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Welcome to Staff Professional Development
SPD Announcements
SPD Offers Faculty and Staff Development via Starlink
Full time and part time faculty and staff have access to the entire catalog of Starlink courses, webinars, and leadership training. There are hundreds of hours of high quality professional development accessible 24/7 with any internet connection.
To view Starlink videos, follow the instructions below:
- Go to starlinktraining.org and click on “Get Started” tab at the top. You will see a drop down menu; if you already have an account, you can simply login at the prompt.
- Click “First Time User” and fill out the registration by using your pensacolastate.edu email as your username. (Note: you do not need your employee ID to set up an account – you can leave that field blank)
- Click “Register”. You will receive an email from STARLINK to verify your account. Once you click the verification in your email, you are ready to use STARLINK.
- If you would like to receive in-service professional development credit, please complete the SPD Professional Development Activity Form. All Starlink sessions qualify for professional development but only announced workshops will appear on your transcript.
Juanita Scott, (850) 484-1953 or (850) 484-1754, jscott@pensacolastate.edu
SPD Workshops, Events, and College Committees
Enhance Your Professional Development with Academic Impressions
Academic Impressions is a professional development resource that focuses on providing leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities. The courses are evidence-based and presented by subject matter experts.
Academic Impressions offers more than 1,900 resources. Topic areas include but are not limited to personal development, leadership development, academic affairs, enrollment management and student success.
This resource includes:
- Live online seminars and recordings,
- Virtual conferences (limited seating),
- Additional tools, resources, and articles: blog, books and assessments, research and reports, job aids and printables,
- New training resources that are added each month,
- Customized focused learning plans,
- Daily virtual writing café.
Accessing Academic Impressions (AI)
Faculty, staff, and students can access Academic Impressions by logging into their MyPSCApps and clicking on the AI tile to create an account. Once an employee has created an account, they will have access to the content.
Click on any one of the nine links below to review the training resources available.
Learning Plans
Listed below are established learning plans available through Academic Impressions.
- Improving Your Meetings
- Leading More Inclusively
- Supervision and Feedback
- Building Resilience
- Your Role as a Team Leader
- Understanding Strengths-Based Leadership
- Managing Difficult Colleagues
- Developing Better Time Management
- Creative Problem Solving in Higher Ed
- Improving the Effectiveness of Your Decision Making
- Managing Conflict as a Leader
A complete list of learning plans is available on the AI website under Find Your Plan.
SPD Top Picks
Below is a list of content by subject area curated specifically for Pensacola State College faculty and staff.
Student Recruitment, Retention, and Advising (Title III – Pirate Path to Success)
- Improving First-Year Student Experience Programs for At-Risk Students (Webcast Recording)
- Focus on Student Belonging to Boost Student Retention and Success (Webcast Recording)
- Taking a Proactive Approach to Advising for At-Risk Students (Blog)
- Retaining First-Generation Students: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond (Webcast Recording)
- Recognize Student Distress in a Virtual Environment (Webcast Recording)
- 3 Ways to Connect Students to Career Services Early and Often (Webcast) Recording)
- Comprehensive Student Retention Strategies for Men of Color (January 27 – 28, 2021)
- Translating Your Student Development Services for Online Students (Webcast Recording)
- Student Retention: A Discussion of Practices & Approaches During Uncertain Times (Webcast Recording)
- Academic Coaching: Models for Student Success and Retention (Webcast Recording)
- Creating Consistency in Decentralized Advising Models (Webcast Recording)
- Supporting Neurodiverse and Accessible Learning Outside of the Classroom (Webcast Recording)
- Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom (Short Lesson)
Classroom Civility
- Civil Dialogue as a Classroom Management Strategy (Webcast Recording)
- Civility in the Classroom: A Better Approach (Article)
- Faculty Checklist: Steps to Respond to Classroom Incivility (Article)
- Creating a Safe Space in Your Class During a Crisis (Blog)
