 5, 2019. The SLCC Chapter hosts events each year such as the Presidential Luncheon, and events focused on elevating women in higher education. See the UWHEN site for details. Celia Duarte, Chapter President & Assistant Registrar for Professional Development Student Record Management Office, celia.duarte@slcc.edu
Examples of programming you may find helpful:
Bruin Beginnings New Employee Orientation
• Travel and event management (courses and certificate) • Degree completion in accelerated, evening cohort program (energy management and business) • Website development certificate • Positive psychology (courses and certificate) • Adobe software training • Project management • Online course and program options through an Ed2Go/ SLCC partnership
Bruin Beginnings is a program that provides a welcoming and consistent experience for new SLCC employees. Bruin Beginnings is intended mainly for staff at SLCC. New faculty will also continue to participate in new faculty orientations held prior to the start of fall and spring semesters.
UWHEN SLCC Chapter The Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN) is part of a national group of networks that carry on the work of the ACE Women’s Network at the American Council on Education (ACE). The SLCC Chapter of UHWEN, which began winter of 2015-16, was started to create an environment of collective empowerment for all women working in higher education at Salt Lake Community College and partnering institutions. The SLCC Chapter invites women of all backgrounds to engage in professional development, networking, mentoring, discussion and action on topics that are important to its members and provide opportunities to develop leadership skills and abilities. The SLCC Chapter has also been charged by President Deneece Huftalin to create opportunities for professional development for women from all levels of employment or leadership and join the ElevateHER Challenge at the State level. The annual UWHEN Leadership Conference is an opportunity for Utah women in higher education to engage in discussions about leadership, growth and professional development.
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identified as a priorities such as Creative Problem Solving, Banner 9 Training for Administrative Assistants, Writing Effective Emails, The Power of Influence and Organizing Electronic Files.
This program is held at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus in the Professional Development Center. Over lunch, new employees will have a chance to connect with other SLCC employees and Bruin Ambassadors to learn about the mission, vision and values that define our SLCC culture. Supervisors are required to send full-time staff to this program, preferably on the employee’s first day of work (approx. first day of each month). As part of effective onboarding, we encourage supervisors to assign a mentor within their department to their new hires to ensure a smooth transition during the first year. A supervisor may also choose to send their part-time employees to Bruin Beginnings. We welcome all new employees to this program. Angie Hunter, Administrative Assistant, Staff Development, angie.hunter@slcc.edu
Online Staff Development Options For your online learning and research needs at work, we highly recommend you utilize the various electronic resources available through SLCC’s extensive library system such as eBooks, databases and films on-demand.
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SLCC Grant Opportunities for Staff Community Engagement Grant The Faculty and Staff Community Engagement Award provides one-time funding of between $250 and $20,000 in support of initiatives that advance SLCC’s values of community and collaboration. The award is open to all full-time faculty and staff. Funds are intended to support new initiatives or innovations to existing programs that significantly increase community engagement. The goal of the grant is to identify and build new reciprocal partnerships or deepen existing mutually beneficial relationships between college (institutional, faculty, staff and/or students) and our community. Requests for funding of $2,000 or less may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year. Requests for funding greater than $2,000 must be submitted by the deadlines listed on the Community Relations Community Engagement Award webpage. Applicants are encouraged to attend an informational session, offered periodically throughout the year,
or contact Jennifer Seltzer Stitt to receive feedback on applications prior to submission. For additional information and deadlines, please search slcc.edu for the terms “community engagement award.” Jennifer Seltzer Stitt, Director, Community Relations, jen.seltzerstitt@slcc.edu, 801-957-4753
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grant The Office of the Special Assistant to the President seeks to leverage innovation to improve the recruitment and retention efforts of diverse faculty, staff and students. Known as the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grant (EDI), this initiative will challenge our campus community to conceive and implement projects that advance campus diversity. The maximum of each awarded grant is $2,000. Faculty, staff and student organizations are encouraged to submit proposals that are innovative, impactful and move the needle on diversity for underrepresented/underserved populations. Roderic Land, Special Assistant to the President, roderic.land@slcc.edu
