Category: Professional Development

Join a Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community Training from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 in 226 Woolsey Hall. Learn about tools to support the community and assist someone in need. Students, staff, faculty and community members are welcome to sign up for the training. Space for this training is limited, so reserve your seat today.

• Staff and faculty: Sign up on myTraining on myWSU
• Students and community members: Sign up on the registration site

All participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU T-shirt.

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).

The grant provides a select number of seats for KLC’s leadership development path which starts with step one. 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 Professional Development Series with the Public Policy and Management Center continues 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at Wichita Public Library’s Advanced Learning Library with Mentoring & Milestones, a hands-on session focused on using intentional mentoring to support employee growth and long-term success. Check-in begins at 12:45 p.m.

Led by Percy Turner from Wichita State’s Community Engagement Institute, the session explores practical strategies for guiding professional development, building confidence and helping individuals reach key career milestones.

Designed for entry- to mid-level leaders across industries, this session is also valuable for professionals who may not currently supervise others but want to strengthen their leadership capacity. Participants will leave with tools they can apply immediately to foster engagement, strengthen teams and support career progression within their organizations.

Join the Suspenders4Hope Substance Use and Wellness Training from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 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.

Wednesday, Jan. 21 is Suspenders4Hope Day in Wichita. Join a Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 21 in 264 Rhatigan Student Center, Spencer Room. Learn about tools to support the community and assist someone in need. Students, staff, faculty and community member are welcome to sign up for the training.

Space for the training is limited, so reserve your seat today:

• Staff/faculty: Sign up on myTraining on myWSU
• Students/community members: Sign up on the registration site

All participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU T-shirt.

Classroom training is available Wednesday, Jan. 14. This open-lab training session will cover how to connect to and project using the classroom technology.

Bring any personal devices you may use throughout the semester, along with your adapters as needed. If you aren’t sure what kind of adapter you may need, trainers can assess your device and indicate what kind you’ll need to connect. No appointment is required. Visit the training schedule webpage for more information.

Can’t make the training? Feel free to call Campus Media Services at 316-978-3588 to schedule an appointment.

Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 15 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 in myWSU.

Attend a Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 11 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot 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.

• Staff and faculty can sign up on myTraining via myWSU
• Students can sign up on the registration site

All participants will receive a free Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU T-shirt.

Join the next #WSUWeSupportU Substance Use and Wellness Training from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room. The 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.

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

WuHire training is for department admins and hiring managers to access the WuHire system allowing them to create job postings, move candidates and create offers. Training is not required for approvers, search chairs or search committee members.

Registration for the class is through myTraining.

If you have questions or need help determining whether this applies to you or your team, contact Krista Thacker at krista.thacker@wichita.edu.