Series

Following is a list of Certificate Series and Workshop Series.

  • Create a Respectful Workplace

    Series Type: 
    Workshop Series

    Respectful workplaces have a significant impact on employees; increasing overall productivity, empowering when managing change, and even enjoying work.  As workplaces become more diverse, employees are benefitting in numerous ways from the differing views, backgrounds, and identities.  However, these differences can sometimes manifest in behaviors that lead to disrespect and increased conflict. 

    This two-part workshop focuses on behaviors that create a respectful workplace and learning how to take action through bystander awareness training to maintain a respectful workplace.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Respectful Workplace

      Start Date: 
      Wed, May 15, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, May 15, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      904-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Related Series: 
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate behaviors in the workplace, discuss the individual's role and responsibility in maintaining respectful workplaces, and examine the impact of disrespect in the workplace.

       

      Part 1 of the CREATE A RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE series.

    2. Bystander Awareness

      Start Date: 
      Wed, May 22, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, May 22, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      904-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Related Series: 
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Explore the role of the bystander in maintaining a respectful workplace.  Learn individual approaches to first notice and then deal with inappropriate behaviors, such as bullying and harassment, and practice intervention skills.

      Part 2 of the CREATE A RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE series.

  • Customer Service Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    UMass employees play an integral role in the success and reputation of this institution.  Every interaction with customers is an opportunity to support the mission and goals of this campus.  This series provides learning opportunities to understand and practice skills, and create processes that support excellence in customer service in this diverse and changing world.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Basic Customer Service Skills

      Start Date: 
      Tue, February 19, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, February 19, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      168C
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn how to provide excellent customer service, use self-evaluation to gauge your service effectiveness, implement successful in-person and phone customer interaction, and apply customer service practices to your workplace. 

       

      This is Part 1 of the CUSTOMER SERVICE series.

    2. Managing Challenging Customers

      Start Date: 
      Tue, February 26, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, February 26, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      168C
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Solve problems with customer service, deal successfully with difficult customers, anticipate, prevent and defuse difficult situations.  Learn how to spot warning signs of a possible violent customer, know when to ask for help, and recognize your own customer service hot spots. 

      This is Part 2 of the CUSTOMER SERVICE series.                      

    3. Multicultural Customer Service

      Start Date: 
      Tue, March 5, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, March 5, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      168C
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn how cultural lenses influence our work, how to recognize when cultural differences impact our service effectiveness and the practices for assuring cultural sensitivity in customer service to improve your workplace’s multicultural effectiveness. 

      This is Part 3 of the CUSTOMER SERVICE series.

  • Diversity Matters: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Learn how each of us contributes to, and has a role in, creating the diversity of our campus community and a responsibility to help maintain a harassment and discrimination-free workplace.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Sexual Harassment Prevention - Diversity Matters Session 1

      Start Date: 
      Thu, February 28, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, February 28, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      This workshop will give an overview of sexual harassment and sexual assault, and how to prevent these from occurring on campus.

       

      This is part 1 of the DIVERSITY MATTERS series.

      For Sexual Harassment Prevention - Mandatory for New Faculty & Staff, please check for workshops held on Feb 21, March 21 & Apr 18.

    2. Responding To Complaints - Diversity Matters Session 2

      Start Date: 
      Thu, March 28, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, March 28, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      This course will cover taking the appropriate steps to prevent sexual harassment and how to respond effectively to sexual harassment complaints.

       

      This is Part 2 of the DIVERSITY MATTERS series.

    3. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity - Diversity Matters Session 3

      Start Date: 
      Thu, April 25, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, April 25, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Explore the benefits of a diverse workforce and learn to promote inclusion and equity in the workplace.  Explore your own diversity and discuss what diversity looks like in your area.  Develop skills for effective cross-cultural communication.  Learn to interact in a mutually beneficial way on a diverse campus.

       

      This ia Part 3 of the DIVERSITY MATTERS series.

  • DreamWeaver For UMass Websites: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Adobe Dreamweaver is a state-of-the-art application for web development. This series will discuss how to maintain your existing UMass websites and how to create new ones, using Dreamweaver functionality, to make it as easy as possible. Those who attend all three consecutive sessions will be entitled to one hour of free follow-up consultation after the last session. You determine the content!

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Create and Maintain Websites

      Start Date: 
      Tue, March 12, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, March 12, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn how to make the connection to the server that enables the ability to update a website.  Explore the many features in Dreamweaver that can help you create a website, without an intimate knowledge of HTML programming. 

      This is Part 1 of the DREAMWEAVER FOR UMASS WEBSITES series.

    2. Make It Work For Everyone

      Start Date: 
      Tue, March 19, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, March 19, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Familiarize yourself with the UMass guidelines for website appearance, while learning the techniques to make your site more inclusive for all of your site viewers. 

      This is Part 2 of the DREAMWEAVER FOR UMASS WEBSITES series.

    3. Make It Look Right

      Start Date: 
      Tue, March 26, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, March 26, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Maintain a consistent look and feel throughout your website pages, by using Dreamweaver Templates, as well as Cascading Style Sheets. 

