Category: Training Opportunities and Workshops

New Banner Schedule Builders are invited to attend the upcoming summer 2023 and fall 2023 schedule-building training sessions presented by the University Applications Training and the Registrar’s Office on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7. Both Sections one and two are required for new schedule builders. Attendees will learn to enter the course schedule and view information using Banner 9, Self-Service and WSU Reporting.

A request for access to schedule-building and registration in myTraining are both required. The employee’s supervisor must first submit a request for access and approval for their employee to attend the training to stusecurityaccess@wichita.edu prior to registration. The employee can then register for the upcoming sessions posted in myTraining. myTraining can be found by logging in to myWSU > myTraining.  Lab spaces are limited and restricted to new schedule builders only. New schedule-builders are those who have not been through the training previously and will be building the upcoming schedule. Please contact Madelyne Toney in Applications Training if you have questions at 316-978-3083 or madelyne.toney@wichita.edu.

Please note: Current schedule-builders are welcome to attend the remote schedule-building overview Session posted in myTraining on Nov. 30. Please visit the wichita.edu/schedulebuilding webpage for schedule-building-related information.

Learn how you can become an ability ally during a training forum from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 in RSC 142 (Harvest Room).

Ability allies are a network of faculty, staff, and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness, supporting persons with disabilities, and maintaining resources for working and interacting with people with disabilities. This training is designed to shape perspectives on ability versus disability and provide an open forum for questions and concerns for those interacting with individuals with disabilities.

This course will satisfy one core requirement of the Diversity in Action program. A box lunch will be provided.

To enroll, go to “Mytraining” via mywsu and type in “ability ally.”

The next Entrepreneurship Research Series, “Market Research: Who is your Customer?” will be held 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at 217 Ablah Library room. The event will cover how to find market research and demographic data to understand your customer base, identify your target market and how to develop a focused research-driven advertising campaign.

ITS Applications Training is excited to announce two new training offerings for faculty and staff who are eager to learn more about SharePoint:

• SharePoint 1: Foundations
  • 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 11
  • Learn about basic SharePoint navigation, creating news pages and webpages in SharePoint, creating web parts, basic document settings, and more.
• SharePoint 2: Site Creation Basics
  • 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 13
  • Learn how to get started creating sites in SharePoint, manage site membership, alter site appearance and layout, modify the Quick Launch, set up libraries, and more.

Both sessions are offered in remote format, and interested WSU faculty and staff can sign up in myTraining. These sessions will be in regular rotation in the future, listed in the myTraining calendar. If you have questions, please contact Ali Levine at ali.levine@wichita.edu.

Are you looking for reading recommendations? The next Savvy Scholar Workshop will take place noon-1 p.m. Sept. 23, and will introduce participants to useful online resources for finding book recommendations and tools for keeping track of what you’ve read or want to read.

To register, visit the link below.

The Graduate School and presenters Lisa Parcell and Sandy Sipes, from the Elliott School of Communication, will host a Speak for Success event 12:20-1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at 112 Elliott Hall. During the event, students, faculty and staff can learn how to synthesize their research, speak persuasively and will learn how to explain the significance of their findings to different audiences.

Are you new to WSU and in a program that requires researching? LASI 170 Introduction to Library Research is an eight-week course beginning Oct. 13. It focuses on each step in the research process, with an emphasis on identifying appropriate sources and critically analyzing information in order to apply it to a research topic.

For more information, contact angela.paul@wichita.edu.

Want to learn the goals and initiatives of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) rebranded components? Join Intro to DoD: Special Programs virtual training 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. During the event, DOD experts will review DOD’s mission and provide an overview of all DOD components including the following Air Force Accelerating Acquisition, Special Operations Forces Works and SPARTN.

During the training, participants will earn:

• Which components participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (STTR) programs
• How the components differ
• How to find open BAA’s and deadlines
• Tips to be competitive

University Libraries’ Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) will host a variety of workshops during September. PTRC is meant to help inventors and entrepreneurs learn more about how to protect their intellectual property and support their business through research. Registration is required but free to attend.

For more information or to register for PTRC September events, visit the website below.

Members who are admitted and enroll in a badge course by Wednesday, Sept. 14 are eligible for a full scholarship for selected badge courses (valid only for fall 2022 only.) Badges are academic short courses of one credit hour or less that are designed for working, non-degree seeking professionals. They are online and self-paced.

Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace. Badges allow members to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and competencies in a variety of subject areas:.

Business Badges

Behavioral Science Badges

Engineering Badges

Healthcare Badges

Members who successfully complete a badge will receive digital recognition of their accomplishment that they can share on social media and link to a digital resume.