Development Programs

UConn and the State of Connecticut offer employees a variety of opportunities to improve or develop workplace skills. Review the resources below for more information.

On-Demand Resources

Academic Impressions

UConn and UConn Health Faculty and Workforce Professional and Leadership Development

UConn has partnered with Academic Impressions, an organization specializing in professional development resources for higher education professionals. This partnership provides all UConn and UConn Health faculty and workforce, with membership access to a host of learning resources designed specifically for professionals working in higher education.

Why you should use Academic Impressions

Topics areas range from skills-based trainings to leadership trainings on topics such as supervision, personal effectiveness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and more, all developed for higher education professionals by higher education professionals.

Access to robust professional development for all our faculty and workforce will build the capacity of our campus communities and help us overcome the inevitable challenges we all face in our daily work. Additionally, it will allow us to serve our students and patients better and further UConn and UConn Health missions.

Academic Impression offers you:

Some additional content, including bootcamps, coaching, and custom trainings are not included in the free base membership afforded to all UConn employees.  If interested in any paid content, please consult your supervisor.

How to Access Academic Impressions

Access your membership resources using your UConn NetID Single Sign On.

Don't know your NetID or need to set it up? Visit our NetID Management Page.

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Academic Impressions - Professional & Leadership Development

Membership Resources

Membership Includes:
Access to hundreds of on demand articles, blogs, member exclusive courses, webcasts – live and recorded, virtual trainings – live and recorded, virtual conferences, various assessments, and other reference items.

Membership Excludes (but may be discounted):
Some additional content, including bootcamps, coaching, and custom trainings are not included in the base membership afforded to all UConn employees. If interested in any paid content, please consult your supervisor.

Academic Impressions - Professional & Leadership Development

Schedule a Meeting and UConn Contacts

Academic Impressions - Professional & Leadership Development
 

Schedule a Meeting

Yianna Kappas is the University of Connecticut's account representative. She is happy to schedule a meeting to help:

  • Find a focus for your unit or department
  • Tour the platform and reviewing tools
  • Recommend trainings and resources

Contact Yianna

 

UConn Contacts

Brandon Murray - UConn
Johannah Gorgone - UConn
Alexandra Crean - UConn Health

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is available to all UConn staff on the Storrs and regional campuses as an e-learning resource (LinkedIn Learning is not available to UConn faculty or students). Secured through a partnership between HR and UCPEA using a portion of the UCPEA Professional Development fund, LinkedIn Learning provides easily accessible e-learning resources at no cost to employees.

LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning industry leader in online training, with a digital library of over 6,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software, and creative topics. You may watch an entire course or individual videos, and you will be able to bookmark courses of interest and keep track of completed courses. LinkedIn Learning offers the opportunity to develop professional skills, learn new software, and explore other areas of interest towards your career growth.

Accessible 24/7 from your desktop or mobile device, visit https://myapps.microsoft.com/ and navigate to the LinkedIn Learning application to activate your license. If you’re not already signed in to the UConn network, the system will prompt you to enter your UConn credentials.

UConn-Sponsored Development Programs

Supervisor / Manager Leadership Programs

Human Resources currently offers two supervisor / manager leadership development programs.

Academic Impressions

New supervisors interested in gaining supervisory skills may choose to enroll at no cost in Academic Impressions' Supervision Certificate Program. Offered on a monthly basis, employees complete the supervisor curriculum over 4 weeks by engaging with both asynchronous and synchronous content. Each week participants have an average of 2.5 hours of asynchronous work that can be completed on-demand. To successfully complete the certificate program, participants then attend two 90-minute live sessions to help apply learning: one at the end of week 2, and one at the end of week 4.

Transformative Leadership Strategies

Human Resources has partnered with Transformative Leadership Strategies (TLS) to offer in-person training that covers the following leadership topics: Leadership 101; Core Values; Emotional Intelligence; Creating Balance; Communicate to Drive Action; Being a ‘Coach-like’ Leader; Give Constructive Feedback; and Build Team Trust.

We recommend this training for both new and experienced supervisors and managers who have an interest in honing their leadership skills.

