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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."