To register for or learn more about these programs on the University Park campus, call Health Matters at (814) 865-3085.
n Conscious Eating -- WEL 079
Learn how to turn lunchtime into a powerful opportunity to break the stress cycle of your day and return to work refreshed and rejuvenated. Meets Monday, Feb. 7, from noon to 1 p.m., 110 Henderson Building (The Living Center). No cost.
Are you overwhelmed by the paper explosion in your office?
Join Jackie Esposito, Penn State's records management expert, for a free, one-hour seminar on organizing records. Esposito will explain the details of University policy AD-35, "University Archives and Records Management," and help you use the retention schedules (General Forms Usage Guide Appendices 18 and 21) to determine how long you should keep records. She also will give you time-saving hints on organizing and coordinating your records. In addition, Esposito will introduce you to the services of the Inactive Records Center and the University Archives.
Seminars will take place every Thursday at University Park from Feb. 10-April 27, 1-2 p.m., in the Libraries Assembly Room, 104 Paterno Library. Call (814) 865-7931 or e-mail jxe2@psu.edu to schedule a date.
The following courses are being offered at University Park by the Human Resources Development Center. For more information about these courses, call (814) 865-8216 or e-mail HRDC@psu.edu.
n Writing Skills
This program focuses on the need to increase clarity in writing by learning sentence structure, transition and function of the paragraph. Cost: $249. This program meets for eight sessions from Feb. 10-March 30, 9:30 a.m. to noon.
n Achieving Results Through Effective Communication Series
Through this series, learn to speak with confidence, listen effectively, gather information and manage difficult communications. Cost: $116 for entire series or $34 per program; all programs will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in 319 Rider Building.
-- Processing Oral Communication: Speaking and Listening, Feb. 8
-- Communicating Assertively, Feb. 15
-- Refining Your Communications: A Toolkit--Overcome common communication problems like information overload and listener inattention, Feb. 22
-- Managing Difficult Communications, Feb. 29