Professional Development

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Professional Development Committee - Core Topics

Draft 8/10/06

 

Core Topic Area

Program

Committee

Developed/Presented

Workplace Climate Issues

Diversity Training

  • Cross Cultural Communication
  • Anti Racism
  • Diversity Plan & Definition of Diversity

Mike, Lori, Kathy, Leslie, Shannon, Jayne, Stewart, Brian, Pen Lo, Susan

 

 

Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation/

Affirmative Action

  • Policies & Procedures
  • Applicable Federal and State Laws
  • Prevention
  • Consequences

Kathy, Barry, Leslie, Tammy, Kenneth White

 

 

Civility & Workplace Environment

 

  • Policy and Procedures
  • Balancing Freedom of Speech
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Practical Applications

Lori, Susan, Kathy, Tammy

 

 

 

Professional Service

  • Develop a Service Philosophy Statement
  • Customer Service
  • Student Satisfaction
  • Communication Issues
  • Frontline Leadership
  • Ambassadorship
  • Friend-raising

??? Shannon, Brian, Lori, Tracy, Jan, Patrick T.

Needs a Cabinet discussion to begin process of developing a service philosophy.

Personnel/Management Training

 

Campus Resources

  • Resource Fair – All Faculty/Staff
  • Orientation                               
  • Mentoring
  • Resource List for Faculty/Staff

Denise, Cheryl, Chuck, Susan, Stewart, Patrick T., Pat D.

Resource Fair Underway (3 years)

 

New Employee Orientation Developed and Implemented

 

Basic Personnel Management & Supervision

  • Labor Relations                        
  • Investigations                           
  • Discipline                                 
  • Hiring/Affirmative Action         
  • Supervision                              
  • Training for Student Employees 
  • Effective Meeting Management
  • Team Building

Lori, Gwyn, Chuck, Pat D.

Labor Relations training provided 9/04; can be repeated

 

Investigations training provided by OOC

 

Discipline training provided in Supervisor Workshops

 

Hiring training provided

 

Supervision training provided in Quarterly Workshops

 

Student Employee Training provided by Career Development Center

 

Strategic Planning

 

  • Involvement in University Planning
  • Divisional Planning
  • Departmental/Unit Planning

???

 

 

Ethics and Other Legal Issues in Higher Education

  • Data Privacy
  • FERPA
  • Ethics
  • Computer Use
  • Campus Security Authority
  • Tort Liability and Personal Liability
  • Intellectual Property

Lori, Bryan S., Brian J.

Data Privacy Training Provided

 

FERPA Training Provided

 

Ethics & Computer Use Training Provided

Safety

Emergency Response Training

???

 

 

Workplace Violence Training

???

 

 

Dealing with Difficult People

???

 

Leadership Training

 

Leadership Institute

Lori, Denise, Tracy, Kelly, Shannon, Patrick T., Tammy, Kathy

 

 

Women’s Leadership

??? Lori, Deirdre, Jean Haar, Carol Endres

 

 

General/Other

  • Info on other Leadership opportunities
  • Diversity and Leadership
  • Leadership at all Levels

 

 

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

  • Healthy Lifestyles
  • Exercise
  • Nutrition
  • Ergonomics
  • Balance

Pauline, Cheryl, Brian J., Gwyn

Burnout Provided

 

Nutrition Provided

 

Healthy Eating Provided

Faculty Preparedness

Provided by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

 

 

Technology Training

Provided through IT Services