The New Normal: Financial Stress & the Economy
Has the economy made a change in what or how you do things? Has it made for more difficult conversations, decisions and disappointment? Are you worried and stressed about the unknown? Join Randy Kratz from Symmetry, our Employee Assistance Program, for a discussion about navigating your way through our new economy.
Learn the importance of making rational and knowledge-based decisions regarding your finances. Find ways to simply your life and understand the difference between needs and wants as a way to meet the stress that our economy has created.
Presented by: Randy Kratz, Symmetry
Tuesday, July 14
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room163
Committee on Administrators and Human Resources Co-present:
Understanding and Enhancing Your Workplace Communication Skills
We are continually told that communication skills are critical in today’s workplace, but we often take for granted what that really means and how we actually communicate with others. What communication skills are needed at work? How can we improve communication so that we minimize miscommunication?
This 2-hour session will provide you with the resources to improve your individual communication skills and your ability to assess and improve a variety of communication situations. Topics will include the role of perception and biases, listening, nonverbal cues, and how to create and maintain a supportive communication climate.
Communication skills are life skills—this session will help you improve both!
Presented by: Kerry Egdorf, Marquette ombudsman
Tuesday, July 7
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
(Part one of two part series)
Why does conflict occur? Why do I respond to conflict the way I do? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, come to this program on understanding conflict!
We will explore how conflict unfolds and how your conflict style affects its outcome. Are you avoiding conflict? Are you escalating conflict unnecessarily? How can you become more collaborative and encourage the person you are in conflict with to become the same?
Before the program, Kerry will send you a styles assessment questionnaire for you to complete. This is a practical program that will help you understand and constructively engage in conflict in both your personal and work life. A follow up program, on resolving conflict, will be held on Tuesday, September 8th, from 9 to 11am.
Presented by: Kerry Egdorf, Marquette ombudsman
Wednesday, August 5
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
(Part two of two part series)
Do you find yourself in situations where a minor annoyance evolves into an all out battle? Where a conflict seems unlikely to ever be resolved?
With a better understanding of conflict communication and the skills needed to constructively manage or resolve conflict, you will find yourself in fewer destructive conflict episodes and better able to work collaboratively to resolve issues. This program will focus on the skills needed to resolve disputes and manage ongoing conflict.
Presented by: Kerry Egdorf, Marquette ombudsman
Tuesday, September 8
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
Preventive Care, What Does It Include?
Many people do not see the value of an annual health care visit. They only see their health care providers when they are sick or feel there is something wrong. Unfortunately, many chronic conditions do not make us feel sick until well into the process, or until they have done significant damage to one or more of our body’s systems. Some of these people will have chronic diseases that will be detected late in the course of the disease process. Sometimes the harm can be prevented or made less severe with early detection and/or intervention.
If you are one of these people or have a loved one who is, or if you do not have a primary care provider, this session is for you. Participants will be presented with the definition of preventive care, why they should have regular visits, and what should be included in those visits.
Presented by: Marquette Neighborhood Health Center Nurse Practitioners
Monday, September 14
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
Planning for a Maternity or Paternity Leave (Birth, Adoption, or Foster Care) and Your Benefit Options to Have a Child (Infertility, Prenatal Care, Routine Care)
- Overview of maternity and paternity leaves
- Qualifying Event procedures
- Prenatal and preventative care benefits for mothers and newborns
- Preauthorization circumstances for health insurance
- How/when/why to use a FSA account for birth of a child or eligible day care expenses
Presented by: Emily Chardac, a benefits specialist in the Department of Human Resources. She’s currently expecting her second baby as a Marquette employee and administers the leaves of absences for the university. Emily understands firsthand the different considerations you and your family will need to be aware of before taking a maternity or paternity leave, as well as how to maximize yoru benefits under Marquette's plans.
Thursday, June 18
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Room 157
Limit: 30
Estate planning is all about taking control of what happens to your property and assets after your death. There are many different tools available to help you plan your estate but perhaps the most important tool is your will. No matter how old you are, or your current state of health, you should always have a will that is up to date and valid. If you have minor children your will becomes even more important. Many states insist on a will in order for you to name custody for your children with the guardian of your choice. Your will doesn’t need to be summarized by a lawyer, however legal advice can help you accomplish what you want with your will.
