The WSU Administrative Professional Advisory Council is offering professional development seminars on a wide range of topics for WSU staff and faculty. All courses are available via videoconference.
When: 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 17 in the Lighty Student Services building, Room 401
Ally training
By Matthew Jeffries, Director of Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation
This interactive training is designed to give the participant an introduction to issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. The training is interspersed with short video clips to illustrate specific concepts and also includes several activities that provide the participants with opportunities to work individually and in small groups to discuss new concepts and vocabulary. Activities focus on conceptualizing the influences of identity, vocabulary, role playing, and working in small groups to process scenarios.
1 – 2:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Lighty Student Services building, Room 405
The language of appreciation
By Jaime Green, Director of Faculty Talent & Recognition
One of the deepest human needs is to feel appreciated. Recognizing this need and conveying appreciation is often overlooked in the workplace. At the end of this event, you will walk away with practical skills to help others feel appreciated and to help others appreciate you.
10 a.m. to noon Feb. 16 in the Lighty Student Services building, Room 405
Coaching’s role in student success
By Michael Heim, SSC Technology Coordinator
Coaching is an underutilized leadership style and approach to communication that actively engages four fundamental capabilities of Emotional Intelligence across four leadership styles to positively impact organizational climate. It, therefore, harnesses EI more effectively than other identified leadership styles to show “markedly positive” impact on climate. EI drivers connected with a relevant leadership style will produce better organizational climate, productivity, 5 – 10 percent student retention and completion when used by advisers/counselors, and 20 percent increases to target performance indicators. This presentation will detail how coaching integrates EI into a practical model for effective communication, employee development and leadership.
3:30 to 5 p.m. March 7 via videoconference
Individual problem solving: hurdles and strategies
By Dr. Craig Parks, Assistant Vice Provost
Almost all individual decisions, from how to invest one’s money to what to have for breakfast, are influenced by personal biases. In most situations this is not a problem, and we are able to successfully navigate through the day. However, sometimes our biases can be so strong that they lead us away from the best, or even an acceptable, solution, and toward a decision that will cause difficulty in the long run. In this session, we will review the most common decision biases, discuss why they exist, and look at what can be done to overcome those biases when they threaten decision quality.
10:30 a.m. to noon March 21 in the Lighty Student Services building, Room 405
Our responsibility as career developer facilitators
By James Bledsoe, Senior Career Coach
It is imperative that faculty, staff, and academic/student-services administration understand their impactful roles as Career Development Facilitators within a student-centered Ecosystem. As Career Development facilitators, we can work together to lead in the personal professional development of all students, system-wide, at Washington State University.
3:30 – 5 p.m. May 2 in the Lighty Student Services building, Room 405
Proven keys to career building and recovering from self-inflicted wounds
By Mike Worthy, regent
Mike Worthy is a 40-year entrepreneur, primarily in the financial services sector. Worthy is co-founder, President and CEO of WW Payment Systems, a financial services company that specializes in monetizing commercial freight contracts. Worthy has served as a Board member of 25 organizations, both non-profits and for-profit companies, including 2 terms as a WSU Regent.
TBD May 17
Servant leadership
Robin Blanchard, CEO of Blanchard Consulting LLC
