Illini Union Staff Training & Development

Welcome to the Training & Development calendar for Illini Union staff.

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

    • 9:00 - 10:30 am

    This New Employee Orientation (NEO) will be held in Microsoft Teams. This optional training is highly recommended for recent new hires. At this online training session, we will discuss the structure of the university and Student Affairs, the leadership of Illini Union, important workplace rules, payroll and benefits, training and development and staying safe.

    • 2:00 - 2:30 pm

    From FY 2026, certain supervisors who report to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) will be developing 1 or 2 of the ACUI’s Core Competencies. This initiative will involve the use of certain ACUI rubrics for performance evaluations as well as new training. If you have any questions about this initiative, please join Mo Quasem for a Q&A session in Teams.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Thursday, July 3, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am

    From FY 2026, Illini Union staff will select and work towards the attainment of certain ACUI Core Competencies. Developing these Core Competencies will involve consultations with supervisors, the use of ACUI rubrics for performance evaluations as well as new training. If you have any questions about how this initiative affects you, please join Mo Quasem.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm

    The New Student Employee Orientation (NSEO) in Microsoft Teams: the topics covered will include an introduction to Illini Union, important policies, GREAT customer service, training & development and staying safe.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    In response to the revocation of federal affirmative action requirements on January 21, 2025, the OVCDEI is offering several training sessions to explain the impact on our Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines, Search Process Toolkit, Affirmative Action Plan, and related training programs.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Armory room 156

    This hands-on beginners’ Large Language Models (LLMs) workshop will introduce the participants to text generating AIs. We will explore their features and capabilities and apply them in streamlining teaching tasks and research. Other concepts will include: privacy/security, legal and ethical considerations of AI, and generative AI’s place in higher education.

Monday, July 14, 2025

    • 10:00 - 11:00 am

    In response to the revocation of federal affirmative action requirements on January 21, 2025, the OVCDEI is offering several training sessions to explain the impact on our Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines, Search Process Toolkit, Affirmative Action Plan, and related training programs.

    • 3:30 - 4:00 pm

    From FY 2026, Illini Union staff will select and work towards the attainment of certain ACUI Core Competencies. Developing these Core Competencies will involve consultations with supervisors, the use of ACUI rubrics for performance evaluations as well as new training. If you have any questions about how this initiative affects you, please join Mo Quasem.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

    • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility room 4039

    Build your intercultural skills! Understanding Intercultural Development introduces the Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC). Participants will explore the IDC stages, gain an overview of the IDI, and learn practical strategies for fostering intercultural growth. Those interested may choose to take the IDI at a later time for a personalized assessment.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

    • 9:00 - 10:30 am

    This New Employee Orientation (NEO) will be held in Microsoft Teams. This optional training is highly recommended for recent new hires. At this online training session, we will discuss the structure of the university and Student Affairs, the leadership of Illini Union, important workplace rules, payroll and benefits, training and development and staying safe.

Friday, July 25, 2025

    • 2:00 - 2:30 pm

    From FY 2026, Illini Union staff will select and work towards the attainment of certain ACUI Core Competencies. Developing these Core Competencies will involve consultations with supervisors, the use of ACUI rubrics for performance evaluations as well as new training. If you have any questions about how this initiative affects you, please join Mo Quasem.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Friday, August 1, 2025

    • 2:00 - 2:30 pm

    From FY 2026, Illini Union staff will select and work towards the attainment of certain ACUI Core Competencies. Developing these Core Competencies will involve consultations with supervisors, the use of ACUI rubrics for performance evaluations as well as new training. If you have any questions about how this initiative affects you, please join Mo Quasem.