U2 workshops listed Below are U2 Workshops for June 20 thru June 30. Visit our Web site for more. Home Sweet Home June 20, 3:00-4:30 pm Skalicky Tech Incubator, Room 211 Buying a home is probably the most expensive purchase you will make in your lifetime, so you don’t want to make a mistake. Learn how to determine whether to buy or not, the cost of home ownership and what you can realistically afford. Presenter: Marybeth Vigeland, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, The Village Family Service Center Pandemic Flu…It’s for the Birds June 21, 10:00 am to Noon Swanson Hall, Room 17 This course will cover information about the possibility of an outbreak of avian flu, or similar pandemic outbreak. Course participants will be taught what types of things they can do to minimize their risk of exposure. Preparation actions of federal, state, and local government will be discussed, and participants will also learn what steps they should follow if a global pandemic develops. Presenter: Jason Uhlir Defensive Driving June 22, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Skalicky Tech Incubator, Room 211 Presenter: Mike Holmes This workshop is required by State Fleet for all UND employees who drive State Fleet vehicles on a regular (monthly) basis, received a traffic violation, or had an accident while operating a State Fleet vehicle. Employees are encouraged to bring a family member (spouse and/or dependents). This workshop may also reduce your North Dakota insurance premiums and could possibly remove points from your driving record. The Basics of IRB Review June 22, 1:00-4:00 pm Swanson Hall, Room 17 All researchers planning to conduct human subject research are required to complete training. The workshop covers research ethics, federal regulations, and UND policies regarding human subject research. It will also review the Institutional Review Board (IRB) forms and procedures. The workshop will include two case studies, a quiz, with time for questions. Presenter: Renee Carlson Safe Online Practices - Protecting Your Identity and Securing Your Computer June 22, 2:00-4:00 pm Upson II, Room 361 The Internet can provide a wealth of information and give access to valuable financial, business, educational, and entertainment services. However, when connected to the Internet, you and your computer become vulnerable to scammers, identity thieves, viruses, spyware and more. This workshop will provide the information needed to help you protect your identity and computer while online. Presenter: Brad Miller, IT Security Officer Introduction to Dreamweaver 2004 MX June 26, 28, & 30, 8:30-11:30 am Upson II, Room 361 (9 Hours Total) Prerequisite: Basic understanding of computers; mouse and saving/retrieving skills. Learn how to use Dreamweaver’s graphical page-building interface to develop and manage staticWeb sites that feature text graphics, and navigation. Presenter: Doris Bornhoeft When Domestic Violence Comes to Work June 27, 2:30-4:30 pm Skalicky Tech Incubator, Room 211 The US Department of Justice estimates that victims knew their attacks intimately in the 60,000 incidents of on-the-job violence each year. For many abused individuals, the workplace is not safe because stalking, threats and violence follow them to work. The Bureau of National Affairs estimates that businesses lose $3-$5 billion a year from increased health care expenses, absenteeism, and lost productivity caused by domestic violence. This workshop will assist you in providing warning signs of domestic violence, understanding the impact in the workplace, responding to employees, domestic violence laws, company policies, and resources. Presenters: Lieutenant Don Rasmusson, UND Police Department and Kari Kerr Welsh, LPC, Community Violence Intervention Center Behavior Based Safety June 29, 9:00 am to Noon Skalicky Tech Incubator, Room 211 Behavioral Safety is the application of behavior science to occupational safety. The goal of Behavioral Safety is to make work environments as safe as possible. This involves constant assessments of the condition of our tools and physical space, our knowledge about the work to be done and work processes (i.e., standard operating procedures), the effectiveness of our personal motivation and the motivational and management strategies in the organization, the strategies that management employ to show the value of each individual to the organization, etc. Behavioral Safety also involves a set of principles and techniques that are used to improve safety either at the level of individuals or at the level of the organization. Presenter: Mike Holmes Please reserve your seat by registering with U2 by: Phone 777-2128, Email U2@mail.und.edu, or Online www.conted.und.edu/U2/. Please Include: (1) Workshop Title/ Date, (2) Name, (3) Department, (4) Position, (5) Box #, (6) Phone #, (7) Email, & (8) How you first learn about this workshop? Thank you for registering in advance; it helps us plan for materials and number of seats. -- Julie Sturges, Program Assistant, U2, U2@mail.und.edu, 777-2128