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Designed to help employees build valuable works skills and enhance their performance,
these programs provide a dynamic learning experience that will enable staff to hone
their day-to-day professional skills, and for supervisors to create an environment
conducive to success. Opportunities are also available to explore the educational
and cultural resources available at the University to develop meaningful career
opportunities.
Beth Bateman Newborg,
outreach director
The Writing Center
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Tuesday,
April 8,
2008 |
| 9 - noon |
| 342 Craig Hall |
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Staff and faculty who do considerable writing—such as correspondence, memos, proposals,
and/or reports—in their professional positions
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This session is designed to help staff with a range of professional writing questions and issues from how to get
started on a large or small project to how to construct and edit effective memos, e-mails, letters, and informational
materials. Facilitated by Writing Center consultants with expertise in professional writing, this session will provide
you with instruction and advice on how to proceed through the writing process efficiently and effectively, how to edit
and proofread, and how audience considerations can shape your message and its form. You will leave this session with a
list of useful references and handouts to use in continuing support of your professional writing responsibilities, as
well as knowledge of the resources available for ongoing development of professional writing strategies and skills.
Register for this session
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Beth Bateman Newborg, outreach director
The Writing Center
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Thursday,
May 15, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
| 342 Craig Hall |
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Staff and faculty who do considerable writing-correspondence, memos,
proposals, reports-in their professional positions
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This workshop will address common questions about proper grammar and punctuation, with emphasis on how such
mechanics are essential to effective business communications. Strategies for identifying and resolving grammar
and punctuation errors will be discussed and practiced, as will effective proofreading skills. Participants will
have an opportunity to have their grammar and punctuation questions answered and will leave the workshop with
handouts and a list of resources for ongoing support of excellence in the mechanics of business writing.
Register for this session
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Marian Hampton, coordinator of library instruction University Library System |
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Thursday,
May 8, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
| Hillman Library, Lower Level |
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All faculty and staff |
Many of the faculty and staff in the Pitt community don't realize the wealth of information available to them at the click of a mouse. Through a hands-on session in the main library, participants will learn how to search for and retrieve articles, e-texts, digital collections, and other library services. Whether your purpose is to perform research of your own or to help a student navigate the online resources of the library, this workshop will help you understand how to access millions of digital documents and images from the convenience of a desktop. Join us to learn about what the University Library System has to offer you.
Register for this session
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Michael
Bannon,
acting
director
Communication
Lab |
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Tuesday,
April 15, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| 342 Craig Hall |
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Faculty and
staff who speak
in public,
discussion
groups, press
conferences or
other forums as
part of their
professional
positions |
This
workshop is
designed to
teach
participants
how to
improve
their public
speaking
skills and
gain
confidence
in their
ability to
make
presentations
in front of
large and
small
audiences.
Facilitated
by the
Communications
Lab, this
session will
introduce
you to the
skills
necessary to
better
organize
ideas,
relate to
audiences
with greater
ease,
deliver more
effective
presentations
and deal
with
speaking
anxiety.
Participants
will leave
this session
with a list
of resources
available
for ongoing
development
of public
speaking and
communication
skills.
Register for this session
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Sarah Jordan Rosenson, proofreader
Shannon Proud, proofreader/writer
Department of University Marketing Communications |
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Tuesday,
May 6, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. |
| 342 Craig Hall |
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Writing style
leaders who have
already
completed the
original
workshop on
Writing with
Style, who have
implemented
University
style, and who
now monitor its
use in their
academic
departments or
administrative
offices |
If you use
University
writing
style
frequently
in your work
and want to
be kept up
to date,
this special
short course
is for you.
This
refresher
workshop is
designed for
those who
have already
completed
the training
on Writing
with
Style—Official
University
Style, That
Is! The
University
of
Pittsburgh
Writing
Style Manual
has
undergone a
few changes
since its
inception in
2003 to keep
up with the
Chicago
Manual of
Style
and the
ever-changing
nature of
the English
language.
Participants
will receive
a copy of
the second
edition of
the manual.
Formal
session
lasts
approximately
one hour,
followed by
optional
time for
questions
and/or
review of
writing
samples as
they pertain
to
University
writing
style.
Register for this session
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Marc
Malandro,
associate vice chancellor for technology Management and Commercialization
Daniel Bates,
strategic
relations
manager
Carolyn
Weber,
technology marketing manager Office of Technology Management
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Thursday,
May 13,
2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
| 342 Craig Hall |
| Faculty and staff who participate in research that produces intellectual property |
This workshop provides an overview of the policies and processes for protecting and marketing intellectual property
developed at the University, including patents and copyrights. It is designed to educate faculty and staff about
commercial innovation at Pitt and to encourage engagement in the process by providing the necessary resources available
through the Office of Technology Management (OTM) and the Technology Commercialization Alliance (TCA). Successful case
studies from the University of Pittsburgh will be presented.
Register for this session
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David T. Wehrle, director
Khrys X. Myrddin, compliance coordinator
Hannelore N. Rogers, office coordinator
COI Office
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
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9 a.m. to noon |
| 342 Craig Hall |
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Faculty/researchers, scholars, designated administrators and staff, research administrators, those with purchasing authority
at the University, anyone who completes a COI disclosure or assists those completing disclosures; supervisors who manage
the potential COIs of their employees.
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This workshop presents the importance of financial conflict of interest management in an academic setting and provides an
overview of the University of Pittsburgh’s COI policies through examples and case studies. Facilitators will review who
must file a disclosure and how to file it, the process of making a COI disclosure using the Superform system and will also
provide examples of COI management strategies. Participants will also learn about the work of the COI and Entrepreneurial
Oversight Committees and how individuals and departments can obtain assistance with COI issues – from resources on the COI
web site to customized departmental presentations.
Register for this session
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Terry Capp, director of publications & marketing
Sarah Jordan Rosenson, proofreader
Shannon Proud, proofreader/writer
Department of University Marketing Communications |
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Wednesday,
April 2, 2008 |
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Wednesday,
June 4, 2008 |
| 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
| 342 Craig Hall |
| faculty and staff who are responsible for writing promotional
materials and/or web sites for their department |
Is it PhD or Ph.D.? Is it 4 p.m. or 4 PM? This workshop will answer all of those questions and many more, by serving as
an introduction to the University of Pittsburgh writing style. A consistent writing style, like a consistent graphic
image, helps to present our University to its many audiences in a professional manner. The Department of University
Marketing Communications has developed a handy style guide, the University of Pittsburgh Writing Style Manual, which
describes the University’s writing style in detail. Participants will receive a copy of this manual. The style manual
provides guidelines for print materials and Web sites produced by and for the University of Pittsburgh.
Register for this session
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