Staff Enrichment Offerings Slated for March
Staff Enrichment will be held March 18 & 19 from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. Programs
will last one hour and be virtual unless otherwise noted.
Please remember that Staff Enrichment is for eight hours of time, so you may not be able to attend everything. Be sure to work with your supervisor to ensure sessions work with work schedules. Staff can choose self- or team-directed professional development in place of our monthly offerings, just be sure to work with your supervisor on details. Recordings of most prior workshops are available for use in self-directed enrichment time.
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Schedule
Tuesday, March 18
- Fiscal Year-End Overview
- 10-11 a.m.
- Hosted by Melanie Nuckols, AVC for Finance and team
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- The end of the fiscal year is quickly approaching. Please join us as we go through the year-end closeout guidelines detailing the deadlines and key days for closing out the fiscal year. Open to all, this will be of particular importance to our campus business officers.
- Byte-Size Tech: Excel & Power Query
- 11 a.m.-noon
- Hosted by Gary Penrod, Director of Financial Systems
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- Discover Excel’s Power Query functionality, a powerful tool for importing, cleaning, and transforming data with ease. Automate repetitive tasks, merge data from multiple sources, and prepare datasets for analysis — all without complex formulas. Simplify your workflow and enhance efficiency with this essential Excel feature for data management and reporting.
- Spontaneous Sound: Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music
- 2-3 p.m.
- Hosted by Steven Alford, Director of Improvised Music & Jazz
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- UNCSA School of Music will be hosting an immersive day of musical discovery at the Millennium Event Center on March 29. In this session, learn about what this day will entail and the overall vision of the improvised music and jazz program at UNCSA.
- Fixed Assets & Insurance Inventories
- 3-4 p.m.
- Hosted by Shannon Cavenaugh, Auxiliary Services System Coordinator & Paula Parks, Capital Assets Accountant
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- In this informative session, we will explore the critical intersections of asset management, insurance coverage, and the stewardship of fixed assets. Participants will learn best practices for effectively managing and safeguarding their physical and financial resources, while also gaining an understanding of how insurance impacts asset valuation and discovering strategies to enhance the efficiency of fixed asset management.
Wednesday, March 19
- Creativity & Wellness: Introduction to Tai Chi
- 10-11 a.m.
- Hosted by Ming-Lung Yang, Contemporary Dance Faculty
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- Join us in this digital session to learn the basics and benefits of tai chi, a gentle form of exercise that can help maintain strength, flexibility and balance. You can get started if you aren’t in top shape or the best of health, and it could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life.
- Days of Giving
- 11 a.m. – noon
- Hosted by Shannon Wright, Senior Director of Development, Annual & Family Giving & Bridget Werner, Annual Giving Program Manager
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- UNCSA’s annual Days of Giving campaign impacts every area of campus and our success rests on the participation and support of not only our donor community, but also our faculty and staff. Join us to learn more about plans for this year’s Days of Giving and how you can get involved in the action!
- Les Belles-Soeurs
- 2-2:30 p.m.
- Hosted by John Langs, Dean of Drama and Acadia Barrengos, Drama Alum and Guest Director
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- Directed by School of Drama alum Acadia Barrengos, Les Belles-Soeurs is a masterful blend of humor and heartbreak — and a change up from a different planned production. Learn from School of Drama leadership and our alumni guest director what it takes to make such a pivot and what it means to helm a production as an alum.
- Performance Hour
- 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- Hosted by UNCSA School of Music
- Location: Crawford Hall
- The entire campus community is welcome to attend these free, weekly performances showcasing student progress in the UNCSA School of Music. The pieces vary weekly and are determined by what students are working on this year. Be sure to register in order to receive updates on Performance Hour as they are available.
- Student Film Festivals
- 3-4 p.m.
- Hosted by Shahin Gorgani, School of Filmmaking Faculty & Kate Miller, Film Festival and Internship Coordinator
- Location: Microsoft Teams
- In this session, we will explore the critical reasoning behind film festivals and their impact on artists worldwide. We will examine how this path can influence our students' journeys by focusing on both international and regional festivals. Additionally, we will share some short student films and examples of how these festivals have positively impacted our students in the past.
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March 7, 2025