Category: Professional Development

Join the next Suspenders4Hope Substance Use and Wellness Training from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room. This training aims to help faculty and staff develop tools to reflect on how they engage with substances, stigma related to substance use disorder and how to best support students and members of their community.

Participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope T-shirt on completion of the training. If you are interested in attending, staff/faculty may register on myTraining via myWSU.

Explore how different generations bring unique perspectives, strengths and expectations to the workplace. Led by Brenda Deitzman of Wayfinder Consulting, this session will help participants build more inclusive, productive teams by improving communication and bridging generational gaps.

Join from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, May 4 (check-in starts at 12:45 p.m.) at the Wichita Public Library Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. 2nd St. N. Cost is $100 per person. Shockers can use code 2025ProDev to receive 10% off registration for any class.

HOPE Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 28 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room to the WSU community to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other available resources. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids.

Students can sign up for the training on the website and staff/faculty can register via myTraining on myWSU.

This hands-on training, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 21 held virtually via Microsoft Teams, covers foundational skills in one of the most widely used presentation tools in higher education.

Whether you are new to PowerPoint or looking to strengthen your existing skills, this session will leave you better equipped to navigate and utilize the tools in PowerPoint to create compelling presentations with efficiency.

To register, log in to myTraining via your myWSU and search for “Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials.” Space is limited, so register early.

Staff Senate and Human Resources are excited to continue offering faculty and staff professional development opportunities made possible through grants they wrote and were awarded by the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC).

Faculty and staff who’ve taken advantage of this opportunity share about the impact it has on their growth and success, like Dr. Bobby Berry, assistant dean of the College of Education, in this testimonial video.

The grant provides a select number of seats for KLC’s leadership development path which starts with step one, “When Everyone Leads.” Based on KLC’s bestselling book, “When Everyone Leads,” this six-hour course makes leadership radically accessible, unleashing capacity for collective leadership in teams, organizations, coalitions and communities.

All faculty and staff are invited to go to the KLC professional development opportunity website to learn more and find instructions for submitting an interest form.

For additional professional development resources, visit the HR professional development website.

The LevelUp Your Leadership Program is a “choose your own adventure” style program, allowing you to pick and choose courses from the program’s catalog based on your unique leadership development needs.

• Introductory level courses for those career pathing to a leader role or those brand new to a leader role.
• Core set of courses accompanied by a certificate of completion for existing leaders looking to level up their leadership knowledge and skills.

Go to the LevelUp Your Leadership website to learn more or go directly to myTraining to find the curriculum and start your journey today.

Join the Professional Development Series from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at the Wichita Public Library, Rockwell Branch, 5939 E. 9th St. N, for “Projecting Your Professional Self With Confidence,” led by Percy Turner of the Community Engagement Institute. Learn practical techniques to strengthen your presence, credibility and influence in any professional setting. Registration is $100 per person.

The Beyond the Lab: Research and Reasoning series finishes out the semester with “Publishing and Presenting in the Health Sciences (and Beyond)” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in 201 Ahlberg Hall. Presented by University Libraries.

Learn how to take your writing beyond the classroom. This session walks students through what it takes to present at conferences, publish in journals or submit to research competitions. Whether you’re an undergrad getting started or a grad student planning your next step, you’ll leave with a better understanding of the scholarly publishing process.

The LevelUp Your Leadership program is a choose-your-own-adventure style program, allowing participants to choose courses from the program’s catalog based on their unique leadership development needs.

• Introductory level courses for those career pathing to a leadership role or those brand new to a leadership role
• A core set of courses accompanied by a certificate of completion for existing leaders looking to level up their leadership knowledge and skills

Go to the LevelUp Your Leadership website to learn more or go directly to myTraining to find the curriculum and start your journey today.

The Beyond the Lab: Research and Reasoning series of workshops continues with “Designing Systematic Reviews” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 in 201 Ahlberg Hall. Presented by University Libraries.

Systematic reviews are more than just long literature reviews. Learn what sets them apart, how to read and write them, and why they are one of the fastest-growing forms of scholarly publication. Ideal for students in health, behavioral sciences or anyone tackling an in-depth research project.