Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Wednesday 6/12
Data Incident – What is it and what should you do about it? At GW, we are committed to protecting the privacy and integrity of data collected, created, stored and transmitted by the University. All members of GW community, with access to GW systems and information, are responsible for reporting any suspected or actual data incidents, and upholding university privacy policies and practices.
This workshop will provide GW staff and faculty with an overview of GW’s data incident reporting requirements and the university’s data incident response plan.
Leaders at All Levels: Setting Goals Join our next session as we focus on goal setting. You will learn how setting clear and actionable goals can further your career, how to draft SMART Goals, and tips for goal setting.
Health Information Privacy Health Privacy at GW – What law applies? The University maintains health information related to its students, employees and community members, either at the Student Health Center, in student records, in records maintained by the university clinics, or in human resource employment files. Whether these records are covered under FERPA or HIPAA, or in certain instances are not covered under any privacy law, can be a very confusing topic.
This workshop will provide an overview of the privacy of health information, aiming to clarify what information is covered by what law, when, and where.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Wednesday 5/15
Procurement 101 Training This training is open to all team members involved in purchasing activities who can create or approve requisitions in EAS/Oracle or use the Gatekeeper contract management system. The training is designed to benefit new and experienced personnel.
In these Procurement 101 sessions, you will:
Gain a deeper understanding of the procurement process, compliance guidelines, and effective routing process
Understand the importance of strategic sourcing and vendor management
Explore our procurement tools and resources for efficiency
GW’s Privacy of Personal Information Policy What does it mean and who should comply with it GW’s Privacy of Personal Information Policy is applicable to all members of the university community who collect, access, store and manage the personal information of individuals, on behalf of the university.This workshop will provide GW staff and faculty with an overview of this policy, and of the university’s privacy and data protection requirements, processes and procedures covering the collection, access and use of personal data.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Thursday 4/25
Privacy 101 – What every GW employee should know about Privacy Join the GW Privacy Office and learn more about the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information of our community members.
This webinar will cover topics such as:
Defining Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or personal data
Applicable privacy laws and individuals’ privacy rights
The universtity’s Personal Information and Privacy Policy
The importance of reporting any actual or suspectedincident involving personal information of individuals.
You will leave this webinar with a stronger understanding of your role and responsibilities in protecting the privacy of those whose personal data you are collecting, accessing and/or managing on behalf of the university.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Friday 4/12
Leaders at All Levels: Event Planning This month’s Leaders at All Levels session will focus on the essentials of Event Planning, with a focus on in-person events. You will learn the basics of event planning, and you will learn about resources to plan events at GW.
FERPA workshop for GW staff and faculty This interactive workshop will address FERPA basics and explore requirements for the protection of student records, when those records may be shared, and discuss some of the applicable exceptions to the FERPA requirement for consent.
GW staff and faculty members are encouraged to submit their questions via the event’s registration survey.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Tuesday 3/26 -Thursday 3/28
APPA Virtual -Level III: Managerial Effectiveness On this level, participants develop and strengthen leadership skills while learning basic principles for organizational and managerial effectiveness.Attendees experience a dynamic learning environment utilizing engaging discussion groups, learning games, discovery exercises, synergy, and project collaboration. The content of this program complements and builds upon the individual skills learned in Level I and the interpersonal skills developed in Level II.
Leaders learn how to apply leadership skills that are essential in today’s workplace.
Leaders master strategies for handling and ultimately solving difficult conversations and situations.
Leaders learn how to model strong leadership skills through knowing their own strengths and complementing the strengths of others.
Digital Roundtable – myGW This month, our roundtable discussion will focus on the new myGW. The new myGW website and mobile app are designed to provide centralized access to the GW resources that are important to you through a customizable interface. Join us for an introduction to the new tool and learn how to personalize your myGW dashboard.
