Professional Development
To promote the professional development of the students, faculty, and staff of The University of Missouri-St. Louis University, the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) offers the University community a number of formal and informal educational opportunities throughout each academic year. Register for Professional Development Workshops
The OEO offers workshops on topics including sexual harassment, disability awareness, cultural competency and diversity , and academic search procedures.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION & AWARENESS
This session is designed to help participants to develop awareness of behaviors that could potentially violate the University's Sexual Harassment Policy in both the workplace and classroom. The fall sessions ended 11/8/2007. Please check back in the spring. To request a special session for your class/department, contact Deborah Burris or call 314-516-5695.
Participants should learn:
- Review incidence data of sexual harassment on college campuses
- Define sexual harassment
- Identify behaviors that may constitute sexual harassment
- Increase your knowledge of sexual harassment law, the University of Missouri Policy and Procedures on Sexual Harassment and resources,
- Analyze the impact of sexual harassment on those involved
- Learn constructive confronting techniques
- What is a "disability"?
- What is a "reasonable accommodation"?
- What should an employee do if they think they need a reasonable accommodation?
- What should a manager do if an employee asks for a reasonable accommodation?
- How does a student request academic adjustments/accommodations?
- What are the University of Missouri Policy and Procedures with respect to protection for persons with disabilities?
To register for a workshop or to find out more information, click here.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY and DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE
This workshop is designed to give participants the opportunity to explore the many differences within human cultures that enhance the workplace. Participants will learn to:
- Recognize the value of cultural competency/diversity
- Identify their opinions and feelings about cultural competency
- Expand individual appreciation of differences
- Identify potential areas of conflict
- Discover techniques to increase acceptance of others
- Manage interpersonal relationships in the workplace more successfully.
Contact Deborah Burris at 516-5695 or dburris@umsl.edu to arrange for a workshop.
ACADEMIC SEARCH PROCEDURES:
PLANNING A MORE EFFECTIVE SEARCH PROCESS
This module offers instructions in the use of the OEO Hiring Plan forms and laws pertaining to hiring. It is designed to assist users in preparing and implementing unit plans in a more efficient and effective way to enhance the success of the search process. In this session, members of search committees explore ways to make the maximum use of limited recruitment budgets while using affirmative action and equal opportunity techniques. Participants will learn ways to enhance their position postings, interview process and documentation procedures. Search chairs should contact Deborah Burris at 516-5695 or dburris@umsl.edu to arrange for the briefing.