UConn and TLS offer cohorts of the training to all interested UConn employees in four three-hour sessions, with a limit of 26 participants per cohort. The total cost to participate varies from $290 - $450 per person, based on attendance. Additionally, departments may contact Human Resources to arrange for private cohorts.

Discover Your Life Purpose

The Life Purpose Lab offers UConn departments and employees the opportunity to intentionally explore their life purpose across several domains - vocation, relationships, well-being, and recreation.

Participants attend two four-hour sessions (8 hours total), and the sessions include presented material, personal reflection, reflective writing, and small group discussions. This program is ideal for individual employees or units who want much more for their lives.

HR typically sponsors several sessions a semester that are open to employees, and units may contact HR or the Life Purpose Lab for details about private workshops. While some sessions are fully subsidized by HR or a sponsoring unit, non-subsidized sessions cost $40 per person (cost covers materials).

More information is available on the Life Purpose Lab website: https://lifepurpose.lab.uconn.edu/.

Upcoming Session Information ($40/participant)

JANUARY

Friday, January 17, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & Friday, January 24, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Homer Babbidge Library, 1102)

FEBRUARY

Friday, February 14, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & Friday, February 21, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Student Union 104)

MAY

Friday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & Friday, May 16, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (School of Business Board Room)

To register for a session, visit: https://uconn.kualibuild.com/app/6753496f359bda014cfbf4c0/run

UCPEA Professional Development Webinars

Human Resources and UCPEA have partnered to provide professional development courses to employees covered by UCPEA. Transformative Leadership Strategies (TLS), a West Hartford-based firm, will offers virtual professional development sessions twice a month. Each session is two hours, virtual, instructor-led, and limited to 25 individuals (each session is interactive over Zoom). 

Scheduled courses, from January 2025 through June 2025, are available for registration via Learning@Work. Please remember that each course is limited to 25 individuals and each course maintains a waitlist. If unable to attend after enrolling, please unenroll to allow another employee the opportunity to attend. We ask employees to register for no more than 5 total courses to ensure all eligible employees have access.

Date Day Time Topic
12/5 Thu 9-11am Communicate with Skill
12/12 Thu 9-11am Navigating Change and Building Resilience
1/9 Thu 9-11am Power of Strengthening Team Trust
1/16 Thu 9-11am Creating Healthy Boundaries at Work
2/4 Tue 9-11am Communicate with Skill
2/11 Tue 9-11am Being a Coach-like Leader
3/4 Tue 9-11am Communicate with Confidence
3/18 Tue 9-11am Creating a Culture of Accountability
4/8 Tue 9-11am Communicate to Drive Action
4/17 Thu 9-11am Healthy Approaches to Managing Conflict
5/15 Thu 9-11am Leadership 101: Building Essential Leadership Skills
5/27 Tue 9-11am Communicate with Confidence
6/10 Tue 9-11am Creating Healthy Boundaries at Work
6/19 Thu 9-11am Communicate to Drive Action

Connecticut State Employee Training Programs

CEUI/Technical Course Registration Information

The Fall 2023 CEUI Technical Course catalog for NP-2 Bargaining Unit members is closed. This section will be updated when the Fall 2024 catalog is available.

 

Fall 2024 Registration Deadline is TBD.

Courses are offered by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System In partnership with the Connecticut Employees Union Independent.

How to Register:

  1. Review the CEUI Fall 2024In-service Catalog (Not Yet Available) to identify courses relevant to your position.
  2. Choose a course that best fits your professional or job skill development need.
  3. Seek support and/or approval from your supervisor to attend the course.
  4. Submit a Fall 2024 CEUI Online Registration Form (Not Yet Available).

Facilities Operations employees will be required to get additional approvals; please see Evelyn Sehl or Ryan Steinberg for your department’s application.

Human Resources facilitates member registrations for the CEUI In-service training program coordinator. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a seat in any course, nor can we provide refunds for courses in which a participant has registered but did not attend.

Should you have questions or require assistance with registration, please contact Kristine Douglin at kristine.douglin@uconn.edu or at 860-486-3034.

2024/2025 Connecticut State Employee Training Program (In-service Training)

Registration for the 2024/2025 Connecticut State Employee Training Program (In-service Training) is now OPEN.

