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DSF Training: Privacy 101 – What every GW employee should know about Privacy

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.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings: Leaders at All Levels and FERPA

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. 

Time: 10am-11am
Location: Virtual


Thursday 4/18

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.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings:APPA Virtual: Managerial Effectiveness and Digital Roundtable – myGW

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.

Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 3/28

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

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings: APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit and Procurement 101 Training

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. 

Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Virtual


Tuesday 3/19-Thursday 3/21

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.

Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Virtual


Wednesday 3/20

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.

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual

Wednesday 3/20

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.

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 3/21

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.

Time: 12pm-1pm
Location: Virtual


DSF Trainings: APPA Virtual, New myGW, and Webform Spam Prevention

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.

Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Virtual


Wednesday 2/28

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.

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/29

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.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings: GW Drupal, Privacy and APPA Virtual-Level II: Interpersonal Effectiveness

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.

Time: 3pm-4pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/22

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. 

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual


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.

Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings: Digital Accessibility Overview, HR Trainings and Retreat Planning

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.

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/15

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.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual


Friday 2/16

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.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual

DSF Trainings: HR Training on Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications and more!

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.


Tuesday 2/6

HR Training on Talent and Organizational Development
Learn about the Talent and Organizational Development team and learn about the programs this team offers such as new employee orientation and training and development opportunities. You will also learn about the performance management process at GW.

Time: 10am-11am
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/8

Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications.
Virtual meetings, conference calls and webinars are now a constant of modern work.
This workshop will cover best practices and available conference settings that will help you protect the privacy and security of personal information of your meetings and webinars’ attendees, as well as your meeting content’s confidentiality.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual Register to Attend


Thursday 2/16

HR Training on Benefits and Payroll
Each quarter, managers will have the opportunity to attend information and training sessions hosted by various departments across HRMD. This week learn about benefits and payroll programs at GW, and resources available to you as a manager.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual Register to Attend

DSF Training: HR Training and Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications.

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.


Thursday 2/1

HR Training on Talent Acquisition
Learn about the Talent Acquisition team, the recruitment process, and best practices for interviewing candidates.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual


Tuesday 2/6

HR Training on Talent and Organizational Development
Learn about the Talent and Organizational Development team and learn about the programs this team offers such as new employee orientation and training and development opportunities. You will also learn about the performance management process at GW.

Time: 10am-11am
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/8

Protecting Information while using virtual meeting applications.
Virtual meetings, conference calls and webinars are now a constant of modern work.
This workshop will cover best practices and available conference settings that will help you protect the privacy and security of personal information of your meetings and webinars’ attendees, as well as your meeting content’s confidentiality.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual Register to Attend

DSF Trainings: HR Training on Equal Employment Opportunity and Access. HR Training on Talent Acquisition.

Each week we’ll be sharing the upcoming training and professional development opportunities available here at GW.


Thursday 1/25

HR Training on Equal Employment Opportunity and Access
As part of HRs ongoing effort to support managers, HR is offering HR training sessions designed to help you better understand the full scope of your role as a manager in key parts of the employee experience related to HR. In this session, you will learn about GW’s EEO and Access team, important things to know as a manager related to EEO and Access, and additional resources.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual


Thursday 2/1

HR Training on Talent Acquisition
Learn about the Talent and Organizational Development team and learn about the programs this team offers such as new employee orientation and training and development opportunities. You will also learn about the performance management process at GW.

Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Virtual