[Grad-postdoc-assn] ESL Feedback Form

Tue Sep 5 11:30:36 MDT 2006

Dear NCAR/UCAR Postdocs and Graduate Students,

Please take a moment to provide feedback to the 
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program here 
at UCAR.  The response should go directly to Mary 
Golden as specified on the survey itself.

Please see Mary Golden's email below, which gives 
a bit more information about the survey and how 
it will be used along with a listing of classes you may find interesting.

Paula

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>Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:57:11 -0600
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>From: Mary Golden <mgolden at ucar.edu>
>Subject: ESL program 2006-2007; feedback form; CommSci Staff
>   Development Classes
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>         paulad at ucar.edu
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>Hello, everyone!  We can use your help to plan 
>the 2006-2007 CommSci ESL schedule.
>
>Attached is a survey.  Please take a very few 
>minutes to fill it out and/or send us your 
>comments and suggestions about how the CommSci 
>ESL program can better meet your needs in 2006-2007.
>
>FYI, I am in a year-long program at Front Range 
>Community College to obtain my certificate in 
>Teaching English as a Second Language.  We will 
>incorporate some of this information into the 
>ESL clinics and TableTalks as time goes by.
>
>The new Staff Catalog includes many CommSci 
>classes you may find helpful.  Though one can 
>feel too busy for such classes, many find they 
>not only increase one's skills but save time 
>later.  Here are some classes to consider:
>
>BUSINESS WRITING & EDITING REVIEW (COM25)
>EDITING TIPS FOR MANUSCRIPT & JOURNAL SUBMISSIONS (COM31)
>PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR ESL PRESENTERS: 
>PRESENTING CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY (COM33)
>SCIENTIFIC PRESENTERS' TOOLKIT SESSION 1: WHAT 
>MAKES A GREAT SCIENTIFIC SPEAKER (COM28)
>SCIENTIFIC PRESENTERS' TOOLKIT SESSION 2: 
>DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS (COM29)
>SCIENTIFIC PRESENTERS' TOOLKIT SESSION 3: ADAPT 
>PRESENTATIONS TO AUDIENCE (COM30)
>WRITING SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTS WITH POWER & CONFIDENCE (COM15)
>
>You will also find many supervisory and other 
>types of useful classes. Below is the notice 
>that was posted on TODAY about how to register.
>
>Happy holiday!
>
>Mary
>
>
>
>---------------
>
>FY07 Staff Development Catalog Now Available
>Employees can now access the on-line FY07 Staff Development Catalog
>through the easy to use Connect system! Connect, a self-serve feature
>of the iVantage Human Resources Information System (HRIS), allows
>employees to view and update personal information. Through Connect,
>you can view the class catalog, register, cancel, and/or wait list for
>classes, view personal training schedules, and print Staff Development
>Transcripts.
>To access the Staff Development Catalog via Connect go to:
>https://www.fin.ucar.edu/hrisConnect/employee and login using your
>UCAS (timecard) login and password, and click on the Training and
>Education Tab on the top of the page. For future reference, bookmark
>your Connect login page.
>The Training and Education page provides a wealth of information in
>one convenient location including:
>• Educational Status (current degrees, etc.)
>• Staff Development Catalog of Classes
>• Instructions (registrations, wait lists, notifications, etc.)
>• Class Registration Status (classes enrolled in or waitlisted for)
>• Employee Transcripts (list of completed Staff Development Classes)
>• Plus links to:
>o Staff Development Homepage
>o List of Classes and Descriptions
>o Training Calendar
>o Additional Training/Educational Opportunities
>Supervisors, managers and administrators also have added reporting
>features through iVantage. You can quickly view and print training
>records for employees within your division/program/lab under HR
>reports menu.
>Though the new Connect Staff Development module is very intuitive and
>easy to navigate, 30-minute training sessions are scheduled to review
>the features and functions of the system. Feel free to drop by any of
>the following sessions to see a test drive of the Staff Development
>features. No registration is required.
>Staff Development Test Drive Seminars
>Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., FL2-1001
>Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 11:30a.m.-12:00 p.m., CG1-2126
>Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 1:30-2:00 p.m., ML-Damon
>For more information, contact Cheryl Cristanelli 
>at ext. 8708, cherylc at ucar.edu,
>or see this Web page: https://www.fin.ucar.edu/hrisConnect/employee
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