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Toshiba Copier Training Session 1
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
Toshiba Copier Training Session 2
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
Toshiba Copier Training Session 3
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
Toshiba Copier Training Session 4
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
Toshiba Copier Training Session 5
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
Toshiba Copier Training Session 6
In this 45 minute session, you will have the opportunity to learn the various functions and capabilities of your Toshiba Copier. In addition, you will have the opportunity to review your specific questions and needs! Come with questions, examples and anything else you need answered!
This workshop is not a series. You only have to attend ONE session.
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Fostering an Inclusive Workplace Culture
Join us for a presentation to review the University’s processes for inclusion for employee’s with disabilities. Topics will included the use of inclusive-ethos language, the three C’s (comfort, confidence, and competence), request for reasonable accommodations, the interactive process, and the collaboration across departments on the topic of ADA.
Kuali Session 1: Basics
Location: Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC Lowrise) Participants will learn how to navigate Kuali and complete the Proposal Development record, including:
· An overview of the Kuali platform, user dashboard, key concepts, and how to create a new proposal
· How to enter preliminary proposal details – sponsor, grant type, grant period, etc.
· How to fill out investigators RTF and intellectual credit splits
· How to fill out the compliance sections and the questionnaire (IPF)
· How to attach documents to fulfill UMass and Sponsor requirements
Spread Civility in the Workplace
Civility has been under attack for some time. Positive psychology is a great tool to help the atmosphere in the workplace and across campus. Let’s unpack what is so difficult and learn how to be civil to our colleagues.
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Disbursements and Receipts
Core training on policies and procedures related to effectively completing campus financial transactions.
Participants will learn: Processing, accounts-payable, business-expense reimbursement, property and inventory purchases, cash handling and deposits, and internal control considerations.
Ergonomics in the Workplace
We will discuss the importance of best practices for proper posture, changing tasks, and adjusting positions for your well-being. Learn how to individualize your space to make your workday less stressed and more comfortable. Simple stretching exercises will be provided to you for your work area with a follow up Q & A. This discussion will be led by guest speakers Sheila Corbett and Marcel Perella.
Kuali Session 2: Budgeting
Participants will learn how to create a budget in Kuali, including:
· A review of Kuali’s basic budget concepts and tour of the budget module
· How to create budget versions and export budgets to Excel
· Learn how cost of living increases and inflation work and are calculated
· How to add and assign personnel to budget periods
· How to add non-employees (consultants, other significant contributors, etc).
· How to budget academic (AY) and summer faculty effort
Summit Financials Reporting - Oct
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.
Time and Organizational Management
Wouldn't it be nice to have a better work life balance? This workshop is designed to help us understand what our priorities are and provide strategies to make time for them, so we can get things done in both our professional and personal lives.
Travel Q&A Session
Having trouble with a Travel and Expense Report? Or, do you have a question about a specific travel policy?
Please sign-up and an Accounts Payable staff member from the Controller's Office will be available to answer your questions.
(Note: This is NOT a substitute for Travel and Expense Module Training which is mandatory before access to the module is granted, you need to sign up for those trainings separately.)
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American Sign Language: Signing Together
Description: In this 4 session workshop series you will learn more about hearing loss, deaf culture and basic knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) through fun activities to learn and practice signing.
You need to attend all 4 sessions
Personal Fitness and Wellness
Location: Life Sciences Lab building(LSL) This 3 part workshop series will assist you in understanding your current health status and how to improve it. Kinesiology students will provide health screenings and information sessions on blood pressure, flexibility strength, cardiovascular fitness and personalized exercise programming. Each session will have a seminar and a health screening.
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FEMA "Until Help Arrives"
This is delivery of FEMA's "Until Help Arrives" curriculum (Comparable to "Stop the Bleed")
You are the help until "Help" arrives. The people nearest in proximity to someone with life-threateneing injuries are best positioned to provide first care. First care focuses on five essential actions: moving person away from danger, positioning injured so they can breathe, stopping life-threatening bleeding, keeping them warm, and providing comfort. First care can contribute to saving a life.
