Program for the 2022 PDI

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Debora Colbert

Director, Professional Development

Monday, January 10th

9:00 AM

Session Title
Feeling Stuck? Practical Ways To Get Yourself Going Again
Presenters:
ComPsych
Category:
Personal/Professional Enrichment
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
This session is offered by ComPsych, our 3rd party EAP provider. Training will be interactive and offered virtual from the comfort of your home/desk. You will receive a link 1 week prior to the webinar.
Goals and Target Audience:
If you’re struggling with challenges and uncertainty about life, and you’re not sure what to do next, this session is for you.
Session Title
How to write and pitch for The Conversation
Presenters:
Mary Guiden,Jeff Dodge,Michael Humphrey
Category:
Other
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
This is a presentation about writing for The Conversation, an independent nonprofit media outlet that publishes articles written by faculty about topics in the news or of interest to the general public. Many of these articles are republished by larger media outlets — including Popular Science, Salon and Scientific American — resulting in broad reach and significant exposure for CSU and the faculty member’s expertise. One of the top leaders of the outlet said recently that views on The Conversation’s site have increased to 25 million per month and that the site gained more readers due to the pandemic. In addition to providing a brief overview of how the pitching and writing process works, we will share some recent examples of faculty who had their articles published. We will also be joined by one of those faculty authors, Assistant Professor Michael Humphrey of the Department of Journalism and Media Communication. He will share his experience writing an article about Facebook for The Conversation in the fall.
Goals and Target Audience:
The goals include raising awareness among CSU faculty about this opportunity to reach new audiences and showcase their expertise broadly, providing information about how the process works and giving tips on what makes for a good pitch. The target audience is CSU faculty and doctoral students.

11:00 AM

Session Title
Common Audit Findings and How to Avoid Them
Presenters:
Jennifer Sheahan,Amber Riley,Lisa Gertig
Category:
Administrative Topics
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
11:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
Interested in learning what you can do to help your department potentially reduce chances of a finding during an Internal Audit? Internal Auditing works with a variety of units across campus and as a result identified some common compliance issues that can arise. We will cover some of the most common findings we see, why they are an issue, and how to improve controls or policy compliance to address the issue.
Goals and Target Audience:
Goal: Increase awareness of potential audit findings/common policy violations Target Audience: Anyone interested in learning best practices to help their department reduce internal audit findings
Session Title
Leave Management
Presenters:
Jackie Swaro
Category:
HR & Employee Concerns
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
11:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
A review of various leave and benefit programs available to Academic Faculty / Administrative Professionals (AF/AP) and State Classified staff. This will include sick and annual leave, Family Medical Leave, Short and Long Term Disability and Parental Leave.
Goals and Target Audience:
After attending the PDI, employees should be able to identify employee leave and benefit programs available to both AF/AP and State Classified employees, as well as understand how the various leaves coordinate with each other.

1:00 PM

Session Title
Strategies for Successfully Hiring When It Seems Like It Is Impossible
Presenters:
Diana Prieto,Becca McCarty
Category:
HR & Employee Concerns
Date:
Monday, January 10th 2022
Start Time:
1:00 PM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
The Office of Equal Opportunity will share steps taken to provide greater flexibility in the search process during this COVID-19 pandemic and challenging hiring environment. Specifically, we will outline several changes allowing for flexibility and faster movement of a search, including steps the Office of Equal Opportunity has taken to quicken approval processes. Additional tips to focus and quicken a search will be shared. This session will be delivered via Teams
Goals and Target Audience:
Share strategies and action steps that can assist to hire administrative professionals and faculty quickly and successfully in this competitive labor market environment. Intended audience are all individuals involved in the search and hiring process for administrative professional and faculty positions.

Tuesday, January 11th

10:00 AM

Session Title
Using Employee Study Privilege to Pursue a Graduate Program
Presenters:
Ashley Mehaffie,Leslie Peterson,Jackie Swaro,Erin Malone
Category:
Personal/Professional Enrichment
Date:
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
Start Time:
10:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
Considering pursuing a graduate degree or certificate with your Employee Study Privilege? Come learn from two College of Business enrollment counselors how to navigate and apply for a program while utilizing ESP, focusing on two of our most popular programs, the Online and Evening MBAs. We will touch on how to find a program that's right for you, typical application materials needed, an overview of the ESP, and tips and tricks for your application. While we will focus on College of Business programs, the information covered can be used to apply to the graduate program of your choice! HR representatives will join us to answer your questions related to utilizing ESP. Please Note: This session will be geared towards those who already have a bachelor’s degree.
Goals and Target Audience:
Target Audience: CSU employees with a bachelors degree, wanting to learn more about how to utilize their study privilege for graduate education. Goals: Identify personal goals. Learn how to navigate a graduate application. Understand "where to go from here," and who to contact on your academic journey.

Wednesday, January 12th

9:00 AM

Session Title
Unit Leaders, Let's Brainstorm EASY Electronic Accessibility
Presenters:
Anna Walker
Category:
Diversity
Date:
Wednesday, January 12th 2022
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
Elaine Ostroff with the Institute for Human Centered Design has said, “Design has the power to make us feel competent or incompetent; it has the power to include or exclude us.” We know this in our physical world: Entering buildings with an automatic door is easier for everyone, but grants inclusion for those with limited mobility. Our digital world is similar, in that we can design our digital information and documents to be more inclusive and accessible from the beginning. Come learn 1-2 easy things your unit can implement electronically, explore CSU resources and a new course on accessibility, and let’s spend some time brainstorming together how your unit can use these resources to enact simple accessibility goals that have a big impact.”
Goals and Target Audience:
1.) learn 1-2 quick things to create accessible materials 2.) explore CSU accessibility resources and discuss a new accessibility Course 3.) Brainstorm easy ways to use these resources to take a step towards more electronic accessibility in their unit Unit Leaders, Managers, Or anyone wanting to make a change in their unit

11:00 AM

Session Title
Languishing, Flourishing, and Your Mental Health
Presenters:
ComPsych
Category:
Date:
Wednesday, January 12th 2022
Start Time:
11:00 AM
Session Length:
50 minutes
Room:
Virtual Session
Description:
Working on our mental health need not be reserved just for those who are in crisis or are faced with an official diagnosis: Mental health matters for everyone. This interactive session will provide helpful ideas on how to move from languishing through work and life to flourishing. This session will be offered by our 3rd party EAP provider. It will be offered via Webinar from the comfort of your home/office. You will receive a link one week prior to the scheduled session.
Goals and Target Audience:
This webinar is open to anyone and everyone who want to better their wellbeing. The goal is to help the audience thrive in their every day life