Staff Enrichment Time
Staff Enrichment Time
Growth in professional and personal development is important at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. Participating in the Staff Enrichment Initiative is not mandatory. Professional development can be for the individual or for teams or departments. The Quality Workplace Committee provides offerings related to health and wellness, intrapersonal skills and technical training. In addition, Human Resources training is offered. Do you have a future enrichment training you want to offer? Email you ideas or questions to qwc@uncsa.edu.
Designated Staff Enrichment Times
Eight hours per month are designated as Staff Enrichment Time except in August, December, April and May.
2025 & 2026 Dates & Times
The standard time blocks are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the dates listed below, but may vary depending on needs of particular events. Professional and personal development can be divided into whatever blocks of time you need during those hours.
2025
- Jan. 28-29
- Feb. 18-19
- Mar. 18-19
- June 17-18
- July 15-16
- Sept. 16-17
- Oct. 7-8
- Nov. 18-19
2026
- Jan. 27-28
- Feb. 17-18
- Mar. 17-18
- June 16-17
- July 21-22
- Sept. 15-16
- Oct. 20-21
- Nov. 17-18
Past Enrichment offerings:
- Admissions: what it means to be a ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ student
- Campus Affinity Groups with Tasha Myers
- with Shayla Herndon-Edmunds ()
- Adressing Employee Performance Issues in a Supportive Way
- Faculty and Staff Book Study
- with Shayla Herndon-Edmunds ()
- : A Guide to Timely Invoice Payments
- (EDIB 101) with Shayla Herndon-Edmunds ()
- with Steve Cochrane
- with Elizabeth Davis
- with Sgt. Tyler Hill
- by Gray Bobbitt
- Affinity Groups Introduction
- Music Performance Hour
- Asset Panda & Insurance
- Archives Tour
- Performance Place Tour
- with Ramona Richmond
- with Gary Penrod
- Position Control Workshop by Mark Graves
- Open Enrollment Training by Keyona McNeill
- Craft Circle by Liza Vest
- Financial Aid for Family, Friends, and Future Students by Darren Chiott and Jane Caropreso Kamiab
- Healthy Eating on a Budget by Aramark Nutritionist
- Banner 9 by Gary Penrod
- Español-English Meetup by Heidi Sosa and Elizabeth White
- Behind-the-Scenes tour of D& P by Bland Wade and Scott Beckwith
- Behind-the-Scenes tour of Film School by Matt Walkowski
- Library or Netflix by Sarah Falls
- Meet the Police and Tour by Lt. Dove
- Fitness Center tours
- Social Media Do's and Don'ts by Melissa Upton
- Budget Management by Heidi Mallory
- Intro to LinkedIn Learning by Sarah Falls
- Campus Building & History Walking Tour by Jim DeCristo
- 10 Excel Tips by Gary Penrod
- Explore the Library by Connor May Kelly
- Campus Landscaping Walking Tour by Jordan Jones
- Workers Comp by Kemora Brownlee
- Be a Cybersecurity Superhero with Nick Johnson
- Benefits Open Enrollment Assistance
- Yammer & Microsoft 365 with Steve Cochrane
- SECU:Consumer Fraud and dIT Theft
- Behind the Scenes: Dance Costume Shop with Marissa McCullough
- SECU: Spending Plans and Straegies
- Container Gardening with Jordan Jones