UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 23, Page 6
March 12, 1992
Employee development

Primer on Affirmative Action for Supervisors
     Review of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and judicial
actions related to age discrimination, sexual harassment, Americans
with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The roles of
federal and state agencies in enforcing EEO law will be discussed.
Participants will examine the major elements of an affirmative
action plan and explore the application of affirmative action in
hiring. The course is designed for supervisors, managers and others
involved in carrying out personnel actions.
     Date:     March 25
     Time:     8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
     Location: Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center
     Deadline: March 13
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff

Preparing Computerized Performance Appraisal Forms
     Participants will attend a demonstration of how to use User
Service's software applications of the U.D. Performance Appraisal
form for Macintosh Microsoft Word 4.0, 4.1 and IBM WordPerfect 5.0,
5.1. The computer generated form is a cost effective alternative to
the standard three-part form. Bring a diskette formatted for your
system to the workshop, or forward a diskette to Laura Hofstetter,
CNS/User Services.
     Dates:    March 24, 26
     Times:    March 24 - 9 - 10 a.m.
               March 26 - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
     Locations:     March 24 - Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center.
                    March 26 - Collins Room, Perkins Student Center
     Deadline: March 16
     Audience: Salaried staff

Supervisor's Orientation to U.D. Personnel Policies and Procedures
     Particularly beneficial for new supervisors of professional
and salaried staff, this workshop presents an overview of the
contents of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook and the
function of the Employee Relations Office.
     Date:     April 8
     Time:     8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
     Location: Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center
     Deadline: March 27
     Audience: Professional and salaried staff

Organization of the University of Delaware
     Career development at the University of Delaware requires
extensive knowledge of how the various units within the University
fit together. Learn what different departments do, how they relate
to one another and what are their academic and administrative
reporting lines.
     Date:     April 14
     Time:     8:30 a.m. - noon
     Location: Kirkwood Room
     Deadline: April 3
     Audience: Professional and salaried staff

Introduction to University Forms and Recordkeeping
     This new training program is designed for salaried staff who
work with common University forms. Through completion of various
in-class exercises, participants will create a reference manual for
their professional use. Competency in administrating University
forms is listed as a job responsibility in the salaried staff
career matrix.
     Date:     April 10
     Time:     8:30 a.m. - noon
     Location: Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center
     Deadline: March 27
     Audience: Salaried staff

Management Communications: Listening
     Research on management development indicates that being an
effective communicator is one of the most important skills for a
successful management career. Listening is a critical communication
skill for all people, especially managers. This NEW supervisory
program teaches how to listen for understanding and to ensure that
the message sent and received are the same. Evaluating non-verbal
signals and the proper use of questioning techniques will also be
covered. Special emphasis will be placed on participant listening
skills using case studies drawn from participant experience. It is
recommended that this program be taken in conjunction with Coaching
for Performance Improvement, May 12.
     Date:     April 28
     Time:     8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
     Location: Clayton Hall
     Deadline: April 17
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff

Course registration
     To register for workshops send an electronic mail message
using the registration form posted in the Employee Development
bulletin board to Empldevreg@mvs.udel.edu., or call the
registration hotline at 831-8725. Participants will be notified of
their enrollment by a course confirmation letter within two weeks
of the workshop.