Retirement Unplugged
Understanding investments and retirement plan options can be confusing and overwhelming. This workshop will be an open forum format of Q & A. Please come with any questions concerning retirement plan options, retirement strategies, retirement decisions, investments, investment products, asset allocations, stock market, social security windfall and the like.
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Giving and Receiving Feedback
Do you feel inadequate in giving constructive feedback? Do you feel as though you’re getting very little feedback yourself? Giving and receiving consistent and useful feedback is vitally important to continue doing your best work. Learn how to give and solicit useful feedback techniques.
Kuali Session 3: Advanced Budgeting, GrantsGov
Location: Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC Lowrise) Participants will review additional budget items with special focus on Grants.gov (S2S) proposals, including:
· How to add subcontracts
· How to link to a Grants.gov solicitation
· How to build NIH modular budgets
· How to account for the NIH salary cap
· How to account for cost sharing
· How to modify the proposal and budget based on OPAS review comments
Mental Health in the Workplace Q & A
This discussion will be led by Dr. Corey Griffin, psychologist and director of the UMass Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. We will focus on how to talk about Mental Health issues with colleagues, supervisors and supervisees. A great opportunity to better understand ADA protections and possible workplace accommodations for Mental Health challenges and to think through how to be supportive of fellow employees with Mental Health difficulties.
New Supervisor Orientation
This program, open to all staff and faculty supervisors, provides an introduction to the University expectations of supervisors, and the services and resources promote quality supervision. This 2 hour workshop will cover the basic skill set needed for supervising here at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In addition, we’ll discuss the general responsibilities required of a supervisor at the University.
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Kuali Research Open Lab
Participants will have an opportunity to explore and begin building proposals in the system. Research and Engagement staff will be present to troubleshoot and answer questions.
Time and Organizational Management
Wouldn't it be nice to have a better work life balance? This workshop is designed to help us understand what our priorities are and provide strategies to make time for them, so we can get things done in both our professional and personal lives.
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Research Administration Orientation Part 2
Location: Life Sciences Lab building(LSL) Research Administration Part 2 focuses heavily on proposal budgeting and proposal development methods and tools: The part 2 orientation provides practical and useful information, such as:
• Detailed information on proposal budgeting that can also translate to post award activities
• UMass policies and procedures related to proposal submissions
• Review budget justifications
• Methods and tool for proposal development including timeline and basic project management
Taking Meeting Minutes Efficiently
Location: Life Sciences Lab building(LSL) Taking meeting minutes is a vital, but tedious, part of meetings. Learn how to effectively take meeting minutes that make sense.
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Disability Etiquette
Disability etiquette involves treating people of all abilities with dignity and respect. Join the Accessible Workplace to learn how understanding the basics can help coworkers, employees and supervisors feel comfortable.
Employee Travel/Business Reimbursement T101-B
Location: Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC Lowrise) This is the second session of the Employee Travel/ Business Reimbursement training - T101. Please take T101-A (OWL) first, if possible. To receive an invitation to access T101-A, please sign up for this T101-B workshop and you will be contacted. (Please remember to print and bring your T101-A OWL training certificate to show completion of this prerequisite.)
In this T101-B you will learn:
Journal Workflow Training- Oct
This is required training for UMass staff who have been assigned the task of making adjustments to the General Ledger, such as expense transfers or cash transfers from one account to another.
Managing Up
Location: Life Sciences Lab building(LSL) Power dynamics within an office/department are often hard to navigate. There are universal techniques for employees to “manage up” while having to traverse the work dynamics. Learn certain strategies so you and your supervisor can work more productively together.
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Kuali Session 1: Basics
Participants will learn how to navigate Kuali and complete the Proposal Development record, including:
· An overview of the Kuali platform, user dashboard, key concepts, and how to create a new proposal
· How to enter preliminary proposal details – sponsor, grant type, grant period, etc.
