Retreat Post-It Board
Travel Scholarships and Networking | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| Financial Aid/Award for helping to attend conferences and/or trainings | ||
| Scholarships for UT Professional Development classes/certifications | ||
| Face to face networking for staff for similar types of work and/or similar titles (if this exists already, a way to better publicize it) | ||
| Increase number of conferences and presentations on campus for staff at low or no cost | ||
| Teaching certificate program for staff - paced so that you can work and learn simultaneously | ||
| In person trainings | ||
| In person trainings from campus experts | ||
| Expand professional development training to include satellite campuses (McDonald Observatory) | ||
| Submission page for staff to request training sessions | ||
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Career Counseling | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| UT PDC: Free or low-cost for staff | ||
| PRC Professional Development | ||
| Resume writing assistance for those that do not have a current resume but might need to apply for a new job | ||
| Professional Development opportunities | ||
| Career counseling and planning | ||
| Resume writing workshop for staff | ||
| Resume classes that were offered in the past | ||
| In person classes such as business writing and transforming lives through resilience. (Online is great, but some people prefer in-person) | ||
| Conduct skills and interest tests for interested employees so employees and departments can see where employee(s) best fit |
Mentoring | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| Need a mentor ship program across campus and within departments for 1 or 2 days a month | ||
| Need a scholarship program across campus and within department where people can shadow other employees and work in other departments for 1 or 2 days per month |
Employee Retention | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| How to keep quality staff employed at UT | ||
| Promote from within and post vacant lower positions | ||
| Retention policy to address increasing turnover | ||
| Training for those affected by reorganization within a department changed by Shared Services |
Professional Training | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| Increased access to professional training | ||
| More marketing for Lynda.com | ||
| Advertise the current free development classes available | ||
| Training/advertisement of the new system of professional development available for employees for free - how do we make it more visible on a local level? | ||
| Explicit examples of how much much experience Lynda.com course completions are equivalent to | ||
| Training specific to Shared Services |
Issues | ||
Item: | Notes | Action Taken |
| Transparency regarding hours reduction | ||
| Posting positions at a higher salary rate than existing staff in same position | ||
| Opportunities for staff to volunteer in the community for a specified number of hours annually on UT work time | ||
| Explicit examples of "other experience" in job postings with regard to military MOS/Certifications |
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