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The LSC is committed to employee retention and providing hours for all employees who would typically work during winter break. The expectation is that supervisors are communicating with their employees around how to complete their hours away from the LSC building where necessary.

The resources below will help you create a plan for the hours worked. Suggested email language around beginning the conversation with employees and tracking activities can be found below, as well. 

Closure dates and details will be found at the LSC Main Website.

Career Center Curated LinkedIn Learning by Career Competencies

Professional Development Institute

LSC ProDevo Opportunities by Career Competencies

Pick a career competency below to find applicable trainings. 

DIGITAL PROFICIENCY: Use technology to communicate, problem-solve, and complete tasks in a responsible manner. 

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VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: Respond to needs of diverse audiences through flexible writing and speaking methods. Develop ideas through written and oral forms of expression. 

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PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: demonstrate integrity, honesty, dependability, responsibility; accepts guidance and develops effective work habits. 

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INCLUSIVE TEAMWORK: Join together with individuals and teams from diverse backgrounds to pursue a common goal. Often requires negotiating and managing conflict.

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LEADERSHIP: Definitions will vary based on context. Can include situation judgement, informed risk taking, resiliency to challenges, motivate and encourage participation to work towards a shared purpose and vision. 

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CREATIVITY: Challenge existing ideas in creative ways to develop new possibilities. Often requires informed risk taking. 

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  • Creativity | Annual Review of Psychology | M.A. Runco

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT: Access information and opportunities for career exploration; understand and articulate the importance of transferable skills in the job search process.

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CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING: Identify important problems and questions, then gather, analyze, and evaluate information from diverse sources before forming a strategy, decision, or opinion. 

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SELF REFLECTION: Evaluate, understand, and communicate personal skills and abilities; learns from past mistakes through feedback to become more flexible and gain new insights and understandings.

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GLOBAL CONTEXT: Demonstrate and understanding of diverse people, cultures, and systems; understand actions have local and global implications for the future.

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As a member of the CSU community, you have access to thousands of insightful films through “Kanopy” the CSU list was curated by the Morgan Library

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NOTE: Many online videos have the “CC” for closed captioning at the bottom of the screen. Most of the materials and content listed is not produced by Colorado State University, and you may have feedback about the content. That is welcomed. Share it with emily.ambrose@colostate.edu or cami.smith@colostate.edu

More Opportunities

Catch up on SHAPE Virtual Workshops or Lunch w/ Leadership series you may have missed! (1 – 4 hrs.)

EXPLORE

The Executive Director’s Office has started an Inclusive Resource Library for anyone who is interested in learning more!  We currently have the following books available for you to check out. We request that you bring your CSUID to check out books for a maximum of six weeks so that others also have timely access to the readings. ASCSU and most of the SDPS Offices also have libraries available for staff and students to utilize.  You can also check out our Council for Inclusive Excellence website for additional information and resources.

 

YOU@CSU | Optional Content through the CSU Health Center (15 mins. – 3 hrs.)
Browse through the different avenues of YOU@CSU, track your time and learning, and send it to your supervisor!

Harvard Business Review | YouTube Channel | Watch and track different videos based on the LSC Employee Learning Objectives 

MOOC: How to Learn Online | edX | 2 weeks, 2-3 hours/week

MOOC: Japanese Pronunciation for Communication | Waseda University | 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week

MOOC: Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media | University of the Witwatersrand | 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week

MOOC: The Future of Work – Preparing for Disruption | World Bank Group | 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week 

MOOC: Programming for Everybody | University of Michigan | 7 weeks, 2-4 hours/week 

MOOC: Storytelling in the Workplace | Rochester Institute of Technology | 3 weeks, 4-6 hours/week 

What is a “MOOC”?
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. (mooc.org) 

Tracking/Clocking-In During Your ProDevo Activities

Before beginning, communicate with your supervisor/employee regarding how many hours per week may be worked and agree how that will be communicated. Because these opportunities are shared with multiple departments with different reporting structures, there will be different requirements. Clock in during the time you’re engaging in ProDevo opportunities; send a follow-up email to your supervisor outlined below. 

