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Online Toolkits

The Office of Organizational Excellence has put together a number of toolkits to support you and your professional development with a variety of courses from CSU Learn. Toolkit topics include:

• Accessibility
• COVID-19
• Developing Your Best Professional Self
• Difficult Conversations
• Email Communication, Grammar & Writing
• Innovation
• Leadership Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Mindful Meeting Meditations
• Principles of Community
• Returning to the Workplace
• Technology Resources
• Tools for Managers
• Tools for Student Assistants
• Working Virtually
• Work/Life Balance

Toolkits can be found in the "Online Resources" section of the Organizational Excellence webpage.

Make sure to register through CSU Learn to receive the Zoom links and have the course added to your calendar.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

OU Campus
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
Learn how to navigate OU Campus and post text, photos, graphics and tables to your campus websites. Trainings are one-on-one, please register on CSU Learn to reserve your spot and submit a ticket to request training: fresnostate.edu/websupport.

Introduction to DocuSign
9 – 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, Zoom
Learn how to navigate DocuSign to send documents for signature and manage workflows to each recipient. Create templates for commonly used routing lists.

Introduction to Zoom
10 – 11 a.m. Thursdays
Everything you want to know about Zoom but you couldn't get on Zoom to figure out how to ask.

Virtual Learning for Managers & Chairs

Performance Evaluation Training for Managers/Chairs
8 - 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, Zoom
11 a.m. - noon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, Zoom
In preparation for the annual staff performance evaluation process, Human Resources offers training for managers and department chairs to prepare for this year's review. Training includes the university's contractual obligations, an overview of the performance management philosophy, and in-depth review of the performance appraisal forms. New managers, chairs or supervisors who have not completed an appraisal in the past or any manager, chair or supervisor who would like information on the evaluation process should attend. The evaluation process for all staff bargaining units will be covered, including the performance appraisal for the Academic Professionals of California (Unit 4). Workshop will also cover an introduction to a new automated workflow.

Building Resilience at Work: Increasing Energy, Health and Performance in Challenging Times
3 – 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, Zoom
As we traverse the global pandemic, resiliency is a vital competency. Resilience is the ability to come back after hardships, disappointments or setbacks, to be adaptable and flexible, and to incorporate life experiences into new ways of thinking, feeling and acting. Constant and relentless pressures can wear us down, burn us out, and hurt us physically, emotionally and mentally. But once we learn how to use resilience, our resilient natures can lift and bolster us during times of difficulty and bring us health and vitality throughout our lives. In this session we will:

• Define resiliency
• See the connection between resiliency, stress management and emotional intelligence
• Understand the brain science behind resilience
• Explore the connection between resiliency and flow
• Learn the “resiliency booster” model
• Explore the way language impacts our resiliency
• Use the “personal power grid” to focus our energy and attention

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Virtual Learning

Online Group Advising: Emphasizing Effectiveness and Efficiency
10 - 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, Zoom
Participants will learn how to conduct academic advising online in groups effectively and efficiently, i.e., one that serves to meet the unique and evolving needs of today’s college students. The webinar will emphasize evidence-based best practices when engaging in online advising with multiple participants using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or other platforms.

How to Up Your Game When Leading Teams Remotely
10:30 a.m. - noon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, Zoom
This session is based on The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek and will help participants learn how to "up your game in leading teams remotely." (Session includes a virtual escape room simulation).

Engaging Your Team Remotely
11 a.m. - noon, Thursday, Oct. 8, Zoom
Join Cynthia Hanks as she shares the strategies to maintaining connections and inspiring team camaraderie while managing a team working both remotely and in the office. Learn what's worked and hasn't, and how you can strengthen your team morale even in the midst of change.

Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle
10 - 10:50 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, Zoom
Led by Dr. Lisa Herzig, this 10-week program offers a holistic approach to reclaiming your health through nutrition coaching and exercise planning, giving you the support and tools to cultivate a healthy and balanced lifestyle – especially in these challenging times

Lessons from Our Leaders with Carolyn Coon
10 - 10:45 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, Zoom
Grab a cup of coffee and join us via zoom to get to know our campus leaders. We will explore highlights from their leadership journey, lessons they have learned along the way, how they are navigating during this time and some fun facts. Bring your questions. This session will feature a conversation with Carolyn Coon, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students.