HR News Professional & Personal Programming | October 2017

CSUN is a smoke and tobacco free campus. Kicking the habit is difficult for some people. The University wants to help.

Come to this session to learn about resources available to help you stop smoking and to discuss the process of smoking cessation.

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/smoking-cessation-informational-now-time-10022017

This course is designed to provide supervisors information on how to navigate the time reporting process in order to review and approve time reporting for employees they supervise.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Brian Cummins, Director, Human Resources Services

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/events/payroll-basics-timekeepers-and-approvers-20171004

This workshop will help you understand what identity theft is, how criminals obtain your personal information and how to detect, deter & defend yourself and loved ones against victimization.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.
Location: Department of Police Services, 2nd Floor Training Room
Intended Audience: CSUN Faculty, Staff, Students, and Community Members
Facilitated By: Stacey Nowak, Police Services

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/police/events/identity-theft-prevention

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects invites you to drop in for one on one assistance with the following activities: proposal budget development, interpretation of request for proposal guidelines, Cayuse record creation, human and animal subjects protocol writing and revisions, intellectual property and drone questions, and much more.

Feel free to come by and meet with any of our staff for all of your research and sponsored project needs. Not a good day for you? We offer Drop-In Consultations the first Thursday of each month this semester!

Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Office of Research & Sponsored Projects, University Hall, Rm 275
Facilitated By: Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/research-sponsored-projects-drop-consultation-20171005

• Annie Dang, Director Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Travel
• Cynthia De La Fuente, Travel Coordinator
• Christine Dorman, Finance Training and Support Analyst, and
• Debbie Whitchurch, Financial Operations Analyst

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/events/making-csuns-etravel-solution-your-roadmap-seamless-travel-reimbursements-20171010

As a member of the Matador community, it's on all of us to create and maintain a campus climate where sexual and interpersonal violence are not tolerated.  For many people, the idea of supporting someone who has endured sexual or dating/domestic violence is scary, often not because they don't want to be supportive, but because they are not sure what to say or how to respond. Whether a student or colleague has disclosed to you they they've been sexually assaulted, it is important to be prepared and aware of resources -- both on and off-campus - to support survivors.  This presentation will include skill-building components to help you feel more confident about helping survivors in a trauma-informed way as well as how to engage in university prevention efforts and strategies for bystander intervention.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated by:

• Susan Hua, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Director of Equity and Diversity
• Paria Zandi, Campus Care Advocate

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/events/understanding-and-responding-campus-sexual-violence-20171010

Join Praesidium on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 for an abuse presentation training addressing the protection of minors.  This presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of child sexual abuse in a university setting: how abuse and false allegations occur, best practices when interacting with minors, and how to report a range of concerns. 

• Recommended attendees include:
• Employees and volunteers (state-site and auxiliary) working directly with youth programs: camps, clinics, academic events, childcare, tutoring, mentoring, outreach, etc.
• Youth program leadership
• Individuals working with minors in laboratories, internships, and research programs
• Key campus stakeholders from Student Affairs, Residence Life, Athletics, Recreation, Conference and Event Planning, Admissions

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Extended University Commons, EU 101
Facilitated By: Praesidium Training

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/serving-and-protecting-minor-students-under-18-years-age-campus-20171011

Eat, sip, and celebrate your holiday meals and still feel your best.

Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Marilyn Magaram Staff

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/healthy-eating-360-healthy-holiday-meals-and-celebrations

If you are nearing retirement, this class will help you strategically plan and prepare for retirement.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Extended University Commons 101
Facilitated By: Mindy Fox, CalPERS Representative

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/calpers-seminar-planning-your-retirement-101717

To schedule a one-on-one with Christel A. Whittier please call (800) 343-0860 or register online at https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/default/fort

Appointments available between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m..

