October 2023 - May 2024

Professional Development Opportunities

Select from the boxes below to view the current professional development calendar, Wellness Wednesday sessions, and to learn about the Leadership Development Fund for Marginalized and Historically Underrepresented Groups (formerly Career Development Fund for Women and Other Designated Groups).

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To register for Professional Development and Wellness Wednesdays sessions, you will need to log into the registration database using your UWin user ID and password.

 

November 2023 Offerings

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Ensuring that your online content is accessible is essential in order for persons with disabilities to be able to access and use information via adaptive/assistive technology. This session will highlight things to consider when you are creating websites and Brightspace content.

This session will be held via Teams

A Land Acknowledgment is a way of honouring the Indigenous Peoples who have been living and working on the land we currently occupy. It is a statement that shows respect for their unique relationship with the traditional territories and that recognizes them as traditional stewards of the land we reside on. This session will help you understand the meaning of the Land Acknowledgment and address important elements in writing this significant statement to help you make it meaningful.

This session will be held in-person.

Faculty and staff play a key role in supporting and enhancing the student experience throughout the student lifecycle. Ensuring students have an exceptional experience and feel supported during their academic journey can increase student retention and graduation rates. This session will connect participants to resources, tools and services designed to help students navigate UWin Campus and enhance all aspects of student life.

This session will be held in-person.

UWindsor has committed to dismantling anti-Black racism in signing the Scarborough Charter and committing to following through with implementing the Anti-Black Racism Taskforce Report Recommendations. Several recommendations manifest in the form of new Black Student Support Services being offered throughout UWindsor's campus. Join the Office of the Vice-President of Equity's Black Student Support Coordinator, the Clinical Therapist for Black Students, Black Law Student Counsellor and others to learn about Black Student Support Services and initiatives on UWindsor's campus.

This session will be held in-person

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY session

This workshop explores the psychological realities associated with both stress and relaxation. It helps participants identify destructive cycles that create stress, discontent, and fatigue. This popular seminar promotes an understanding of what stress is, including how and why we experience it. This session encourages resiliency and provides tools to successfully manage stress and build resiliency.

This session will be held in-person

This learning session examines key practices for promoting respectful interactions that value the dignity, self-respect, and esteem of all persons. Emphasis is placed on modelling positive interactions with others and practical guides for increasing respectful and cooperative communication and behaviour.

This session will be held in-person.

Microsoft 365 applications can help you boost your productivity and collaboration. In this workshop, you will discover use cases for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Lists, OneNote, Power Automate, SharePoint, Bookings Forms, Stream, ToDo, Whiteboard, Power BI, Planner, Viva Insights, and more. You will also learn tips and tricks on how to integrate these applications with other services and devices to get the most out of Microsoft 365.

This session will be held via Teams

 

 

Upcoming - December 2023 Offerings

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Oliga Tserakhava
Talent Retention Coordinator
oligat@uwindsor.ca
Ext. 2044
Room 500 CHT
 

 

For questions regarding the Leadership Development Fund for Marginalized and Historically Underrepresented Groups please contact:
 
Kate Hargreaves
Administrative Assistant, Organizational Development & Anti-Racism Organizational Change
Office of the Vice-President, People, Equity & Inclusion
Ext. 2095