STAR Day
Workshops
Unleash Your Campus Impact!
Mackenzie Burke and Veronica Reyes | REGISTER
This gathering is designed specifically for Fresno State staff members, either new or seasoned who are eager to explore opportunities to attend fun events, network, enhance leadership and other professional development skills, and help promote staff morale on campus.
Finding a passion outside of work
This workshop includes a demonstration of throwing clay on a wheel: centering, wedging and hand building as well as introduction into how Jeanne Fleck found this passion.
Adversity Ally Training
In the ever changing collegiate world, students need faster access to resources. In understanding the resources that the campus provides, faculty and staff can provide accurate and timely resources to students facing adversity.
Empower Your Career: Proven Tactics for Ongoing Development
Assess your current career position through self-assessment and learn how to create SMART career goals to build skills and competencies. Discover the importance of establishing professional networks and strategies to overcome common career challenges.
Building a Framework for Productivity
Exploring what motivates you to get things done in order to develop a personalized framework for productivity. Includes a brief discussion of different electronic tools that can be used to build an effective system.
Mindful and Intuitive Eating: Nourish Your Body, Savor Your Food
Take a journey towards cultivating a deeper connection with your body through mindfulness. Mindful eating is not about dieting or restriction; it's about honoring your body and fostering a healthier relationship with food.
Women Educational Leaders Disrupting Patriarchy
While the number of women in senior educational leadership roles has risen in California's 2- and 4-year institutions, gender and racial equity gaps persist. Structural barriers and social constructed gendered expectations obstruct the advancement of women of color. This workshop will unapologetically speak to these challenges and allow a counter-narrative to be heard.
Yoga
Student Recreation Center Fitness Instructor | REGISTER
Relax the body and mind. Yoga combines slow movements, deep breathing, and meditation to enhance strength, balance, and flexibility, promoting harmony between body and mind through controlled motions and stretches.
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VIP Reception
Open to service award recipients only
In honor of reaching an important milestone in your Fresno State career, the STAR Day committee and members of the Cabinet invite all service award recipients to attend a private reception. Celebrate with staff, participate in photo opportunities and share with fellow honorees memories and accomplishments over the years.
Building Resilient and Inclusive Communities: Embracing Diversity and Adversity
This session will explore strategies for fostering resilience and inclusivity within communities, drawing inspiration from the Japanese art of Kintsugi. We will delve into how to embrace diversity, navigate adversity, and transform challenges into opportunities for growth and strength.
We don’t get cookies, just (closer to) liberation
Dr. Matt Matera | REGISTER
This session focuses on promoting racial equity in higher education by engaging white
faculty, staff, and administrators in active anti-racism work, including ongoing self-reflection
and exploring strategies such as White Accountability Groups to foster healing, learning,
and accountability, with discussions aimed at increasing awareness of individual and
institutional racism. All racial identities are welcome, particularly those hesitant
to address racial injustices, are encouraged to participate.
Sustainability and YOU
This workshop will go over the state of sustainability at Fresno State and provide ways for you, as a staff member, to contribute to a more sustainable campus and community. Includes general tips for staff to implement in their own lives.
Beyond the Photograph: The Photographer's Point of View
Learn tips on composition, camera technique, location information, how to look at photographs, how to take photographs, as well as insights into what the photographer was thinking during production. This workshop is designed for all skills levels; whether you are or are not a photographer.
The Student Practitioner's A.I. guide to the Galaxy
William Hardaway and Kyle Lyman | REGISTER
Explore how higher education professionals can use A.I. and what the ethical implications are.
Documenting Your Wins
Learn to Utilize the STARR method for sharing your professional wins both in writing and verbally. Includes an introduction to the STARR method, using STARR stories in your resume, and in interviews.
Pilates
Student Recreation Center Fitness Instructor | REGISTER
Pilates incorporates body weight and light weight exercises to tone and define the body through building strength and improving mobility.
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