Seminars and E-learning

Administrators in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities often face multiple challenges as they navigate systems and processes, build organizational capacity, and work with others to meet the goals and objectives of their unit.   The Human Resources division in the Office of the Chancellor offers resources designed to develop the skills and competencies needed to be a successful administrator in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. 

Before deciding which seminars and e-learning resources are best suited for you, you may want to take our leadership
self inventory.  It is based upon leadership competencies for leaders in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and can help direct your individual professional development plan.

A full range of interactive in person seminars, and e-learning (online courses) are available.  In-person seminars carry a nominal registration fee of $50.00 per session to cover the cost of materials and light refreshments. E-learning resources are provided at no charge.

E-Learning:   

Finance for the Non-Financial Administrator:  This online program will give you a core understanding of the financial know-how you need as an administrator.  You will learn how to calculate revenue, estimate expenses and read a variety of reports used in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.   Competency Supported:  Demonstrates Good Stewardship

Fee:  Free (funded through the Online Employee Development Initiative)

To register, please click here. This link will bring you to our Systemwide Training and Registration Site (STARS). To register you will need your Tech ID. If you do not know your Tech ID, please contact your Human Resource Office.
After you register for this course through STARS, you will be sent a link to the online course in D2L.

Managing and Leading Change and Transition: 

In two highly interactive webinars, you will learn how to successfully move yourself and your team through the human side of change.  Focusing on a change you or your team is experiencing, apply what you are learning in real time, share techniques that worked and learn from other participants. 

In-Person Seminars: 

Managing and Leading Change and Transition:  In this highly interactive seminar, you will learn how to successfully move yourself and your team through the human side of change.  Focusing on a change you or your team is experiencing, apply what you are learning in real time, share techniqures that worked and learn from other participants. 

Effective Coaching: 

Do you remember a formal or informal coach who truly helped you in your development? What was it about this person that made a difference? As supervisors, it is easy to get lost in the day-to-day shuffle of directing work and handling your own duties. This session will give you an opportunity to learn and reflect on how to be a coach who truly develops your employees. Special emphasis will be given to hands-on practice and discussion of techniques that have worked in coaching good performance, poor performance, and everything in between.

Conducting Effective Performance Reviews:

The performance evaluation often gets a bad name. It may be seen as just one more piece of paperwork to complete. When done well, however, the performance evaluation is a powerful performance management tool that can help keep your work unit running smoothly. It is also required by state law, and for good reason. People generally want to know how they are doing. Besides ongoing coaching and feedback, the performance evaluation gives you a formal opportunity to sit down with your employee for an interactive discussion about progress and future plans.

Coming Soon:

Introduction to Educational Lean: 

Educational institutions are being challenged now more than ever to more effectively serve student and stakeholder needs. We must become more flexible, responsive, efficient, and intentional. As we enter into a period of fiscal constraint and budget cutting institutions must be innovative and learn to work differently. Adapted from well-established processes that have been successful in business and industry for years, Educational Lean is an improvement methodology that can help meet those needs. It has been used as a growth strategy by creating capacity without increasing human resources. 

Increasing Your Interpersonal Communication and Leadership Effectiveness Using the DiSC Self-Assessment: 

Leaders gain an increased understanding and awareness of their own behaviors and how their behavior affects others.  Participants will learn how to apply their knowledge of DiSC dimensions of behavior to increase their leadership effectiveness.