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Professional Development and Training
New Employee Orientation
Professional development and training at Skidmore begins with our New Employee Orientation (NEO) program. All new community members (exempt, faculty, non-exempt and union employees) are invited to attend this half-day program. The program enables new employees to explore life at Skidmore through a variety of departmental presentations. The purpose of this program is to provide an overview of the college and the opportunity to meet with other members of the Skidmore community.
networking
Skidmore College sponsors Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs) to enhance our community culture by providing engaging programs and opportunities for connection for Skidmore faculty and staff. Groups are employee-led, employment-related, and formed around interests, backgrounds, identities, and common ties.
Staff professional Development
In addition to the NEO, staff professional development programs are offered throughout the year. To help build community across campus, Human Resources also hosts informative gatherings through Networking Events, giving community members an opportunity to strengthen and build working relationships throughout campus. Please see the calendar below for current and upcoming offerings.
Upcoming Events
- Staff Meeting - 9/6 & 9/27
- New Employee Orientation - 9/19
- In It 9 - 9/20-9/25
- New Employee Orientation - 10/17
- Networking Breakfast - 10/31
- Communicating for Success - 10/21
- Wellness Event - TBD
- Staff Meeting - 11/1
- New Employee Orientation - 11/14
- Benefits Fair - 11/6
- Managing the Multi-Generational Workplace (Supervisors Only) - 11/12
- Navigating the Multi-Generational Workplace - 11/13
- Staff Meeting - 12/6
- Managing the Wave of Change (Supervisors Only) - 12/12
- New Employee Orientation - 1/16
- The Wave of Change - 1/15
- Creating a Healthy Work Culture - 1/29
- Staff Meeting - 2/7 & 2/28
- New Employee Orientation - 2/20
- Lovefest - TBD
- Writing with Clarity - TBD
- New Employee Orientation - 3/20
- HR Professional Development - 3/4 (tentative)
- Managing Staff Performance - 3/25
- Reclaim Your Brain - TBD
- Staff Meeting - 4/4
- New Employee Orientation - 4/17
- Networking Luncheon - TBD
- Annual Performance Review Info Session - 4/8
- New Employee Orientation - 5/1
- HR Roundtable - TBD
- Retirement and Recognition Ceremony - TBD
Programs currently open for registration can be accessed here.
Your suggestions for new programs/presenters are always welcome. Please send suggestions to Human Resources at hr@victorybreastimaging.com
Technology Learning Opportunities at Skidmore
Often Human Resources receives inquires about technology training, especially regarding various Microsoft applications. Learning Experience Design and Digital Scholarship Support (LEDS) offers both instructor-led and online training opportunities.
To learn more about other on-campus, customized workshops and off-campus learning opportunities, please visit the LEDS website.
LinkedIn Learning
Skidmore offers LinkedIn Learning, an online learning platform which provides video courses taught by industry experts, for free to all employees. This platform can be accessed in Okta under My Apps. Below are a selection of popular courses recommended for employees:
