Professional Development
Balancing Act of a Young Professional: Young professionals must balance working to establish themselves in their career with personal priorities such as children / family, friends, hobbies and community involvement. Learn tips for setting and balancing your priorities.
Speaker: Cicely D. Campbell
Business & Entrepreneurship: Start-up and Management: In this presentation, attendees will learn what to consider when starting and running a small business. The presentation will also focus on discovering what is important and who your key contacts need to be in order to develop a working strategy in which to plan and grow your business.
Speaker: Nikki Matala
Continuous Quality Improvement
Speaker: Dr. Charles Dull
How to Sell Yourself in 5 minutes: The art of personal branding.
Speaker: Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister
How to Sell and Socially Network Yourself
Speaker: Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister
Leadership
Speaker: Dr. Charles Dull
My Life on a Plant-Based Diet - How a Routine Exam Opened my Eyes to a Whole New Way of Eating, and the Health Benefits I have Realized: Most people know that what we eat can have a significant impact on our health, but there is a great deal of confusion as to the best diet for maximum wellness – and satiety. In this presentation, Dr. Rob Stuart will discuss his own personal experience with a plant based diet, briefly describing his family background, the health concerns that led him to change his way of eating, and the changes he has made over the years. To give attendees a better understanding of the rationale for this approach to eating, he will briefly summarize some important research in the field of nutrition. He will present a couple of very simple recipes that virtually anyone can prepare, and he will close with a list of resources that attendees can access if they wish to make the change to a plant-based diet.
Speaker: Dr. Rob Stuart
Operations Management
Speaker: Dr. Charles Dull
Present like a Pro: The no fear approach to public speaking
Speaker: Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister
Quality Process Design, Metrics and Measurement
Speaker: Dr. Charles Dull
The Value of Mentoring: This is workshop that came out of a succession planning series that was facilitated for a number of years. In this session, we explore our values and how there are others that need the understanding that we are holding on to. This sharing of self is a creative outlet that allows for growth for both the potential mentor and mentee.
Speaker: Johnie L. Reed
What's holding you back? Overcoming obstacles to climb the professional ladder: Obstacles can make professional success seem out of reach. Individuals facing poverty, single parenthood, a previous criminal record, or academic struggles in school may feel as if they have insurmountable obstacles to their success. This inspirational speech will discuss overcoming obstacles to achieve your dreams by exploring your strengths, setting and working toward future goals, and believing in your ability to achieve a successful future. This speech can be customized based upon audience interest.
Speaker: Cicely D. Campbell