Conflict Management Tips

This interactive session is designed for you to focus on ways to manage conflict more effectively.

Diversity Workout: Cultural Compentence vs. Culture Agility and Microagressions: From Confusion to Clarity

This session will cover 2 different but related diversity topics:

Session 1: Cultural Competence vs. Cultural Agility – 45 minutes
This session helps to increase self-awareness of your cultural competences and cultural agility. Three components of cultural competence are identified as well as the main barrier that is constant. Cultural agility is introduced as the mega-competency which is really what enables professionals to perform successfully in cross-cultural situations.

***10 minute break***

Session 2: Microaggressions: From Confusion to Clarity – 45 minutes

Diversity education throughout U.S. colleges and universities commonly include unpacking “microaggressions.” If the concept of a microaggression is not difficult to understand, then why are microaggressions frequently communicated and seem nearly impossible to prevent? This session clarifies some confusion associated with the concept of microaggressions in hopes of improving overall understanding and communication between members of the Penn State community.

Managing Mental Health & Employee Well-Being

Mental health may be one of the last remaining taboos in the workplace. Yet many workers experience depression, anxiety or stress on the job. This shows up in absenteeism, medical claims, safety, and lower productivity. The purpose of this workshop is to increase confidence of managers when supporting an employee who may be experiencing an emotional health issue or other disruptive event. Participants will learn objective warning signs of deteriorating behavior, understand what emotional (mental) health is and is not, and how to partner with resources, including EAP, to effectively assess and address employer and employee concerns. Additional rate may apply.

Reducing Workplace Conflict: Promoting a Climate of Respect and Inclusion

This program is designed to address the many ways in which workplace climates either promote organizational success or contribute to decreases in both morale and productivity. Attention is given to the challenges of facilitating belonging within a diverse workplace. Participants are expected to individually assess how their own actions and attitudes impact this process, while working with others to develop strategies aimed at improving the climate in diverse workplaces.

TIAA: Tomorrow in Focus: Saving for your ideal retirement

Believe it or not, your retirement starts now.

No matter how old or young you are, or where you are in your career, your retirement begins when you start saving for it. Join us for an interactive exploration of retirement saving and learn how to help create an effective plan to help maximize your retirement potential.

Demonstrating Leadership in Your Sphere of Influence

Do you ever wonder what leadership means?   
Where does it fit in your life? 
Do you ever wonder if you were ever “cut out” for leadership?

This workshop is designed to help you explore questions like these and help you to determine how you can develop your leadership traits within your own personal sphere of influence. 

Purchasing Card Policy and Procedure Training

Approvers are an integral and essential part of the Purchasing Card process. Approvers are the direct link to the cardholders for each department and Financial Officer.  Approvers are the ones ensuring financial integrity to the posting of all monetary transactions.

This training / refresher program would provide consistent, accurate, up-to-date information that will be a resource not only for approvers, but also for cardholders and anyone new in a financial role looking to understand this part of the purchasing process.

Highly recommended for all new Purchasing Card approvers, seasoned approvers, cardholders, and anyone new to a financial role (Financial Officer, Assistant Financial Officer, or Financial Coordinator) at all campus locations.

Purchasing Card Policy and Procedure Training

Approvers are an integral and essential part of the Purchasing Card process. Approvers are the direct link to the cardholders for each department and Financial Officer.  Approvers are the ones ensuring financial integrity to the posting of all monetary transactions.

This training / refresher program would provide consistent, accurate, up-to-date information that will be a resource not only for approvers, but also for cardholders and anyone new in a financial role looking to understand this part of the purchasing process.

Highly recommended for all new Purchasing Card approvers, seasoned approvers, cardholders, and anyone new to a financial role (Financial Officer, Assistant Financial Officer, or Financial Coordinator) at all campus locations.