Emotional Intelligence Webinar
January 30th, 2025 | 45 minutes
This 45-minute webinar was hosted by ComPsych Corporation. The presenter provided insights to emotional intelligence. More specifically, attendees learned the difference between intelligence and emotional intelligence, the benefits of having emotional intelligence, and the components of emotional intelligence. Attendees were also provided strategies for improving emotional intelligence and tools to improve capacity for emotional self-control through mindfulness meditation, monitoring self-statements and active listening.
Video: Emotional Intelligence
PowerPoint: Emotional Intelligence
Grant Writing Webinar
January 23rd, 2025 | 45 minutes
This 45-minute webinar was hosted by Carrie Ridgway (Director of Development and Operations for the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges) & Christopher Winstead (Deputy Executive Director of Workforce Training for the Maine Community College System). Carrie and Chris provided insights to Grant Writing. More specifically, attendees gained a foundational understanding of how to create a compelling narrative for grant applications, learned to capture their organization's history effectively, demonstrate the need for their project, and craft narratives that address funders' questions and meet application criteria, as well as learned the distinctions between narratives tailored for federal, state, and private philanthropic grants.
Video: Grant Writing Webinar
PowerPoint: Grant Writing Webinar
Additional Resources:
Frequently Asked Questions Released July 31, 2024
U.S. Department of Labor Notice of Availability of Funds
Private Loan Document
Example: Bangor Savings Grant
Example: Private Foundation Grant
Employee Performance Evaluation Training
December 6th, 2024 | 35 minutes
This 35-minute training session was hosted by Dr. Jennifer Laney on behalf of the Maine Community College System Office Human Resources Department. Dr. Laney presented a training on performance employee performance evaluations. More specifically, attendees learned more about the collective bargaining unit contracts, how to prepare for a performance evaluation, how to provide a performance evaluation and how to complete the post-performance evaluation steps.
Video: Employee Performance Evaluation Training
PowerPoint: Employee Performance Evaluation Training
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
December 4th, 2024 | 45 minutes
This 45-minute training session was hosted by Matt Colver, Director of Financial Aid at York County Community College. Matt walked attendees through the process of loan forgiveness as an employee in public service. More specifically, employees received an overview of the program, learned who benefits from the program, learned qualifying information, and walked through the process of applying.
Video: Public Service Loan Forgiveness
PowerPoint: Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Supervisor Training
November 19th, 2024 | 30 minutes
This 30-minute training session was hosted by Dr. Jennifer Laney, Interim Director of Employee Development at the Maine Community College System. Dr. Laney conducted a training on being a supervisor. More specifically, employees learned how to implement mission and vision into their supervisory practices, understand the role and responsibilities of a supervisor, enhance communication techniques, develop strategies for goal setting and feedback, gain insights on collective bargaining units & contracts, build solid team dynamics and motivate employees, and identify opportunities for professional development and training.
Video: Supervisor Training
PowerPoint: Supervisor Training
Supervising Remote/Hybrid Employees
November 7th, 2024 | 47 minutes
This 45-minute webinar was hosted by Joshua Howe, Executive Director of Workforce Training and remote working at the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce. Joshua presented on the topic of supervising remote/hybrid employees. More specifically, the benefits and challenges of remote and hybrid work to individuals and organizations, the principles of remote and hybrid management, how to ensure equity and engagement of remote and hybrid employees, and how to establish and monitor performance for remote and hybrid employees.
Video: Supervising Remote/Hybrid Employees
PowerPoint: MCCS Intro to Remote Leadership
AI for Workplace Efficiency and Brainstorming
October 15th, 2024 | 35 minutes
This 35-minute webinar was hosted by Dr. Tobby Bragdon, Dean of Academic Affairs at Central Maine Community College. Dr. Bragdon presented on the topic of AI for Workplace Efficiency and Brainstorming. More specifically, identifying practical ways to integrate AI into administrative tasks, explore how AI can support creative brainstorming sessions, as well as apply best practices for using AI to streamline operations in educational settings.
Video: AI for Workplace Efficiency and Brainstorming
Sense of Belonging
September 19, 2024 | 35 minutes
This 35-minute webinar was hosted by Julia Trujillo Luengo, Director of Strategic Planning Management at the Maine Community College System. Julia presented on the topic of belonging. More specifically how belonging is unique to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the comprehensive and tangible benefits to MCCS and our 3 strategic pillars: students, employers and our people, as well as how belonging can be integrated in our everyday efforts.
Video: Sense of Belonging
Additional Resources:
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Connection and Community
The Danger of a Single Story
(TED Talk)
The Othering and Belonging Institute
Free Courses on Belonging!
All That We Share
(Video)
Book Recommendations:
Cohen, Geoffrey. Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
Powell, John et al. Belonging Without Othering How We Save Ourselves and the World
Curious about College
July 24, 2024 | 35 Mins
This 35-minute webinar was hosted by Alice Shea, College and Career Success Coordinator at Southern Maine Community College. Alice presented on how to overcome the barriers faced by adult learners as they explore higher educational opportunities. Attendees of Dirigo expressed interest in additional information to support adult learners. This session provided participants best practices on: empowering adult learners, assisting adult learners with developing decision-making skills, supporting community learners, and supporting multi-lingual learners.
Video: Supporting Multilingual Adult Learners
PowerPoint: Curious About College and MCCS