Staff Professional Development Day - Human Resources

General Session:
Student Employment: Best Practices and Employer Panel
We will kick off this session with an overview of the main legal and policy issues to keep in mind when hiring and employing students. The second half of the session will feature an on-campus employer panel discussing best practices in student employment.

Panel Members: Molly Anderson, T. Hamari, Andrea Hammond, Katie Korpi 

Concurrent Session 1:
Concur Learning Circle
This session will focus on some of the more common aspects of Concur, including setting up and processing POs and completing expense reports. Helpful tips and issues to watch for will also be included. To make the most of the session, the discussion will be tailored to address the questions submitted by participants in advance. Please bring your laptop to the session.

Presenters: Courtney Specker & Ilene Hinchen

Concurrent Session 1:
Managing Conflict Through Communication
Much of the conflict created in our work environments results from a lack of communication or miscommunication. This session will provide techniques to help defuse conflict situations as well create space for enhancing productive communication.

Presenters: Rhea Dever & Renee Sheen

Concurrent Session 2:
Banner (Student) Learning Circle
This session focuses on how to navigate Banner (Student), with important tips on how to access data. To make the most of the session, the discussion will be tailored to address the questions submitted by participants in advance. Please bring your laptop to the session.

Presenters: Lara Clisch, Kathy Dawe, Nikki Loehr

Concurrent Session 2:
Sharing Your Unique Story on Social Media
This session will explore using social media to enhance the individual departmental story as part of NMU's whole story.

Presenter: Amanda Gustafson

General Session:
Stress Management/Self Care Toolkit
Discover effective stress management and self-care tools in this session! Join Michelle Nichols from Soulfull Integration and Amy Turner from Apiary Life Studio as they share simple methods for stress reduction. Engage in a collaborative session where you can also contribute your own tools for self-care. All participants will receive a post-event email with a list of these powerful tools.

Presenters: Michelle Nichols & Amy Turner

General Session:
Wellbeing Supports for Students & Employees
Join the AVP of Campus Wellbeing and the Director of Benefits for a well-rounded presentation on NMU's efforts to support faculty, staff, and students in all 8 spokes of the WellBeing Wheel. Hear about resources available and how to utilize them for you, your families, and your students. Learn how NMU's Care Team assists in triaging risk amongst our overall population.

Presenters: Heather Haupt & Dr. Abigail Wyche

Concurrent Session 1:
Concur Learning Circle
This session will focus on some of the more common aspects of Concur, including setting up and processing POs and completing expense reports. Helpful tips and issues to watch for will also be included. To make the most of the session, the discussion will be tailored to address the questions submitted by participants in advance. Please bring your laptop to the session.

Presenters: Courtney Specker & Ilene Hinchen

Concurrent Session 1:
Sharing Your Unique Story on Social Media
This session will explore using social media to enhance the individual departmental story as part of NMU's whole story.

Presenter: Amanda Gustafson

Concurrent Session 2:
Banner (Finance) and Cognos Reporting
This session focuses on how to navigate Banner (Finance) and create reports using Cognos. To make the most of the session, the discussion will be tailored to address the questions submitted by participants in advance. Please bring your laptop to the session.

Presenters: Kathy Frazier, Laura Ingalls, Jason Jilbert

Concurrent Session 2:
Managing Conflict Through Communication
Much of the conflict created in our work environments results from a lack of communication or miscommunication. This session will provide techniques to help defuse conflict situations as well create space for enhancing productive communication.

Presenters: Rhea Dever & Renee Sheen

General Session:
D&I Game Experience: Creating a More Inclusive Culture
During this interactive workshop you will take the role of a Diversity & Inclusion Designee (DID) who will be challenged to create a culture of inclusive excellence at NMU, while testing your basic knowledge of cultures. As DID, you have been asked to move aggressively on this initiative by President Tessman. Are you up for it?

Presenter: Dr. Shawnrece Campbell