Tag: Professional Development

Employees encouraged to learn about Adelante Professional Development

Last semester President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD, called for exploring professional development opportunities for employees. The Adelante OLLU Professional Development Initiative is a collaborative effort from the Center for Teaching Excellence, IDEA Council, and Professional Development Taskforce. Adelante OLLU is about moving forward together, juntos.

Adelante OLLU was introduced at the Staff Assembly meeting on Feb. 15. The presentation slides and video can be accessed here: Adelante Introduction.pptx

The slides provide results from the recent Professional Development Survey, information on how to access eCornell, Credly, Gardener Institute and other opportunities. They include details about selecting lessons and customizing eCornell learning paths, using guides for hybrid course facilitation, earning badges, and winning prizes. Departments are encouraged to review the presentation and video and meet with their teams to take advantage of these exciting opportunities. These resources are being offered through a generous grant secured by the IDEA Council and are only available to employees until January 2024.

Adelante Professional Development Initiative to launch during Staff Assembly meeting on Wednesday

Staff Assembly will hold its first meeting of the spring semester on Wednesday, at 12:30 p.m. in Main Building, Room 220 or via Teams. Join for the launch of the Adelante Professional Development Initiative! Representatives will discuss exciting opportunities for OLLU employees to engage in a variety of ongoing developments, including eCornell, Gardener Institute, mentoring programs, and more!  

Input needed for professional development initiative

A grant secured by the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Council has given OLLU the software resources needed for a professional development initiative.

To ensure that this is effective, your input is critical. Please complete the survey linked below by Friday to share your thoughts and ideas on the types of professional development that will be most meaningful to you.

Complete survey using this link.

For questions about the survey, write to Nicole Monsibais at nlmonsibais@ollusa.edu.

Special thanks is given to the members of the IDEA Council: Kathryn Anderson, Sister Christina Chavez, Daniel Cheshire, Brittany Chozinski, Jacqueline Coppock, Ciji Couvertier, Janet Hupel, Kirsten Komara, Nicole Monsibais, Kate Solis, Bernadette Solorzano, Madison Taber and Candace Zepeda.

Deadline for submission of survey is Friday, Jan. 13.

Reminder: Input needed for Professional Development Survey

A grant secured by the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Council has given OLLU the software resources needed for a professional development initiative.

To ensure that this is effective, your input is critical. Please complete the survey linked below to share your thoughts and ideas on the types of professional development that will be most meaningful to you.

Complete survey using this link.

For questions about the survey, write to Nicole Monsibais at nlmonsibais@ollusa.edu.

We would like to thank and recognize the members of the IDEA Council: Kathryn Anderson, Sister Christina Chavez, Daniel Cheshire, Brittany Chozinski, Jacqueline Coppock, Ciji Couvertier, Janet Hupel, Kirsten Komara, Nicole Monsibais, Kate Solis, Bernadette Solorzano, Madison Taber and Candace Zepeda.

Input needed for Professional Development Survey

A grant secured by the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Council has given OLLU the software resources needed for a professional development initiative.

To ensure that this is effective, your input is critical. Please complete the survey linked below to share your thoughts and ideas on the types of professional development that will be most meaningful to you.

Complete survey using this link.

For questions about the survey, write to Nicole Monsibais at nlmonsibais@ollusa.edu.

Special thanks is given to the members of the IDEA Council: Kathryn Anderson, Sister Christina Chavez, Daniel Cheshire, Brittany Chozinski, Jacqueline Coppock, Ciji Couvertier, Janet Hupel, Kirsten Komara, Nicole Monsibais, Kate Solis, Bernadette Solorzano, Madison Taber and Candace Zepeda.

ICUT to offer free Microsoft Excel professional development

Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), of which OLLU is a member, is offering a set of free Microsoft Professional Development trainings as part of its ongoing series through its partnership with ScholarBuys and Microsoft. ICUT is hosting a set of three trainings geared towards faculty/staff that will focus on productivity tools commonly used within the Microsoft Office suite.

To register click here.

Microsoft Excel Level 100 – Nov. 10 at 10 a.m.

This course introduces Microsoft Excel, the spreadsheet app and demonstrates how to create, view, edit, and share files quickly and easily.  Get started by learning to navigate Excel, organize data, and use basic formulas.

Objectives:

  • Navigate Excel ribbon options
  • Format Excel workbooks and worksheets
  • Use formulas, functions and validate to work with data
  • Learn print processes for Excel workbooks

Microsoft Excel Level 200 – Advanced Functions and Charts, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m.

Learn advanced functions to better manage and analyze data, create, and format charts to present information simply, and learn import and export options within Excel.

Objectives:

  • Analyze data using advanced functions
  • Create and format charts
  • Use import and export functions
  • Use accessibility options in Excel

Microsoft Excel Level 200 – Pivot Tables, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m.

Learn about creating and managing pivot tables, as well as additional advanced features including functions, charts, and Power BI.

Objectives:

  • Create pivot tables and power queries
  • Analyze and manage data
  • Connect data to Power BI