President’s Leadership Institute Salt Lake Community College President’s Leadership Institute will provide faculty, staff and administration with an opportunity to learn more about themselves, others they work with and how they can work together to become better leaders. While the College possesses many solid leaders across campus, this Institute is designed to assist in expanding those leadership characteristics and guiding others who are interested in developing stronger leadership skills. The Institute will provide an opportunity for participants to interactively learn more about leadership styles, management tools and higher education administrative
operations. All full-time faculty, staff and administration are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity and help Salt Lake Community College become an even greater institution of higher learning. Participants will attend a monthly module from October to March and have a graduation reception in April. Individuals interested in the President’s Leadership Institute can apply starting on August 20, 2018, and should submit completed applications by September 17, 2018. To learn more and to apply, please visit:
slcc.edu/president/leadershipinstitute.aspx
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Awards and Recognitions
Awards and Recognitions
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Staff Stars and Outstanding Staff Award
The President’s Inclusivity and Equity Award
The purpose of the Staff Association is to advocate on behalf of all full-time and part-time staff to promote the growth, development and engagement of its members, to highlight staff accomplishments, and to work with all departments to create an inclusive environment while supporting the mission of the college and its strategic priorities. Staff Association recognizes the remarkable contributions of our full-time and part-time staff through the Outstanding Staff Award given out at Employee Recognition Day each year. The Staff Association’s “Staff Stars” recognition program acknowledges the countless staff members who regularly advance the mission of the college by providing exceptional access and service to our students, staff, faculty and community.
The President’s Inclusivity and Equity Award has been established to recognize significant achievements of outstanding faculty, staff and students in developing an inclusive and equitable campus community. Join us in recognizing and awarding members of our SLCC community who have demonstrated leadership, achievement and innovation toward building a more inclusive campus. The nomination process will be announced in the fall, and the awards will be presented in April at the Multicultural Graduation Celebration, Faculty Convention and Employee Recognition.
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Events
Events
Salt Lake Community College offers a number of events each year. These events can become meaningful entry points or moments of recognition in one’s professional development journey. They also help us have better collective conversations about our shared priorities and values..
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Convocation Each fall, the college community comes together to mark the beginning of a new academic year. We review our work, meet colleagues and have the opportunity to set goals as we begin the fall semester. August 21, 2018.
Tanner Forum on Social Ethics This year’s Tanner Forum speaker will be Van Jones, CNN Correspondent and Founder and President of Dream-Corps, a justice incubator that houses initiatives with the overarching goal to create innovative solutions that “close prison doors and open doors of opportunity.” Jones has also led a number of other social and environmental justice enterprises, including The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Color of Change. A Yale-educated attorney, Jones has written three New York Times Bestsellers: The Green Collar Economy, the definitive book on green jobs; Rebuild the Dream, a roadmap for progressives; and most recently, Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together. In 2009, Jones worked as the green jobs advisor to the Obama White House. October 9, 2018.
MLK Event A college-wide event designed to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 17, 2019.
SLCC 360 SLCC 360° is college-wide event and comprehensive review of our collective work. The entire college community comes together to celebrate successes, review challenges and actively align our daily work to the college’s big strategic goals. This is a day for all of us to connect more deeply to college strategy and contribute to our future plans. February 8, 2019.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture This year’s distinguished faculty lecturer is Marlena Stanford, Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences. Her lecture will explore as a literate-rhetorical practice the birthing stories of 10 local women. April 22, 2019.
Employee Recognition SLCC’s Employee Recognition Celebration honors the accomplishments and contributions of the people we work with every day. All full- and part-time faculty and staff are invited to attend on April 24, 2019.
SLCC Serves SLCC defines community engagement as reciprocal collaborations with local, regional, national and global communities for the purpose of a mutually-beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources. SLCC Serves projects are designed to ensure reciprocity with our community partners and provide members of SLCC meaningful opportunity to connect and contribute to the community.
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AA/EO Institution • Rev. 8.16.18. If you need ADA accommodations, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 801-957-4659.