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Extended University Commons - EU 106

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/fidelity-investments-one-one-consultations-1

Go Green and Save Green!  Attend our FREE workshop to get information about the many rebates and free programs that are being offered to make homes more efficient, and learn simple measures that can be taken within your home to reduce energy and water consumption. By increasing your energy efficiency and water conservation practices, you will not only save money on your electric, gas and water bills, but will also be leading a more sustainable life! 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/sustainability/events/tips-save-money-and-reduce-your-environmental-impact-0

Real growth and development occurs when managers and staff communicate effectively on a regular basis. Attend this session to learn the critical steps for a collaborative and successful performance management process as well as discuss the staff evaluation instruments and contractual requirements to help navigate our performance management process. If you could use tips on improving your performance feedback, join us.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Toni Strauja, Director of Employee Relations, Human Resources

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/performance-management-drafting-effective-evaluations-providing-useful

The Fall 2017 Faculty & Staff Series includes six home events on campus. For attending four of the six designated games, participants will receive a #OneMatador Polo Shirt. CSUN Faculty and Staff members will receive free admission to each game and are invited to bring up to three guests.

All CSUN Faculty and Staff members are eligible to participate by checking in at each game using their CSUN ID. The Athletics Department will have a separate check-in area for participants at each venue in order to track attendance. Premium giveaway items will also be made available for each game, as applicable, at the Faculty & Staff Series check-in table.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Matador Soccer Field
Facilitated By: CSUN Athletics

For more information regarding the CSUN Faculty & Staff Series, please contact Associate Athletics Director for Marketing, Branding and Fan Development Dawn Ellerbe at dawn.ellerbe@csun.edu or by calling (818) 677-3215.

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/matador-athletics-faculty-and-staff-appreciation-series-m-soccer-vs-uc

Now that retirement is right over the horizon, you'll want to know all the benefits of Savings Plus that apply to you. We'll discuss maximizing your Savings Plus deferrals in your last few years of employment, withdrawing your funds after retirement, and why you should keep your funds with Savings Plus after you retire.

By the end of this workshop you will:

• Learn how to maximize deferrals in your final years of employment 
• Discover the tax consequences of making withdrawals in retirement 
• Find out why transferring out to an IRA might nullify many of the benefits of the state 401(k) and 457 plans 
• Understand the different strategies of investing after retirement

Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Andrew McGinnis, Retirement Specialist, SavingsPlus

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/savings-plus-nearing-retirement-10192017

This workshop is designed to enhance one’s personal safety through discussions on crime prevention practices and situational awareness using one’s cognitive and physical senses to help avoid or prevent a crime from occurring.  Possessing new tools that help increase one’s safety from everyday risks will also provide a greater sense of self-empowerment.

Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.
Location: Department of Police Services, 2nd Floor Training Room
Intended Audience: CSUN Faculty, Staff, Students, and Community Members.
Presented By: Stacey Nowak, Police Services

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/police/events/maintaining-proactive-approach-personal-safety

Join University Counseling Services for Q.P.R. (Question, Persuade, and Refer), a 2 hour training designed to help you help someone who may be considering suicide. This training is facilitated by University Counseling Services. 

Faculty and staff are interacting with more students expressing symptoms of mental health concerns (e.g., anxiety, stress, depression, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts, etc.). This training helps prepare someone who is in the position to recognize someone who may be in crisis. The training is focused on signs of distress and crises, and "provides innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training" 

University Counseling Services has received extremely positive feedback from the faculty and staff on campus who have participated in this training. They report feeling more knowledgeable and better equipped to serve in a gatekeeping role -- how to recognize a student in distress, how to talk with them about their concerns, how to offer hope, and how to refer that student to get the help they may need.

Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Anne Eipe, University Counseling Services

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/qpr-suicide-prevention-training-question-persuade-refer-20171019

Learn everything you wanted to know about the do's and don'ts of managing organic waste at home. Backyard composting is the best way to compost your food scraps and yard materials. Don't know where to start? CSUN Faculty Member Mario Giraldo shares tips on how to make Backyard Composting easy so you can save time, resources and food waste, while enriching your garden's soil. Don't miss this fun and FREE event! 

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: CSUN Sustainable Garden Education Center (Between baseball and softball fields)

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/sustainability/events/backyard-composting-made-easy

Are you interested in furthering your educational goals or transferring the Fee Waiver & Reduction Program benefit to an eligible family member? If so, you will want to attend this session so you can maximize this wonderful benefit to help achieve educational goals.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By:

• Nikki Valadez, Human Resources
• Nick Alexander, Admissions & Records
• Frank Calderon, Admissions & Records
• Phyllis Delgado, Student Accounting

Foe Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/learning-can-be-fun-and-almost-free-csu-fee-waiver-reduction-program-2

