11am-12pm

Virtual Meet & Greet

Hosted By: Dr. Lynne Adams 

It is an exciting time to be at UMBC with a brand-new President, a new direction AND an exciting time of new beginnings for Human Resources! Come join our CHRO, Dr. Lynne Adams, for an informative and engaging kick-off to UMBC’s first HR Week! You’ll meet the team, learn about our new mission, as well as the core services and new initiatives that we are busy implementing to help support UMBC’s most valuable asset…YOU!

3pm-4pm

Virtual Meet & Greet

Hosted By: Dr. Lynne Adams 

It is an exciting time to be at UMBC with a brand-new President, a new direction AND an exciting time of new beginnings for Human Resources! Come join our CHRO, Dr. Lynne Adams, for an informative and engaging kick-off to UMBC’s first HR Week! You’ll meet the team, learn about our new mission, as well as the core services and new initiatives that we are busy implementing to help support UMBC’s most valuable asset…YOU!

9am-10am

Supercharge your Time Entry Knowledge: Tips & Tricks for accurate and timely payroll and leave processing!

Hosted By: Lisa Drouillard, Sherrell McNamara, and Carolina Ethridge

By the end of this comprehensive Time Entry training session new, existing, and alternate Preparers will be able to understand the importance of time entry and its relationship to ETS and payroll data. They will also learn tips and tricks for completing a successful time entry, resulting in employees who are paid accurately and on time. Preparers will leave this session equipped with the knowledge and skills to handle time entry challenges with confidence.

10am-11am

HR Hiring Hacks: How to Accelerate your Recruitment

Hosted By: Kelly Coleman, Brett Sanders, and Annie Byrd

Join the Talent Acquisition and Class/Comp teams as we explore how to attract candidates and review tips to help departments hire quickly in today’s competitive talent market.

11am-12pm

Discovering Your Work-Life Balance

Hosted By: Melody Wright

The buzz word today on everyone’s minds is work-life balance and there are fewer phrases that are more nebulous. We all have different definitions, experiences, and expectations. In this 1-hour presentation we will learn the various components of work-life balance and determine our own individual needs; explore the narratives we tell and how they affect our experience; learn self-advocacy strategies and time hacks to help us take control over what’s within our sphere of influence.

9am-10am

Leading Hybrid Teams

Hosted By: Monique Conelius 

Do you find the task of managing and leading hybrid teams daunting? Our post-pandemic workforce requires managers and leaders to continually flex their adaptability muscle in how they support both the people and the work. In this presentation, you will learn how to navigate and balance the core components of managing hybrid teams: structure/expectations, equity, communication, performance, and culture as well as helpful tools to support these tasks.

10am-11am

Payroll & Leave Critical Compliance Controls and Best Practices: Preparing for an upcoming audit

Hosted By: Lisa Drouillard, Sherrell McNamara, and Carolina Ethridge

By the end of the Payroll and Leave Critical Controls training session, departments will be able to understand the critical controls related to payroll and leave compliance requirements. They will also learn best practices for implementing and monitoring these controls for their department.
Participants will also have the knowledge and skills to identify, implement, and monitor critical controls to ensure compliance and be prepared for their role in a successful payroll audit.

11am-12pm

Unions 101

Hosted By: Michale Sheckleford Tallon 

Learn how to navigate and manage employees effectively in a unionized environment. We will cover generally Memoranda of Understanding, what this document does, employee rights, and management rights.

9am-10am

Effective Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Hosted By: Dr. Lynne Adams and Michale Sheckleford Tallon

Offering both positive and developmental feedback is a critical workplace competency and yet so many of us let our nerves get the best of us. In this 1-hour session, you’ll learn what feedback is, why it’s important, and what might be getting in your way of delivering it. Different types of feedback will be discussed as well as strategies to offer it to different audiences (up, down, or peer-to-peer). Participants will leave with strategies to both offer positive and constructive feedback that works.

10am-11am

Now is the time! Learn all about Tuition Remission 

Hosted By: Ayana Thompson and Sara Shannon

One of the many perks here at UMBC is tuition remission! Find out more about which schools qualify, who in your family may be eligible, and receive tips on how to make the process easy.

11am-12pm

The Leader’s Role in Retention: Best Practices to Retain Our Best

Hosted By: Jill Wardell and Kelly Coleman 

If you’re like most leaders, one thing that keeps you up at night is the issue of employee retention. In today’s competitive job market employees have options and can seek greener pastures at any time. Fortunately, research shows there are many things’ leaders can do to increase engagement and retention. In this session for leaders, come join us in learning how subtle yet powerful tweaks to your behavior and actions can make the difference in positively influencing not only the retention, but the engagement and performance of our best!

12pm-1pm

Community Mindfulness for Mental Health

Hosted By: Jill Wardell and Sarah Leupen

Take a brain break and join in a weekly community mindfulness practice with other members of our student, faculty, and staff population. Mindfulness has been proven to offer a whole host of physical and mental health benefits including but not limited to lowering stress, improving emotional regulation, boosting cognitive abilities, and strengthening relationships. Come join us in building a progressive meditation practice together and supporting each other in cultivating greater resilience and well-being!