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    • WF@Work Demonstration

    • 5 dates and times available
    • WF@Work is a new web portal that offers faculty, staff, and student workers electronic access to view their payroll and benefits information. This feature is available through WIN 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Join us for a demonstration session on what is available through . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Lunch and Learn: An Introduction to Google+

    • 2 dates and times available
    •  Have you read the articles and heard the buzz on campus about Google+? Are you interested in learning more and possibly using it as your preferred social networking tool? Bring your lunch and join us for this fun and informative Lunch and Learn session. We'll define what Google+ is, and what . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Zotero-Introduction to collecting, managing, and citing your research sources

    • 2 dates and times available
    • Zotero 2.0 is a powerful open-source citations manager and reference tool that integrates directly into Firefox. Participants will learn how to install and start using Zotero to take notes and generate bibliographies in a matter of minutes, including "capturing" citations from ZSR's own . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • New Staff Orientation

    • 11 dates and times available
    • Welcome New Staff Members! Please register for new staff orientation.  This session provides important information that will help your transition into the Wake Forest Community.  All new staff members are required to attend.  For payroll purposes, please attend orientation within 30 . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Exploring Microsoft Excel 2010

    • Tuesday, February 14th, 20129:30 am - 12:00 pm
    • Join us as we learn about Microsoft Excel 2010. In this class we will explore every command on the ribbon, including pivot tables, sparklines, slicers, and much more! We'll also share some fun tips and tricks!  We look forward to seeing you there!  

    • Location: University Corporate Center (UCC) Room 1018
    • Safety Orientation

    • 11 dates and times available
    • Welcome! Please register for safety orientation.  This session provides important information that will help your transition into the Wake Forest Community.  All new staff and faculty members are required to attend.  For payroll purposes, please attend orientation within 30 days of . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Common Banner Finance Queries

    • 4 dates and times available
    • This course covers the most common Banner queries used within Finance, with an explanation of when and why to use each of them as well as how to execute them.  In addition, the Cognos end user reports are discussed. Please bring your ThinkPads as this course will include interactice . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Benefits Orientation

    • 20 dates and times available
    • Benefits Orientation occurs on the first and third Wednesday of each month.  All new benefits-eligible faculty and staff members are required to attend one session, preferrably the session closest to the date of hire.   These sessions are intended for Reynolda campus, Reynolda House . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations
    • Building Trust (Personal Progression)

    • Wednesday, February 15th, 20129:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Trust is a tool that is critical to organizational success at all levels and is a key component in work engagement and satisfaction.  This class will teach about the frequent "trust traps" that create challenging situations.  You\'ll learn to identify the "trust . . .

    • Location: Reynolda Hall 301
    • Lunch and Learn: Using ResolveIT

    • 4 dates and times available
    • Please bring your bag lunch and join us to learn about ResolveIT, Information Systems' online, self-service express lane! ResolveIT is a wonderful tool that enables us to submit our own technology-related work orders 24/7 to the Information Systems Service Desk. ResolveIT has undergone a major . . .

    • Location: Multiple Locations