For information on how to remotely clock-in through TimeClock Plus, click HERE.

Many of these opportunities require trust and integrity on the employee’s part. Please only report what you actually completed. Consider this as important as our standards for Academic Integrity.

SUGGESTED BEGINNING the Conversation Email Language to edit appropriately:

Hello [Employee],

 

As you may have heard, the LSC building will be closed for necessary maintenance and inaccessible between the dates of December 18-January 12 (these dates and details are subject to change). Because your position usually works in the building over breaks, I want to start the conversation early about how we will provide you hours during the building closure.
You and I will create a plan for professional development over this time period and ensure you have access to the technology or materials you will need to complete it.

The LSC Employment Team has provided a list of resources that are “LSC Approved and/or Recommended” at SHAPE.colostate.edu. It includes YouTube videos, LinkedIn Learning options, podcasts, books, etc. We can use this as a time to intentionally focus on CSU’s Career Competencies, and focus on preparing your skills for not only the requirements of your job, but your future career path as well.

Let’s set up a time to make a plan together. Let me know if you have questions; if I don’t have the answer, I can work to find it.

Thank you,
[Your Name]

TRACKING HOURS Supervisor Email Language to Copy/Paste: 

Hello [Supervisor’s Name], 

I participated in the following professional development experience(s) through the SHAPE Training & Talent Development program.  

ProDevo Activity

Date 

Hours 

1-2 Learning Take-Aways 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

This email is my commitment that the above activities and hours were completed.  

Signed, 

[Your Name]

LSC IT Resources for Staff

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, there are two meeting rooms on Level 300, LSC-382 and LSC-384, to complete daily or professional development projects. The meeting rooms will be opening following building hours during this time. Take the elevator or stairs from the Transit Center lobby to the third floor, and the meeting rooms are at the immediate right as you exit the elevator door.

HR will be available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. via Teams, lscpayroll@colostate.edu, or by email:  stephanie.tomasini@colostat.edu or esther.kemp@colostate.edu.

All packages/mail for the LSC will be kept at the Central Receiving office during Winter Break and should be picked up from there if needed. Central Receiving will require mail/packages to be picked up within 24 hours once called if packages pile up. Tips:

  • Consider sending any urgent packages directly to a personal home address
  • Plan ahead and order early
  • For any questions or concerns, please contact: Matthew Wixson at (970) 491-1595 or matthew.wixson@colostate.edu

Central Receiving Office

200 W Lake St, Fort Collins
M-F: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Yes, you can make reservations to run beginning the week of Jan. 16, 2024. Reservations should be made at least a week ahead, so register by Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Reservations also can be made for display cases during the same timeframe. Please see the LSC Advertising website, https://lsc.colostate.edu/services/colab/advertise-lsc/ for more information.

 

Student building managers will be onsite on days when the North End of the building is open over break. There will be no building managers available on Dec. 24 and 25, and only for limited hours on Dec. 26 and 27. Building managers will be able to access offices throughout the building. For more information, call (970) 215-7112.

The Environmental Services will be in the building during the hours and days the LSC is open. If you have a question or need assistance, call (970) 491-4284 and leave a message.

Please call the IT department at (970) 491-5539, or email the CSU IT Help Desk, adm_doit_help@rams.colostate.edu.

The building will be cooler (50 F to 60 F) during electrical upgrades, so personal plants should be taken home for the duration of the outage. If you have a plant that is too large to move, please contact Jasmine Pamphilis at (970) 491-4284, or email jasmine.pamphilis@colostate.edu and she will make sure your plant is well taken care of.

LSC career staff can access the Morgan Library from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during Winter Break (excluding university holidays). Any student/staff with a CSU ID can also get in and out of the Cube at any time.