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New Employee Orientation is a three-part workshop over the course of on day. The morning portion is applicable to all employees. Attendees split off into two different retirement sections in the afternoon, depending on each employment type. See more details and registration information here. You must register for this session to have a room reserved for this training. Morning room is Nurs 220, Afternoon sessions are in Nurs 420.

Effective communications training will provide you with skills for communicating when the outcome is important, opinions and options vary, and the emotion of the situation makes the conversation difficult to have. You will learn how to improve open dialogue and engagement in a way that will help you to talk with anyone about anything. This is an in-person training taught by Laura Hamilton, SPHR, SHRM-CP and certified Crucial Conversations trainer. Please be sure to enroll in all three sessions of the program as it is taught in three parts. See complete details here.

The Department Chairs and Directors Training Workshops are designed to address the needs of current and experienced chairs, faculty and administrators of academic units. Human Resource Services collaborates with the Office of the Provost to coordinate this annual series addressing such topics as faculty performance reviews, personnel issues, recruitment, leadership and communication. See complete details, course material, and registration here.

This course provides a high level overview of the purpose of various WSU mainframe accounting systems such as: DEPPS, BALANCES, FACTS, SCBAIMS, PROPERTY, PAPR, myWSU, BPS. It provides an introduction to university accounting, including types of funds, how program codes work, and where to go for answers to your accounting questions. Also included is how to read a budget statement and how information in accounting systems feeds into them. See complete details and registration information here.

The goal of this training is to assist WSU in maintaining a safe and respectful working and learning environment. It describes different types of discrimination and harassment, including prohibited personal behaviors, identifies key WSU Executive Policies addressing these topics, and provides links to specific offices and resources available to help in cases of alleged discrimination, harassment, and misconduct. Employee and supervisor responsibilities when misconduct is reported or observed are highlighted. See REGISTRATION information here.

Designed for WSU administrative staff, the Graduate Assistantship Processing workshop focuses on PERMS, waivers, new student programs in the Graduate School, trainee internships, English proficiency exams, direct deposit, payroll deductions, meeting deadlines in a timely manner. Departmental best practices are also discussed. See complete details for registration here. Be sure to sign up to guarantee a room is provided.

How would you react if a hostile intruder were to enter your classroom or office? Are you familiar with the appropriate actions you should consider? See complete details and registration information here. Be sure go sign up to secure a room for this training.

This course discusses classroom accommodations and rights and responsibilities of the students and teaching staff. Summary of what to do in different situations will be provided. See REGISTRATION details here.