Archive for ‘Training and Development’

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We seek to further transform our community into a loving, inclusive space for people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. We also want to leverage the unique strengths found at ACU to better meet the needs of all students, faculty and staff so we can fully carry out our mission.

Due to the urgency of developing DEI training and the timing of Black History Month, we are scheduling meetings this month to get input from faculty and staff as we prepare training curriculum. Your input is vital to the success of these future training opportunities for our campus.

We hope you will join us for one of these conversations and bring your best ideas and insights. Lunch will be provided, so bring your appetite as well!

RSVP here.

As a reminder, our campus read for this spring is Brenda Salter McNeil’s Becoming Brave. To receive a copy of the book staff should complete this form. Faculty books have been made available in each college dean’s office. Stay tuned for opportunities to participate in a book study to be announced soon.

CCCU is delighted to announce that Westmont College will host the sixth annual Advancing Women in Leadership conference. Join colleagues from around the world for a FREE series of leadership events celebrating National Women’s History Month, on March 5 and 26, thanks to Westmont Women’s Leadership Council’s generous sponsorship. These events are open to the entire CCCU community, including leaders, faculty, staff and students on CCCU campuses. Join on March 5, 11am-12pm EST  to hear Nancy Koehn, Harvard Historian & Bestselling Author and on March 26, 2-3pm EST  Inclusive Excellence Leadership in Action: Panel with Chief Diversity Officers  Learn more and register here.

Join our Jam session on Google’s collaborative whiteboard and learn some of the innovative features in this add on to a digital classroom. This Innovation Foundry webinar will be on Tuesday, Sept 29 at 11 a.m. RSVP

The Maker Lab offers various opportunities to create decorative and practical things. Join the Innovation Foundry in this webinar on Sept. 14th from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to learn how to set up an Adobe Illustrator file to make storage boxes and gift boxes in the Maker Lab using the laser cutters or CNC router. RSVP

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool for graphic design available to all faculty, staff, and students at ACU. Join the Innovation Foundry on Sept. 10th from 2-3 p.m. for this webinar that will focus on the type tool and the various options within Illustrator to modify and enhance the text within your graphic projects. RSVP 

On Tuesday, Sept. 1st, from 11:00-11:50 a.m., the Innovation Foundry is hosting a Foundry Chat session, “Learn to be a Pro with Zoom.” Zoom has many tools that make class meetings zoom along. Learn how to make the most of your class meetings in this session. RSVP

Adobe Webinar: Create Engaging Charts and Graphs in Adobe Illustrator

Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Communicating information and data in a visually appealing way is important for positive engagement. In this session, learn how to create custom charts and graphs in Adobe Illustrator. RSVP