GROW With Marquette

Opportunities for Personal and Professional Growth.

GROW registration will now be done through Eventbrite. Please follow this link to see all available classes and register for any classes that you would like to attend: http://growwithmu.eventbrite.com/. The event code to register for all classes is "GROW". If you need assistance, please email growwithmu@marquette.edu or call 414-288-7305.

All GROW classes are free to Marquette employees and retirees. Classes are designed and intended for job-related professional growth and development.

• GROW Summer Calendar - 2019
• GROW Summer Flyer - 2019

If you have a suggestion for a GROW with Marquette session or if you have a proposal for a class you would like to offer through the program, please contact us at: growwithmu@marquette.edu.

We also want to Thank all these individuals who have recently given of their time and talent to the Grow with Marquette program.

eop: A general review

• Tuesday, June 18, 2019 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m
  • Coughlin Hall, 357

The Educational Opportunity Program will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary this fall.  In preparation for the major campus event, this session will enable participants to “brush up” on their knowledge of EOP.  The session will review about EOP’s beginnings, provide an overview of the five TRIO programs that comprise today’s EOP, and share some of the program’s success stories.  Optional tour of the EOP department afterwards.

Presented by: Eddie Guzman

self defense class

• Thursday, July 25, 2019 / 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • AMU 252

MUPD’s self-defense program uniquely combines a hands-on approach to learning effective techniques with information about the latest national and local crime trends. Designed for female and male audiences, the class incorporates simple strategies for escaping potentially dangerous situations.

Presented by: Capt. Ruth Peterson

gallery talk with rosemary ollison

• Wednesday, June 12, 2019 / 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Hagerty Museum of Art

Ollison began making art in 1994 as a “therapeutic discussion with Jehovah God” while healing from an abusive marriage and working at a school for disabled children. Her drawings are about being a Black woman in America. In conjunction with The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists 2018 exhibition.

Presented by:Rosemary Ollison, Artist

Milwaukee neighborhood engagement

• Tuesday, August 6, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • AMU 252 + Tour

Join Marquette community engagement practitioners on a visit to two thriving neighborhoods in Milwaukee: Lindsay Heights and Sherman Park. Take a closer look to understand key developments increasing the vibrancy of business, support, and engagement of community members in both neighborhoods. Transportation is provided, but lunch is on your own.

Presented by:The Office of Community Engagement, Service Learning Program, Campus Ministry, and Center for Community Service

make and take - spring cleaning

• Wednesday, May 22, 2019 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • AMU Henke

Would you like to reduce the toxins in your cleaning products for less money than you spend at Target? Come learn simple solutions for all your cleaning needs with recipes using essential oils!

Presented by: Jenny Gann-Dudgeon, doTERRA Advocate

how to treat temporomandibular disorder (jaw pain)

• Thursday, June 6, 2019 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • The Commons, 216

From a Dental and Physical Therapist perspective, this presentation is designed for individuals who would like to know more about jaw pain, medically referred to as temporomandibular disorder. Learn more about what things may cause jaw pain and what strategies can be used to help treat it.

Presented by: Dr. Yasser, Dental School and Susana Arciga, PT Clinic

the true science behind today's diets

• Wednesday, June 19, 2019 / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Innovation Kitchen

This class will teach you the details about today's new fad diets, particularly focusing on Gluten-Free, Ketogenic (Keto), Intermittent Fasting, and Paleo.  We will separate fact from fiction, show you what the actual science says and how to use this information in your personal health.

Presented by: Sodexo

update your mu website: jumpstart web cms training

• Various dates / 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Need to create a new website or move an old website into the new content management system (CMS)? Then Jumpstart is for you. In a series of five workshops, you'll plan the website, learn how to create webpages in the CMS, and finally build and launch your site, all under the guidance of a member of OMC's web team. All you need is something to take notes with. Laptops not required. Sign up through: http://marquette.edu/jumpstart/signup.php

Presented by: Alex Busbee, OMC

Intro to eagle eye app

• Tuesday, June 25, 2019 / 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • AMU 252

The Eagle Eye Safety app, launched in the fall of 2018, offers various safety features, promotes campus resources and provides helpful information about MUPD. Come learn about the Mobile BlueLight phone, Friend Walk and other features this free app offers.

Presented by: Capt. Katie Berigan

qualtrics advanced features

• Tuesday, August 13, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Learn advanced features to improve your respondents’ survey-taking experience and to help you collect better data, such as advanced question randomization, question loop and merge, using quotas, working with embedded data, and more. Using Qualtrics to build online forms will also be discussed. Requires some experience using Qualtrics.

Presented by: Laura MacBride and Crystal Lendved, Office of Institutional Research and Analysis

custom training for your department

Schedule small group training or department training on one of the IT topics. Trainings can be hands-on or large-screen projection at a department meeting. Contact the IT Services Help Desk to request a department training session.

sharepoint online for site users

• Tuesday, May 7, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 414

Use Search and Follow to find your sites. Explore the modern interface, upload, move, copy and share files and folders.