IMPORTANT! Please note the following information prior to registering for a course:

1. Review Program Terms and Conditions

  • Human Resources does not administer the Connecticut State Employee Training Program; we facilitate registration and collection of fees on behalf of The Connecticut State Community Colleges.
  • University employees must be certain to check their schedules carefully for potential conflicts and obtain supervisor’s permission to attend a State Employee Training Program course.
  • If you cannot attend the course in which you are registered, due to illness, work related reasons, or other unforeseen circumstance, another employee from your department may be sent to the course in your place. This is the only available remedy for absence from a course. Please contact Kristine Douglin in HR to make arrangements at least 24 hours before the course start date.
  • A KFS number is required for payment at the time of registration. The KFS number will be charged by UConn Human Resources once the course registration is confirmed by the State Employee Training Program Coordinator.

2. Review the Connecticut State Employee Training Program website to identify courses relevant to your position.

  • Choose a course that best fits your professional or job skill development need.
  • Seek support and/or approval from your supervisor (prior to registering for a course).

3. Register for a course using the COURSE REGISTRATION FORM.

  • Please do not use the course registration form listed on the Connecticut State Employee Training Program website.
  • The Connecticut State Employee Training Program course instructor will send course confirmation notices to applicants, via email, upon approval of your course request. Please contact Kristine Douglin at kristine.douglin@uconn.edu if you do not receive confirmation of enrollment 24 hours before the start of the course.
ATTENTION FACILITIES OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES: Facilities Operations employees are required to obtain additional approvals to attend a Connecticut State Employee Training Program course, please contact Evelyn Sehl or Ryan Steinberg for your department’s application.

4. Plan for Attending the Course

  • For Online Courses: Please ensure you have received course log-in information from the instructor at least 24 hours prior to the start of the course. If you have not received course log-in information, please contact the instructor directly.
  • For on Campus Courses: If you have not received course information from the instructor at least 24 hours prior to the start of the course, please contact the instructor directly to ensure the course has not been cancelled. If you cannot reach the instructor, contact the community college directly for information.
  • In the Case of Inclement Weather: Please contact the instructor directly to ensure the course has not been cancelled. If you cannot reach the instructor, contact the community college directly for information.

Program Contacts

UConn Human Resources: Kristine Douglin | kristine.douglin@uconn.edu | 860-486-8478

Community College Locations

College Contact Email Phone
Asnuntuck (AS) Gary Carra gary.carra@ctstate.edu (860) 253-3128
Gateway (CA) Pamela Walsh pamela.walsh@ctstate.edu (203) 285-2142
Manchester (MA) ceinfo@mcc.commnet.edu (860) 512-2800
Naugatuck (NV) Cynthia Tolin cynthia.tolin@ctstate.edu (203) 596-8743
Northwestern (NW) Gary Carra gary.carra@ctstate.edu (860) 253-3128

Funding Opportunities

UCPEA Professional Development Fund Award Program

 

The UCPEA Professional Development Award Program Application page can be found at:
https://uconn.sharepoint.com/sites/ucpea-pd

 

For UCPEA Professional Development information or support, please contact the UCPEA Office at 860-487-0850.

Employee Tuition Reimbursement and Waivers

UConn offers a variety of tuition benefit programs to its employees. For details on programs and eligibility, visit Tuition Benefits.

Coaching

Individual Coaching

Human Resources has four outside vendors on contract to provide coaching in a variety of formats (e.g., virtual or in-person) and schedules. To engage in a coaching experience, the employee must receive executive leader sponsorship. Human Resources will recommend coaches following a conversation with the executive leader and/or the employee. The employee's department or the executive leader are responsible for all costs related to coaching.

Coaching Workshop

The "Develop Your Superpower! Coaching Skills for Managers" session through Pixel Leadership offers managers the opportunity to develop this leadership superpower - coaching skills! Managers who master this skill set improve their ability to engage and motivate their teams, increase employee satisfaction, and drive performance and bottom-line results.

During this interactive virtual learning session led by Jamie Lewis Smith, Ph.D., participants will learn about and apply critical coaching skills, will take a coaching skills assessment, and will receive resources including valuable readings and tools. Participants will create a personalized action plan during each session to apply immediately with their employees.

This program is group-based and is offered virtually in either a 2-hour or 4-hour session. Contact Human Resources for pricing details.