Category: Professional Development

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the fall training session for CIM (curriculum management software). This 1.5 hour virtual training session will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The session will provide a demonstration of the new CourseLeaf dashboard, how to submit a curriculum change proposal via the online CIM course and program forms, how to search for existing proposals, how a proposal moves through the electronic workflow and how to approve proposals.

Registration is required to attend the session. To register, go to myTraining in myWSU, then search for “CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM) Administrator & Faculty Remote Training.”

After registering, a link to the session will be emailed 24 hours in advance of the training. Reach out to Carrie Wyatt at carrie.wyatt@wichita.edu if you have not received a Zoom link within 24 hours of the session start time.

To log into CIM during the training session, participants will need a dual authentication (DUO) device.

Staff and faculty who are unable to attend a session can view CourseLeaf user guides on the Registrar Office’s website

All faculty and staff involved with the annual catalog update and review are invited to attend the fall training session for CAT (catalog software). This 45-minute virtual training session will be held from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.

The session will provide a demonstration of how to view, edit and approve catalog pages as well as a walk-through of the new CourseLeaf dashboard.

Registration is required to attend the session. To register, go to myTraining in myWSU then search for “CourseLeaf Catalog (CAT) Workflow Approver Training.”

After registering, a link to the session will be emailed 24 hours in advance of the training. Reach out to Carrie Wyatt at carrie.wyatt@wichita.edu if you have not received a Zoom link within 24 hours of the session start time.

To log into CAT during the training session, participants will need a dual authentication (DUO) device.

Staff and faculty who are unable to attend a session can view CourseLeaf user guides on the Registrar Office’s website

This hands-on training, from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 virtually via Microsoft Teams, covers foundational skills in the collaboration tool that brings chat, meetings, calls and files into one place.

Whether you are new to Teams or looking to strengthen your existing skills, this session will leave you better equipped to navigate the app, use chat for direct and group conversations, work inside Teams and channels with tabs and files, schedule and join meetings, place calls and manage voicemail, and adjust your global Teams settings.

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

Join University Libraries for the next Savvy Scholar Workshop from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 online to strengthen your library skills with AI tools that help you search smarter, evaluate sources and work more efficiently.

The Savvy Scholar Workshop Series is designed to help students (plus faculty and staff) navigate multiple stages of the research process.

Whether you’re aspiring to become a supervisor, new to supervision or a seasoned leader looking to sharpen your self-awareness, the “Role of a Leader” course, as part of the LevelUp Your Leadership program, offers a practical lens for reflecting on your own management style, identifying your strengths and recognizing where you may have blind spots.

This session explores Henry Mintzberg’s landmark framework for understanding what managers actually do and why it still matters decades after it was first introduced. Through his three core role categories (interpersonal, informational and decisional) Mintzberg cuts through management theory to reveal the ten distinct roles every effective supervisor plays.

You’ll leave with a clearer picture of the full scope of the managerial role and a new vocabulary for talking about the work you do every day.

Go to myTraining and register to attend the course. You can also see and sign up for other LevelUp Your Leadership courses.

To learn more about the LevelUp Your Leadership program and other professional development resources, go to wichita.edu/hrprofessionaldevelopment.

This hands-on training, from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 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 and search for “PowerPoint: Essentials.” Space is limited, so register early.

Develop the courage and skills to address sensitive or high-stakes topics with empathy and effectiveness. Led by Percy Turner of the WSU Community Engagement Institute, this session focuses on creating psychological safety and building mutual understanding, even during difficult conversations.

Join the session from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 (check-in is at 12:45 p.m.) at the Wichita Public Library Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. Second St. N.

Cost is $100 per person. Shockers can use code 2025ProDev to receive 10% off registration for any class.

Looking to strengthen your research skills? The Savvy Scholar Workshop Series is a collection of workshops designed to help students (plus faculty and staff) navigate multiple stages of the research process. Whether you’re just getting started or preparing for advanced projects, these sessions introduce practical tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, organizing and presenting information effectively.

Each workshop is a standalone event and requires its own registration, so participants can attend the sessions that best fit their interests and needs. Attendees may also earn a certificate of completion for each workshop they attend.

List of workshops:

• “Using AI Tools for Library Research” – 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8, online
• “Intro to Data Visualization” – 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15, online
• “Make Your Mark as an Undergrad through Research” – 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29, in-person
• “How to Write a Literature Review” – 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6, online
• “Mastering EndNote: Citation Management Made Simple” – 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20, hybrid
• “Evidence Beyond the Database: Discovering and Incorporating Grey Literature into Your Research” – 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27, online

This hands-on training, from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 virtually via Microsoft Teams, introduces the electronic notebook that helps you track notes and information from the internet and other programs on your computer, all in one searchable place.

Whether you are new to OneNote or looking to strengthen your existing skills, this session will leave you better equipped to customize the interface, create and organize notes, link to web pages, search across notebooks, connect notes with Outlook and import information from websites and other applications.

To register, log in to myTraining and search for “OneNote: 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 Gina Riggs, chief privacy officer, 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.