Please Note: If Towson University opens late on a date in which a workshop is scheduled the workshop will be cancelled and rescheduled as soon as possible.
**CANCELLED** Emergency Preparedness/Active Shooter Training (Recommended workshop for all faculty and staff)
Emergency Preparedness – Everyday there is the possibility that a natural disaster, man–made disaster or criminal/terrorist act could disrupt our lives. This training has been developed to promote emergency preparedness awareness throughout the university community. The session will cover the types of disasters that may affect our community and how to respond to them. Developing personal emergency preparedness plans and emergency supply kits will also be discussed. Active Shooter – In recent years there have been many campus and work related Active Shooter incidents. The objective of this training is to raise awareness and provide information on how you should respond to an Active Shooter incident. **CANCELLED**
Date: Monday, February 4
Time: 11 a.m. – Noon
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Environmental Health & Safety and the University Police
The Effective Team Member (Required workshop for the Workplace Professional Certificate)
At the core of every effective organization, there is a team of focused, committed, and reliable employees. Empowered team members with these qualities create motivated workforces. This workshop is designed to allow team members to see through the eyes of leaders to view the big picture while successfully completing daily tasks and details. Click here to register.
Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Mike Noll, Office of Human Resources
Credit 101 (Required workshop for the Financial Knowledge Certificate)
Learn the basics of credit and keeping your credit record in good shape. Because lunch is provided, please register by February 5.
Date: Monday, February 11
Time: Noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: PNC Bank
Emergency Preparedness/Active Shooter Training (Recommended workshop for all faculty and staff)
Emergency Preparedness – Everyday there is the possibility that a natural disaster, man–made disaster or criminal/terrorist act could disrupt our lives. This training has been developed to promote emergency preparedness awareness throughout the university community. The session will cover the types of disasters that may affect our community and how to respond to them. Developing personal emergency preparedness plans and emergency supply kits will also be discussed. Active Shooter – In recent years there have been many campus and work related Active Shooter incidents. The objective of this training is to raise awareness and provide information on how you should respond to an Active Shooter incident. Click here to register.
Date: Monday, February 11
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Environmental Health & Safety and the University Police
Accounts Payable (Required workshop for the University Business Certificate)
This course is offered to guide new and current employees through the process of paying university invoices and vouchers. With a focus on interaction and improving productivity and communication, this seminar will walk you through the mysteries of getting bills paid. Topics include: basic purchasing procedures, coding invoices for payment, how to process invoices and payments, paying consultants, catering, special payments, using petty cash, and other reimbursement methods. Click here to register.
Date: Tuesday, February 12
Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Julie Hall, Financial Services
Employee/Employer Relations and the Supervisor (Elective workshop for the Management & Supervision Certificate)
This course will provide you with information on university employee relations topics, including managing performance (such as probationary evaluations, annual evaluations, and deadlines), handling time and leave issues (such as excessive absenteeism and tardiness), disciplinary actions and procedures, and also a review of employee rights to appeal disciplinary actions. Click here to register.
Date: Tuesday, February 12
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: JoAnn Joseph, Office of Human Resources
Overcoming Roadblocks in Gender Communication (Elective workshop for the Workplace Professional Certificate and Management & Supervision Certificate)
Do men and women communicate differently? Does it matter? Genetics, learned roles, and socialization all contribute to differences in the ways men and women communicate. In the workplace, differences in male and female communication styles can lead to misunderstanding, conflict, and mistakes. Attend this workshop to learn more about these cultural differences, how to apply communication styles to help avoid gender-related conflicts that can impede your success, how to keep conflicts from escalating, and how to confront others in a way that minimizes defensiveness and hostility. Click here to register.
Date: Tuesday, February 19
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Debbie Seeberger, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Business Travel for the TU Employee (Required workshop for the University Business Certificate)
(Formerly Introduction to the Business Travel Process and Review of the Business Travel Process)
An all-inclusive workshop that will walk you through Towson University’s Business Travel process including policies and procedures for business travel, planning the trip, choosing payment options, completing the online travel forms, and obtaining reimbursement. This workshop offers a small group setting that can meet everyone’s needs, from the new TU employee to the experienced TU traveler wanting to brush up on their business travel process knowledge and skills. Register by sending your name, department and date to travel@towson.edu
Date: Wednesday, February 20
Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Financial Services Training Room, Administration Building, 4th Floor
Presented by: Financial Services
What Every Towson Supervisor Needs to Know (Required workshop for the Management & Supervision Certificate)
Learn the essentials of effective supervision by exploring the biggest mistakes supervisors make and how to avoid them, how to motivate and keep your best employees; how to implement University values of customer service and diversity; how to delegate for development by taking advantage of “coachable moments”, and learn your role in developing your staff. Click here to register.
Date: Tuesday, February 26
Time: 9 a.m. to Noon
Location: Administration Building, room 120
Presented by: Mike Noll, Office of Human Resources
Towson eLearning Center (TEC) Featured Course of the Month
Effective Intercultural Relationships [comm_12_a02_bs_enus] (Elective for the Workplace Professional Certificate and Management & Supervision Certificate)
In a shrinking world, businesses operate across borders, whether they are borders between neighborhoods or borders between countries. All of these bordered areas, large and small, represent differing cultures. Whether comfortable or abroad, chances are, your business deals with people of varying cultures on a daily basis. In today’s expansive work environment, employees, co-workers, customers, vendors, and business partners can all have a different cultural background from yours. The most obvious cultural differences you encounter are language and dress. But there are a multitude of subtler ways in which people from different cultures vary in their behavior. If you don’t understand the ways in which they might differ, you’re risking your business communication and relationships being misunderstood. When operating interculturally, mistakes are easily made when you take appearances and meaning for granted. This course lends significance to the term “multiculturalism.” In this course, you will learn about the many ways in which mini- to macro-cultural behavior and attitude can vary, around the corner and around the world. This course will prepare you to understand and relate better to people with different cultural backgrounds, thus making your business deals with them easier and helping you avoid costly misunderstandings.
Complete this online course any time you like (User name = your seven-digit Towson ID number, Password = towson – all lowercase)
How to Search and Register for OHR Workshops
1) The Office of Human Resources offers free workshops for Towson University faculty and staff. To search and register for workshops, click here.
2) To view a course description, click on the course name.
Registering for a Workshop
1) Click on the Course Registration link on the left side of the page or the link within the online schedule posted after each month of workshops listed.
2) Complete the form with your Towson email address. If you have a question related to the classes, please write it in the Comments/Questions box.
3) Click Submit. You will receive an email from hrtraining@towson.edu confirming your selection(s) within a few days.
To Cancel a Workshop
Please send an email to hrtraining@towson.edu with your name and class/date that you would like to cancel.
Need additional information or have questions? Contact Training and Development via email at hrtraining@towson.edu.
