Events Bulletin

Writing Center at the Multicultural Student Center
The Writing Center and the Multicultural Student Center have teamed up to provide convenient writing instruction for students who use the MSC. Faculty and staff are encouraged to refer students who use the MSC (located in the Red Gym) to make use of this free writing instruction. Instructors are available Mondays from 3-6 p.m., and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Writing Center instructors work with students writing many types of papers in a range of disciplines from literature to engineering, biology to women’s studies, as well as graduate research proposals, application essays, cover letters, honors theses and dissertations. They can help at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to revising and rewriting.

For information on how the Writing Center can help students at the MSC, simply drop in, contact the Writing Center at 263-1992, or see http://www.wisc.edu/writing/.

Ongoing Manager/Supervisor Development Program
Register on line as soon as possible as space is limited: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/MSD/.

Becoming an Empowering Leader, a three-part series, starts Thursday, Feb. 21. The cost for each session is $90 per participant.

Session 1 — Becoming an Empowering Leader

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21.Pyle Center.

This workshop takes an honest look at the challenges facing managers in their quest to empower staff members. Participants are presented with a “road map to empowerment” that integrates principles of facilitating transition, envisioning, coaching, managing teams and organizing projects.

Session 2 — Effective Work Dynamics

9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Thursday, March 14. Pyle Center.

To build an effective work group, leaders need to coach, support and model work dynamics that are positive and motivational. In this workshop, participants focus on elements of effective work dynamics such as: strategies for facilitating quality communication among staff; techniques for identifying and solving problems that might otherwise disrupt the group’s efforts; and strategies for appropriately using meetings as modes of communication, conflict management and problem-solving.

Session 3 — Managing Projects and People

9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Thursday, April 11. Pyle Center.

Today’s leaders need to simultaneously manage a range of people and projects. This workshop focuses on overcoming the challenge of coordinating staff resources in a way that results in efficient and effective outcomes. The workshop covers key leadership transactions; project organization, analysis and evaluation; strategies for team investment in project management; and meeting management.

To register, see http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/MSD/. Click on the Ongoing Professional Development link. Click on “register” icon for preferred session and follow the directions. For information, contact Office of Human Resource Development, 263-1016.

Travel Opportunity in Munich
The Division of Continuing Studies offers a travel program to Munich, Germany, June 13-27. This program provides an opportunity to plan one’s own experiences in Munich, while enjoying the security and camaraderie afforded by a group experience. The package price of $2,675 for the two weeks includes round-trip airfare Chicago-Munich-Chicago, travel to and from airport to hotel, double room, private bath lodging for 13 nights, daily breakfast, three evening meals, guided tour to Salzburg with dinner and a concert, guided tour to Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castles and Oberammergau, gratuities for baggage handling and group dinners, advance program materials, concert performance options, on-site discussions, on-site coordination of all program- sponsored events, pre-program orientation and aid in meeting study goals.

Chelcy Bowles, associate professor of music and director of Continuing Education in Music, directs the program and travels with the group. For information, contact Bowles: Arts Study Abroad, 720 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703-1195, 265-5629, cbowles@dcs.wisc.edu; http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/travel/asat. Register by Friday, March 1.

Watercolor: Basics for Beginners
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23-24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

7121 Mosse Humanities. $60.

Learn about palette choice and the color wheel.

Discover how to use a brush to create bursts of color and shape. Lecture, demonstrations and hands-on experience help the novice move confidently forward. Class offers a supportive environment for dabbling with and developing watercolor skills. 263-6322.

Successful Selling
Thursdays, Feb. 28, March 7 and 14, 1-4:30 p.m.

Grainger. $265.

Improve selling productivity and become a professional problem-solver for customers. Discover the difference between customer opportunities and customer needs. Apply concepts and practice selling skills through case study and role-play exercises. Information: 263-7680. Registration: 262-3909. Also see http://www.uwsbdc.org.

Developing a Business Plan
Thursdays, Feb. 28-March 28 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Grainger. $199.

A written business plan helps you control your business rather than letting it control you. Discover how to target your market, analyze competitors, and examine your strengths and weaknesses as a business owner. Learn how to set goals and develop financial projections. At the end of the five sessions, you should have a draft of your plan. Includes a comprehensive business planning guide valued at $20. 263-7680. To register: 262-3909. Also see http://www.uwsbdc.org.

Great Employee Series
Wednesdays, Feb. 13, 20 and 27, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Grainger. $179 for each session or $457 for the series.

Small Business Development Center offers a three-part series of programs on human resource management: selecting and retaining great employees, developing great employees and managing great performance. For a brochure or information, Small Business Access Line, 263-7680. To register, 262-3909. Also see http://www.uwsbdc.org.

Strategic Marketing Series
Wednesdays, Feb. 20-March 13, first session is 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., last three sessions are 8:30 a.m.-noon. Grainger. $179 for the full-day session, $89 for each half-day session or $378 for the series.

The sessions are: Marketing: Building Brand and Profits, Secrets of Successful Direct Marketing, Effective Marketing Communications and Internet Marketing: Best Practices. Information: 263-7680. To register: 262-3909. Also see http://www.uwsbdc.org.