October 2021 Newsletter

Mindful Facilitation: Cross Cultural Facilitation Training

Mind Full or Mindful?

Lee Mun Wah, of StirFry Consulting will be conducting a class in Mindful Facilitation: Cross Cultural Facilitation, a virtual training on Friday, October 22 and Friday, October 29, at 9am-1pm each day.

Join this 8-hour training equipping Humboldt faculty, staff, administration, and student leaders in the methods and mindsets to mindfully facilitate cross cultural dialogue and learning experiences. The event is lead by Lee Mun Wah, the founder and Executive Director of StirFry Seminars & Consulting, an internationally renowned Chinese American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, Asian folkteller, educator, community therapist and master diversity trainer. He provides educational tools and workshops on issues pertaining to cross-cultural communication and awareness, mindful facilitation, and conflict mediation techniques

NOTE: Please register ahead of time. All participants who complete the two day training will receive a certificate.

Featured Tech Skills Course

Tech Skills

OneNote Online: Creating & Opening Notes

Get started with OneNote Online. Discover how to access and use OneNote Online, including how to create and open a notebook, and add and work with notes.

Course time: 55 minutes

 

Leadership vs. Management: What's the Difference?

Leadership

Highly recommended! In a keynote discussion at Harvard Business School Online’s annual conference, Connext, HBS Professors Nancy Koehn and Joe Fuller explored the interplay between leadership and management and shared how they define the two disciplines.

Note: a video is embedded in the article, which summarizes the talk.

Read the HBS Article

Respect in the Workplace

Respect

Designed to create a healthy work environment that promotes mutual respect and positive working relationships. Participants will learn how to: 

  1. Recognize characteristics of a respectful workplace, 
  2. How to promote a respectful workplace with employees,
  3. How to respond appropriately to disrespectful behavior.

Register Here

Exposing Hidden Bias

Bias

Join us for an important discussion that brings attention to the unconscious biases we all possess and provides some strategies for overcoming its impact in our work and relationships. Come learn about diversity & inclusion, how to recognize areas where unconscious bias may surface, identify strategies for avoiding bias, and learn of resources available for additional learning and involvement.

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Assertive Communication: Leading with Confidence and Respect

Communication Bubbles

Understanding how to communicate and ask for what you want assertively has many benefits – it allows you to get things done while treating others with fairness and respect, negotiate mutually beneficial solutions, feel less anxious and stressed, and walk through the world with greater confidence. However, truly assertive communication can be difficult to identify since people often confuse assertiveness with aggression. During this workshop, we will explore what it means to be assertive and discuss strategies for incorporating and practicing this important skill in your professional life.

Register Here

Featured Soft Skills Course

Soft Skills

Mindful Meeting Exercises

Dr. Crystal Miller presents Mindful Meeting Exercises, designed to provide a deeper sense of well-being and connection. These exercises are 5-10 minutes in length and can be done either individually throughout your workday or in a meeting with your team or group.

Course time:  varies

 

Sustainability 101

sustainability

Are you interested in reducing your personal impact and saving money? Do you wonder what the campus is doing to conserve resources and advance sustainability? We've got solutions for you! Join sustainability staff from CSU Channel Islands and CSU Stanislaus to learn how you can be part of the CSU’s sustainability leadership. This workshop will present information on relevant CSU policies as well as how you can incorporate sustainability in your life through interactive activities and practical tips for all.

Register Here

 On the Bookshelf

Bookstore

Mindfulness

by Shamash Alidina

Learn how to reduce stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, and even chronic pain - by refocusing your mind. A cutting-edge meditation therapy that uses self-control techniques, mindfulness has taken off across the globe as a way of overcoming negative thoughts and emotions and achieving a calmer, more focused state of mind.

Find the Book in the Library

Understanding & Leveraging Your Strengths

strengths

Move from surviving to thriving by learning how to effectively leverage your Top 5 Strengths in any challenge you're currently facing. Explore how your unique Strengths complement one another, in order to tackle any challenge with grace, ease, and confidence - rather than force, difficulty, and frustration.

Register Here

Positive Psychology

Happiness

Research has shown that happiness and positivity lead to success. During this workshop we will answer the question of “what fuels success?” If we work hard, become successful then we will be happy; however, the formula is backwards. If we choose happiness, the brain works better, and we become successful. 

Join this engaging and interactive learning experience on how positive psychology can lead to personal and professional success. We will explore the happiness advantage principles that can help shift our mindset through positive psychology.

Register Here

CSU's Got Talent

Better Business Writing

"Better Business Writing" October 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM PT

 

Register the Day of the Webinar

Upcoming Classes

Mar 28 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Resume 101

resume

How to create a great resume.

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Onboarding New and Reassigned Employees

Employee Onboarding

Employees who move into a new position on campus benefit greatly when their onboarding experience is well-managed and meaningful. Research shows employees who are onboarded with intention and thoroughness are 70% more productive and 82% more likely to stay with their employer. This course will equip anyone with employee onboarding responsibilities with clear guidelines and best practices for onboarding new and reassigned employees.

Register Here

 

Connect and Center

Resilience

Wind down from the work week and prepare to enter the weekend grounded and with ease. This 30 minute opportunity to connect with others and experience guided meditation is offered weekly on Fridays at noon.

Join Here

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Tech Tips

Use the Spacebar to Scroll Up and Down A Page

Using a scroll bar -- or arrow keys -- to move up and down a web page is tedious. So why not move up and down a page more quickly using the spacebar? Tapping on the spacebar on a web page will allow you to quickly scroll down. If you want to go back up, hold Shift while you tap the spacebar.

Skillshops @ the Library