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Employee Training
Recognizing that individuals deserve relevant, comprehensive and effective training opportunities, the Human Resources Department at Humboldt State University is dedicated to providing meaningful programs that address the evolving needs of our employees.
Coming Soon: Fall 2013 Trainings
The Human Resources Department is pleased to organize a schedule of trainings each semester. While these will not be the only trainings available on campus, they help the campus to know of a few upcoming trainings for planning purposes.
We are currently working on the Fall 2013 schedule of trainings and they will soon be posted. These trainings will focus on seven different areas which can be viewed below along with the trainings offered in each area during the Spring 2013 semester. Please feel free to view the current summer offerings on the Training and Professional Development website.
Special Summer 2013 Event: Jack Smalley on August 6th
Click on a heading to view the associated trainings.
- Microsoft Excel 2010-Pivot Tables
- Adobe LiveCycle Designer
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010-Introduction
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010-Multimedia
- Open Lab sessions are offered each Monday to address specific software questions
- Time Management
- Meeting Management
- Serving Our Customers
- University Etiquette: Email and Phone Skills
- Third Fridays Series
- Quality Improvement Resources
- Parental Leave and Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Effective Performance Evaluations
- Safety Topics for Managers
- Adult CPR
- Basic First Aid
- Disaster Preparedness
- Living on Shaky Ground
- Sustainability at HSU: Resources and Opportunities
- Moodle Gradebook
- Photos, Movies & Moodle
- Clicker Workshop
- Faculty Center Workshop
- Field Trip Checklist
- OBI Step 1-Using Existing Reports and Dashboards
- OBI Step 2-Building Customized Reports
- Using the OBI DARS Dashboard
- OBI for Sponsored Programs Foundation
- Google-Email and Calendar
- PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
- Sustainability at HSU: Resources and Opportunities
- Coping With Loss
- Creating a Positive Workplace
- Tune in at Noon Series
- Understanding Adolescents
- Suicide Intervention
- Foundation
- Team Conversations
- Confrontation Conversations
- Delegation Conversations
- Coaching Conversations
- Developing Speaking Skills
- Effective Workplace Relationships
To see when these trainings are offered and register to attend, visit the Training and Professional Development website. If you are unable to locate the training you are interested in, please check back as we are adding dates and times on an ongoing basis.
You can also request a training by clicking here.
Training and Professional Development
Humboldt State University is committed to fulfilling and supporting training and professional development of HSU employees. The Training and Professional Development website is a collaboration of multiple campus departments and is used for posting trainings of interest to our employees. To view the current training schedule and sign up for on-campus trainings, simply visit http://training.humboldt.edu. If you experience problems or have additional questions, please call Human Resources at 826.3626 or send us an e-mail.
Additional Training Areas
- Tune in at Noon Workshop Series
- Office of Extended Education
- Environmental Health & Safety Training
- Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Training
- Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Weight Watchers on Campus
- The Source: CSU System-wide Trainings including e-learning
Employee Orientation
The Employee Orientation offers information from various campus representatives including the departments of Human Resources, University Police, Environmental Health and Safety, Diversity & Inclusion and Payroll. To reserve your space in the next Employee Orientation, please call extension 3626.
- Employee Orientation: General Presentation
- Employee Orientation: Benefits Presentation
- Employee Orientation: Payroll Presentation
Recommended Readings
Several texts and materials are available on a multitiude of workplace topics. The recommended readings list details just some of those readings that you may find beneficial.
In the HR Library to the right you will also find a list of topics and the associated texts and materials that the Human Resources Department offers in their library.
To check out a text or materials from the HR Library please visit our office in Siemens Hall 211.
Employees also have access to the HSU Library resources which includes access to online books through Safari Books. Below is a sample of books available through this valuable resource.