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Event is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, virtually and in person on Friday, May 20Ìý

The state ofÌýhigher education, personal and collective purpose, skill-building, and diversity and inclusion are all topics of conversation in the second annual College of Arts and Sciences staff summit.

The summit is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. (virtual) and Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon (in-person) with an optional happy hour at 3:30 p.m.ÌýÌý

All members of the college’s staff are welcome to attend. Registration is required and is available atÌý. Participation is optional, but we encourage all staff to attend relevant sessions, and we urge managers and chairs to support these professional-development and community-building activities.

Highlights include sessions on topics like the unique structures of higher education, DEI, wellness, professional development andÌýnetworking. See aÌýfull agenda below.

The staff summit is an outgrowth of the college’sÌýBe HeardÌýinitiative and its commitment to employee development and engagement. The Be SEEN: Staff Training and Mentoring working group is committed to providing staff more opportunities toÌýconnect and network by investing in professional-development opportunities such as this staff summit.Ìý

How to attend:ÌýÌý

• Please register forÌýone or both daysÌýof the staff summitÌý.

• Please be sure to include dietary restrictions for breakfast and indicateÌýwhich one of the twoÌýbreakout sessions (after breakfast) you would like to attend.

For questions, contactÌýErin Cunningham RitterÌý´Ç°ùÌýShelly Hammonds.

Agenda

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Thursday, May 19, from 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location:ÌýÌývirtual via Zoom

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Ìý Ìý
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bernadette Stewart, Assistant Dean of Culture & PeopleÌý

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.ÌýÌý
Keynote Presentation:ÌýÌýHigher Ed: A Whole Different Animal
Merna Jacobsen, Associate Vice Chancellor and Interim Chief HumanÌýResources OfficerÌýÌýÌý

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Break

10:10 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Skill Building Breakout SessionsÌý

Session A
Title/Speaker:ÌýMonthly m-Fin Reports in CU-Data, Kristina Mendez, Learning Design Manager at the Office of University Controller (System)ÌýÌý

Session B
Title/Speaker:ÌýStudent Reporting using CU-Data, Joey LaConte, Office of the RegistrarÌýÌý

Session C
Title/Speaker: Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness & Employee Tuition Benefit, Stacy Gomez, Julianna Smolka, Meredith Doherty, CU System - Employee Services

10:55 a.m.–11:05 a.m.ÌýÌý
Break

11:05 a.m.–11:50 a.m
Title/Speaker: Leading in a Virtual Environment, Lauren Harris, Training & Development ManagerÌýÌý

11:50 –1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.Ìý
Title/Speaker: Choosing Resilience: A Guide to Fortifying Emotional and Mental Wellness,ÌýStanley Ly, MA, LPC, Director FSAP

1:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.
Break

1:55 p.m – 2:40 p.m.
Why Students Persist and How You Can Help, Erin Datteri & Daniel Easton, A&S Academic Advising and CoachingÌýÌý

2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Break

2:50 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Centering Liberation: Building a Foundation for critical DEI Engagement, Ashley Grice, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. - noon

Locations:ÌýÌýInstitute for Behavioral Science (IBS)
1440 15th St, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, CO 80309
&
Grandview Cottage, 1320 Grandview Ave., Â鶹¹ÙÍø, CO 80302ÌýÌý

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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.ÌýÌý
Networking/breakfast
Location:ÌýIBSÌý

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.ÌýÌýÌý
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Bernadette Stewart, Assistant Dean of Culture & PeopleÌýÌý
Location:ÌýÌýIBS

9:15Ìýa.m. – 9:45Ìýa.m.ÌýÌýÌý
Updates:ÌýRenée Crown Wellness InstituteÌý& Mindful Campus Project

10:00 a.m. –ÌýÌýNoon
Concurrent Sessions:

Activity: Crafting Your Leadership Narrative, Dr. Patricia Gonzalez & Dr. Erin Cunningham Ritter, College of Arts & Sciences
Location: IBS Room 155ÌýÌý

Activity: Guided Campus WalkÌýÌýÌý
Host:ÌýÌýBernadette Stewart, Kathy Noonan, Gavin Laing, College of Arts & Sciences CU Student AmbassadorÌý
Location:ÌýGrandview Cottage

3:30 p.m.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
H3- Happy Human HourÌýÌýÌý
Host:ÌýÌýBernadette StewartÌýÌý
Location:ÌýAVANTI F&B Â鶹¹ÙÍø,Ìý
1401 Pearl Street, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, COÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý