The Career Center and the Shiley School of Engineering are sponsoring “What Now in a #metoo World? How to Recognize and Respond to Workplace Harassment” on Wednesday, February 7, from 7-8:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Bill Jenkins, director of employee relations and staff diversity, and three professionals will talk about how to recognize workplace harassment, your legal rights, and how to respond. This program is open to the UP community; students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Also, the Career Center and the Shepard Academic Resource Center are hosting “Destination: Declared,” a four-week workshop series designed to help students in their decision to declare a major. The series is on Tuesdays from 4:15–5:15 p.m., beginning Tuesday, February 13. Students must apply by Friday, February 9.
For more information contact Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center, at cavanaug@up.edu.
Every third Friday of the month, human resources director Sandy Chung and assistant director Bill Jenkins will hold workshops for supervisors from 10-11 a.m. in the Waldschmidt fifth floor conference room. The Third Friday Workshop scheduled for June 17 is about performance management, including how to give constructive feedback, do verbal and written warnings, and conduct performance improvement plans.
Every third Friday of the month, human resources director Sandy Chung and assistant director Bill Jenkins will hold workshops for supervisors from 10-11 a.m. in the Waldschmidt fifth floor conference room. The second Third Friday Workshop, scheduled for May 20, is about best practices related to the recruitment process, including interviewing and making job offers.
The human resources office would like to remind the University of Portland community to review and be knowledgeable about the University’s Harassment-Free Work Environment Policy and the collective responsibility to promote and ensure a campus environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. The policy covers all faculty, staff (including student workers), and students. The policy is available at 
Every third Friday of the month, human resources director Sandy Chung and assistant director Bill Jenkins will hold workshops for supervisors. The workshops will take place from 10-11 a.m. in the Waldschmidt fifth floor conference room. The first Third Friday Workshop, scheduled for April 22 at 10 a.m., is about performance management and annual evaluations. HR will provide information about how to provide constructive feedback to employees, how to conduct annual performance evaluations, and how to conduct performance improvement plans.
