Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

CAMPUSWIDE PROGRAMS

(upcoming events open to all faculty & staff)

API ERG – Community Walk

Thursday, November 5, 10:00-10:30 a.m. – Alamance Fountain

Join the Asian Pacific Islander ERG for a walk around campus! Stretch your legs, enjoy the cooler morning air, and build community with us. This occurs the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. through the academic year. Meet at the Alamance Fountain. All are welcome! Please reach out to Hannah Hattori at hhattori@elon.edu or 336-278-7428 in the event of inclement weather to see if the walk has been rescheduled.

Veterans ERG – Military Appreciation Football Game

Saturday, November 7, 12:00-5:00 p.m. – Rhodes Stadium

�鶹��Ƶ welcomes the ROTC Cadres to campus for our Military Appreciation Football Game, and we invite all Veterans ERG members to participate. There will be food, fanfare and admission to the game for you and your guests.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Designing Virtual Workspaces for Connection Lunch & Learn (Queens)

Wednesday, November 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Queens (location to be announced)

As our teams work across locations, how do we create a digital workplace that reflects our core values and how we want to work together? In this interactive session ed by Dhvani Toprani, Jennifer Dixon, Kendra Nanton, and Rochelle Stojnic, participants will explore their team’s values and consider how those values can shape communication, collaboration, and culture in a shared digital workspace. Through reflection, discussion, and hands-on exploration of Microsoft Teams, participants will begin designing an intentional workspace that supports how their team wants to work together. Please bring your laptop to this session.

This session will be led by Teaching and Learning Technologies (�鶹��Ƶ’s Learning Design and Support Team & Queens’ Hayworth Center for Digital Learning) with the Office of Leadership and Professional Development. Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

Sustainability ERG – Responsible Design Studio Tour at Loy Farm

Thursday, November 12, 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Loy Farm (meet at Center for the Arts)

Join Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Robert Charest, for a tour of �鶹��Ƶ’s Responsible Design Studio at Loy Farm. Professor Charest, who led the design and construction of Kaso House at �鶹��Ƶ’s EcoVillage through his Art of Sustainable Architecture course, will share his approach to sustainable and resilient design. We will also tour C144, a 144-square-foot mobile dwelling built by Professor Charest’s students. Created to be deployed in the event of a natural disaster, C144 demonstrates how innovative design can provide practical solutions to real-world challenges. Pizza will be provided for registered attendees. Transportation to and from Loy Farm is provided; meet the bus in front of Center for the Arts.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Designing Virtual Workspaces for Connection Lunch & Learn (�鶹��Ƶ)

Thursday, November 12, 12:00-1:30 p.m. – LaRose Commons 200

As our teams work across locations, how do we create a digital workplace that reflects our core values and how we want to work together? In this interactive session led by Dhvani Toprani, Jennifer Dixon, Kendra Nanton, and Rochelle Stojnic, participants will explore their team’s values and consider how those values can shape communication, collaboration, and culture in a shared digital workspace. Through reflection, discussion, and hands-on exploration of Microsoft Teams, participants will begin designing an intentional workspace that supports how their team wants to work together. Please bring your laptop to this session.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Social Media ERG – Coffee Chat (NEW DATE)

Thursday, November 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Irazu Coffee

As the semester comes to a close, join us for one final coffee chat to reflect on the successes, challenges and lessons learned throughout the fall. Share what’s been working, ask questions, exchange ideas and help shape future Social Media ERG programming. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, feedback or simply a chance to connect before the semester ends, we hope you’ll join us. Coffee is on us!