· How to fill out investigators RTF and intellectual credit splits
· How to fill out the compliance sections and the questionnaire (IPF)
· How to attach documents to fulfill UMass and Sponsor requirements
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Rocking Our Own Boat - Self Leadership
"Rocking the Boat" often implies shaking things up for others. Partly because we have a tendency to blame others for our upsets. Join us as we point the finger inward at ourselves and shake that boat up! In this engaging and experiential workshop, we will explore our inner body world to find the information and guidance to take responsibility for ourselves and, walk in true leadership (whether we're the boss or not) as we engage with others. You will learn:
Travel Q&A Session
Having trouble with a Travel and Expense Report? Or, do you have a question about a specific travel policy?
Please sign-up and an Accounts Payable staff member from the Controller's Office will be available to answer your questions.
(Note: This is NOT a substitute for Travel and Expense Module Training which is mandatory before access to the module is granted, you need to sign up for those trainings separately.)
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What Interpreting Can Do For You
It is common to think that sign language interpreters are working only for Deaf people. Actually, we are working just as hard for you! This talk will help you realize the benefits of having interpreters involved in communication processes. Any language difference is a sign that you’re in an intercultural interaction—even if everyone is speaking English, and even if everyone knows the content of your work together, there are still cultural differences in addressing misunderstanding and making sure everyone shares the same meanings.
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Accessible Workplace Q&A
Come join the Accessible Workplace Office celebrate their first year celebration! This will also serve as a Q&A session, so come prepared with your questions! This is open to anyone who would like to attend.
BuyWays - Oct
This is hands-on training session, for UMass PO Data Entry Operators and Liaisons, covers the new BuyWays Requisitioning which will include: shopping and creating requisitions, inquiring on purchasing and payables transactions.
Kuali Session 2: Budgeting
Location: Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC Lowrise) Participants will learn how to create a budget in Kuali, including:
· A review of Kuali’s basic budget concepts and tour of the budget module
· How to create budget versions and export budgets to Excel
· Learn how cost of living increases and inflation work and are calculated
· How to add and assign personnel to budget periods
· How to add non-employees (consultants, other significant contributors, etc).
· How to budget academic (AY) and summer faculty effort
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Kuali Session 3: Advanced Budgeting, GrantsGov
Participants will review additional budget items with special focus on Grants.gov (S2S) proposals, including:
· How to add subcontracts
· How to link to a Grants.gov solicitation
· How to build NIH modular budgets
· How to account for the NIH salary cap
· How to account for cost sharing
· How to modify the proposal and budget based on OPAS review comments
Supervising Student Workers
Location: Life Sciences Lab building(LSL) If you are relatively new to supervising student workers at UMass, then this interactive workshop will help give you tools and strategies to lay the groundwork for student workplace success.
Patricipants will learn:
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Giving and Receiving Feedback
Do you feel inadequate in giving constructive feedback? Do you feel as though you’re getting very little feedback yourself? Giving and receiving consistent and useful feedback is vitally important to continue doing your best work. Learn how to give and solicit useful feedback techniques.
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Customer Service in the Workplace
We've all heard the old adage "the customer is always right," but this isn't always easy to implement in practice and can often seem insincere or impractical. This 2-hour session will briefly cover how we can move to next level of customer service, by changing how we approach our interactions with even the most difficult of customers.
State Employees Retirement System
This workshop aims to help employees understand the state rules and regulations that can affect their State Employees' Retirement System calculations and help them to plan effectively for retirement.
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Kuali Research Open Lab
Location: Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC Lowrise) Participants will have an opportunity to explore and begin building proposals in the system. Research and Engagement staff will be present to troubleshoot and answer questions.
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Travel Q&A Session
Having trouble with a Travel and Expense Report? Or, do you have a question about a specific travel policy?
Please sign-up and an Accounts Payable staff member from the Controller's Office will be available to answer your questions.
(Note: This is NOT a substitute for Travel and Expense Module Training which is mandatory before access to the module is granted, you need to sign up for those trainings separately.)
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