U2 lists workshops Below are U2 workshops for Oct. 1-12. Visit our web site for more. Power Point XP, Beginning: Oct. 2, 4, and 5, 1 to 4 p.m., 361 Upson II (nine hours total). Prerequisite: Basic understanding of computers, mouse and file saving/retrieving skills. Learn to create presentations, add graphics and objects to slides, add tables and charts to slides, prepare a presentation, sort slides, add slide transitions, and animate text. Presenter: Heidi Strande. Duplicating Procedures: Oct. 3, 3 to 4 p.m., 211 Skalicky Tech Incubator. Come and learn more about what is offered at Duplicating Services, and also about the process of online job submission and how to create PDFs. Presenters: Shawn Leake and Sherry Metzger. Defensive Driving: Oct. 3, 6 to 10 p.m., 211 Skalicky Tech Incubator. This workshop is required by State Fleet for all UND employees who drive state vehicles on a regular (monthly) basis, received a traffic violation, or had an accident while operating a state 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. Presenter: Officer Dan Lund. Peoplesoft Student Records Tips and Tricks: Oct. 9, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., 211 Skalicky Tech Incubator. This workshop is intended for department secretaries and administrative assistants and other academic support staff. We will review procedures for waitlist processing and provide updates about progress on various projects and services. The second hour will be devoted to answering questions you might have about navigation or procedures. Presenters: Registrar’s Office. Excel XP, Beginning: Oct. 10, 11, and 12, 9 to 11 a.m., 361 Upson II (six hours total). Prerequisite: Basic understanding of computers, mouse and file saving/retrieving skills. Introduces Excel basics, edit worksheets, perform calculations, format worksheets, work with multiple worksheets, create and modify charts, set display and print options. Presenter: Heidi Strande. Keys to Successful Learning Outcomes-Based Workshops: Oct. 11, 18, and 25, 8 to 10 a.m., River Valley Room, Memorial Union. With the increasing urgency of assessing student learning outcomes being placed on student affairs and academic units, how much thought are we giving to the learning that takes place in the campus work environment? Each school year, students have access to hundreds of employment opportunities on our campus. But what is being done to prepare our staff to implement learning outcomes-based activity into the campus work environment? This presentation introduces a new approach to staff development and benefits staff members who supervise student employees, especially those in administrative, auxiliary and support positions. Participants will better understand what a learning outcomes-based work environment is and how students can benefit from this type of setting. It also introduces coaching and mentoring techniques staff can use to help students learn and develop beyond the practical aspects of their jobs. The goal is to create a work environment for student employees that would move employment goals beyond job satisfaction to goals which support student learning. Learning objectives: * Gain a better understanding of what a learning outcomes-based work environment is and how students can benefit from this type of setting. * Apply coaching and mentoring techniques to help student employees make connections between job tasks and learning outcomes. Please reserve your seat by registering with U2 by: phone, 777-2128, e-mail, U2@mail.und.nodak.edu\" target="_blank">U2@mail.und.nodak.edu, or online www.conted.und.edu/U2/. Please Include: (1) workshop title/date, (2) name, (3) department, (4) position, (5) box number, (6) phone number, (7) e-mail, and (8) how you first learned 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