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Professional & Personal Development
The Professional & Personal Development Program highlights the following discussions, training sessions, and development workshops available to you. Explore the items below for more information.
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.” Gandhi
EXPLORE THESE ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMMING:
The Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant (DEIG)
Established to support educational projects, scholarly research, creative activities and other programmatic initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-racism and social justice for the benefit of the CSUN community, the Grant is administered by the President’s Cabinet in collaboration with the President’s Commission on Diversity & Inclusion.
All members of the CSUN community are invited to submit proposals through September 30, 2020. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis and proposals will be selected based on such criteria as relevance to grant objectives, impact on the CSUN community, dissemination and assessment of results, and potential for successful continuation past the grant period. Learn more at: https://www.csun.edu/commission-on-diversity/diversity-equity-innovation-grant
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge ©
For 21 days, do one action to further your understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity. The challenge includes suggestions for readings, podcasts, videos, observations, and ways to form and deepen community connections.
Change is hard, but you can do it, one step at a time. Learn more at: https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge
CSUN LGBTQ & Ally Faculty and Staff Forum | October 8 @ Noon
Save the date.
Alex Madva, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the California Center for Ethics and Policy at Cal Poly Pomona
While most people in the United States sincerely reject prejudice and discrimination, many of us exhibit patterns of unwitting bias in our thoughts, feelings, and actions—and displays of explicit intergroup hostility and division are increasingly visible as well. This session explores the social, cultural, and psychological origins of intergroup biases, and the most problematic effects such biases can have in higher education and the workplace. We will also explore strategies that individuals and institutions of higher learning can employ to combat prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.
CSU Learn Library: UNDERSTANDING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
No matter who you are, you are prey to unconscious biases. To be part of a complex, diverse team you must take steps to overcome implicit and explicit biases and reject social stereotypes. Understanding your own bias, whether conscious or unconscious, is the key. In this course you'll learn about the characteristics of unconscious bias and the nature of buried prejudice. You'll discover how they can inadvertently affect your thinking and decision-making. And you'll learn about the positive things that can happen when you take an anti-biased approach to people and situations in the workplace.
Toni Strauja & Heather Kennedy
Join your fellow CSUN colleagues - who are also working on campus or remotely, parenting, and aspiring to be their child’s best and favorite teacher, for a casual conversation about the challenges, wins, and go to resources for making it through this new life chapter. The group meets every three weeks and children are welcome to join with their parents.
For those of you familiar with our “Working Mom’s Brownbag” – this is an updated (inclusive, virtual, and timely) gathering intended to provide an opportunity to discuss how you’re balancing working, parenting, and self-care.
Send an email to heather.kennedy@ csun.edu to be added to the calendar invite.
Online via Zoom - details provided with registration confirmation.
Laurie Gold-Brubaker, Human Resources
Whether you’re a new or returning faculty member, tenure track or lecturer, join us for an overview of all your available CSU benefits. This session will provide information and resources to assist you with choosing plans that make sense for you and your family. We realize that making benefit choices and navigating the details of benefit coverage can be challenging, so let us help. Note: Lecturers (AY) 6.0 units or more per semester are eligible for benefits.
Online via Zoom - details provided in registration confirmation.
Laurie Gold-Brubaker, Human Resources
Whether you’re a new or returning faculty member, tenure track or lecturer, join us for an overview of all your available CSU benefits. This session will provide information and resources to assist you with choosing plans that make sense for you and your family. We realize that making benefit choices and navigating the details of benefit coverage can be challenging, so let us help. Note: Lecturers (AY) 6.0 units or more per semester are eligible for benefits.
Online via Zoom - connection details provided upon registration.
CSUN Information Technology
Grab your AM coffee and join us for part one of our two-part Adopting Adobe Sign training series.
This session will provide a warm-up before diving in to a PM session for Adopting Adobe Sign – Template Creation. This introductory session offers a demonstration of the dashboard, information about user groups and individual user accounts, learn about web forms, workflows and Mega Sign, and best practices for using Adobe Sign, plus more.
Registration:
This session repeats on September 17th & September 24, 2020. For more information and respective registration links, visit: https://www.csun.edu/it/training.
Online via Zoom - connection details provided upon registration.
CSUN Information Technology
Fresh off an Introduction to Adopting Adobe Sign session, this engaging session is sure to help you get started right away using Adobe Sign.
You’ll learn how to send a document for signature, manage the document, create a document template and much more. We will provide practical examples to show you how areas around campus are adopting Adobe Sign so you can too!
This session repeats on September 17th & September 24, 2020. For more information and respective registration links, visit: https://www.csun.edu/it/training.
CalPERS Staff
Whether you are new to the workforce, mid-career, nearing or at retirement, webinars can help you plan ahead by better understanding your CalPERS benefits.
If you're going through a separation, divorce, or termnication of domestic partnership, your CalPERS benefits may be affected. In this Community Property webinar, you'll learn important information about how community property may affect your retirement including what a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) is, the methods available for division of your CalPERS account or retirement check, the process for filing and more.
Online via Zoom - connection information provided upon registration confirmation
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Universal Design Center
In this introductory session you will learn about the accessibility and universal design strategies and principals necessary to create inclusive learning environments that support all students, faculty and staff alike.
Online via Zoom - connection information provided upon registration confirmation
Universal Design Center
This training will highlight the fundamentals of creating accessible documents using Microsoft Word 2019. Participants will learn key structural elements for creating accessible documents.
LifeMatters
Learn about the experience of grieving, as well as coping resources to utilize during times of loss.
Register for the live webinar at 9 a.m. Pacific
Register for the live webinar at 12 p.m. Pacific
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, it will be available in the WorkLife Balance Webinar archives.
Online via Zoom - connection information provided upon registration confirmation
Universal Design Center
In this training attendees will learn tips about creating accessible content using CSUN's content management system (Web-One).
Recommended Attendees: Web Developers, Information Technology Specialist, Web Content Creators, Faculty, Instructional Designers, Instructional Support, Business Analyst, Graphic Designers
Learning Objectives:
Online via Zoom - Connection information provided upon registration confirmation
Universal Design Center
This training will highlight the fundamentals of creating accessible PowerPoint documents using Microsoft PowerPoint 2019. Participants will learn key structural elements for creating accessible documents.
https://calstate.adobeconnect.com/CGT
Nir Eyal, MBA, Author, Speaker and Thought Leader
You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you’re about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold.
What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused and overcome distractions? What if you had the power to become “indistractable?”
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! To view, visit: https://calstate.adobeconnect.com/CGT.
