Office of Human Resources

The Division of Academic Affairs partners with Academic Impressions to provide App State employees with professional development resources designed by and for faculty and staff working in higher education. Access to these resources will enable our employees to better serve our students and advance the educational mission of App State. You can learn more about these professional development offerings and register for specific courses on App State’s Academic Impressions homepage.

BASE (Building Administrative Skills and Efficiency) is a comprehensive training program offered through the Office of Human Resources to develop key competencies and systems knowledge for administrative professionals. The purpose is to develop an informed and empowered professional administrative workforce.

Career Pathways is designed to prepare employees to advance their career. This program will help employees learn more about themselves and their career options, empower employees with the knowledge and skills to make effective career decisions, and provide employees with tools and resources to help them put their plan in motion.

Interested in work-life balance, wellness or personal development topics? App State’s Employee Assistance Program provider, ComPsych, offers a variety of webinars monthly. 

Managing Worry and Anxiety - September 15th, 2:00 pm

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Description: Worries are thoughts we have about the future that generate fear. They arrive in the form of a “what if?” and generate dire warnings about terrible consequences that await us. Unfortunately, these warnings we give ourselves are generally overblown and focused on hypothetical problems that probably won’t happen. Chronic worry that begins to impact the quality of life becomes “anxiety” and well-intended suggestions to “stop worrying” or applying common stress management techniques are mostly ineffective. This training will address how worry habits develop and methods of intervening with worry and anxiety. 

Target Audience: Anyone wishing to better understand ways of managing worry and anxiety 

Workshop Objectives: By the end of this workshop, you will: 

• Understand how worry and anxiety function as a mental habit

• Learn to distinguish doubt from danger

• Identify new ways of relating to worry instead of fighting it 

• Be familiar with strategies to acknowledge, accept, and work with anxiety

Sleep: An Essential Component of Health and Well-Being - October 16th, noon

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In the past five years, it has been routinely reported by researchers that Americans are notoriously sleep-deprived. There are numerous reasons why this may be the case. Yet while many people look towards improving their health via diet, exercise, and ceasing bad consumption habits (e.g., junk food, cigarettes), sleep is often overlooked—or is it? 

This workshop provides the latest research findings regarding the importance of sleep and offers participants suggestions on how to improve their sleep according to priority and quality measures. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: 

 •Describe the importance of sleep

 • Identify the purpose of sleep for the body/mind

 • Describe sleep’s role in memory consolidation

 • Identify the consequences of sleep deprivation on your body, your emotional well-being, thinking and productivity 

 •Describe the elements of good “sleep hygiene”

 •Describe the influence of light, temperature, sound in establishing quality sleep Identify ways to assess your sleep needs 

• Identify any possible symptoms of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia

• Describe resources available to address sleep problems

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Developing a Growth Mindset - November 12th 11:00

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Are you stuck in the mindset of “I can’t” or “I’m just not good at this?” What if the greatest barrier to your success isn’t the challenges themselves, but the way you perceive and approach them? It’s time to break free. In today’s rapidly evolving world, the ability to embrace challenges and continuously learn is essential for personal and professional success. We will dive into real-world strategies for embracing challenges head-on, learning from feedback, and cultivating a passion for lifelong learning. You will discover how to shift your thinking, overcome obstacles, and turn setbacks into opportunities for growth. 

This workshop is intended for anyone interested in enhancing their approach to challenges, improving their problem-solving skills, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development. 

This training will help you: 

• Understand the concept of a growth mindset

• Recognizing fixed mindset triggers

• Developing resilience in the face of challenges

• Cultivating a love for learning

• Setting and pursuing stretch goals

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Developing Grit: Strategies for Success in Work and Life  - December 1 - 2:00 pm

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 Grit is mental toughness. Grit is the ability to persevere to achieve difficult long-term goals. Grit is strongly associated with success in personal and professional life. Grit involves several elements: passion and purpose, development of habits and coping with unpleasant emotions such as fear, discouragement or embarrassment. 

This course will examine the nature of grit and identify specific methods for developing it. This course is for anyone interested in understanding how to develop grit and achieve difficult long term goals. 

By the end of this workshop, you will: 

• Understand what grit is and how it impacts one’s ability to attain important goals

• Identify the elements necessary for achieving grit

• Recognize common mistakes made about grit and reliance on motivation alone

• Be familiar with strategies to uncover meaning and purpose

• Understand the importance of hope and positive expectancy to create belief in one’s potential.

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Click this link to view recordings of previous ComPsych webinars.

New supervisors are strongly encouraged to complete Core Training for Supervisors within their first year of employment in their leadership position. New leaders will develop a base understanding of leadership fundamentals and university policies. This program is also open to anyone who has an interest in learning more about leadership at Appalachian State University. 

Your journey to professional growth starts here. This flexible series offers one-time training sessions to support your personal and professional development. Each session stands alone, so you can join when it fits your schedule. Whether you're looking to build a skill, gain a new perspective, or try something different, these trainings are here to help you grow. Visit this link to Explore Your Mountaineer Potential.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success or CETLSS (pronounced see_tulls) is the university's comprehensive center dedicated to growing excellence in teaching and learning, leadership, and supporting faculty professional development and student success. Visit this link to learn more about Faculty Professional Development.

We’re excited to offer LinkedIn Learning to all faculty and staff at Appalachian at no additional cost. LinkedIn Learning provides access to thousands of high quality professional development courses and videos that cover the latest software, creative, and business skills to help you acquire new skills and advance your career. Click this link to learn how you can activate your LinkedIn Learning account today!

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment is used at the individual and team levels to better understand personality styles. Understanding your personality type provides insight to your individual preferences to help you better understand your behavior. At the team level, this assessment can assist with learning communication styles and help you understand others. A courtesy debriefing session is lead by an MBTI-certified Learning and Organizational Development Consultant. 

Dialogue across differences is an important value at Appalachian. To support this, we have partnered with the Constructive Dialogue Institute to support Faculty and Staff in building skills to practice constructive dialogue: A form of conversation where people with different perspectives try to understand each other - without giving up their own beliefs - in order to live, learn, and work together. Visit this link to enroll in the online Perspectives by CDI for App State Faculty and Staff.

The Summit Series Leadership Development Program is built upon three core pillars: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Organization. Each Academy provides an in-depth exploration of its respective pillar. 

The Tuition Waiver and Tuition Reimbursement programs support App State's commitment to employee performance, engagement, and retention by providing a tool for professional development and career growth.  It also supports strategic organizational development of competencies and behaviors needed to achieve the University's mission, vision, and values. Visit our website to learn more about Tuition Waivers and Reimbursement.

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