Presented by: a representative from MetLife.
Tuesday, July 21
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
- The differences between WFMLA/FMLA
- Overview of regulations (in employee-friendly terms)
- Paid options
- Procedures
- Types of permissible leaves
- Qualifying event
A leave of absence is approved time off from an employee's job for valid medical, family, personal, military, or other circumstances, in accordance with university guidelines, and as required by state and federal regulations. It is Marquette's goal to administer and provide leaves of absences to accomodate employees' needs.
Presented by: Steve McCauley, Benefits
Thursday, September 3
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite B/C (lower level)
Limit: 30
The Importance of Preauthorization (Aurora Medical Management and Aurora Care Management)
Marquette University wants to provide you and your family with a health care benefit plan that protects you financially and assures quality care. Aurora Medical Management is responsible for preauthorizing select procedures for EPO and PPO plan members. Some increasing health care costs result from new technology and important medical advances, but the way in which health care services are used can be just as important. Pre-authorization is designed to help you and your family obtain the right care, at the right time, in the right place, and at the lowest cost.
Presented by: Pat Hamann from the Aurora Medical Management Team.
Thursday, September 10
11 a.m. - noon
Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite A (lower level)
Limit: 30
Microsoft Excel 2007 – Level II
Learn to work in a multiple-worksheet environment, including techniques for entering formulas that calculate between worksheets and workbooks. Gain a better understanding of how to use complex formulas and functions critical to the development of advanced worksheets. Explore using Excel for list processing.
Topics include: working with multiple worksheets; creating more complex formulas and functions; working with lists; conditional formatting; concatenation; organizing, filtering and sorting lists; analyzing data and creating reports. Pivot tables will also be covered.
Presented by: Susan Biro, who has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology field. She has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Webmaster certificate from Marquette.
Tuesday, June 23
9 a.m. - noon
Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H
Limit: 18
Tuesday, July 21
9 a.m. - noon
Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H
Limit: 18
Twitter, Facebook, Blogging and LinkedIn – Productivity drain or valuable services we need to use?
Social Networking sites are transforming how we communicate and share information in a social, highly networked and more transparent world. Communication is interactive and engaging: it builds a community of people with like interests who communicate directly from person to person. Social networks and blogs have become the fourth most popular online category, ahead of personal e-mail, and their popularity is growing.
Tim Cigelske, Gee Ekachai, Scott Feldstein, Linda Menck and Dax Phillips, experienced users of these sites, will share with us how they use them and explore how Marquette departments and colleges can use them.
Hosted by: IT Services
Wednesday June 24
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Raynor Memorial Libraries, Conference Center
Beaumier Suite B/C (lower level)
Limit: 50
Shared Folders and Documents in SharePoint
This class is for site users. Hands-on and step-by-step instructions on:
• Downloading files, making changes and saving
• Uploading documents
• Opening a document library with Windows Explorer and moving or deleting a document
• Linking to a shared folder from your desktop or in My Documents and opening it with Office applications
• Sending a link to a document or setting an alert
Presented by Pamela Lewis, IT Services
Wednesday July 15
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 18
**Additionally, individual departments can schedule this training session, at a suitable time, in their offices.
This class is for site users and will give hands-on and step-by-step instructions on:
- Linking to a shared folder from your desktop, or in My Documents and opening it with Office applications
- Using a meeting workspace to share documents, minutes, agendas, attendees
- Using a shared calendar and connecting it to Outlook
- Using a contact list and connecting it to Outlook
- Setting permissions for a folder, document, calendar or announcement to limit access
Presented by Pamela Lewis, IT Services
Wednesday July 22
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 20
This class is for the administrators of departments' SharePoint sites.
- Learn the basics of creating and managing sites
- Organize a document library with folders and versioning
- Manage permissions for the site
- Add, remove and edit Web Parts
- Make your site easy to navigate
- Create new sites or sub sites including meeting sites
Presented by Pamela Lewis, IT Services
Wednesday August 5
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 20
- Schedule a meeting in Outlook, check availability of attendees
- Share your Calendar with other users, request that they share theirs
- Give other users access to an Outlook Calendar
- Mark an item as Private so that other people cannot see the details
- Access Other Users' Folders/Calendars
- Calendars in SharePoint
Presented by Pamela Lewis, IT Services
Wednesday July 29
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 20
Use Visio to communicate your ideas with organization charts, floor plans, timelines, diagrams and more.
