Professional Development Calendar

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR

2023-2024

August

Wednesday

August 9

8-12 p.m.

4 PD Hours

Employee Convocation

Various Presenters

Fulton

W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center

Friday

August 11

10-11 a.m.

1 PD Hour

Fuel Card Program Training

Tim Senter

Fulton

Zoom

Academic Building 130

Meeting ID: 854 5167 2635

Friday

August 18

1-3 p.m.

2 PD Hours

Student Organization and Club Sponsor PD

Various Presenters

Fulton

Academic Building 130

Wednesday

August 23

2 p.m.

Mississippi Faculty and Staff Association of Community Colleges: Membership Matters

Various Presenters

Fulton

Academic Building 130

Friday

August 25

12 p.m.

Mississippi Faculty and Staff Association of Community Colleges: Membership Matters

Various Presenters

Tupelo

Academic and Student Center

Dining Hall

September

Friday September 1

1:30 p.m.

Itawamba Community College Employee Association – Leadership Legends

Max Munn

Fulton

Library

Friday

September 8

10 a.m.

CPR Certification

Michelle Pruitt

Fulton

Fitness Center 232
Carrie Ball-Williamson Recreational Center

Friday

September 15

8:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

“What You Thought You Heard Me Say: Understanding Miscommunication”

Nina Strother

Tupelo

Fulton

Academic and Student Center 201

Academic Building 130

Wednesday September 20

7 p.m.

Silent Epidemic: Mental Health
Mark Potter, Newman University men’s retired basketball coach

Fulton

Davis Event Center
Sign-In Office Suite 214

Friday

September 22

10 a.m.

USM-Bachelor of Applied Science

Zoom

Meeting ID: 879 6800 3246
Passcode: 12237999

Thursday September 21
Friday September 22

Friday September 29

Online

2 p.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Complete at your own pace

What IF: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

Amy Jo Holcomb, IF Coach

Fulton

Tupelo

Belden

Online

Humanities Building 106

Academic and Student Center Dining Hall
Belden Center 507

ARROW Academy

Wednesday

September 27

2 p.m.

CAREER SPOTLIGHT - Integrated Marketing Communications

Carla Garrett

Tupelo

Fulton

Zoom

Academic Building – 218 LaunchPad

Friday

September 29

9 a.m.

1 p.m.

Academic Warning: Road to Recovery

Riley Morgan

Fulton

Tupelo

Crubaugh Technical Education 201

Academic and Student Center
Room 200

October

Monday

October 2
Tuesday October 3

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

"Up your Advising Game!"

Carla Garrett

Tupelo

Fulton

Academic and Student Center
Room 200

Academic Building Room 130

Friday

October 6

Rescheduled

“What’s the deal with all these holds?!”

Rachel Steele

Tupelo

Fulton

Friday

October 6

Friday

October 13

Tuesday October 17

Monday

October 23

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Self-Paced

Brainfuse Online Tutoring for Faculty

Melanie Francis

Tupelo

Fulton

Zoom

Online

Academic and Student Center
Room 201
Academic Building 130

Zoom: 883-6544-1702

Arrow Academy

Friday

October 20

10 a,m.

1:30 p.m.

AED Training
Health Science Faculty

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic Building 130

Health Science Education Center
Auditorium

November

Friday

November 3

10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Activity and Event Updates

Michelle Clouse
Paige Kennedy

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic Building 130

Academic and Student Center 201

Friday

November 10

9 a,m.

1:00 p.m.

PERS Professional Development
Tim Senter

Fulton

Tupelo

Natural Science 109

Academic and Student Center 201

Friday November 10

Noon.

ICCEA Present’s ManUP
Deon Tripett

Tupelo

Dining Hall

January

February

February

Online

Generative AI and Education
Dr. Michelle Kassoral
Georgia State Perimeter College

Online

ARROW Academy

February

Online

What Dyslexia Really Looks Like

Regina Moffett
Dr. Chris Cox

Online

ARROW Academy

Friday
February 2

9 a.m.

Generative AI and Education
Dr. Michelle Kassoral
Georgia State Perimeter College

Fulton

Academic Building 130

Friday

February 9

10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Instructional Technology Updates

Paige Kennedy
Michelle Clouse

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic Building 130

Academic and Student Center 201

Friday

February 16

10:00 a.m.

Ways to Cope with Stress and Decompress

Lynn Millender
Dr. Janae Hagan
Judith Griffie

Fulton

Boggs Humanities 212

Wednesday 14

Friday

February 16

2:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

Honors College and PTK Updates – Mandatory PD for all advisors

Makaela Salmon
Michelle Clouse

Tupelo

Fulton

Health Science Education Center
Auditorium

Academic Building 130

March

Friday

March 1

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

How to Utilize Research Resources

Jay Humphries

Fulton

Tupelo

Humanities 110

Academic and Student Center 201

Friday

March 1

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

OSHA-Walking and Working Surfaces

OSHA - Hazardous Communication

Karey McAnally

Tupelo

Health Science Education Center
Auditorium

Friday

March 1

Self-Paced

Exploring the Schools of Academics
Jon Armstrong

Online

Arrow Academy

Friday

March 8

Tuesday

March 19

Friday

March 22

Monday

March 18

1:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Self-Paced

March Madness with Canvas

Melanie Francis

Tupelo

Zoom

Fulton

Online

Advanced Education Center 100
Academic Building 130

Zoom: 848-6613-0243

Academic 115

Arrow Academy

Friday

March 22

10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

TIS Updates

Caleb Ramey
TIS Staff

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic 130

Academic and Student Center 201

April

Monday

April 1

Self-Paced

Turnitin Tutorial for Instructors

Melanie Francis

Online

Arrow Academy  

Friday

April 5

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

Neurodivergence 101: Terminology

School of Education

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic 130

Advanced Education Center Auditorium

Monday
April 8

Self-Paced

Introduction to AI
Bradley Howard

Online

Arrow Academy

Thursday

April 11

1:00 p.m.

Ways to Cope with Stress and Decompress
Dr. Janae Hagan
Judith Griffie

Tupelo

Advanced Education Center 115

Thursday
April 11

Zoom
2:00 p.m.

What Is Public Health And What Does It Have To Do With Me?

Caroline Newkirk

Zoom

Meeting ID: 863 0042 7256

Passcode: 116931

Friday

April 12

10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Excel – Beginner’s Edition

Liz Edwards

Fulton

Tupelo

Academic 130

Academic and Student Center 201

Friday

April 19

9:00 a.m.

How to Make a Ballon Garland

Brandy White

Fulton

President’s Conference Room 

Friday

April 19

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

Lost in the Library

Megan Pearson
Leah Peters

Fulton

Tupelo

Fulton Library

Tupelo Library