2024 Leadership Academy Graduates
Professional Development and Training
New Employee Orientation
Professional development and training at Skidmore begins with our New Employee Orientation (NEO) program. All new community members (exempt, faculty, non-exempt and union employees) are invited to attend this two hour program. The program enables new employees to explore life at Skidmore through a variety of departmental presentations. The purpose of this program is to provide an overview of the college and the opportunity to meet with other members of the Skidmore community.
networking
Skidmore College sponsors Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs) to enhance our community culture by providing engaging programs and opportunities for connection for Skidmore faculty and staff. Groups are employee-led, employment-related, and formed around interests, backgrounds, identities, and common ties.
Staff professional Development
In addition to the NEO, staff professional development programs are offered throughout the year. To help build community across campus, Human Resources also hosts informative gatherings through Networking Events, giving community members an opportunity to strengthen and build working relationships throughout campus. Please see the calendar below for current and upcoming offerings.
Upcoming Events
- Staff Meeting – 9/5
- New Employee Orientation – 9/18
- In It 10 – 9/19 - 10/9
- Staff Meeting – 10/1
- New Employee Orientation – 10/16
- Resolving Conflict – 10/21
- Networking Breakfast – 10/30
- Understanding and Increasing Emotional Intelligence – 11/5
- Staff Meeting – 11/7
- Bridging Generational Perspectives – 11/12
- New Employee Orientation – 11/20
- Benefit Fair – TBD
- Staff Meeting – 12/6
- New Employee Orientation – 1/15
- Staff Meeting – 2/6
- Lovefest – 2/14
- New Employee Orientation – 2/19
- Staff Meeting – 3/6
- New Employee Orientation – 3/19
- New Employee Orientation – 4/16
- Staff Meeting – 4/22
- Networking Luncheon – 4/22
- Staff Meeting – 5/1
- Retirement & Recognition Ceremony – 5/19
Programs currently open for registration can be accessed here.
Your suggestions for new programs/presenters are always welcome. Please send suggestions to Human Resources at hr@skidmore.edu
LinkedIn Learning
Skidmore offers LinkedIn Learning, an online learning platform which provides video courses taught by industry experts, for free to all employees. This platform can be accessed in Okta under My Apps. Below are a selection of popular courses recommended for employees:
Learning Path: Working Smarter with Microsoft 365
- Individual short courses for beginner training on Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Word, SharePoint, One Drive
- More advanced training on powerful functions such as XLOOKUP, PivotTables, and conditional formatting.
Learning Path: Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint
- Beginner and advanced training to discover how to create more polished and professional presentations by mastering PowerPoint.
Learning Path: Building AI Literacy
- Structured learning path empowers you to integrate AI into your work, boosting productivity and innovation.
Artificial Intelligence Showcase
- LinkedIn Learning Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Framework (Filter on 5 Levels: Understanding, Applying, Building, Training & Maintaining Models, Deeply Specializing)
Learning Path: Public Speaking Skills Professional Certificate by Toastmasters International
- Tools to speak confidently, craft and deliver impactful presentations, and develop the non-verbal communication skills that enhance your message
