March Staff Enrichment offerings
March Staff Enrichement time is March 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4:30
p.m.
Programs last one hour and are virtual unless noted otherwise. Staff can choose self- or team-directed professional development in place of our monthly offerings; just be sure to work with your supervisor on any details!
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
10-11 a.m. UNCSA Admissions: What does it take to become a UNCSA Student with Paul Razza
Join members of the Office of Admissions and current Student Ambassadors as they share national enrollment trends, recruitment efforts, and why they love the artist ecosystem known as UNCSA. Get an insider perspective of what it takes to recruit and enroll the world’s best emerging artists.
11 a.m.-noon Microsoft Teams vs. Zoom with Dave LaVack, Steve Cochrane and Tamar Pandi: Are you still unsure which platform to use for virtual meetings and remote collaborations?
Do you want to avoid juggling between multiple communication and collaboration tools for work? Are you looking for a more integrated and efficient solution? Join our upcoming learning session on Microsoft Teams vs. Zoom!
We will guide you through the features and benefits of both platforms and provide tips on optimizing your experience. We will showcase the features and benefits of Teams, including seamless integration with other Microsoft tools, real-time collaboration, and advanced security features.
2-3:30 p.m. Understanding and Addressing Bias & Microaggressions with Shayla Herndon-Edmunds
This workshop helps participants understand conscious and unconscious biases and how they influence our behaviors. We will explore how bias may lead to microaggressive behaviors and inequities that impact students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders, especially those from historically marginalized groups. We will engage in making the invisible (bias) visible, disarming microaggressions, offender education, and help-seeking as strategic goals for responding to microaggressions.
3:30-4:30 p.m. Behind the Scenes: A look at Dangerous Corner with Carl Forsman and
Caroline Cearley
Location: Catawba Theatre, Performance Place
JB Priestley’s 1932 thriller is a play that relies on a conventional narrative structure to tell a story about truth and perception. Professor Carl Forsman and Senior Directing student Caroline Cearley lead a tour of the set for the play, explicating how the set relates to Priestley’s themes and ideas. We’ll discuss what Mr. Priestley’s script suggests, and how the interpretation of physical space described in the text gets translated for a production today.
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
10-11 a.m. Microsoft Teams vs. Dropbox with Dave LaVack, Steve Cochrane and Tamar Pandi
Join us for an interactive learning session on Microsoft Teams vs. Dropbox to discover how Teams can transform your collaboration with your colleagues. Microsoft Teams is more than just a chat tool. It’s a complete collaboration platform that brings together chat, meetings, calling, and file sharing all in one place. In this session, you’ll learn how Teams can help you work more efficiently and stay connected with your team, no matter where you are.
We’ll explore the benefits of Teams over Dropbox, including better integration with other Microsoft apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint. You’ll also learn to use Teams to organize your work, collaborate with colleagues, and stay on top of your tasks. Whether new to Teams or looking to expand your knowledge, this session is perfect for anyone interested in learning how to use Teams to its full potential. So why wait? Sign up now and discover how Teams can help you work smarter, not harder.
11 a.m.-noon Craft Circle Location: UNCSA Library MakerSpace
Bring your own project to work on, or come work on the sewing machines to make a napkin or coaster (fabric and supplies will be provided). Enjoy spending an hour being creative with a great group of people.
11 a.m.-noon Español-English Meetup
Location: Pickle Jar (Hanes Commons)
Bring your lunch and join for this monthly bilingual conversation group. Everyone is welcome!
Trae tu almuerzo y únete a nosotros para este groupo de conversación bilingüe menusal. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!
2-3 p.m. Performance Hour with the School of Music
Location: Crawford Hall
The entire campus community is welcome to attend these free, weekly performances showcasing student progress in the UNCSA School of Music. The pieces vary weekly and are determined by what students are working on this year.
2-3 p.m. Affinity Groups with Tasha Myers
In the Fall of 2022, Affinity Groups were launched to have intentional spaces for faculty and staff to gather for a common purpose surrounding the experiences within the UNCSA community. As we continue to make strides toward creating an administrative infrastructure for this initiative, we would like to expand the offerings.
The first four groups launched were Advancing EDIB, African American/Black, International, and Hispanic/Latine. This semester we will continue these groups as well as host events for Jewish, Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA, Indigenous/Native American, and Women. This Staff Enrichment Session will offer time to ask questions, offer suggestions, and learn more about how to get involved.
3-4 p.m. Tactical Communication & Crisis De-Escalation with Lt. Dove
Join us to learn how to communicate with someone in crisis, recognize when you are in crisis & need de-escalating, and why these skills are such a major focus for our campus police department. This is an abbreviated version of training similar to what campus police receives in their line or work.
Contact: Matt Horvat
March 13, 2023