- Preparing for Difficult Conversations as Faculty (Webcast Recording)
Teaching in an Online Environment
- Making Your Online Course Accessible to All Learners (Webcast Recording)
- Ensuring Quality in Online Instruction (Webcast Recording)
- Checklist: Preparing Adjunct Faculty to Teach Online (Article)
- Online Teaching Effectiveness (Short Lesson)
- Strategies to Create More Engaging Online Courses (Virtual Training Recording)
- Making Your Online Courses More Experiential (Webcast Recording)
- Adapt Your In-Person Peer Mentor Program for a Virtual Environment (Webcast Recording)
Leadership/Leadership Development
- Hiring, Developing, and Promoting Women Leaders in Higher Education (Webcast Recording)
- Four Leadership Practices for New or Aspiring Deans (Webcast Recording)
- The 5 Paths to Leadership SELF Assessment (Assessment)
- Three Factors of Healthy Leadership in Higher Education (Webcast Recording)
Frontline Customer Service
- Customer Service Training for Financial Aid Staff (Webcast Recording)
- Tools for Better Customer Service (Job Aids & Printables)
- Developing and Implementing Your Customer Service Vision (Webcast Recording)
- Everything You Need to Know to Improve Customer Service in Higher Education (Learning Hub)
Academic Department Chair Resources
- What Every Academic Chair Needs to Know (Webcast Recording)
- Your First Year as Department Chair: Building Trust, Communication, and Community (Webcast Recording)
- Supporting Adjunct Faculty: A Training for Department Chairs (Webcast Recording)
- Department Chairs: Maximize Your Productivity By Cultivating Your Academic Staff (Webcast Recording)
- Managing Difficult Faculty (Webcast Recording)
- Best Practices in Designing Mentoring Programs for Early Career Faculty (Webcast Recording)
- Managing Change as a Department Chair: 5 Traps to Avoid (Webcast Recording)
- Building a More Strategic Budget for Your Academic Department (Webcast Recording)
- Evaluating Online Faculty (Webcast Recording)
- Leadership Training for Department Chairs (Blog)
- Five Things Department Chairs Need to Know About Fundraising (Article)
- Departmental Budget Training for Faculty (Webcast Recording)
- Supporting Mid-Career Faculty (Webcast Recording)
Supporting Adjunct Faculty
- Supporting Adjunct Faculty: A Training for Department Chairs (Webcast Recording)
- Developing and Evaluating Adjunct Faculty (Article)
- The 5 Forms of Support Your Adjunct Faculty Need (Article)
- Managing and Supporting Adjunct Faculty (Webcast Recording)
- Special Edition: Developing and Evaluating Adjunct Faculty (Blog)
- Checklist: Preparing Adjunct Faculty to Teach Online (Job Aids & Printables)
- Supporting Adjunct Faculty: An Investment in Your Instructors, an Investment in Your Students (Blog)
- Adjunct Faculty: A Department Chair’s Guide to Orienting New Instructors (Blog)
Health and Wellness
- Upgrading Your Self-Care During the COVID Crisis (Webcast Recording)
- Making an Impact on Mental Health: How to Deliver with Peer Educators (Webcast Recording)
- Addressing Food Insecurity in Higher Education: Creating an Integrated & Sustainable Food Pantry (Webcast Recording)
- Uncovering Resilience in Students with Mental Health Concerns: A Case Study (Webcast Recording)
- The Role of Higher Ed in Providing Mental Health Services (Blog)
- Four Essential Counseling Skills for Entry-Level Student Affairs Professionals (Webcast Recording)
- Strategies to Confidently Communicate with Students Experiencing Mental Health Challenges (Webcast Recording)
Emotional Intelligence
- Manage Your Emotional Labor in the Workplace (Webcast Recording)
- Increasing Emotional Intelligence by Identifying Your Triggers (Webcast Recording)
- Emotional Intelligence as a Key Driver for Advancing Women Leaders (Virtual Training Recording)
- Learning to Lead Through Conflict (Webcast Recording)
- Engaging in Empathy: Balance the Emotional Demands (Webcast Recording)
Resilience
- Shift Your Mindset to Build Resilience (Webcast Recording)
- Building Resilience with Your Team During Uncertain Times (Webcast Recording)
- Building Resilience During and After the Pandemic (Virtual Trainings Recording)
- Uncovering Resilience in Students with Mental Health Concerns: A Case Study (Webcast Recording)
- 3 Ways to Assess and Build Student Resiliency (Blog)
- Looking at Student “Grit” and Resilience – from Recruitment to Retention (Blog)
- Strategies to Promote Student Resiliency: What to Do When Students Blame Faculty for their Lack of Success (Blog)
- Strategies to Promote Student Resiliency: What to Do When Adult Students Blame Life Circumstances for their Lack of Success (Blog)
To learn more about Academic Impressions, visit academicimpressions.com.
