Staff Conference

Protecting Your Privacy Online

Worried about identity theft and protecting your financial information? Learn how to protect your privacy online to help keep your digital life more secure.

• Location: SC 305
• Speakers: Kathy Sasseman

Mastering Team Communication: Decoding Communication Styles for Success

Uncover not only how to adapt to various communication styles within your team but also gain valuable insights into your communication style. This comprehensive training equips you with the tools to enhance teamwork, trust, and productivity, both in your interactions with colleagues and in understanding yourself better as a communicator.

• Location: SC 306
• Speaker: Mary Moore

Engagement Starts With You!

Join this session to gain a better understanding of your role in creating a work environment where you can thrive. Explore engagement principles, evaluate your current engagement level, and create a personalized action plan to help you grow.

• Location: SC 310
• Speakers: Jenni Flanagan

Implementing Strategic Priorities at Ball State University

Join Charlene Alexander, Chief Strategy Officer and James Lowe, Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management as they describe the process and timeline for advancing major strategic initiatives at Ball State University. Special attention will be given to the University’s Campus Master Plan and the next iteration of the University’s Strategic Plan.

• Location: SC 237 (Forum Room)
• Speakers: Charlene Alexander and Jim Lowe

Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events or C.R.A.S.E

The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (C.R.A.S.E.) program was developed by Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (A.L.E.R.R.T.) and is a nationally recognized model for response to active attack events that is endorsed by the F.B.I. Ball State University Police have been sharing this information with the University community since 2017 and have to date delivered it to over 16,000 attendees. The presentation is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is presented by certified CRASE instructors. The mantra of CRASE is Avoid, Deny, Defend with an emphasis on one's ability to take an active role in their own survival.

• Location: SC 301-302
• Speakers: University Police Department 

Save It/Find It

When you save files to your computer or flash drive, do you have a difficult time finding them again? Is how your computer organized a mystery to you? After this class you'll be more confident in creating, saving, organizing and finding everything saved on your computer.

• Location: SC 305
• Speakers: Kathy Sasseman

Empowering Supervisors for Uncomfortable Conversations

Learn how to see your student employee for what they really are; a part-time employee. Gain resources to feel equipped and empowered to mentor and build the professional development of your employees. Our job is to help students prepare for the ‘world of work’. In this session we will discuss tips on handling uncomfortable conversations.

• Location: SC 306
• Speaker: Kyndra Haggard and Maija Thompson

Navigating the Information Highway with Ball State University Libraries

Librarians from University Libraries will present on resources, services, and spaces available for staff through the Libraries and will also discuss services available for the students' staff might serve or interact with. In addition, librarians will provide some tips and tricks for navigating in today’s information environment, including how to avoid misinformation and engage effectively with generative AI tools.

• Location: SC 310
• Speaker: Katie Lorton, Amy Petts, and Kevin Brooks

Engagement in the Community

Are you looking for ways to engage in the community by sharing your time and talents? Join this session to hear from a panel of community organizations about the assets and challenges in our local community and the various ways you can get involved.

• Location: SC 237 (Forum Room)
• Speaker: Kelli Huth and Michelle Kinsey

• Pick up box lunches 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Lunch: 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
• Location: Cardinal Hall
• For employees who clock out/in for lunch and are unable to do so at the conference, please make edits in your UKG timesheet for your supervisor to approve.
  • There is a time clock located in the basement of the SC near L28
• Lunches should be picked up in Cardinal Hall C and then eat in Cardinal Hall A and B
• Door prize drawings will be from 11:40 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Keynote Speaker, Lindsay Boccardo - Every Generation Wins, Why Building Multi-Generational Teams is the Future of Work

Generations misunderstanding each other is not a new problem. In fact, every generation thinks the one that comes after them is less competent, more entitled or harder to work with in the office.

The good news is that no one generation is broken.

According to a 2019 study, multi-generational teams with a range of 25 years or more from youngest to oldest meet or exceed expectations 73% of the time. Those with a narrow range of less than 10 years did so only 35% of the time. The future of work is truly about inclusion. Leadership acumen is measured by a person’s ability to transform diverse groups of humans into cohesive, effective and compassionate teams.

In this interactive session, Lindsay will guide a conversation about generational differences over the four decades of employees in today’s workforce. Together, attendees will examine experiences they had growing up and how those directly affect their relationships at work.

In this session, attendees will learn:

• Why the divide exists between different generations
• What factors actually play into generational tension in the workplace
• What future young employees will be looking for in your company culture
• How you can increase the positive impact of a multi-generational workforce in your organization

Location: Cardinal Hall
Welcome: Darrell Clark
Speaker: Lindsay Boccardo