Teams: Concepts and Techniques to Enhance Effectiveness

 

In this program, participants will examine the difference between groups and teams, explore factors that contribute to team effectiveness, learn about stages of team development, and discuss techniques to aid in the development of high-performance teams.  Team concepts will be explored through exercises and discussion.  Participants will leave with a better understanding of team dynamics and how to create more effective teams in their workplace.

 

Presented by: Carolyn Kelly Ottman, Ph.D. 

 

Wednesday, August 6

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center

Beaumier Suite A (lower level)

Limit:  30

 

It’s a Communication Problem, Now What?

 

“It’s a communication problem.”  We hear and say that often as we try to explain what “went wrong” in a meeting, while conducting a performance review, in our day-to-day relationships at work and in our personal lives.  Unfortunately, after we chalk it up to a “communication problem,” we often proceed as usual.  What does it mean to have a communication problem?  Are there solutions?  How can we improve communication so that the risks of miscommunication are minimized?  

This two-hour session will provide you with 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, verbal and nonverbal cues, and how to create supportive, rather than defensive, communication situations.  

Communication skills are life skills!  This session will help you improve both!

 

Presented by: Kerry Egdorf, Ph.D., ombuds

 

Thursday, July 24

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center

Beaumier Suite A (lower level)

Limit:  30

 

Online Health Resources: What’s Reliable and What’s NOT

 

As an active self-manager of your own health, and that of your family, you need to know where to go for good, reliable information. There is an abundance of health information available online. What separates the good from the bad?

 

Participants will have the opportunity to view a wide variety of online health resources, some available specifically though Marquette.

 

Presented by: Marquette Neighborhood Health Center Nurse Practitioners

 

Thursday, September 25

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center

Beaumier Suite A (lower level)

Limit:  30

 

Be the Healthy Difference with Marquette’s Benefits

 

If you’re interested in learning more about ways to maximize your Marquette University benefits, come to this informative session and learn: 

 

·        How enrolling in a Flexible Spending Account can lower your out-of-pocket expenses each year

·        Why it’s so important to obtain pre-authorizations for procedures or surgeries

·        How our Lab Card program can help you save on lab services if you’re a PPO plan participant

·        What resources and links you can find on our MU Benefits Web site

·        The major advantages of utilizing the Employee Assistance Program

·        How to add value to your $120 annual vision benefit

·        Your dental choices, including services at the School of Dentistry and Dental Faculty Practice

·        What voluntary benefits MU offers

·        Why it’s important to participate in TIAA-CREF

 

Presented by:  The Benefits Department

 

Thursday, August 7

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Raynor Memorial Library, Conference Center

Beaumier Suite A (lower level)

Limit: 30

 

 

Word 2007 Tips and Tricks

Learn time-saving Word 2007 tips and tricks. Examples include adding a watermark to a Word document; creating custom bulleted lists; fast formatting; keyboard shortcuts; navigating Word documents by using a table of contents; removing unwanted formatting; tricks for selecting text; sorting tables; creating calculations in tables; using bookmarks; creating special symbols; and tips for using SmartArt. 

 

Presented by: Susan Biro.  Biro has more than 20 years work experience in the information technology field.  She has a master of science in education from UWM and a Webmaster certificate from Marquette.

 

Tuesday, July 15

9 a.m. – noon

Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H

Limit:  18

 

Intro to Microsoft Excel 2007

This session is designed for employees who could improve their methods of recording and storing data and creating worksheets  Learn to use Microsoft Excel 2007. Find out how to format, edit and print worksheets during this workshop.  Gain hands-on experience creating a budget and contact database. Topics include: understanding the Excel worksheet environment, working with the new 2007 Ribbon and menus, creating a worksheet, entering formulas, using functions, formatting your worksheet, and setting up a database.

 

Presented by:  Susan Biro (See Microsoft Word 2007 for full description.)

 

Tuesday, July 22

9 a.m. - noon

Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H

Limit: 18

Thursday, July 24

9 a.m. - noon

Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H

Limit: 18

Microsoft Excel 2007 – Level II

 

Designed for those who would like to use Excel to set up a more advanced database for managing information.

You will learn how to manipulate your database to retrieve specific information, including sorting, filtering, and adding and deleting columns. You will also learn how to use database features to create various types of reports, including database functions, subtotal reports and others.

 

Presented by:  Susan Biro (See Microsoft Word 2007 for full description.)

 

Tuesday, July 29

9 a.m. - noon

Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H

Limit: 18

 

 

How to Access Web-based Management Reports

 

This workshop is for managers who are responsible for the monthly management reports from the Comptroller’s Office.

Learn how to access your monthly management reports via the Web using Business Objects.  See how you can print the reports or download them into Excel, Word or PDF’s.  Please join the Office of the Comptroller and IT Services for training on this exciting new reporting system.

 

Presented by: Mary Jo Kuzma, Office of the Comptroller

 

Thursday, July 10

11 a.m. – noon

Raynor Memorial Libraries, Room 320H

Limit:  18

 

 

Passport Tour of the Jesuit Residence and Garden

 

There’s a secret garden on campus…

 

Come on a tour of the Jesuit Residence and get a “behind the scenes” look at the residence itself, as well as the beautifully maintained garden right behind the building.  The garden is a hidden gem right here on campus, and this is your chance to view it at the height of its summer splendor.  Immerse your senses and renew your spirit!

