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A two-part professional development workshop, "Crucial Conversations: Communicating in the Workplace," will be offered on Friday, May 18, in Bacon Hall 115. The morning plenary session, from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m., will feature a presentation titled “Micro-expression Training: Recognition of Emotion from the Face" by Darrin J. Griffin, an instructor and doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Griffin has taught communication courses, including topics of deception and communication theory, at seven colleges and universities. His research interests involve nonverbal deceptive communication, emotion, language and cognition, and instructional leadership. Griffin has also led various workshops on communication for organizations. Lunch will be provided.

An afternoon session, “Crucial Conversations Workshop,” presented by Rita Zientek, Eileen Merberg, and Ottilie Woodruff, will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2829. For more information, contact Ottilie Woodruff, ext. 4426.