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Upcoming professional development conference for USM faculty and staff

USM Professional Development (PD) week is the first virtual conference hosted by the USM Training Committee, a group of talent development professionals representing each of the USM schools. PD week is a knowledge-building week for USM faculty and staff. The conference workshops are designed to broaden and advance the employee’s professional and personal well-being. Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to network with other USM employees. PD is a one-of-its-kind event—register to reserve your seat next to other higher education professionals.

The following sessions will be available to all USM employees:

• Welcome panel discussion with Chancellor Perman and other institutional leaders
• Back to Campus: Hitting the Reset Button
• Building your Resilience
• The Role of Unconscious Bias at Work
• Servant Leadership Moments of Truth
• Cultivating your Network
• Self-care in Traumatic Times
• Strategies for an Inclusive Search
• Engaging Remote Employees
• Cultivating Self-leadership
• Leadership: What’s Vulnerability Got to Do with It?
• Keys to a High Trust Workplace
• Navigating Uncertainty
• The FACES of Accountability

This conference takes place June 7-11^th, 2021. Registration and further details about attending can be found by visiting: https://www.usmd.edu/training-and-development/

Please contact Jill Rice, Training and Development Specialist at jrice@towson.edu if you have any questions.

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This post was written by Morrow, Jennifer G.