Staff & Organizational Development

Faculty Development is accepting proposals for January 2019 Professional Development Days (PDD) presentations. PDD sessions are 50-minutes and will be scheduled Jan. 15 through 18. PDD sessions will focus on five tracks: teaching and learning, employee success, student success, campus and safety updates, and technology. Use the online form to complete your proposal. All proposals need to be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, to be considered. Contact Farrell Hoy Jenab, ext. 4756, if you have questions.

Employees are invited to attend the Community College Leadership Institute of Iowa on campus October 10 and 11, 2018!  CCLI Agenda JCCC Oct 2018.

• October 10: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• October 11: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m.

It very important that we get a good head count for catering purposes for break refreshments both days and for lunch on the 11th.

Deadline to advise Staff Development of your attendance is Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Please RSVP to staffdev.dept@jccc.edu.

• Which day(s) you will be participating?: October 10, October 11, both, or unable to attend
• Will you be participating in lunch on October 11? Please list any dietary needs we should be aware of.

This is a joint venture with JCCC. Speakers have been engaging, enriching, and thought-provoking and are different from past presenters. You need not commit to attending all of the sessions. You are free to come and go as you may throughout the two days.
If you should have any questions, feel free to contact Susan Hoffman or Valerie Reese in Staff Development at 913-469-7654 or staffdev.dept@jccc.edu.

The current KCPDC schedule is now available. To see a list of upcoming sessions and dates, click here.

All employees have been enrolled into JCCC’s Mandatory training.  Look for an email to arrive in your inbox from Johnson County Community College bearing the subject line: SafeColleges Online Training. See below:

The email will provide you details about how to access the training. It will list the modules that are mandatory to take along with the due date. The instructions will include the website (https://jccc-ks.safecolleges.com/) to access training and ask you to enter your username (employee ID number). This ID number will be included in your email from SafeColleges.

All employees hired on or before September 1, 2018 must complete the training by December 1, 2018 to satisfy the fiscal year requirement. This year’s mandatory training programs (non-discrimination/anti-harassment and technology security) are broken down into four modules. In addition, the JCCC Campus Safety, reporting procedures and policies are included in the Resource Section as part of your training.

Discrimination and Harassment Prevention

• Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff (19 minutes)
• Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace (14 minutes)

Information Security Awareness

• Email and Messaging Safety (12 minutes)
• Password Security Basics (7 minutes)

All employees hired after September 1, 2018 must complete the training programs below to satisfy the fiscal year requirement within 90 days of their hire date.

Discrimination and Harassment Prevention

• Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff (19 minutes)
• Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace (14 minutes)

Information Security Awareness

• Email and Messaging Safety (12 minutes)
• Password Security Basics (7 minutes)

ALICE

For additional information about using SafeColleges, please click here.

Questions? Please contact Staff Development ext. 7654 or staffdev.dept@jccc.edu

The schedule for Fall 2018 Professional Development Days is now available!  Sessions are organized around different topic tracks, which can be sorted on the calendar:  Teaching & Learning, Student Success, Employee Success, Technology Training, Wellness, and Campus & Safety.

Instructions for registering can be found here.  If you have any questions about the PDD schedule or registering, please contact Elaine Sinn at extension 3655 in the office of Faculty Development.