Leadership Development Catalog

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1 Summer 2014 HUMAN RESOURCES Leadership Development Catalog In this issue... Managing Across Generations

2 Professional Development Workshops Summer 2014 Get in shape for summer! Expert training in health, management and organizational improvement is as close as your workplace. We ve got courses that will make your job easier, your diet healthier, and your summer a lot more fun. TCU HR. We get you moving. NEW TO TCU? Start here. Orientations for new employees are held in the Human Resources Conference Room each Tuesday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. Discover your options for careers, activities, projects and associations. Hear which benefit plans are available and get help with enrollment. Learn about the vibrant history, diverse culture and resources at TCU. Find out what it means to be a Horned Frog! Lunch at Market Square is now included as part of our new expanded orientation program!

3 HUMAN RESOURCES Just For Fun Management Institute Join a growing number of TCU colleagues who gain valuable knowledge and insight right here on campus. Whether you re new to supervision or an experienced manager, this worthwhile program is for you. Take advantage of our network of experienced trainers and presenters from both on and off-campus. Attend individual modules of interest or take all ten. Go Green: save travel dollars, fuel and time, and train at TCU! Managing Across Generations July 31, 8:30 11:30 a.m. Today, the typical workplace population includes several generations. Managers need to understand what makes their younger and older employees tick. HR s Associate Vice Chancellor, Faith Perkins, leads this workshop on how to help managers motivate and communicate across the age gap. Budget Manager Training Compensation Staff Luncheon TCU Compensation Staff, Presenters June 6, noon 1:00 p.m. Kelly Center, Cox A Quarterly update over lunch for TCU budget managers only. TCU Common Reading Discussion July 30, noon 1:00 p.m. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is told through the personal, original drawings of Marjane Satrapi. The book examines Satrapi s family and the politics of Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Engage with the whole TCU community and discuss this funny, historical, heartbreaking memoir told from a child s point of view. Conversations with TCU Faculty In their scholarship and teaching, TCU faculty tackle fascinating, relevant questions about the world we live in. Here s your chance to hear about the ideas and challenges that inspire their lives. To be or not to be a Black Hole August 6, noon 1:00 p.m. Tucker 139 Black holes are strange objects in the cosmos. Objects that seemingly can trap anything and everything, even light, in their grasp. In this talk you will learn some black hole basics but also some of the scientific controversy surrounding our attempts to understand them, including a lost bet by famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking involving a baseball encyclopedia(!)

4 HUMAN RESOURCES Wellness Healthy Eating with Amy Goodson Join Amy Goodson, MS, LD, sports dietitian for TCU Athletics and Ben Hogan Sports Therapy Institute, at these monthly lunch-time meetings. Amy plans pre/ post-game meals for TCU athletes, writes training table menus, and works on a variety of sports nutrition resources. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Texas Dietetic Association, and SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists. Amy presents Travel Lite June 30, noon 1:00 p.m. Going on vacation and hanging out at the pool/beach all summer can often foster poor eating habits like grabbing fast food and eating on the go. Join Amy as she covers healthy snack options at the beach, in the car and on a plane. Learn how NOT to pack on the pounds over your summer vacations and family outings. Amy presents Beat the Heat July 14, noon 1:00 p.m. Summer is brutal in Texas, and many people think water is the only thing that can hydrate them. Amy says that fluid can be obtained from food, too! She ll cover healthy drinks and eats in this fun session. Come learn how to creatively hydrate yourself and your family this summer with veggies, chilled soups and more. How-To Know-How How to Protect Yourself from Financial Predators June 5, noon 1:00 p.m. BLUU, Beck & Geren United Way Assistant VP Sue Matkin shows how to guard against financial predators looking to get your money. Learn how to recognize predators and scams, prevent ID theft, and the steps you can take to guard against being victimized. How to Plan Your Next Trip June 25, noon 1:00 p.m. Library B29 Gear up for your next holiday with tips from librarian, Diana Boerner. Take the stress out of trip-planning and use the free sources available to staff in the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Tour the databases and discover new tricks to save you time and money! How to Plant a Butterfly Garden July 23, noon 1:00 p.m. Library B29 Make your garden look gorgeous and help increase the butterfly population at the same time. Learn which flowering plants attract butterflies, where to situate them, and what time of year to get started. Librarian Diana Boerner brings us up to speed in this interesting class. Camp Fire on Campus Camp Fire is one of the oldest child and youth development resource and referral services in Texas. TCU partners with the organization to help with parenting skills and childcare needs. Both parents welcome to attend these important presentations. Camp Fire: I Love You Rituals Kelly Center, Monroe and Parrish Conference rooms Send the message of unconditional acceptance to your child with delightful games and songs based on the book by Becky Bailey. You ll learn ways to connect with your child that will foster neural connections as well as build solid foundations for their mental and emotional health. *All Sessions Offered in both English and Spanish* Focus on Benefits Our monthly Press O series is your opportunity to speak with a representative in person about TCU benefits and how to maximize them. PFCC, ING, Inc., and TIAACREF will be coming soon to campus. Watch for more details!

5 Stewards of Children is a revolutionary sexual abuse prevention training program, designed for all adults and organizations that serve children and youth. Learn how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This training meets the requirements under Texas State law SB What s on Your Bookshelf? Calling all book-lovers: a series of presentations by authors and readers alike. Whether you re a budding writer keen to find out how to write a best seller, or a reader who s just plain interested to hear what others find worth reading, this is the lunch-time session for you. Come hungry, and not just for words: Lunch is on the house! What s on Your Bookshelf, David Cozzens? July 16, noon 1:00 p.m. BLUU, Beck & Geren Come and find out what TCU s new Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs reads in his spare time. Does the Wyoming native prefer non-fiction books set in the West? Maybe his psychological background means he s partial to novels. Take this opportunity to be nosy and ask! Beach Reads August 13, noon 1:00 p.m. BLUU, Beck & Geren Are you partial to love stories or crime thrillers on the beach? Political intrigue, historical fiction, biography? Whether you want to discuss why we never read great literature at the seashore, need recommendations, or want to pass some along, attend this lunchtime session. Bring your favorite beach reads and be ready to share! Workshops Stewards of Children June 12, 2:00 4:00 p.m. Fred Pryor Workshop: Managing Multiple Deadlines August 7, 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. If you think you re too busy to attend, this is really the class for you! Take the time to learn how to manage all your deadlines and demands with this one-day Pryor workshop. Discover how to stay on top of all your projects. Get more accomplished in less time. Can you afford to miss it? How to Register: Enrollment limited to TCU employees. All courses are offered at no cost, unless noted otherwise. Please enroll through employee self-service* at: my.tcu.edu or call Need Help? Please follow these directions: 1) After signing on to my.tcu.edu, click on Employee Self-Service 2) Choose Employee Self-Service Home 3) Scroll down to Request Training Enrollment 4) Choose preferred method of finding a course from the following choices: Course Name, Course Number, Location, Date 5) At the next screen, click on the yellow search button 6) Choose your desired course by viewing available sessions 7) Click the continue button to submit your training request 8) At the next screen, click submit 9) Click ok to save and, if desired, print confirmation page 10) To exit, click on Request Training Enrollment, then Return to HR Self Service Home

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