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Organization and Professional Development 

Announcements 

New

• 2025 Program planning is under way. As course details become finalized, registration for the first six months of 2025 will be made available on a rolling basis. Look for courses to become available as early as the end of November. 
• 3-Day Lean Foundations planned for October will be rescheduled for Spring 2025, dates TBD.
• 2025 New Leader Development Series schedule will be open for registration first week in December, 9-month program beginning in January. 
• Roadmap to Retirement returns to the catalogue in December.

Recent

• An updated ElevateU experience is now available. Visit elevateu.percipio.com to see the new navigation and library layout. Coming soon to ElevateU, AI powered library search support. 
• Reminder, Educational Assistance benefits reset with the new academic year.
• New! 3 DEI courses from Office of the EVPA
  • Cultural Competency II
  • Introduction to Gender, Names, and Pronouns
  • Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity 

• Now available, July 2024 - December 2024 OPD Course Schedule 
• Course fees are increasing effective July 1, 2024. 
• New! In partnership with the Lean Learning Center, we are excited to bring you 2 new courses which explore the principles of Lean practices in support of institutional operational excellence. 
  
  • 1-day Introduction to Lean, Lean Basics
  • 3-day Deep dive into the fundumantals of Lean, Lean Foundations 
• Content area changes. Effective May 1, the existing OPD course content areas Business Analysis and Operations have been combined into a single group labeled Operational Excellence. 
• Now available: 2024 Annual Report, MSU HR OPD
• Did you know MSU is a member of the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation (NCCI)? 
  • Registration is now open for the 2024 Annual Conference, Celebrating 25 Years. 
  • As a member institution, MSU employees gain access to free webinars, discounted workships, monthly newsletters, and more. 
• New Hire Orientation
  • Program is being offered Wednesdays in 2024, hosted by MSU Human Resources.
    • In-person, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
    • More information
  • The virtual program known as the New Employee Welcome Program, is being archived. New employees should use the information provided above to attend the in-person New Hire Orientation Program instead. 
• New! CliftonStrengths Top-5 Report
  • Gallup released a new ClitonStrengths Top 5 Report through the Gallup Access portal. 
  • This report is available to anyone who has previously taken the CliftonStrengths assessment to unlock their top 5 Strengths. 
  • Previous versions of this report will remain available to those who have them already. 
  • Anyone interested in exploring CliftonStrengths for the first time can sign up to attend Identify and Maximize Your Strengths. 

Partner Updates

• Join MSU Information Technology in February to learn more about collabroative tools such as Zoom, Teams, and Spartan 365.  Learn more. 
  • Register here.

Calendar Updates

• OPD's 2024 confirmed course calendar is available on our website and in EBS for registration.
  • As additional opportunities are confirmed, they will be updated in EBS and our website. They will also be temporarily listed HERE in the Calendar Updates section of this page. 
  • Program costs are currently under review. Programs with an associated cost may experience a rate increase beginning July 1, 2024. Only once the program cost is confirmed will it be promoted on our website or in EBS. This only reflects courses from July - December 2024.