New chartstrings for professional development

The costs associated with attending conferences and other professional development opportunities are being separated from our regular operating budgets onto new professional development chartstrings, so we can better manage the requests. The Reimbursement EFS/Account Code Info spreadsheet, which is part of the ASR Administrative Support Resource Guide, has been updated with the specific chartstring details for each unit, as well as information regarding what should be charged to the new chartstrings. Please check this reference document before your next expense submission. If you have any questions, please contact ASRCentral@umn.edu.

New year, new you - DEI professional development opportunities

It’s a fresh calendar year, and we’ve all recently completed writing our performance appraisals. This means that, for a number of reasons, you might have goal setting, resolutions, and personal or professional growth on your mind. As higher-education professionals, the work of learning and sharpening our skills is never done, and that includes our work in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space.

DEI professional development opportunities at the University and in the broader higher-education community can be simultaneously overwhelming in number and difficult to find. To help, the DEI Committee compiled a short list of upcoming conferences, workshops, and webinars that center on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We hope that the list of opportunities below can be a starting point as you discuss goals and professional development with your supervisor.

This list is by no means complete! If you know of other opportunities, please share them with the DEI Committee by emailing us at asrdei@umn.edu or share directly with ASR DEI Community of Practice Google group.

Conferences and Workshops

• 2024 Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institution, The American College Personnel Association (ACPA)–College Student Educators International (registration fee required)
• Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) (registration fee required)

University of Minnesota-sponsored

• Equity Certificate Hosted Online (ECHO), Office of Equity and Diversity
• Women’s Leadership Institute, Office of Equity and Diversity: The Women’s Center (2024-25 cohort application date is TBD, registration fee required)
• Online Module: The Confidence Gap, Office of Equity and Diversity: The Women’s Center
• Diversity Data Deep Dive, Office of Equity and Diversity: Diversity Community of Practice (2024 date TBD)

Free Webinars

• Understanding Black First-gen Men, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education—National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• Insight Into Diversity webinars (past webinar recordings available)
• National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) webinars (past webinar recordings available)

Check out the Office of Equity and Diversity’s Deep Dive Resources for more ideas!

Professional headshots

Everyone who had professional headshot photos taken at the picnic should have received access to the folder with their photos. If you have not received your photos yet, please email asrcentral@umn.edu.

If you did not have the opportunity to get a headshot done and want to, please email asrcentral@umn.edu and we will schedule another day for staff to have their photos taken.