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.
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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."