Today's Message

The Buffalo State College Professional Development Center invites staff and faculty to take advantage of the following professional development opportunities in Butler Library 181B. To register for a session or for details, please click the session title link, which will take you to the Workshop Registration System. 

Enhancing Productivity

• Rethinking Productivity: Methods for Managing Time and Task
  Tuesday, September 26, 9:00–11:00 a.m.
• Facilitating and Structuring Effective Meetings
  Tuesday, October 24, 9:00 a.m.–noon

Leadership Development 

• Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
  Thursday, October 12, 9:00 a.m.–noon
• Managing Student Workers Part 1: Supervising as a Coach
  Tuesday, November 7, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
• Polarity Management: Overcoming Paradoxical Challenges at Work and in Life
  Thursday, November 16, 12:15–1:45 p.m.

Change Management

• Facilitating Change for a Department, Committee, Program, Process, or Initiative
  Wednesday, November 15, 9:00 a.m.–noon
• The Times Are Changing: Strategies to Personally Manage Transitions at Work
  Thursday, October 26, 12:15–2:15 p.m.

Relationship Management

• Retooling Customer Service Practices
  Tuesday, November 28, 9:00–11:00 a.m.

Health and Wellness

• Quick Tips for Wellness at Work
  Tuesday, October 3, 12:15–1:15 p.m.
• Go at Your Own Pace: Buffalo State College Running and Walking Group (Thursdays)
  Begins October 5, 9:00–10:00 a.m. (Hosted every Thursday)
• Go at Your Own Pace: Buffalo State College Running and Walking Group (Fridays)
  Begins October 6, noon–1:00 p.m. (Hosted every Friday)

Light snacks will be provided for all professional development opportunities. Please e-mail the Professional Development Center with questions.