Professional Development Day
October 11, 2010 8 am - 3 pm
AGENDA
| Time | Activity | Location |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Breakfast | Orange Hall Gallery |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am | Opening Remarks - Williams Richards |
Orange Hall Theatre |
| 8:45 - 9:45 am | Key Note Speaker - Yvonne Conte of Humor Advantage | Orange Hall Theatre |
| 9:45-10:00 am | Break | |
| 10:00 - 11:10 am | VP's meet with their Staff:
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| 11:20 - 11:35 am | Pick-up box lunches to take to their first class | Bio Tech Lobby (facing south street) |
| 11:35 - 12:20 pm | Session I | |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Session II | |
| 1:35 - 2:35 pm | Session III |
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Workshop Descriptions
11:35 am - 12:20 pm (Choose one)
- Digital Photography—Some Basics
- Identity Theft
- Shopping Healthy
- Investing in Volatile Times
- Walking Tour of Morrison Hall
- Web Page Design
- Zumba
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm and 1:35 pm - 2:35 pm (Choose two)
- Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office
- Public Speaking for the non-public speaker
- Security - What to do and what to know
- Conflict Resolution
- Building Teams that work
- Cyber Security: What everyone should know
- Leadership Strategies that Work
Digital Photography
Presenter: Dave Albrecht, DCD Advanced Technologies
Photography has changed dramatically over the past 20 years from a chemical based system to an electronic media giant. Although most of the concepts are similar between conventional and digital photography, some basics need to be understood to help make the process of capturing and sharing images more reliable. During the class we will discuss:
What Do Pixels mean in the Digital world?
White Balance- what is it and why it is important
Choosing File Types- What is a JPEG (or JPG), a TFF (TIF) and RAW
Sending image files- How to make certain they do not get stuck in a SPAM folder or stripped out of the message altogether!
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Identity Theft
Presenter: Susan Forrett, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union
Learn how to protect your identity. This session will discuss the types of identity theft and how it occurs. The session will also cover what you can do to reduce the risk of identity theft and what to do if you ever become a victim.
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Shopping Healthy
Presenter: Danielle Moser
In this course participants will get a crash course on how to figure out how to pre-plan and shop healthy on a budget. Danielle will also give you some tips on grocery store marketing techniques and what to be aware of when shopping.
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Investing in Volatile Times
Presenter: Jeffrey Quinn & Sandeep Hamilton of Chase Bank
Should you make changes in your retirement account to adjust to the new global economy? Join us as we help you understand how to better manage your nest egg amid extreme volatile conditions. We will review the basics and help you take control of your financial life.
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Walking Tour of Morrison
Leader: Sharon Cosgrove
Have you ever wondered about the beautiful building we call Morrison Hall. Take a tour of the mansion and learn how the Morrison family lived.
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Web Page Design
Presenter: Robert Wise
Topics will include the base of web pages such as HTML and Dreamweaver. We will discuss design principles in creating a website and writing style. Design techniques will be briefly explored such as tables, cascading style sheets, and templates. We will also discuss the effective use of images. Several web page conventions will also be presented with topics such as usability, accessibility, and copyrights.
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Zumba
Led by: Lanette Perez-Villarroel, Certified ZUMBA Instructor
Zumba is a dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s. The program combines Latin and international music with dance in an effort to make exercise fun. So bring your sneakers and have some fun! All levels welcome.
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Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office
Presentor: Debbie Graziaso
Learn some of the tricks and shortcuts that IT staff use when working with Microsoft Office 2007.
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Public Speaking for the non-public speaker
Presenters: Rozner Group
How well you say things is just as important – if not more important – than what you have to say. No skill opens more doors and creates more visibility than the ability to speak in front of people. This workshop will help you develop the skills to prepare for a presentation, to analyze audience needs, and to manage anxiety.
Specifically, you’ll learn how to:
- think strategically about your objective, the audience, and the message you want to send
- organize the content of your presentation
- improve on the three V’s of presentation – Voice, Verbal, and Visual – how we sound, what we say, and what we look like.
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Security - What to do and what to know
Presenter: Ed Kiley, Assistant Director of Security
Learn WHAT TO KNOW and WHAT TO DO when it comes to safety and security. Our security department will cover such topics as red phones, blue light towers, evacuation routes, fire emergencies (RACE), and other topics like reporting of medical emergencies, sheltering in place and what to do if you become a hostage.
Conflict Resolution
Presenter: Tim Powers, M.S., L.M.H.C.
Difficult bosses, annoying co-workers and impossible family members can all be a part of our lives. How do you make the difficult easier, the annoying more pleasant and the impossible possible? Spend an hour learning about conflict resolution and the tools that can make conflicts manageable.
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Building Teams that Work
Presenter: Lisa Montanaro
Get ready to brainstorm ideas with your peers to figure out ways to come together for the next year as a cohesive unit, build a team, and implement fantastic new ideas to achieve great results for 2010-2011. Lisa will be your dynamic facilitator and will help guide you as you develop a plan of action for the next year that is realistic but exciting! Put your thinking caps on as this will be an interactive workshop.
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Cyber Security
Presenter: Dan Bien, New York State Troopers, Computer Crime Unit
Investigator Bien from the Computer Crime Unit of the NYS Troopers will discuss cyber-bullying, sexting, ID theft and general Internet safety.
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Leadership Strategies that Work
Presenter: Rebecca Mazin
Whether you lead a corporate initiative, your softball team to victory or your family through a successful holiday picnic, in today's culture leadership strategies focus on team synergy, harmony and diversity. Join Rebecca in taking your leadership potential off the back burner as she guides you through a menu for success that will allow you to develop your natural leadership abilities in order to make a productive difference in all that you endeavor.
To register for these workshops click here