Don't miss all the professional development and wellness and activity classes offered on campus. Visit the calendar for course details and registration.

Navigating Fresno State

Supporting Trans Students: Faculty and Staff
10 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, Vintage Room

This interactive seminar will provide faculty and staff with information and tools to support our trans students, and include an overview of trans identities, current issues facing trans communities and effective ally behaviors.

Water Book Club
Chapter 6: 12:10 - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, Library 0102

The Water Cohort and the California Water Institute are proud to announce the spring edition of the water book club. The book club will be reading "Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability" by Brian Richter. The book club is open to all faculty, students and staff at Fresno State that want to learn more about water in a very casual way. Electronic and hard copy books will be available at no charge to participants. Register today to reserve your copy!

Undocumented Student Ally Training
1 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, USU 309

Part 2 of Undocu-Ally Training. Undocumented students in the American higher education system face unique and far more daunting obstacles than their U.S. citizen classmates (Cervantes, Minero & Brito, 2015). Fresno State serves many undocumented students but their educational journey towards earning a college degree is paved with many challenges. Yet this student population exhibits resilience and determination to reach their educational and career goals. Undocu-Ally training will help us increase our knowledge and effectiveness to serve undocumented students at Fresno State. This is PART 2 of Undocu-Ally training. To receive ally training certification, participants must attend PART 1 and PART 2.

Safe Zone Workshop: Becoming an Ally
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, Library 3213

Safe Zones at Fresno State are individuals or spaces that are safe, open, and welcoming to members of the LGBTQ+ community. Workshop attendees will:

• Gain knowledge about the LGBTQ+ community, its struggles and its history
• Gain an understanding of the experiences that LGBTQ+ individuals face
• Learn skills to help support LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff learn, thrive and grow at Fresno State

Safe Zone members receive a badge that identify them as advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. To become a member, you must attend this Safe Zone introduction training, offered several times each academic year, along with two approved LGBTQ+ campus events. Membership must be renewed each year by attendance of events.

Concur Travel and Expense Training
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, Library 2127

The Concur Expense module is getting a makeover! In this workshop, we will take a look at the new product and see how employees will complete their expense reports. Employees will also learn in a hands-on lab environment about Concur Profile Settings, how to assign an expense delegate, how to create a request for preapproval of travel and how to create an expense report for reimbursement.

Leadership Lunches

A Discussion on Wait, What? and Life's Other Essential Questions
Noon - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, Library 2134

Join Kathleen Scott to discuss the art of asking — and answering — good questions using lessons learned from James Ryan's "Wait, What? and Life's Other Essential Questions" book. Ryan's book suggests good questions invite a deeper understanding and more meaningful connections between people and is the perfect companion to our campus conversation about our Principles of Community. Pizza and salad provided.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

OU Campus Training
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday, April 8, Library 2127

Learn how to navigate OU Campus and post text, photos, graphics, and tables to your campus websites. Please bring your own laptop to the training.

Administrative Academy

Winery Tour
10 - 11 a.m. Thursday, April 11, Winery

Take a tour of Fresno State's very own winery and learn about the wine making process! The tour will include a comprehensive overview of how wine is made and a behind the scenes look at the winery's facilities.

Developing a Healthy U

Did You Read That?!
10 - 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, FFS 105

Do you want specialized nutrition support including individualized meal plans, nutrition coaching, exercise planning and weekly nutrition workshops to help you reach your New Year's goals? You can learn all this and more at Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle! Join Dr. Lisa Herzig, director of Dietetics, and senior Dietetics students for this 10-week program to help cultivate living a healthy and balanced lifestyle and to stay on track to make 2019 your best year yet.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
10 - 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, Library 2206

Learn to recognize and respond to the warning signs of suicide. In this training you will learn: common misconceptions about suicide, warning signs and risk factors, how to talk to, persuade and refer a person to appropriate campus and community resources. All attendees will receive a certificate for participation, two-three weeks following training completion.

For more information visit: bit.ly/FSPreventSuicide. This training is open to current Fresno State students, staff and faculty.

The 5 Buckets Principle
Noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, ED 140

Is it possible to meet the competing demands of finances, friends and family, work, health, and community? The resounding answer is yes! In this fun, interactive seminar, learn the 5 Buckets Principle of work/life balance to get the tools to prioritize what is and should be important to you. Learn how to think about the BIG PICTURE without ignoring the little things that matter, as well as how to find the time to manage it all including time for yourself and for fun by identifying priorities, making choices and managing expectations.

Lunch will be provided. Attend and earn points for the Spring Transformation Challenge

Activity Classes

Pilates
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, ED 360
Utilize non-impact exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance and inner awareness.

Sculpt
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Thursday, South Gym 134
With a combination of aerobic activity, agility, balance, and strength training, you can shed any unwanted pounds and tone your muscles in this moderate exercise class.

Circuit Training
5:30 - 6 p.m. Wednesday, ED 140
Combine interval training, full body weight exercises and core workouts to strengthen and tone your whole body.