Staff Coaching and Professional Development Events

Upcoming Events

This calendar lists all the upcoming professional development courses, workshops, programs and events available to Student Affairs staff.

Spring Quarter 2025

HR Best Practices for Supervisors

This seven-session series is designed for supervisors of career staff. You will have the chance to learn about hiring, training, development and performance management while connecting with other supervisors across the division.

  • Date/Time: April 9, 23, and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25 | 10 am - 12 pm
  • Location: The De Carli Room at the Memorial Union

Sign up for HR Best Practices for Supervisors

HR Best Practices for Supervisors of Students

This six-session series is designed specifically for supervisors of student staff. You will have the chance to learn about hiring, training, development and performance management while connecting with other supervisors across the division.

  • Date/Time: Wednesdays, April 9 through May 14 | 10 am - 12 pm
  • Location: ARC, Meeting Room 1

Sign up for HR Best Practices for Supervisors of Students

Journal Your Way to Your Best Self

A six-week group coaching program using journaling to help participants clarify personal and professional goals and create actionable next steps.

  • Date/Time:  Thursdays, April 10 through May 15 | 9 am - 10:30 am
  • Location: The conference room on the second floor at the ARC

Sign up for Journal Your Way to Your Best Self

Facilitators Learning Lab

This workshop teaches facilitation techniques, methods, and best practices for effectively leading meetings, workshops, and staff engagement activities.

  • Date/Time: May 12, 9 am - 2 pm, and May 16, 9 am - 12 pm
  • Location: ARC, Ballroom B

Sign up for Facilitators Learning Lab

Communication Tools for Effective Leadership: A 3-Part Series

This three-part series is designed to strengthen leadership communication skills, improve feedback delivery and boost team performance.

  • Date/Time: May 22, May 29 and June 5 | 10 am - 11:30 am
  • Location: Student Community Center, Room D

Sign up for Communication Tools for Effective Leadership

 

Summer Quarter 2025

Strengths & Resilience

This two-part workshop helps participants address stress and burnout by using CliftonStrengths frameworks to create tailored wellbeing strategies and recognize unhelpful work/life patterns.

  • Date/Time: June 17 and 24 | 9 am - 12 pm
    • Location: The Memorial Union, De Carli Room

Apply for Strengths & Resilience

Gallup Strengths Coach Certification Course

 A five-day onsite program to become a Gallup-certified Strengths coach and join the campus coaching community.

  • Date/Time: July 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and August 1st | 8 am - 5 pm
  • Location: Student Community Center, Room D 

Apply to Become a Strengths Coach

Small Group Mentoring Program

This 6-month program pairs small groups of 2-4 mentees with a Student Affairs mentor to support professional development, goal setting, and networking within the division.

Recurring Offerings 

The following events occur yearly, quarterly or upon request. Yearly offerings will be posted the quarter prior to the start of the program once dates are finalized.

Annual Programs

  • The Small Group Mentoring Program (every June to December)
  • Leading with Strengths (every November)
  • Leading with Strengths for Supervisors of Students (every March)
  • Burnout to Wellbeing Coaching Programs (every Winter)
  • HR Best Practices for Supervisors (every Spring)
  • HR Best Practices for Supervisors of Students (every Spring)
  • LEGO Serious Play (available sporadically throughout the year)
  • Strengths Coaching (every quarter)

Ongoing Offerings

The following offerings are available upon request throughout the year. Fill out the application or connect with the relevant contact to book these at any time.

Individual Coaching

Apply anytime to work with a certified professional coach to help you work towards goals, talk through complex challenges and learn how to harness your strengths to be the best version of yourself.

Learn More About Coaching      Apply to Work with a Coach 

Team Development 

We offer tailored team coaching, team workshops, and team retreats upon request to help your team reach the next level professionally.

Learn More About Team Development   Request a Team Workshop