Category: Training Opportunities and Workshops

Join ShockerStrengths from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on either June 20 or July 23 to identify and explore your strengths.

Take the CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly StrengthsFinder 2.0) to reveal your top five strengths unique to you. Once you know which of the 34 themes you lead with, ShockerStrengths will show you how to use your top strengths for your own growth and application. This engaging and interactive training session will help you identify your natural talents; develop them into strengths; and enjoy consistent, near-perfect performance in your personal and career success.

Search for “Discovering Your Strengths” in myTraining through your myWSU and register.

Attend the #WSUWeSupportU “Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community” training from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, June 3 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

Learn about tools to support the community and assist someone in need. Students, staff and faculty are welcome to sign up for the training. Sign up on myWSU under the myTraining section. All participants will receive a free rainbow suspenders #WSUWeSupportU T-shirt.

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is offering a substance use and mental wellness prevention course from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 17 in 256 Rhatigan Student Center, Edmiston Room.

The course aims to help students, faculty and staff develop tools to reflect on how they engage with substances, stigma related to substance use disorder and how to best support members of their community.

Participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope T-shirt on completion of the training.

If you are interested in attending, students can register by submitting a form online, and staff and faculty can register on myTraining through myWSU.

The paid faculty training will take place 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 23 and 8 a.m. to noon May 24 in 135 Woolsey Hall. Compensation for faculty who complete the training and agree to implement the content learned (in summer/fall 2024 courses) will receive a $500 stipend. Breakfast and snacks provided both days and lunch the first day. Faculty must register before May 6, space is limited.

The program creators and presenters are Dr. Alexandra Strong, Florida International University, and Dr. Meagan Kendall, The University of Texas at El Paso. In the training, faculty will examine how to better leverage educational theory to deepen their understanding of students’ strengths and assets; explore intrinsic motivation framework for supporting students’ engagement and foster motivation through the design of courses; explore the concept of servingness; and create transformative learning experiences that support the integration of students’ assets into courses.

A paid virtual follow-up opportunity will be available for a number of faculty who complete this training. The follow-up will take place the week of June 3 (three days, 75 minutes each day).

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is offering a substance use and mental wellness prevention course from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 22 in 256 Rhatigan Student Center, Edmiston Room.

The course aims to help students, faculty and staff develop tools to reflect on how they engage with substances, stigma related to substance use disorder and how to best support members of their community. Participants will receive a Suspenders4Hope T-shirt on completion of the training.

If you are interested in attending, students can register by submitting a form online, and staff and faculty can register via myTraining on myWSU.

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services presents DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course to the campus community to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other resources.

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids — including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications. Upon completion of the training, each participant will receive a free naloxone kit.

Sign up for the training happening from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 in 256 Rhatigan Student Center, Edmiston Room.

• Students can fill out the online form to register.
• Staff and faculty can register on myTraining through myWSU.

Hiring today looks very different than it did 20 years ago. Applicant Tracking Systems, AI keyword matching and LinkedIn Recruiter mean that it’s the rare recruiter who’s just sitting there looking through paper resumes.

So why are so many job-seekers still applying for jobs like it’s 1999? Join Jeremy Schifeling, who served in leadership roles at LinkedIn and Khan Academy (OpenAI’s first education partner for ChatGPT), for a deep dive into the most advanced LinkedIn and ChatGPT techniques from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 18 virtually via Teams.

This workshop is co-hosted by Shocker Career Accelerator and the Graduate School. Faculty, staff, students and alums are invited to attend.

Are you interested in learning more about the work of an organizational ombudsperson? Curious about the standards of practice employed by ombudpersons? Considering serving as a faculty ombudsperson in the future?  Join professional ombuds trainer, Donna Louden, from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 10 via Zoom.

Send an RSVP to Carolyn Shaw at carolyn.shaw@wichita.edu to receive the Zoom link.

Join the Entrepreneurship Research Lunch & Learn on patent searching techniques from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Ablah Library, Digital Learning Commons (in-person and online).

Acquire essential tools to understand existing innovations, navigate databases and elevate your entrepreneurial skills. Bring your lunch and spread the word. The session is open to all.

Join the University Libraries’ Patent Searching Techniques workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Ablah Library, Digital Learning Commons (in-person and online).

Enhance your ability in navigating patent landscapes, tailored to meet the diverse needs of students. Whether you’re a computer science major delving into tech innovations or a bioengineering student safeguarding your groundbreaking research, this session will equip you with essential skills for effective patent searching.

Bring your lunch for a productive break. The session is open to all, with no cost to attend.