Leadership

Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. Our natural talents go untapped, from the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. This session will assist leaders with tapping into their strengths and uncovering their talents. We will use the Gallup online assessment that has helped millions to discover their top five talents. The new and improved version of the assessment is part of this course and can be done in minimal time. The book is loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, and an access code to take the assessment.. PRE-WORK: You must get a book from the Org Learning office, take the assessment and bring your work to class. Notes: This class specifically designed for all Alumni of NVC Leadership Lab and ACC ALAS Program.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Leadership/ Communication/ Teamwork

Faculty Development

Cooperative Learning Part 3 Fall 2009 During this session, participants will function in groups to explore some methods of applying Cooperative Learning principles in their own classroom lessons. They will look closely at the instructor's role in a cooperative classroom, and with a partner from a similar discipline, they will begin to prepare a lesson that contains all five of the Basic elements fore their own use this semester. *For Certificate of Completion (available to all faculty) and Stipend ($100 available to part-time adjunct faculty ONLY), completion of Parts 1-4, a lesson plan, a reflection paragraph posted to the website (meeting the established criteria) are required.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Faculty Development

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Tools Overview (Required) - Must be enrolled in Full Track or Fast Track Training Program to register. Dates: 10/2 Friday 2:00-3:30 PM OR 10/3 Saturday 10:00-11:30 AM

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza - Hernandez
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

Tools Overview (Required) - Must be enrolled in Full Track or Fast Track Training Program to register. Dates: 10/3 Saturday 10:00-11:30 AM OR 10/2 Friday 2:00-3:30 PM

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza - Hernandez
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

Join us as we watch the amazing movie "Who Moved my Cheese" based on the book by Spencer Johnson and we discuss the many changes we are facing at AC and NVC. Learn how to face change and adapt in order to keep moving forward. This session will help you with personal and professional strategies for adapting to change.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Hope Medina
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Teamwork/ Leadership

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

This session will assist the NVC Administrative Assistants with their continuing APD training. All APD Team Members should attend in order to receive user name and passwords for the Noel Levitz Connections NOW online courses for campus customer service. In this session we will introduce the application, discuss successful navigation tips, and our next steps for creating a culture of excellence in our service skills!. Register today and make your Connections NOW!

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Customer Service, Knowledge

Employee Development

This session will assist the NVC Administrative Assistants with their continuing APD training. All APD Team Members should attend in order to receive user name and passwords for the Noel Levitz Connections NOW online courses for campus customer service. In this session we will introduce the application, discuss successful navigation tips, and our next steps for creating a culture of excellence in our service skills!. Register today and make your Connections NOW!

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Customer Service, Knowledge

Faculty Development

"4o2 Your Students" will ask if what you are doing in the class is done for your students or to your students. "Not the Typical Rubric" will demonstrate several alternatives or nuances to the ordinary rubric. Both of these subjects are 45 minutes each and will help support continuous maturity in teaching.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Faculty Development

This full day is designed for those who have already completed their cooperative learning training here at Northwest Vista or a similar course elsewhere. We will work on conflict resolution techniques, and we will troubleshoot problems with group work using cooperative learning techniques. We will also see what our colleagues are doing successfully in their classes. We will be using several techniques based on the Barkely Collaborative Learning Techniques text that was given to participants in their first round of Cooperative Learning training. If you do not have a copy of this book, and you would like to come to our training, please email Linda Cuellar at lcuellar@alamo.edu to arrange a time to come by and pick up your copy before the session! There is a $200 stipend for part time adjunct instructors who complete this training, but it is open to all Faculty at NVC.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: L. Cuellar, N. Trevino, R. Mendez and S. Colangelo
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

Build positive relationships, become more productive, achieve greater results, and create an environment where everyone is genuinely excited about the work they are doing! This class is presented in two parts; NVC classroom, and an interactive swim with the Beluga Whales at SeaWorld. After lunch on your own, please return to PH206 before departing to SeaWorld. Please bring your swim suit; wetsuits are provided by SeaWorld. *THIS COURSE FOR NVC EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Leadership, Communication Skills

Employee Development

New Employee Orientation (NEO) is a 1 1/2 day interactive session designed for all NVC new-hires. NEO acquaints new employees with the culture, values and organizational make-up of our campus; for full and part-time staff members, we recommend attendance within the first 60 days of employment at the college. All faculty are also welcomed to attend any part of the sessions or the full consecutive two days. Notes: Day 2 is a half-day only, presented from 8:00AM - 12:00pm.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Hope Medina & Various NVC Leadership Members
Performance Measure: Knowledge/Teamwork/Team Building

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

Multitasking…the ultimate in efficiency! Resumes and job descriptions routinely state that a person is or must be a good "multitasker". Comparatively, advertisers for many companies market their products based on its ability to allow the user to multitask. The concept of more with less has become commonplace which has caused employers and their employees to embrace the notion that multitasking gets the job done. But, is multitasking simply task switching without giving full attention to any one task? Are we really able to work of multiple projects at the same time? Join us as we explore this topic at the next scheduled article review. This is a TWO SESSION course Notes: Article Pre-Read at http://www.connect-utah.com/articles/multitasking-myths .