These roundtable sessions are open to anyone, whether you’re looking for answers to specific questions or just want to listen in and learn from the expertise of others
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Tuesday 3/19-Thursday 3/21
APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit Supervisor’s Toolkit has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the facilities management professional. It is a structured, open-ended, and pragmatic approach to developing supervisors. It is not so much a teaching program as a development process, designed to help supervisors realize both personal and professional growth. The program has been newly designed as a full three days of training.
APPA Virtual -Level I: Individual Effectiveness Level I helps your institution achieve sustained superior results by focusing on making individual leaders more effective. Participants will discover that the pursuit of effectiveness will have enduring positive impacts on both their personal and professional lives. This level includes a 360-degree benchmark providing participants with feedback from managers, peers, and direct reports and clear indicators of their top strengths as well as areas to target for improvement.
Leaders learn to be effective leaders, not victims, and are responsible and accountable for their actions and subsequent consequences.
Leaders learn to live by a personal vision, mission, and values commitment that serves to guide their life.
Leaders learn that credibility and integrity stem from personal trustworthiness that is demonstrated in all they say and do.
Procurement 101 Training These training sessions are customized for our end-user departments to learn how to navigate the procurement process and provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to make well-informed purchasing decisions.
Siteimprove – Addressing Accessibility Issues Join our team and a customer success manager from Siteimprove for an overview of how to use the platform’s accessibility features to address any issues and make your sites more accessible for everyone.
ERAPPA: Inclusive Physical Space Framework The Inclusive Physical Space Framework (IPSF) is intended to guide and empower post-secondary institutions to plan, build, operate, and maintain physical spaces on and off campus which uphold strategies for accessibility, well-being, and sustainability. This webinar will discuss some of the key themes addressed in the Framework and open a discussion on how it can be applied in a university campus setting.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Tuesday 2/27 – Thursday 2/29
APPA Virtual – Level II: Interpersonal Effectiveness Effective managers use interpersonal and team skills to motivate, communicate, and inspire those around them. This Level focuses on understanding the dynamics of working together and successful ways to sustain trust which can be used to support successful relationships and team efforts. Level II will help you hone the skills needed to ensure that you are not only an effective leader, but also an effective manager.
Introducing the new myGW The new myGW is designed to provide centralized access to the GW resources that are important to you through a customizable interface. Join us for an introduction to the new tool. We’ll cover the essential features and how you can personalize your experience. This training will be offered twice in February.
Digital Roundtable – Webform Spam Prevention This month’s roundtable discussion will be focused on GW Drupal webforms and how you can prevent spam submissions. Join to learn about form validation and spam prevention configurations.
These roundtable sessions are open to anyone, whether you’re looking for answers to specific questions or just want to listen in and learn from the expertise of others.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Tuesday 2/20
GW Drupal – Menus Overview This will be an overview of how menus are managed in GW Drupal. The training will cover adding pages to menus, breadcrumbs, and managing primary navigation, secondary navigation, and left navigation.
Privacy – Sharing university data with third party service providers In this webinar, addressed to GW staff and faculty, we will review privacy considerations and implications associated with transferring university data to third party providers.
APPA Virtual -Level II: Interpersonal Effectiveness Effective managers use interpersonal and team skills to motivate, communicate, and inspire those around them. This Level focuses on understanding the dynamics of working together and successful ways to sustain trust which can be used to support successful relationships and team efforts. Level II will help you hone the skills needed to ensure that you are not only an effective leader, but also an effective manager.
Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.
Wednesday 2/14
Digital Accessibility Overview Join us for an overview of digital accessibility and learn about our collective responsibility for maintaining an accessible digital presence. In this training, we’ll provide an introduction to the topic and go over best practices for ensuring your digital content is accessible to everyone. Attending this training serves as an equivalent for completing the accessibility assessment in Talent@GW.
HR Training on Benefits and Payroll Join this virtual training to learn about benefits and payroll programs at GW, and resources available to you as a manager.
Leaders at All Levels: Retreat Planning Please join us for our February Leaders at all Levels session where we will start out the year discussing Retreat Planning! We will dive into the process of planning a successful retreat and what that might look like for your team.
