Upcoming Events
Professional Development is offering a one day workshop for Extension and Outreach staff, faculty and council members, “Coming Together for Racial Understanding,” based on the national initiative developed by the Cooperative Extension Service Rapid Response Team.
Individuals will learn how to identify, understand and respond to those who may be experiencing a mental health related problem or crisis. You will learn what to do, what to say, and how to offer support and resources with confidence. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course offered by trained facilitators and is listed in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. For details, you may visit their site online.
Virtual Organizational Professional Development Book Club - Privilege, Power, and Difference
Professional Development will be offering an on-line 4-week opportunity, June 11-July 2, 2020 to engage in cultural conversations with our colleagues centering around the book, Privilege, Power, and Difference, by Allan G. Johnson.
This workshop will successfully engage participants in a hands-on session with activities that include: creating meeting templates, improving visual note-taking, and sketching icons.
Everything DiSC Workplace is a workshop to improve working relationships and communication in the workplace.
Navigating Difference
Ross Wilburn, diversity officer, and Carol Heaverlo, director of Professional Development, will be hosting Navigating Difference workshops at various county sites throughout the year.
Due to the cancellation of ISU campus events through May 31, the spring face to face session of New Staff Orientation scheduled for April 30, has been canceled. Registrants for the spring session are encouraged to attend the September 17 event.
If you have registered for the April 30 session and want to attend the September 17 session, you must re-register.
Professional Development is offering a one day workshop for ISU Extension and Outreach staff, faculty and council members, Coming Together for Racial Understanding, based on the national curriculum developed by the Cooperative Extension Service Rapid Response Team. In order to register and attend the workshop, you must already have participated in the Navigating Difference Cultural Competency Workshop series.
Content Editor Training
Professional Development is offering a one day workshop for Extension and Outreach staff, faculty and council members, “Coming Together for Racial Understanding,” based on the national initiative developed by the Cooperative Extension Service Rapid Response Team.