      This is Part 3 of the DREAMWEAVER FOR UMASS WEBSITES series.

  • Editing and Proofreading: Workshop Series

    Series Type: 
    Workshop Series

    From formal publications to informal emails, how documents look is just as important as their content.  In this two-part workshop, participants will review grammar fundamentals, differentiate between the editing and proofreading process, and learn tips and techniques needed to edit and proofread their work with success. 

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Grammar Basics And Intro To Editing

      Start Date: 
      Tue, April 2, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, April 2, 2013
      Time: 
      10am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      804-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn how to utilize proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation rules in writing. And, how to identify basic strategies to edit documents. 

      This is Part 1 of EDITING AND PROOFREADING series.

    2. Intro to Proofreading

      Start Date: 
      Tue, April 9, 2013
      End Date: 
      Tue, April 9, 2013
      Time: 
      10am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      804-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Category: 
      Description:

      Learn how to distinguish between editing and proofreading processes, and how to identify basic strategies to proofread documents.

       

      This is Part 2 of the EDITING AND PROOFREADING series.

  • Financial Planning for Retirement: Workshop Series

    Series Type: 
    Workshop Series

    Are you ready to retire?  This series will help you to calculate your retirement needs and show you the tools to achieve and maintain your retirement goals.

    Please note:  SERS the ORP & GIC retiree benefits will not be covered in this workshop.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Budget Basics

      Start Date: 
      Wed, February 27, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, February 27, 2013
      Time: 
      Noon - 1pm
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty, staff and the public
      Instructor: 
      Description:

      Why everyone needs to budget, the steps to budgeting, and using a budget for future planning.

      This is part 1 of the FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT series.

      Please note:  SERS, the ORP & GIC retiree benefits will not be covered in this workshop

          

           

    2. Fundamentals of Investing

      Start Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      Time: 
      Noon - 1pm
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Description:

      Understanding the market’s impact on you, creating a long-term plan, how to assemble an investment portfolio, weighing risk vs. return, how to allocate and diversify investments and keeping your investment strategy on course.

      This is Part 2 of the FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT series.

      Please note:  SERS, the ORP & GIC retiree benefits will not be covered in this workshop

    3. Retirement Decisions

      Start Date: 
      Wed, March 20, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, March 20, 2013
      Time: 
      Noon - 1pm
      Location: 
      Room: 
      803
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Description:

      Phases to retirement, calculating your needs, some proven strategies for retirement planning and managing your retirement assets.

      This is Part 3 of the FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT series.Please note:  SERS, the ORP & GIC retiree benefits will not be covered in this workshop

  • Financial Transactions: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Core training on policies and procedures related to effectively completing campus financial transactions.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Procurement

      Start Date: 
      Thu, May 2, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, May 2, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      905-09
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Group Facilitator: 
      Procurement Office staff
      Category: 
      Description:

      Procurement department functions; including purchase order (PO) requirements, contracts and policies for purchasing, contract for services, requests for bids, ProCard/Travel Card, and Office-2-Office.

       

      This is Part 1 of the FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS series.

    2. Disbursements and Receipts

      Start Date: 
      Thu, May 9, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, May 9, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      804-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Group Facilitator: 
      Controller's Office staff
      Category: 
      Description:

      Processing, accounts-payable, business-expense reimbursement, property and inventory purchases, cash handling and deposits, and internal control considerations.

                                                     

      This is Part 2 of the FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS series.

  • Supervisory Leadership Development Program (SLDP): Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    This certificate program offers in-depth learning for supervisors and managers who seek to establish or enhance the broad range of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for effective supervision.  The program covers topics such as performance management, dealing with employee conflicts, organizing and delegating work, and implementing campus policies.  Organized around four compentencies of managing self, others, the work, and the system, the course offers both new and seasoned supervisors an opportunity to learn collaboratively with supervisors from across campus.

    Please note:  Individual sessions in this course cannot be taken separately.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Supervisory Leadership Development Program (SLDP)

      Start Date: 
      Thu, March 7, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, May 16, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      804-08
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Description:

      This 6 week certificate program offers in-depth learning for supervisors and managers who seek to establish or enhance the broad range of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for effective supervision. The program covers topics such as performance management, dealing with employee conflicts, organizing and delegating work, and implementing campus policies.Organized around four competencies of managing self, others, the work, and the system, the course offers both new and seasoned supervisors an opportunity to learn collaboratively with supervisors from across campus.  

      Individual sessions in this course cannot be taken separately.

      The SLDP series is designed for staff and faculty who supervise and manage staff, faculty and/or graduate student staff.  WL&D offers a Supervising Student Workers Series in the Fall for staff who supervise undergraduate students.

       

  • Travel Payment Processing: Certificate Workshop

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    You only need to attend one Travel Payment Processing workshop for this certificate. 

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Travel Payment Processing - Feb

      Start Date: 
      Wed, February 13, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, February 13, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    2. Travel Payment Processing - Mar

      Canceled

      Start Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      We're sorry about the inconvenience, but this workshop has been CANCELED.

      If you need urgent training before April, please contact Amy Mathieu at 413-545-3341.

      Thank you!

