The Professional Development Center will present the workshop "Using Response Systems to Engage Students" on Tuesday, March 29, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Clickers provide faculty members with a means to illicit immediate feedback during class. In this presentation, Bill White, director of faculty development, will introduce clicker technology and help faculty members create activities that enliven classrooms and enhance feedback loops.

Light snacks will be provided. Please register online through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

The Professional Development Center will sponsor the workshop "Performance Planning and Development" on Monday, March 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Performance management can build relationships while ensuring high levels of work performance. Forms should summarize expectations and align the objectives of employees and supervisors. In this interactive session, participants will apply knowledge and tools to PEPDS forms, with greater understanding of the system. (This is Part 2 of a four-part series. Parts 3 and 4: Focus on Outcomes in Goal Writing, PEPDS Appraisals.)

Light snacks will be provided. Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

Employees who "quit but stay" are not giving their talents, creativity, energy, or passion to their jobs and are exacting an immeasurable tax on the organization. There are many reasons for disengagement, but one of the greatest is a lack of feeling trusted. When employees fail to meet expectations, leaders have the difficult challenge of determining how much to trust employees with future tasks or projects. The distrust-disengagement cycle is self-perpetuating and will cripple an organization. Stephen Covey’s unique methodology will focus on the "what" and the "how" to effect practical, sustainable change in this professional development workshop on Wednesday, March 16, at 10:00 a.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Light refreshments will be provided. Please register online through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

Please join the Professional Development Center for the next Tuesday Talks workshop, "Ethical Leadership: Character, Civility, and Community," on Tuesday, March 15, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Ethical leadership is the critical appropriation and embodiment of traditions that have shaped the character and shared meanings of people. Ethical leaders are leaders whose character has been shaped by wisdom and practices of particular traditions, often more than one. Yet, they tend to be identified with a particular cultural ethos and narrative. Finally, ethical leadership asks the question of values in reference to ultimate concern.

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

Join faculty members in the basic elements of active learning and discover how these activities can improve learning, motivation, and attendance during this faculty development workshop on Tuesday, March 8, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Active learning calls upon students to be active participants in their own educational journeys.

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

Do you want to know the real purpose of performance management? Join us for this professional development workshop on Tuesday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. in Butler Library 181B. This presentation is the first of a four-part series to help supervisors empower, establish trust, set boundaries, and create accountability for those they supervise. (Parts 2–4: Performance Planning and Development, Focus on Outcomes in Goal Writing, PEPDS Appraisals)

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

Team teaching is both an art and a science. In this discussion, team-teaching veterans will share their successes and offer advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that surround team teaching on Thursday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration website.

The Professional Development Center will present "Promoting Success: Facilitating Meetings" on Friday, February 26, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Participants will learn to facilitate meetings for successful outcomes.

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

The Graduate Student Orientation for students accepted for the spring semester has been rescheduled to today, Wednesday, January 20, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. Please note: This orientation session was originally scheduled for January 13.

Please encourage students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2016–2017 academic year by Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The application can be completed at www.fafsa.gov. Students who require assistance should call the Financial Aid Office at (716) 878-4902 for an appointment.