The objective of CORE is to prepare faculty and staff to enhance their careers and to potentially assume new levels of leadership and responsibility as opportunities arise. Upon completion of this competency-based program, with optional certification, participants should be able to:

• Communicate the CORE competencies that are critical to Wake Forest’s future strategic success
• Recognize personal and professional strengths and apply them to better the campus community
• Identify sources and resources for continued professional development

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Showing events 1 - 10 of 13 unique titles ( a total of 13 sessions )

1. • Safe Zone Training (Faculty, Staff & Students)

   • Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 • 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

   • The Safe Zone program is an in-depth, interactive presentation designed to educate Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students about the LGBTQ community. Anti-LGBTQ bias and prejudice affects all members of a community, and we all have the opportunity to work against . . .

   • Location: Benson Center 409

2. • Customer Service: Robots and computers can't do it. Can you? (Organizational Acumen)

   • Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 • 9:00 am - 11:00 am

   • "Customer service is just a day in, day out ongoing, never ending, unremitting, persevering, compassionate, type of activity." Leon Gorman, CEO L.L.Bean This class will explore who the "customers" are at Wake Forest University and how they can best be served.  Participants . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

3. • Career Planning: Developing an Effective Resume (Personal Progression)

   • Monday, June 10th, 2013 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

   • Instructors in this course will discuss key strategies to building an effective resume and avoiding the pit falls that many career-seekers make.  Learn about design, wording, and proofreading so that you're able to best present yourself and your experience on paper.  Additionally, . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

4. • Written Communication Part I: Writing Effective E-mail (Communication)

   • Thursday, June 13th, 2013 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

   • Writing effective e-mail teaches business writers to write e-mail that captures the reader’s attention, motivates readers to respond, and accomplishes the writer’s business objectives.  It presents a structured approach to writing e-mail and easy tips to simplify the writing . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

5. • Career Planning: Concise, Convincing, and Captivating Cover Letters

   • Monday, June 17th, 2013 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

   •  During the application process, a well-written cover letter can convey additional personal and professional information not contained within a resume.  However, many individuals choose to forego writing a cover letter completely or write one that they think applies to all jobs for all . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

6. • Sharing the Passion (Organizational Acumen)

   • Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

   •  In this spirited and upbeat session, we’ll talk about the two different customers that we all have and the impact they can play on the success of our organization. While the ultimate customer is the student who we educate, who is the other customer? We’ll also discuss your Wake . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

7. • Cognos Financial Reporting Training (Organizational Acumen)

   • Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 • 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

   • Come learn about the financial reports available through Cognos! This hands-on course, open to those with current financial reporting responsibilities, will cover accessing Cognos and generating the new and improved summary and transaction reports.  This class is required . . .

   • Location: Greene Hall 311

8. • Career Planning: The Art of Interviewing (Personal Progression)

   • Monday, June 24th, 2013 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

   • This class will offer you advice and tips on how to best present yourself before, during, and after a job interview.  You will learn how to prepare for difficult questions, build rapport and close the interview with confidence.  After this class, you'll be prepared to take on an . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

9. • Leading Change in the Workplace (Leadership)

   • Thursday, June 27th, 2013 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

   • Leading Change in the Workplace will provide participants a basic understanding of one of the most critical skills necessary to be an effective manager of people.  Participants will gain insight into helping themselves and fellow employees deal with change.  This will include taking a . . .

   • Location: Reynolda Hall 301

10. • PDC Book Discussion: Switch (Leadership)

    • Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    •  Join us for a small group discussion of Chip and Dan Heath's Switch:  How to Change Things When Change is Hard. Through story-driven narrative, the authors explore how to create transformative change with in professional and personal life.  The group will meet three times with . . .

    • Location: Reynolda Hall 301