For additional information about AI or other training resources, contact Juanita Scott, Director, Professional Development
jscott@pensacolastate.edu or (850) 484-1953.
My Training
Register for Professional Development Activities
You can register for college-sponsored professional development via our new registration portal, Flywire.
Helpful Tips
- Select a session time window from Professional Development Day and browse the available workshops. Description details are at the bottom of the product page.
- Complete all required fields before adding to your cart.
- Make sure to select a session for each time block. To return to the selections, click the Product link at the top and click Professional Development Day again.
- In-service workshops are provided at no cost to employees. Although the checkout page indicates billing, employees are only required to enter their name, work address, office phone number, and work email address. You do not need to fill in the Student ID field, as this is not required but is Flywire delivered.
- Complete the additional prompts to complete registration, including CHECKOUT AS A GUEST, and PLACE YOUR ORDER.
- If you need additional assistance with registration, please contact SPD at 484-1754 or use the detailed training guide below.
Non-Instructional Duty Day
Spring 2025 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 8, 2025)
Spring 2024 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 9, 2024)
Spring 2023 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 5, 2023)
Spring 2022 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 5, 2022)
Spring 2021 Non-Instructional Duty Day Schedule (January 6, 2021)
Professional Development Day
Pensacola State College Professional Development Day is a half-day event to provide faculty and staff with opportunities to network, share best practices and attend meaningful training sessions. The wide range of breakout sessions are designed to be engaging while meeting the needs of faculty and staff. The event is open to all PSC employees.
Spring 2025 Professional Development Day Schedule
Professional Development Day – Registration Training Guide
Professional Development Day Registration Steps
Register for all Professional Development Day sessions via our new registration portal, Flywire.
- Select Professional Development Day under Products.
- Browse session time offerings. Select a product and scroll to the bottom to view the session description.
- Enter all required fields and click ADD TO CART.
- Click the Products hyperlink at the top to view additional session offerings and add them to your cart.
- Click your cart, followed by VIEW YOUR CART, once you’ve selected a workshop for each time block.
All in-service workshops are at no cost to employees. Although the checkout page indicates billing, employees are only required to enter their name, work address, office phone number, and work email address. You do not need to fill in the Student ID field, as this is not required but is Flywire delivered.
- Complete the additional prompts to complete registration, including CHECKOUT AS A GUEST, and PLACE YOUR ORDER.
An order confirmation page will populate an email to the email address listed during checkout.
If you need additional assistance, contact Staff Professional Development at 850-484-1754 or 850-484-1953 or email Juanita Scott at jscott@pensacolastate.edu.
Previous Professional Development Day Schedules
Fall 2024 – Professional Development Day Schedule
Spring 2024 – Professional Development Day Schedule
Fall 2023 – Professional Development Day Schedule
Spring 2023 – Professional Development Day Schedule
Fall 2022 – Professional Development Day
Spring 2022 – Professional Development Day
Fall 2021 – Professional Development Day
Spring 2021 – Professional Development Day
Fall 2020 – Professional Development Day
Spring 2020 – Professional Development Day
Fall 2019 – Professional Development Day
Spring 2019 – Professional Development Day
Convocation Events
For additional information regarding Convocation, please contact:
Juanita Scott
jscott@pensacoastate.edu
(850) 484-1754
This content is currently under review.
Professional Development Day
Please click here to download a complete list of 2023 Staff Professional Development sessions.
Standing Committees
2024/2025 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2023/2024 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2022/2023 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2021/2022 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2020/2021 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2019/2020 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
2018/2019 Pensacola State College Standing Committees
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