These learning opportunities are focused on career growth, critical thinking, communication, and hiring skills.

1. Essential Workplace Conversations: 6/17/25, 1:30 - 4pm

Difficult conversations in the workplace are common, however, initiating and engaging in those conversations can be challenging for many. Learn how making small, strategic adjustments in your communication will lead to more effective and productive conversations. Through class discussion and practice scenarios, you will learn techniques to initiate, and successfully complete difficult conversations.

2. Hiring Excellence - How We Hire Matters: Offered every month
Get ready for the next academic year if you anticipate being part of a search committee.

This is a two-part training consisting of an eLearning and an in-person or virtual class - check calendar for details. We’ve developed this course to improve our hiring practices and at the end of this training you will be able to,

- Articulate the cost of an unsuccessful hire.
- Observe and apply strategies to limit personal preferences in the selection process.
- Explore new avenues for marketing the position outside your existing networks.
- Demonstrate compliance throughout the hiring process.
- Develop behavioral questions to assess candidates based on position requirements.
- Assess the completeness of responses to questions and ask relevant follow-up questions to ensure comprehensive answers.
- Incorporate best practices across all stages of the hiring process.

Click on the link to view the training calendar and enrollment link to register.