HSU Professional Development Newsletter - September 2021

September 1, 2021

This month inside HSU Professional Development Newsletter

  • Supervisor and Leadership Learning - The Principles of Supervision learning series is being offered virtually, over 7 sessions, on Wednesdays at 8:30-10:30am from September 29 through November 10. This series focuses on developing supervisory skills with higher education in mind. 
  • EVERNOTE 6.0: Sign In & Setup - Discover how to work with Evernote notes, including reading and creating them, viewing and editing properties, and using Web Clipper. Explore creating a note from the desktop or a screenshot, annotating, and creating a note from email.
  • Become a Great Listener - In this course, you'll work on sharpening your listening skills and getting yourself in the right receptive mindset for communicating. 
  • Intro to OpenHSU and Drupal Editing - Come learn about OpenHSU and Drupal basics of updating, editing and creating content within your website.
  • USC Race & Equity Center's Equity Now! Series - The CSU Student Network is excited to partner with the USC Race & Equity Center for its workshop series Equity Now! — an equity-focused professional development series for CSU staff, faculty, and administrators.
  • Respect in the Workplace - Designed to create a healthy work environment that promotes mutual respect and positive working relationships. 
  • On the Bookshelf - Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
  • Exposing Hidden Bias - Come learn about diversity & inclusion, how to recognize areas where unconscious bias may surface, identify strategies for avoiding bias, and learn of resources available for additional learning and involvement.
  • De-Siloing: Building Collaboration between Departments - Understand the pitfalls of working in silos and learn simple - but critical - approaches to begin collaborating across departments.
  • True Colors Personal Success Workshop - The True Colors Personal Success Workshop combines the element of fun while asking participants to identify four distinct aspects of their personalities. 
  • Change Management – Prosci ADKAR Basics - Change at an institutional, department or even individual level is more than the business side of planning.
  • Positive Psychology - Join this engaging and interactive learning experience on how positive psychology can lead to personal and professional success. 
  • Onboarding New and Reassigned Employees - This course will equip anyone with employee onboarding responsibilities with clear guidelines and best practices for onboarding new and reassigned employees.
  • Creating a Culture of Service Excellence - This workshop will provide skills, tips and techniques on how to interact with constituents, manage customer expectations, enhance virtual communication skills, and create a customer-focused environment.
  • Connect and Center - This 30 minute opportunity to connect with others and experience guided meditation is offered weekly on Fridays at noon.
  • Personal Resilience in an Uncertain World - This session will explore easily accessible ways to build your personal resilience, now and as we continue to adapt in the future.
  • CSU's Got Talent - Cultural Intelligence: As the foundation to diversity, equity and Inclusion
  • Online L4HSU @ the Library
  • HSU Workshop for Avoiding Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process
  • Upcoming Training Opportunities 
  • and more! 

Please visit our September 2021 Newsletter