PDR: Professional Development Events
Below is a complete list of upcoming events, classes and offerings from the WFU Professional Development Center (PDC) located on the Reynolda campus. Offerings below are available to all graduate students. Please check back frequently for new listings (updated daily).
Title: The Teaching Portfolio for Tenure
Date: Tuesday, February 9th 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Facilitator: Herman Eure
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement: Graduate Students and Fellows Workshop
Date: Friday, February 12th 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Facilitator: Jeff Lerner
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Teaching with the Socratic Method
Date: Monday, February 15th 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Facilitator: Derrick Boone / Michael Green / Clark Thompson
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Thursdays with Technology: Using Clickers to Encourage Class Participation
Date: Thursday, February 18th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Facilitator: Rosalind Tedford
Location: ZSR Library room 330
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Who am I?: Identity in Teaching and Evaluation
Date: Monday, February 22nd 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Facilitator: Erica Still / Shannon Gilreath / Wanda Balzano / Lynn Neal
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Exploring Personal Assertiveness
Date: Tuesday, February 23rd 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Facilitator: Dr. Randy Rogan
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Transitioning to Microsoft Word 2007
Date: Tuesday, February 23rd 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Facilitator: Ms. Sarah Wojcik
Location: University Corporate Center (UCC) Room 1018
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Master Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel 2007
Date: Wednesday, February 24th 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Facilitator: The Right Click
Location: To be determined
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Customer Service: Bloodline to Success & The Importance of Image
Date: Thursday, February 25th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Facilitator: Laura Hamilton
Location: Benson Center 401 B
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: The Challenges Of Major And Pre-Major Advising And Mentoring
Date: Thursday, February 25th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Facilitator: Perry Patterson / Karen Bennett / Andrew Chan
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Transitioning to Microsoft Outlook 2007
Date: Tuesday, March 2nd 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Facilitator: Ms. Sarah Wojcik
Location: University Corporate Center (UCC) Room 1018
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: The Rule of Law and the Rule of God: A Symposium on Ethics, Religion & Law
Date: Tuesday, March 23rd 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Facilitator: Simeon Ilesanmi
Location: Benson Center, Pugh Auditorium
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Getting to Know the Wake Forest Judicial System
Date: Tuesday, March 23rd 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Facilitator: James Powell / Perry Patterson / Mary Foskett / Brian Tague
Location: ZSR Library 204
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Dealing with Mosquitoes in the Workplace
Date: Thursday, March 25th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Facilitator: Laura Hamilton
Location: TBD
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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Title: Finding the Way Back: Impacts of White Collar Crime
Date: Friday, March 26th 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Facilitator: Dr. Kelly Pope / Justin Paperny / Diann Cattani / Neil Weinberg / Tom Golden
Location: Benson Center 401 C
Open To: Faculty, Staff, Students, Community, Graduate Students, Family of Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Retirees
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For additional general interest seminars, visit the WFU Professional Development Center (PDC) at http://pdc.wfu.edu/. This site provides links to a variety of university resources that are available to the entire Wake Forest and Winston-Salem community on a variety of mostly non-academic interests. Please note that offerings are open to differing audiences. If there is a session that you are interested in but find that it does not list availability for graduate students, contact the PDC directly to inquire about potential availability.