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Staff Development Agenda - October 15 & 16, 2025

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Wednesday, October 15

  Start - End  Title 
7:30am-8:30pm  Breakfast
Rocklin Conference Center
8:30am-8:45am  Welcome
Rocklin Conference Center
8:45am-9:00am  Employee Recognition
Rocklin Conference Center
9:00am-9:15am  Foundation Updates
Rocklin Conference Center
9:15am-9:30am  United Way
Rocklin Conference Center
9:30am-9:45am  Student Spotlight
Rocklin Conference Center
9:45am-10:15am  Strategic Initiatives Update
Rocklin Conference Center
10:15am-10:30am  Break
10:30am-11:30am  SI Group Breakouts
11:30am-1:00pm  Lunch
Food Trucks on Campus
1:00pm-1:50pm  Chair Yoga - Angela Benson
L136
1:00pm-1:50pm  Community Volunteer Opportunities - STARS and Center for Siouxland
L124
1:00pm-1:50pm  Faculty Senate - Rachel Reiss
Rocklin Conference Center
1:00pm-1:50pm  Leading by Listening: How Facilitation Can Strengthen Campus Culture - Mara Hall
L128
1:00pm-1:50pm  Listening Counts as Reading - Kendra Hall / Morgan Konz
L126
1:00pm-1:50pm  Meet the VPs - Troy Jasman, Frank Arpan, Erin Volk
L208
1:00pm-1:50pm  Summer Camps - Steven Garcia/Kathy Lehmann/Jennifer Weber/Chef Ga
L212
1:00pm-1:50pm  What to do if... a Title IX primer - Ben Mohning
L207
2:00pm-2:50pm  Cadence Mongoose Training (texting) Level 1 - Aimee Roy
A244
2:00pm-2:50pm  Chair Yoga - Angela Benson
L136
2:00pm-2:50pm  Cooking with Brenda - Brenda Wright
Culinary Kitchen D201
2:00pm-2:50pm  Employee Benefits - HR Staff
L128
2:00pm-2:50pm  Language Access Through Propio: Supporting Students and Employees - Revathi Vongsiprasom
L124
2:00pm-2:50pm  Student Accommodations and Support - ADA Accommodations Team
L212
2:00pm-4:00pm  Arts & Sciences Faculty Assessment - Ted Bryan
L304
2:00pm-4:00pm  CTE Faculty Assessment - Amy Hueser
Rocklin Conference Center
2:45pm-3:00pm  Break
3:00pm-3:50pm  Cadence Mongoose Training (texting) Level 2 - Aimee Roy
A244
3:00pm-3:50pm  HSED - Laura Grell
L126
3:00pm-3:50pm  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and qualified aliens - Revathi Vongsiprasom
L124
3:00pm-3:50pm  Pick Your Square - Carmen Wilson
L136
3:00pm-3:50pm  What is Project SUCCESS? - Ben Mohning
L207

Thursday, October 16

  Start - End  Title 
7:30am-8:30am  Breakfast
Rocklin Conference Center
8:30am-9:00am  Alumni Spotlight - Dr. Jill Brown
Rocklin Conference Center
9:00am-9:30am  Title IX Updates - Ben Mohning
Rocklin Conference Center
9:30am-10:00am  RISC Student Survey Results - Erin Volk
Rocklin Conference Center
10:00am-11:00am  Student Engagement - Joseph Romero-Reyes
Rocklin Conference Center
11:00am-12:00pm  Leading in the Now: Staying Grounded in a VUCA World - Emily Shields
Rocklin Conference Center
12:00pm-1:30pm  Lunch on Your Own
Rocklin Conference Center
1:30pm-2:45pm  Program Spotlight: Athletics - Mike Brown/CoCo Cofield
Dunker Student Center
1:30pm-2:45pm  Program Spotlight: Audio, Video, Media Production - Chris Mansfield/Mike Jones
1:30pm-2:45pm  Program Spotlight: Industrial Solutions - Chris Sewalson
L416/L417
1:30pm-2:45pm  Program Spotlight: Mechanical Engineering - James Garvey/Karl Stodden
2:45pm-3:00pm  Break
3:00pm-4:30pm  Department Meetings