 

Presented by:  Rev. James Flaherty, S.J., rector of the Jesuit community.

 

Wednesday, Aug. 6

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

The Jesuit Residence, 1404 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Limit:  25

 

Passport Tour of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel

Come on this fascinating Passport tour and find out how this amazing piece of architecture found its way from France to New York and finally to Marquette.   Learn more about the artifacts located in the chapel and how it came to be dedicated to St. Joan of Arc.  All are welcome to stay and join in the celebration of the noon Mass.

 

 

Presented by:  Docent for St. Joan of Arc Chapel

 

Wednesday, Sept. 10

11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

St. Joan of Arc Chapel

Limit:  25

 

Passport Tour:  What Is the Graduate School and What Do They Do?

 

Marquette University’s Graduate School invites you to take a tour of its office, located in Holthusen Hall.  The tour will include Graduate School recruiting, admissions, financial aid, student records, administration and the Graduate School Dean’s area.  How and where do we recruit students for graduate programs at Marquette?  How has recruitment fared in past years?  How does the admissions process work?  What about graduate admissions for international students?  What type of financial aid is available to graduate students?  What services does the Graduate School offer current graduate students?  Do you know what/who the GSO is?  What administrative duties are carried out by the Graduate School?  Who works in the Graduate School? 

 

Come find out all of these things and more.  Plus, get a sneak peak into special projects going on in the Grad School – a lot has changed in the past year.  We look forward to seeing you!

 

Presented by:  Graduate School Staff

 

Wednesday, July 30

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The Graduate School, Holthusen Hall, Room 305

Limit:  25

 

Passport Tour:  Marquette University Neighborhood Health Center

 

The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center is operated by the College of Nursing and is an approved in-network provider for all Marquette University health plans (EPO and PPO).

 

The center’s nurse practitioners provide a wide range of primary health care services to children, adults and families, with a focus on the person rather than a disease, as well as care for minor acute problems. Services include yearly check-ups (school, sports and work physicals), well-child care, immunizations, screenings, laboratory tests and management of chronic illnesses. Every covered person under Marquette University’s health plans can have one free routine physical exam per year.

 

Nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses with licensure to prescribe medications. One of our practitioners is always available, by phone, when the office is closed. The nurse practitioners order laboratory and imaging tests, when appropriate, and consult with physicians as needed.

 

Join us on a tour of the center and learn more about the services we provide.

 

Presented by: Marquette Neighborhood Health Center Staff

 

Wednesday, Aug. 20

11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Marquette Neighborhood Health Center, 1834 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 100

Limit: 25

 

 

 

 

Turn the Pages Slowly: 

Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Haggerty Collection

This exhibition, drawn primarily from the Haggerty’s permanent collection, features rare books and manuscripts from the 14th through 20th centuries.  Focusing on devotional texts, the exhibition includes a 19th century Koran, medieval Books of Hours and antiphonals (choral books).  Individual leaves from French, English and Italian breviaries, Bibles and Books of Hours are highlighted, as well.  The exhibition also includes facsimiles of medieval Haggadot.

 

 

Lunchtime Learning

A series of gallery talks presented in conjunction with this exhibition.  Co-sponsored by Marquette University’s Medieval Studies MinorAll presentations take place at the Haggerty Museum of Art.  Bring your lunch or just come and listen.

 

 

The Book in Scholastic Education: Peter Lombard, Peter Riga and Thomas Aquinas

 

Presented by: Dr. Wanda Zemler-Cizewski, associate professor of theology

 

Wednesday, Sept. 3

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby

 

 

Fifteenth-Century French Authors, Alain Chartier and Martin le Franc, and Their Relationships with Breviaries and Manuscripts

 

Presented by: Dr. Steven Millen Taylor, professor of French, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

Thursday, Sept. 11

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby

 

 

Passover Haggadot:  Reflections on the Redemption from Egypt

 

Presented by: Dr. Deirdre Dempsey and Dr. Sharon Pace, associate professors of theology

 

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby

 

 

A Demonstration of Medieval Manuscript Techniques from the Gottingen Model Book

 

Presented by: Ms. Melissa Vigil, laboratory supervisor in the Department of Physics

 

Thursday, Sept. 25

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby 

 

Lunchtime Learning

A series of photography-related gallery talks presented in conjunction with this exhibitionAll presentations take place at the Haggerty Museum of Art.  Bring your lunch or just come and listen.

 

Biographical Landscape:  The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1969 - 1979  ( July 24th - September 28, 2008)

Biographical Landscape offers an opportunity to revisit the works of Stephen Shore, one of the most prominent and influential American photographers to emerge in the last half-century.  Focusing on Uncommon Places, Shore’s essential series on the American vernacular landscape produced between 1973 and 1982, Biographical Landscape captures quintessentially American scenes transforming uncommon places that seem frozen in space and time

 

 How to Make Pictures, Not Take Them

 

Presented by: Dan Johnson, chief photographer, Marquette University

 

Thursday, Aug. 7

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby

 

 

Photography and the Work Environment

 

Presented by: Jim Brozek, photographer, School of Dentistry

 

Thursday, Aug. 14

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby

 

 

Gallery Talk/Walk-Through of Biographical Landscape

 

Presented by:  Wally Mason, director of the Haggerty Museum of Art

 

Thursday, Aug. 21

Noon – 1 p.m.

Haggerty Museum of Art, Lobby