RELATED WORKSHOPS, MARCH 25 –
Developing
a Relational Work Environment at Pitt:
Things Your Mother Told You About How to Get
Along with Others
Facilitator: Ellen Olshansky,
Professor and Chair, Department of Health
& Community
Systems,
Panelists: Patricia A. Cluss, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Lin Ewing, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, School of
Medicine
When: Thursday, March 25,
Where:
This
workshop will address issues in the workplace environment with a specific focus
on how we can make the environment more "relational”. Building on the work of Joyce Fletcher, who
has written about how to develop a relational workplace, we will discuss
strategies for developing an environment that is open to dialogue, discussion,
debate; and an environment that is conducive to addressing differences of
opinion in an effort to create greater connections among all constituencies
within the University.
HR
101: Family Friendly Benefits
Facilitator:
Members of the Office of Human
Resources
Recorder: Lorie Ann Osho, Assistant
Dean, Graduate
Student Programs and
Academic Integrity,
When: Thursday, March 25, 11:30 until
Where: 4127 Sennott Square,
The goal of this workshop is to provide
staff with the basic information regarding university policies and benefits
relevant to family life. Using a panel format, staff members from Human
Resources will examine how certain benefits are “family friendly” and will
provide savvy suggestions on how staff may best utilize benefit options
available at the university to balance work and family life. The workshop will conclude with a question
and answer period.
Surviving
the High-Wire Act: Balancing Work and Home
Facilitator: Amy Wagner, Assistant Professor,
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Panelists: Randi Koeske, Associate Professor of Psychology, UPG
Padi McFadden, Medical Student
Michelle
M. Muscatello, Graduate Student, Department of
Chemistry, A&S
Elsa S. Strotmeyer,
Post-doctoral
Associate, Department of Epidemiology,
Graduate
Darlene Zellers,
Director,
Office of Academic Career Development,
Health Sciences
When: Monday, March 29, 12:00 noon until
Where: 4127 Sennott Square,
This interactive
workshop will examine the degree of balance between one’s work and home life
and identify best workplace practices representative of a family-friendly work
climate. The objectives are to 1) to
determine one’s own sense of satisfaction with regard to balancing work and
family issues, 2) to examine the issues or stressors that create or intensify
imbalance, and 3) to identify workplace conditions and behaviors that
contribute to a family-friendly work environment. Small groups based on work role will permit
self-assessment and discuss work-and-family issues affecting those who are
partnered and not partnered, with and without children, and with and without
responsibility for aging parents.
Workshop designed as a brownbag lunchtime follow-up session to “HR 101:
Family Friendly Benefits” presented during previous week.
Women of Color
on Campus: Mentoring as a Tool for
Survival and Success
Facilitators: Paula
Davis, Assistant Dean for Student
Affairs and Minority Programs,
Padi McFadden, Medical
Student
Panelists: Patricia I. Documet,
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences,
Health
Beverly
Harris-Schenz, Director of
Undergraduate Studies and Associate
Professor of German, School of Arts and
Sciences
When: Tuesday,
March 30,
Where:
Women of color
often feel that they are alone in charting their paths through the
academy. Faculty representatives will
share their personal experiences as recipients and providers of mentoring. Participants will brainstorm methods of
identifying, recognizing and utilizing mentors to enhance career success.
Issues
for Lesbian and Bisexual Women at Pitt
Facilitator: Ray
Anne Lockard, Head, Frick Fine Arts Library, ULS
When: Wednesday, March 31,
Where: 1201 Cathedral of Learning
This
workshop will offer lesbian and bisexual students, staff and faculty at Pitt a
comfortable forum in which to honestly discuss issues that we face at Pitt
whether we take classes as a student, work on campus, or teach courses at our
university.
Negotiations: A Fact of Life, and How Women Negotiate
Differently
than Men
Facilitator: Katherine
L. Wisner, Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
When: Friday, April 2,
Where:
What is your approach to
negotiations? How does being male or
female usually affect this approach?
Become aware of strategies for successful negotiations that you can use
in daily living and resources for additional skill building with this workshop.
Acquiring
and Using Cultural Capital for Career Mobility in Higher Education
Facilitator: Consuella Lewis, Assistant
Professor, Administrative and Policy Studies
When: Monday, April 5,
Where:
This
workshop will assist women faculty and staff in aligning their cultural capital
with goals for career mobility.
Furthermore, participants will develop strategies for acquiring the
appropriate forms of cultural capital that will enhance their position in the
career marketplace.
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is not
essential but will assist in our planning.
If you are interested in attending any of the above workshops, please
contact Fran Czak, Director of the Office of the
University Senate by phone 412/624-6505, fax 412/624-6688, or by e-mail to fczak@pitt.edu.
ALL
FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
(Participants
are welcome to bring their lunch, coffee or other beverages
to the workshops.)