Employee Development Series: Violence Prevention & De-Escalation Training

Please join us for the next installment of the monthly Employee Development Series: Violence Prevention & De-Escalation Training with Captain Justin Emmons. Attendees will leave this session with new knowledge on identifying different types of disruptive, concerning or criminal behaviors, how to be a good witness, and the do’s and don’ts of incident involvement. Important topics such as stress responses and the escalation continuum will be covered as well alongside crisis intervention tools to use within a de-escalation framework.

Teaching Teaching to Teach Science: Student Led Learning in Plant-Animal Interactions

Teaching Teaching to Teach Science: Student Led Learning in Plant-Animal Interactions

Dr. Stokes (and his students) will share his experience with a transformative approach to teaching an upper-level biology elective, Plant-Animal Interactions, where student-led teaching has served as the cornerstone for engagement and learning.

Towards Online Excellence: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium

Towards Online Excellence: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium

The inaugural Towards Online Excellence: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium is designed for educators, administrators, instructional designers, and technologists involved in online learning. Illinois thought leaders and practitioners with expertise in online teaching and learning will discuss the latest trends in online education, from innovative pedagogy to emerging technology.

Sangamon Experience - Grand Opening Of New Exhibit: Soil & Soul

The Sangamon Experience at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Springfield invites you to attend the grand opening of its new exhibit, Soil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River valley, which includes a documentary film that tells the stories of 10 individuals who have spent their lives farming throughout the Sangamon River valley, an area that encompasses approximately 1,500 square in central Illinois.

Soil & Soul is presented by United Community Bank, with additional funding from the Melvin Wing Charitable Trust and the Dan and Carolyn Dungan Family Fund. 

Employee Development Series: Soft Skills, A Panel Discussion

Please join us for the next installment of the monthly Employee Development Series: Soft Skills, A Panel Discussion. It’s not only technical expertise that makes an employee great, but the personal attributes that also allow for effective interaction are equally important. Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and time management are all examples of soft skills that are hard to measure but have a significant impact in the workplace.