Presented by Pam Lewis, IT Services

Sharing and managing files via onedrive for business and sharepoint online             

• Thursday, May 30, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 414

Learn how to share documents in OneDrive or SharePoint. Easily access and edit cloud-hosted files from the Office desktop or online apps and explore options for co-authoring with automatic versioning. Move and rename files. Share a document from the Office app, Outlook, the online app, or from SharePoint using a browser. Open and edit synched files using Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.

Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services   

intro to microsoft teams

• Thursday, June 20, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 414
• Thursday, August 15, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Teams is a chat-based workspace that features threaded and persistent conversations. Within each team, users can create different channels to organize their communications by topic. Collaborate using Microsoft Teams and make it easy for participants to access files, have conversations as well as schedule voice and video meetings — all in one place.

Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

accessibility 2: make pdfs accessible for persons with disabilities

• Wednesday, June 26, 2019 / 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 414
• Monday, July 29, 2019 / 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208
• Tuesday, August 13, 2019 / 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Prerequisite: Accessibility 1 or experience with making Office documents accessible and using the Accessibility Checker to fix errors. Make an accessible Word document into an accessible PDF. Learn how to use Accessibility checker in Acrobat Pro and fix errors. Explore ways to remediate a PDF that is not accessible.

Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services   

powerpoint do's and don'ts

• Tuesday, July 16, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Clarify the message for your audience, add visual impact and make your PowerPoint more professional. Limit the amount of text per slide. Don’t read your slides —provide details in Notes, handouts and online resources. Less is more for transitions, animations and decorative images. Include an introductory summary zoom and a strong ending to summarize major points. If you like, bring in your own PowerPoint to edit.

Presented by Pam Lewis, IT Services

intro to office 365 forms

• Wednesday, July 31, 2019 / 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Make a quick form that is anonymous or one that requires Marquette login. Create different types of form questions, set restrictions for answers and add branching logic if needed. Build a form in Teams to collaboratively edit the form and view results. Collect responses and get notifications when new data is added.

Presented by: Pam Lewis, IT Services

what's new in microsoft word

• Thursday, August 8, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

Explore new features in Word. Work efficiently with your colleagues as you open, upload, save and share OneDrive and SharePoint files. Co-edit and coauthor, using Track Changes. Keep editorial control as you track what was changed, by whom and when, and accept or reject their suggestions. No need to save new versions with new names as Word automatically saves past versions. Set options for Autosave and versioning and restore past versions.

Presented by Pam Lewis, IT Services

use excel as a data management tool

• Thursday, August 22, 2019 / 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Cudahy Hall, Room 208

EGet, combine and clean up data sources and then analyze and visualize data. Rearrange columns, sort and filter with Tables. Use Pivot tables and Pivot charts to summarize and reorganize data and to quickly generate an interactive report.

Presented by Pam Lewis, IT Services

Change Management

• Tuesday, May 7, 2019 / 10:30-12:00 p.m.
  
  • AMU 305

Change can be difficult. For instance, changing a work process in significant ways by introducing a new process or technology can be challenging for many. Change management is the process, tools and techniques to manage the people-side of change to achieve desired results. This session will provide tips on how to do this.

Presented by: Wendy Butler, Human Resources

Professional Growth Series

• Wednesday, June 5, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • The Commons, Room 216
    
• Wednesday, June 12, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • The Commons, Room 216
    
• Wednesday, June 19, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • AMU 157
• Wednesday, June 26, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • AMU 157

Learn how to navigate your personal and professional growth and position yourself for new challenges. Topics covered include understanding your purpose and how it affects your approach to work, the importance of your leadership shadow, and how to take an active role in your development. 

Presented by: Wendy Butler and Jennifer Roche

What’s Your Work Style Preference?

• Thursday, July 11, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  
  • AMU 157
    

Discover your preferred work style(s) and how it affects your approach to work and interact with others. Understand your opposite style(s) to enhance interactions with those who think, structure, organize, and complete their work in a different way. An online assessment is required for this course.  Please register to be included, and cancel your registration if you cannot attend.

time management

• Monday, July 29, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  
  • AMU 157

Well-managed time leads to increased productivity and efficiency, resulting in a feeling of pride and accomplishment. However, poor time management can cause mistakes, delays, frustration, and stress. Learn techniques on how to make the most of your work activities.

Presented by: Wendy Butler, Human Resources

Running effective meetings

• Wednesday, August 28, 2019 / 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  
  • AMU 163
    

Research says the average employee attends 62 meetings per month.  For a full-time employee at Marquette, this equates to 41% of our time.  Learn what to do before, during, and after meetings to make them as effective and efficient as possible.

Presented by: Wendy Butler, Human Resources