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    3. Travel Payment Processing - Apr

      Start Date: 
      Wed, April 10, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, April 10, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    4. Travel Payment Processing - May

      Canceled

      Start Date: 
      Wed, May 8, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, May 8, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    5. Travel Payment Processing - Jun

      Start Date: 
      Wed, June 12, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, June 12, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    6. Travel Payment Processing - Jul

      Start Date: 
      Wed, July 10, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, July 10, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

    7. Travel Payment Processing - Aug

      Start Date: 
      Wed, August 14, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, August 14, 2013
      Time: 
      9:30am - 11:30am
      Location: 
      Room: 
      407
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Instructor: 
      Category: 
      Description:

      Planning and paying for University travel, including policies and procedures, processing travel payments, and understanding PeopleSoft travel-expense reports.

  • University Budgeting: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    This Budget Office workshop series covers essential budgeting skills and responsibilities, including campus practices for creating and monitoring a budget.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Budget Overview/Basic Finance

      Start Date: 
      Wed, February 27, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, February 27, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      917
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Category: 
      Description:

      Basic budgeting concepts and terms, budget timelines, the structure and funding of the campus budget, and the basics of fund accounting.

       

      This is Part 1 of the UNIVERSITY BUDGETING series.

    2. Campus Budget and Accounting Practice

      Start Date: 
      Wed, March 6, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, March 6, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      917
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Category: 
      Description:

      Campus accounting terminology and practices, budgeting practices, and the budgeting/accounting calendar.

       

      This is Part 2 of the UNIVERSITY BUDGETING series.

    3. Hands-On Manage Your Budget

      Start Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      End Date: 
      Wed, March 13, 2013
      Time: 
      9am - Noon
      Location: 
      Room: 
      917
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Category: 
      Description:

      Reading PeopleSoft financial reports, monitoring budget performance, doing trend analysis, and using tools and techniques for dealing with challenging budget situations.

       

      This is Part 3 of the UNIVERSITY BUDGETING series.

  • Using Microsoft Excel 2010: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Microsoft Excel 2010 is about more than crunching numbers!  Learn what it can do and how best to use it. 

    Pre-requisites:  Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document. 

    Those who attend all three workshops will be entitled to one free hour of follow-up consultation after the last workshop.

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Introduction To Excel 2010

      Start Date: 
      Thu, March 28, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, March 28, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Familiarize yourself with the Microsoft Office Ribbon and learn to enter and edit text and numbers, format cells, columns and rows, make calculations, create charts, and preview and print documents.

      This is Part 1 of the USING MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 series.

    2. Basic Excel Tools

      Start Date: 
      Thu, April 4, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, April 4, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Gain control with Find and Replace, Auto-Format and Auto-Correct, conquer tables and charts, manage databases and get your message across using charts and graphics.

       

      This is Part 2 of the USING MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 series.

    3. More Excel Tools

      Start Date: 
      Thu, April 11, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, April 11, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Explore the many tools Excel provides to present and analyze complicated data. Master conditional formatting, cell reference styles, and pivot tables.

       

      This is Part 3 of the USING MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 series.

  • Using Microsoft Word 2010: Certificate Series

    Series Type: 
    Certificate Series

    Struggling with Word 2010 can be frustrating; knowing how to use Microsoft Word 2010 effectively can make work productive and successful.  People, who have been using Word for some time, may find switching to the new version challenging.  Learn how to edit text efficiently, format documents consistently, and create mailing lists, flyers or newsletters.

    Pre-requistes:  Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.

    Sessions may be taken as individual workshops. Those who attend all three sessions will be entitled to one free hour of follow-up consultation after the last workshop.  You determine the content!

      Workshops in this series:

    1. Introduction to Word 2010

      Start Date: 
      Thu, February 28, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, February 28, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      This workshop familiarizes participants with theMicrosoft Office Ribbon which has replaced the earlier Word menus.  We also learn to enter and edit text, format paragraphs and pages, set tab stops, make numbered or bulleted lists, number pages; customize document templates for consistency within your department; preview and print.  

       

      This is Part 1 of the USING MICROSOFT WORD 2010 series.

    2. Basic Word Tools

      Start Date: 
      Thu, March 7, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, March 7, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Work wonders with “Auto-Format” and “Auto-Correct”.  Conquer tables and charts.  Learn how to format with two or more columns.  Create a newsletter and break the document into sections.

       

      This is Part 2 of the USING MICROSOFT WORD 2010 series.

    3. More Word Tools

      Start Date: 
      Thu, March 14, 2013
      End Date: 
      Thu, March 14, 2013
      Time: 
      1pm - 4pm
      Room: 
      A210
      Available To: 
      UMass faculty and staff
      Prerequisites: 
      Ability to use a Windows computer (including the mouse and keyboard), to create a new document, open an existing document, and save a document.
      Category: 
      Description:

      Put specialized words in the Spelling Dictionary; manage citations or footnotes; create a Table of Contents; track who makes what changes in a document several people are working on.  Plus, send a customized mailing (either on paper or by email) to a large group of people.

       

      This is Part 3 of the USING MICROSOFT WORD 2010 series.