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Organizing

Faculty Development

Cooperative Learning Part 4 Once participants have experienced, reflected upon and explored the foundations of cooperative learning in theory, they are ready to revise their plan for their students. In this session, time and guidance will be given to allow participants to complete their lesson or plan a group project as well as discuss their own experiences in attempting these plans. Upon completion, lesson plans will be presented by participants and posted to the CL website and brought to the Follow Up Session on Sept. 26th. *For Certificate of Completion (available to all faculty) and Stipend ($100 available to part-time adjunct faculty ONLY), completion of Parts 1-4, a lesson plan, a reflection paragraph posted to the website (meeting the established criteria) are required.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Employee Development

Join us as we watch the amazing movie "Who Moved my Cheese" based on the book by Spencer Johnson and we discuss the many changes we are facing at AC and NVC. Learn how to face change and adapt in order to keep moving forward. This session will help you with personal and professional strategies for adapting to change. Notes: Customized for Student Success Area only.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Teamwork/ Leadership

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

As our college is growing, so is our special population of students. Join us for this informational session as we learn about our special needs of this special population, our responsibility in accommodating those needs and the laws governing this topic. We will also discuss how faculty and staff can engage and assist us in creating the best opportunities for success for our special needs students. This training is provided in New Employee Orientation and is presented regularly for all other employees.

Target Audience: Staff
Instructor: Sharon Dresser, NVC Special Services Manager
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Forums

These sessions are set up for all NVC employees to be issued their new ID card. Your picture will be taken for your new card. This is a new ID/security system being implemented across the Alamo Colleges. You need to sign up for a 1-hour block to attend. It will not take a full hour to get your card, but you need to attend during the hour you sign up.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: TBA

Faculty Development

With "Your Policies - Stick to Them" at this point in the semester, we've already started thinking about "what's working" and "what's not." This presentation/discussion will help faculty, new and not-so-new, think about their classroom policies and the goals they are attempting to reach in their classes. Faculty will be challenged to investigate how their policies support their goals, and what policies are currently effective in their courses.

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: TBA
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD IN ONE DAY! In this powerful one-day training, you'll learn new ways to think about your time, as well as practical processes and effective applications that help you live these lessons. Three sections provide the secret to becoming more focused on your priorities, better organized, and more productive overall.

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: FranklinCovey Certified Facilitator
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Employee Development

Tired of yo-yo dieting? Tired of "die"ting? Tired of being tired all the time? If you are, then please join Clare Walderman, RN on Wednesdays from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. in CCC Room 122 to discover how you can get empowered to "own" your health through discovering what foods work in your body, what exercise does for your body, and ultimately gain a sense of control in your life. This is an open forum for all faculty and staff. *Please note: If you are currently on a physician ordered diet, email Clare at jflammang-walder@alamo.edu to discuss if this forum is appropriate for you.

Target Audience: Everyone
Instructor: Clare Walderman, RN
Performance Measure: Knowledge

Employee Development

Multitasking…the ultimate in efficiency! Resumes and job descriptions routinely state that a person is or must be a good "multitasker". Comparatively, advertisers for many companies market their products based on its ability to allow the user to multitask. The concept of more with less has become commonplace which has caused employers and their employees to embrace the notion that multitasking gets the job done. But, is multitasking simply task switching without giving full attention to any one task? Are we really able to work of multiple projects at the same time? Join us as we explore this topic at the next scheduled article review. This is a TWO SESSION course

Target Audience: NVC Employees
Instructor: Valarie Fluellen
Performance Measure: Work Quality/Reliability/Organizing

Faculty Development

"Promotion and Tenure for NEW Tenure-track Instructors" will explain the process and paper-work needs for newly-hired, tenure-track instructors to become promoted and tenured. Although everyone is welcomed to attend this session, it is specifically geared requirements to the above-mentioned group.

Target Audience: Target Group
Instructor: Jeannette Jones
Performance Measure: Organizing/Planning/Problem Solving

Faculty Development

Description: Interaction in the Virtual Classroom (Required)- Must be enrolled in Full Track or Fast Track Training Program to register. Time: 2:00-3:30 Elluminate Session (Synchronous Discussion)

Target Audience: Faculty
Instructor: Dr. Laura Reza - Hernandez
Performance Measure: Knowledge