- Insert, customize and search for shapes
- Position, distribute and group shapes
- Use the flowchart or cross-functional flowchart templates
- Add screen tips and data to shapes
- Connect shapes
- Use rulers and guides
- Apply themes
Presented by Pamela Lewis, IT Services
Wednesday August 12
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 20
Contribute is web-editing software. This class is designed for Marquette employees who maintain and edit university web pages.
- Edit an existing Web page or copy an existing page and edit.
- Edit text, images, tables, and links on the page.
- Copy a page to create a new Web page.
- Format text – fonts, bullets, numbering, headings.
- Create a link to a Web page, insert a PDF, add and format an image, insert and edit a table.
Presented by Jeremy Saperstein, IT Services
Wednesday August 19
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 20
Many of Marquette’s applications and resources can be accessed off campus from your university owned laptop or personal computer.
- Access e-mail and SharePoint from off campus.
- Use Cisco VPN to establish a remote connection to the Marquette network and access your files, applications, and desktop
Presented by Aaron Gember, IT Services
Thursday, June 18th
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 18
Whether you are new to photography or just want to improve the pictures you're already taking, this session is for you. These and other issues will be discussed:
- What is a megapixel?
- How do I control whether the flash goes off?
- What is the best way to take a portrait with a pocket camera? Should I upgrade to an SLR?
Presented by: Scott Feldstein, IT Services
Friday, August 14
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
ITS Training Room, Cudahy Hall, Room 208
Limit: 18
Marquette University's GasDay Project
The GasDay Project is one of Marquette University's major technology transfer efforts. Located within the College of Engineering, the GasDay Project conducts research into energy demand modeling, and develops energy forecasting models and software applications used by some of the country's largest natural gas utilities. Marquette University licenses GasDay software and models to 19 energy companies that use it to forecast almost 20 percent of the nation's natural gas demand every day.
GasDay's customers expect GasDay products to be of high quality and delivered in a professional manner, just like any other software system they license for their businesses. GasDay is produced right here at Marquette by a team of students and faculty. The project provides an excellent educational laboratory for students to get some real-world experience producing and supporting a genuine, successful product. Students work in roles ranging from sales and marketing to customer support and software engineering. Come tour the GasDay Lab and meet the team that produces Marquette's energy-industry-leading forecasting tools.
Presented by: Thomas Quinn, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thursday, September 3
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Olin Engineering, Room 534
Limit: 20
Facilities Services—Behind the Scenes
Come see the Service Building, remodeled in 2001, that houses all of the offices within the Department of Facilities Services. Tour the building and learn all the various ways the Facilities Services Department impacts the campus. The tour includes a look at the Maintenance Shops, Paint Shop, Lock Shop, Mail Room and Administrative Offices. This is truly a “behind the scenes” experience.
Presented by: Jerry Kohn, Assistant Director
Thursday, July 16
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Service Building, 4th floor
Limit: 25
Behind the Scenes at the Haggerty Museum of Art
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in an art museum? Here’s your opportunity to see where the Haggerty’s permanent collection is stored and how it is cared for.
Presented by: Lynne Shumow, John Loscuito, and Dan Herro, Haggerty Museum of Art
Tuesday, August 11
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lobby, Haggerty Museum of Art
Limit: 30
Tour of the Exhibition: Whatever is There is a Truth: Robert Rauschenberg’s Prints
In 1969, NASA invited artist Robert Rauschenberg to witness the liftoff of Apollo 11 at the Kennedy Space Center. Rauschenberg subsequently created the Stoned Moon series, a set of lithographs celebrating the achievements of Apollo’s mission to the moon.
Prints from this series are included in the current Haggerty Museum exhibition Whatever is There is a Truth: Robert Rauschenberg’s Prints. Please come along on this director-led tour of the exhibition.
Presented by: Wally Mason, Director of the Haggerty Museum of Art
Tuesday, September 29
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lobby of the Haggerty Museum of Art
Limit: 30
