Staff Development Opportunities (Registration/Training Calendar)
(Staff Development Home) (Human Resources Home)
June 2008
Note: Classes marked with an (8) are part of the CORE 8 program.
Classes marked with an (AP) are part of the Indispensable
Administrative Assistant program. Classes marked by a (T) are part of
our Trailblazers: Pathways to Effective Supervision program.
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Maverick 101: New Employee Orientation (8)
If you are new to UT Arlington or if you are an existing employee
looking to reconnect with the pulse of the University, then I’ve got
the class for you.
What: Maverick 101: New Employee Orientation
When: Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center Room 200
Who: Shawn DuMond and a host of key UT Arlington department leaders.
Come learn about the exciting happenings here at UT Arlington and hear
from key departments that want to make your work and life easier and
more fulfilling.
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RetireWise-Module 1: Building the Foundation
You will start to envision your own retirement, based on current and
future retirement trends. You will start to consider your financial
needs by understanding some financial basics and budgeting for
retirement. Topics include Visioning Your Retirement, Principles of
Money and Budgeting for Retirement.
What: RetireWise Module 1
When: Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center, room 200
Who: MetLife Retirement Specialists
This class is part one of the four-session series offered during the
month of June by the Office of Human Resources: Benefits and MetLife.
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Dealing Effectively with Conflict and Confrontation (8)
If your first response to conflict and confrontation is fight or
flight, then you are responding naturally. However, there is another
solution that comes through knowledge and education. Come learn how to
deal effectively with conflict and discover new ways to make every
conflict a learning experience.
What: Dealing Effectively with Conflict and Confrontation
When: Thursday, June 5th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center Room 200
Who: Employee Assistance Program Trainer, Alliance Work Partners
Whether you avoid conflict like the plague or see it as an opportunity
to sharpen your claws, this is the class for you.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Supervisors
Did you know that Supervisors can be the frontline champions in
helping an employee achieve a work/life balance? You just need the
right tools.
What: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Supervisors
When: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center room 200
Who: Sandra Leal, LMSW, Alliance Work Partners
This information can mean the difference between helplessly watching
one of your team members struggle through a crisis or connecting them
with the tools that will help them overcome a difficult situation.
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Lunch-N-Learn: Understanding the Food Guide Pyramid and How to Read
Food Labels.
Come learn how to plan your daily meals using the new food guide
pyramid. See how to calculate your daily nutritional needs to ensure
you are getting all the essential nutrients in their proper
proportions within your diet; and learn how to read nutrition labels
What: Lunch-N-Learn: Understanding the Food Guide Pyramid
When: Wednesday June 11th, 2008, 11:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Maverick Activity Center 101B
Who: Quest University Wellness and Donielle Smith with UT Arlington
Health Services.
Bring a sack lunch and a notepad.
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RetireWise-Module 2: Creating and Protecting Wealth
You will get a comprehensive overview of the principles of investing
and the various investment vehicles available to you. You will also
understand the general rules to building wealth and how to go about
protecting it. Topics include Investment Types and Principles and Taxes.
What: RetireWise Module 2
When: Wednesday, June 11th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center, room 200
Who: MetLife Retirement Specialists
This class is part two of the four-session series offered during the
month of June by the Office of Human Resources: Benefits and MetLife.
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Welcoming Diversity (8)
This workshop is an experiential, interactive program designed to
promote awareness and increased sensitivity to the many similarities
and differences among individuals and groups in our society. Done in
an upbeat, hopeful tone, the program focuses on developing self-pride,
examining stereotypes, and learning skills in responding to
prejudicial jokes, remarks, and slurs. Participants will also discover
how to be more attentive to diversity and racism in the workplace and
community.
What: Welcoming Diversity
When: Thursday, June 12th , 2008, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Where: Rady Room, 6th floor Nedderman Hall
Who: Eunice Currie and Shawn DuMond
Lunch will be provided. Please dress in comfortable/casual attire.
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AHA HeartSavers: First Aid with CPR and AED
Would you know what to do if someone around you was having a heart
attack?
What: AHA HeartSavers: First Aid with CPR and AED
When: Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Where: Environmental Health & Safety Building, 500 Summit Ave.
Who: Environmental Health and Safety Trainers
The skills you learn here could save a life. Participants will receive
CPR certification card.
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RetireWise-Module 3: Establishing Your Retirement Income Stream
You will learn how to structure a retirement income stream. You will
identify those risks that may threaten the retirement income stream.
Topics include Identifying Sources of Retirement Income, Ordering Your
Income Stream and Creating Your Retirement Budget.
What: RetireWise Module 3
When: Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center, room 200
Who: MetLife Retirement Specialists
This class is part three of the four-session series offered during the
month of June by the Office of Human Resources: Benefits and MetLife.
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Dealing with Difficult People (AP)
Never again fall victim to those who love to make life miserable for
the rest of us. This training gives you concrete techniques for
dealing with difficult people in the workplace and at home. It
provides specific strategies for getting adversaries to
cooperate...bullies to back off ... wallflowers to open up ... chronic
complainers to quiet down.
What: Dealing with Difficult People
When: Thursday, June 19th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center room 200
Who: Shawn DuMond
Knowing how to deal with difficult people at work will allow you to
approach your job with more enjoyment and your coworkers with greater
confidence. Cooperation, collaboration, and compromise will improve
and that makes for a more productive and efficient workplace for
everyone.
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Customer Service 101 (8)
How can I best serve my customers? How do I deal with difficult
customers? If you’re looking for answers to these questions then this
is the class for you.
What: Customer Service 101
When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center room 200
Who: Shawn DuMond
Come learn what it means to deliver knock-your-socks-off customer
service.
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Real Issues, Real Talk: Workplace Violence
This presentation is designed to increase awareness of the risk
factors leading to violence in the workplace and offers tips on how
people can protect themselves in the event that they are confronted
with either a verbal threat or a weapon such as a knife or a gun.
Assistant Chief Gomez will also offer some general crime prevention
tips for people to take while on campus.
What: Real Issues, Real Talk: Workplace Violence
When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Swift Center, 1022 UTA Boulevard, room 125
Who: Assistant Chief Rick Gomez, UT Arlington Campus Police
This class is part of the lunch-time series sponsored by the Office of
Institutional Compliance. Lunch is provided. Contact Debra Harrison at
2-5100 for more information.
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RetireWise-Module 4: Making the Most of What You Have
You will review your employer’s specific retiree benefits and other
benefits to help you understand how they fit in your own planning
process. You will also be given resources to help you consider how to
have a satisfying and meaningful retirement. Topics include Wills,
Living Trusts, Health Care Proxies and Estate Planning.
What: RetireWise Module 4
When: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wetsel Service Center, room 200
Who: MetLife Retirement Specialists
This class is part four of the four-session series offered during the
month of June by the Office of Human Resources: Benefits and MetLife.
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Interested in Technical/Computer classes?
For a full up to date list of computer training classes or to register
for a computer class, please visit the OIT Training website.
http://www.uta.edu/oit/clientservices/training
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Contact Shawn DuMond by e-mail at [log in to unmask] or by phone at Ext:
2-5518 with your questions or comments.
OUR MISSION: "It is the purpose of the Staff Development Office of The
University of Texas at Arlington to empower the employees of our
University by providing educational opportunities in the areas of
Professional Development, Personal Growth and Family Enrichment."
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