In accordance with the CSU's Foreign Travel Insurance Policy (2011), all CSU faculty, staff and students traveling internationally on CSU business, must obtain Foreign Travel Insurance through Risk Management. Faculty and staff planning to travel internationally on CSU business; and/or those responsible for assisting in international travel arrangements or reconciliation should consider signing up. In attending this workshop, you will:

• Gain an understanding of the requirements of the policy
• Learn best practices for obtaining Foreign Travel Insurance and how this affects eTravel Travel Authorizations and the paper Approval of Travel Form, and
• Understand the difference between High Risk and International destinations and the expectations that apply to each

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By:

• Cyndi Paull, Insurance & Risk Management Specialist
• Marlene Gale, Administrative Support to the Provost & VP of Academic Affairs
• Lisa Telles, Risk Manager

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/international-travel-101-20171024

With the rise in occurrence and increased publicity of shootings on campuses and elsewhere around the country, at CSUN we have seen an increase in the number of faculty, staff and students who have raised concerns about their own safety and/or the safety of others.

Part I of this two-part workshop is designed to familiarize staff with the range of university resources available and how to activate those resources when responding to a variety of behaviors that may cause concern within your department.  A case study format will be utilized to provide discussion about the key elements necessary when dealing with distressing, disruptive and threatening behaviors.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:Department of Police Services, 2nd Floor Training Room
Intended Audience: All CSUN Employees
Facilitated By:

• Anne Glavin, Chief of Police, Department of Police Services and
• Kristina de la Vega, Associate Vice President, Human Resources.

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/police/events/workplace-violencesurviving-active-shooter-incident-part-i

Are you interested in learning more about how the food we eat affects not only our health, but the health of our land, oceans and the entire planet? Join us for our Annual Sustainability Day with the exciting theme: Sustainable Food. CSUN is a proud signatory to Second Nature’s Presidents’ Climate Commitment and the campus is following a Climate Action Plan that will guide us towards climate neutrality by 2040. This event will dive into ways to foster sustainable food systems and how it affects us, companies and the entire planet. Guest Speakers and CSUN Faculty Members will share their expertise on using common frameworks to advance improvements in our food system and create a positive impact on human communities and the environment. Sign up for FREE and bring your friends and classmates for a fun, fruitful and informative day.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Location: USU Northridge Center

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/sustainability/events/sustainability-day-1

The Working Moms Brown Bag lunch gives CSUN’s working moms a chance to gather monthly to offer support, advice, and camaraderie. Topics will vary depending on attendees’ interest. Bring your lunch for this drop-in group and take a well-deserved hour for yourself! Feel free to share this message and invite others to the listserv. Directions are below on how to be added. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, directions are below for unsubscribing.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/working-moms-brown-bag-lunch-3

During the academic year, Athletics has several high impact events occurring every day, throughout the day, Monday to Sunday.  Join Dr. Martin and members of his team for a discussion of best practices they employ to make sure things run smoothly.  We’ll also spend time talking about how they can work with your leadership to use Athletics as a tool for employee engagement.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level

Facilitated By:

• Brandon Martin, Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
• Dawn Ellerbe, Associate Athletics Director for Marketing, Branding and Fan Development
• Ryan Swartwood, Associate Athletic Director for Administration

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/manager-exchange-project-management-and-athletics-20171025

Learn how to emotionally prepare for retirement. Participants can expect to learn: The phases of retirement, mentally preparing for retirement; potential hazards; opportunities in retirement; and reaching the rewards of retirement.

Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Human Resources Training Room, Oviatt Library 16, Garden Level
Facilitated By: Life Matters

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/transitioning-retirement-life-matters

Join HR and other campus colleagues in the HR Training Room, OV-16 or view online at: TBA for this CSU's Got Talent Webcast featuring Kevin Kruse presenting on "15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management."

No registration necessary.

If viewing online on your own, the webcast is limited to the first 200 logins (multiple viewers can sit in the same room and use one link.) Please login as a “guest” and then type in your CAMPUS/Your Full Name (i.e CSUN/Steven Spielberg). Listen to the audio via your computer speakers. Also available: join from your mobile device by downloading the Adobe Connect app!

Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: HR Training Room, OV 16, and Online

For Details and Registration Information: http://www.csun.edu/development/training/events/15-secrets-successful-people-know-about-time-management