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Effective Communication 2.0 : Difficult Conversations
Communication is important, and there are many different ways to communicate. However, difficult conversations are hard to navigate, especially in the workplace. Learn how to have these conversations effectively and face conflict head-on.
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Core 2 - Proposal Submission and Budgeting
This session focuses on submitting proposals through the Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS). Participants will learn the basics of budgeting and building budget justifications to meet sponsor and university guidelines. This session will also cover key policies and procedures related to proposal submission and OPAS review criteria. The goal is to ensure participants walk away with practical information to help navigate the complexities of proposal submission.
Summit Financials Reporting - March
This workshop is offered via Zoom. The Zoom meeting connection information will be sent out to attendees a day prior to the training. If you have not received the link by that time, please check your "Junk" folder.
This training gives a comprehensive overview of financials reporting in Summit, including how to access fund and grant balances, summaries, and transactional detail with ease. It is useful for anyone who needs to review financial activity on their grants or funds.
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Building Resilience and Wellbeing for Workplace Excellence
In this supportive workshop, we'll discuss science-backed techniques for managing stress, avoiding burnout, and promoting mental health and wellness so participants can sustain energy and thrive in demanding roles over the long haul. The focus will be on practical application of resilience skills to use daily.
Creating an Inclusive Work Environment
Developing an inclusive work environment is important to ensure employees feel welcome, included, and engaged. Learn strategies to become an inclusive leader and ensure you are fostering an inclusive culture in the workplace.
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LinkedIn Learning for Staff
This workshop provides tips for staff on how to make best use of the video training resources available. Learn how to quickly search for relevant trainings, download exercise files to practice with, track your learning progress and experiment with the new AI-powered coaching feature.
Please plan to join the Zoom call from a computer where you can easily open an internet browser to follow along with the activities.
Progressive Discipline
This session, designed for managers and supervisors of staff, will cover the basics of the PSU A, USA and AFSCME contracts as well as explaining the processes of progressive discipline at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Core 3 - Proposal Development Methods and Tools
This session explores ways to work effectively with PIs to manage the proposal development process. This program is geared to administrative staff but may also be useful to faculty.
Topics Covered
Managing expectations, roles, and responsibilities
Basic timeline and project management tips
Reviewing Funding Opportunity requirements and procedures
Making the most of Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) proposal management tools
Common issues and best practices
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How to Form a Well-being Committee in your Department
If you want creative ideas on improving the health, happiness and engagement in your office, you should ask your employees! This workshop is for any employee who wants to organize a committee to problem-solve about the well-being in your department or area. We will talk about how a Well-Being Committee works, how to get started, and how the Employee Counseling and Consultation Office can help. You don't need to be a manager to take this workshop but managers are welcome!
Zoom Link
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Goal Setting for the Employee Performance Management Cycle
During the evaluation process, employees work with their supervisors to set goals for the next performance cycle. Learn how to write achievable goals, how to hold yourself accountable, and how to use the performance evaluation cycle to your advantage.
Kuali Session 3: Advanced Budgeting - S2S
Participants will review more complex budgeting scenarios with a special focus on Grants.gov (S2S) proposals. Topics covered include:
* Connect a Proposal S2S
* Upload User Attached Forms
* Upload Human Subjects Form
* Upload R&R Subaward budgets
* Budget for cost share and document commitments
* Budget for the NIH Salary cap
* Understand NIH Modular budgets
* Handle expected salary increases
* Non-standard budget periods
* On- and off-campus rates
* Parent-child budgets
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Boundaries and Balance: Wellness for the Workplace
Making wellness a priority as an employee is crucial for success in work and in your personal life. This workshop will give you tools to determine your personal values to form better boundaries, create new and improved habits, and improve your holistic wellness practices.
Supervising Undergrad Student Workers
If you are relatively new to supervising undergraduate student workers at UMass, join this workshop to gain tools and strategies to lay the groundwork for student employee success. Learn supervision practices for training, feedback, and managing work and conduct expectations.
Talent Acquisition – Staff Search Training
The process of hiring staff at the university can seem complex. This workshop can simplify the experience by providing a better understanding of the steps involved. Our training refreshes employees’ knowledge of hiring procedures and, by doing so, helps ensure that the university complies with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
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Core 4 – Award Management, Acceptance, and Negotiation
Come join the Office of Post Award Management (OPAM) to learn more about the policies, procedures, and processes related to award acceptance, set up, negotiations, and other sponsor related actions. OPAM is responsible for reviewing, interpreting, and negotiating award terms, and as the Authorized Official, executes and accepts awards on behalf of the university.
HRCN (Human Resources Colleagues Network) Walking Group
Join us for a 30-minute midafternoon walk to step away from your desk, get a bit of exercise, boost wellness, and get to know your HRCN and campus colleagues. Walks will be hosted by Paul Papierski, Director of Workplace Learning and Development. Meet at the entrance to Flint, 90 Campus Way at 2 pm on March 21st , April 18th and May 16th. Contact ppapierski@umass.edu with questions.
Managing Work Fundamentals for Supervisory Skill Development
For current supervisors or any employee interested in growing their career.
Managing work effectively for yourself and for your team includes several essential skills to help enhance productivity and engagement. In this intensive class, you will learn and practice these skill sets to work smarter and not harder:
-Prioritizing
-Setting goals
-Managing time
-Organizing
-Resourcing
-Delegating
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Full attendance of class is required. Break for lunch is included.
Class is held in-person
Maximizing Productivity through Digital Tools
Build skills with key digital tools to work more efficiently in your role. Through hands-on exercises, we'll cover leveraging tools like Zoom for online meetings, Outlook for managing communication, and AI-powered writing assistants to enhance productivity.
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Retiring from the State Employees' Retirement System
This workshop provides employees important information about the: State Employees' Retirement System/MERS pension, the impact of retirement on their Social Security income & University benefits and the retirement application process. Participants who seek a pension projection should complete and submit the a pension estimate form directly to the MA Retirement Board.
Tips for Frontline Managers to Support Employee Well-Being
Frontline managers are key in creating and reinforcing a work culture of well-being. In this workshop, you'll learn simple strategies that you can use to better understand and manage employees' work-stressors, to express care and empathy, and to share the range of UMass resources and support available to you and your employees.
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Effective Communication 2.0 : Difficult Conversations
Communication is important, and there are many different ways to communicate. However, difficult conversations are hard to navigate, especially in the workplace. Learn how to have these conversations effectively and face conflict head-on.
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Core 5 - Financial Research Administration – Controller’s Office
Join the Controller’s Office in a discussion about Financial Research Administration. Representatives from Research Accounting and Compliance will present on the various roles of each area within the Controller’s Office and how they facilitate and safeguard sponsored award funding at UMass.
Topics to be covered include:
Leadership Lab: Supervising Students to Supervising Staff
Have you been a supervisor, but only for students? If you're looking to make a career change and are looking to supervise full time staff, we'll discuss the differences between supervising students and staff and how to capitalize on your current experiences.
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