In Room 217 of the Administration Building, University of Idaho students, staff and faculty have the opportunity to continue their education through webinars offered by UI’s Professional Development and Learning department.
These one-hour webinars serve as an informational skill-building opportunity, according to Elissa Keim, director of PDL.
“It gives (faculty and staff) some of the skills right away that they can use to do their jobs better,” Keim said.
Keim said there are usually 15-20 people in attendance for the webinars, with most of those being staff and faculty. And although they are geared toward meeting the needs of staff and faculty, Keim said students are welcome to attend.
“Topics range from computer skills for some of our Microsoft Office and Adobe computer programs,” Keim said. “There’s stuff for supervisors and managers, interpersonal skills stuff. It runs the gamut.”
The topics for the webinars are chosen based on the needs of UI staff and faculty.
“We’ve had enough conversations with our employees on campus that we’ve identified which topics are of greatest interest to them,” Keim said.
The next webinar entitled “How to Remain Cool and Collected in Challenging Conversations” will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 30 in room 217 of the Administration Building.
Kaitlin Moroney can be reached at [email protected]