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Hosting a Sustainable Catering Event on Campus Lunch & Learn

Tuesday, November 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lakeside 213

Join �鶹��Ƶ’s Sustainability Manager, Leslie Bosse, to discuss sustainable catering on �鶹��Ƶ’s campus! In this session, attendees will learn strategies for ordering through �鶹��Ƶ Dining Catering to host sustainable events, including prioritizing plant-forward dining, the pros and cons of single-use compostable and reusable china events, and how to properly plan to prevent excess food waste at your event. Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Supervisors of Students ERG – Supervisors as Educators: Developing Workplace & Leadership Skills Through Student Employment

Wednesday, November 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Moseley Center, McKinnon F

Every interaction with a student employee is an opportunity to teach. Beyond completing tasks, supervisors help students develop workplace skills, learn what it means to be a contributing member of a team, and develop their leadership skills in a supportive environment. This interactive workshop explores how supervisors can intentionally use everyday moments to transform student employment into one of the most meaningful learning experiences on campus. Tierza Watts, Director of the Center for Leadership presents! Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Amazing Admins ERG – Discover More with Microsoft & LinkedIn Learning (VIRTUAL)

Wednesday, November 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m. – VIRTUAL

Your �鶹��Ƶ Microsoft 365 account includes many useful features and tools that can be easy to overlook. In this session, we’ll uncover some of those possibilities, starting with OneNote’s transcription feature for capturing notes during in-person meetings, including considerations for requesting consent. We’ll then explore how Microsoft Copilot can help transform a raw transcript into a clear executive summary. You’ll also get an introduction to Microsoft Loop for collaborative note-taking and discover how LinkedIn Learning can support your learning and professional development goals.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explore how OneNote’s transcription feature can support note-taking during in-person meetings, including considerations for requesting consent.
• Understand how Microsoft Copilot can transform a OneNote transcript into a meeting summary.
• Discover Microsoft Loop and its capabilities for collaboration and note-taking
• Identify LinkedIn Learning resources that align with personal and professional learning goals.

A virtual link will be emailed to those who are registered two days before the session.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

Young Professionals ERG – Pumpkins & Pie Social

Wednesday, November 18, 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Moseley 105A, Ward Octagon

Young Professionals at �鶹��Ƶ will be coming together for a festive Fall event to paint pumpkins and eat pie! We will also be collecting canned food donations to spread the thankful spirit to our local community.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

API ERG – Community Walk

Thursday, December 3, 10:00-10:30 a.m. – Alamance Fountain

The Development Sprint: Make Progress Together!

Thursday, December 3, 1:00-4:00 p.m. – LaRose Commons 200

This idea was born in a conversation during a session of the MLPI program when participants named a common challenge: making time to sharpen your skills and knowledge!

Professional development matters, but it is often the first thing to get pushed aside when the day fills up. The Development Sprint is a simple, supportive space to help you follow through in your professional development goals.

Bring a development article you have been meaning to read, a module you want to complete, or a resource you would like to explore – and spend dedicated, distraction-reduced time making progress alongside colleagues who are doing the same. This is a quiet, self-directed work session (not a facilitated class). You choose what you work on; we provide the space, coffee/tea/water, and snacks. Come for the full time or drop in for part of the session. Either way, you will leave having moved something important forward.

All employees are welcome to attend. If you are unable to open the registration site, please contact Shannon Stucker at sstucker@elon.edu to register.

ADDITIONAL CAMPUS PROGRAMS

(open to all faculty & staff)

Ongoing Campus Wide Mental Health Training

New offering!

SOS for Higher Ed, an online mental health and suicide prevention training that uses video and interactive learning to teach students, faculty, and staff how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) in their role in suicide prevention. This program is part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of care and shared responsibility for student well-being.

Take 30 minutes to learn:

How to recognize signs of suicide risk
How to have caring conversations that encourage someone to seek help
How to build community connections that foster positive mental well-being
An overview of available student mental health resources, on and off campus

This training replaces Kognito At-Risk and provides a more realistic, engaging experience. Even if you have completed Kognito in the past, we are encouraging everyone to complete this new program to refresh your knowledge.

To Access the Course:

Visit and click Create Account
Enter your name, school email address, and a chosen password, then click Create
Copy and paste or type the redemption code: �鶹��Ƶ (no spaces before or after), then click Next
View your dashboard and select the SOS for Higher Ed course that fits your role on campus

Upon completion of the training, Counseling Services staff will offer debriefing sessions as an opportunity to reflect on key takeaways, discuss practical applications, and address any questions or challenges. To request a debriefing session, please submit an .