Supervisor Excellence Series
UTRGV Supervisor Excellence Series
Professional development opportunities designed for managers and supervisors including aspiring supervisors to enhance existing skills and to develop best practices to promote excellence, effectiveness and efficiencies. Presentation details and registration are available online at utrgv.edu/training.
Series Schedule
Download the UTRGV Supervisor Excellence Series Fall 2021 schedule and session descriptions.
Program Series
Sep 14
Salary Administration Best Practices for Managers
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Manager and Supervisor essentials for efficient personnel action processing. Gain insight of the different types of personnel actions processes, supervisory responsibilities, and awareness of impacts directly related to personnel action processes. This presentation will highlight key essentials for successful management operations of milestones that arise throughout an employee’s life cycle.
Presenting Office: HR Salary Administration Planning & Analysis
Sep 16
Salary Administration Best Practices for Managers
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Manager and Supervisor essentials for efficient personnel action processing. Gain insight of the different types of personnel actions processes, supervisory responsibilities, and awareness of impacts directly related to personnel action processes. This presentation will highlight key essentials for successful management operations of milestones that arise throughout an employee’s life cycle.
Presenting Office: HR Salary Administration Planning & Analysis
Sep 21
Compensation and Classification Processes
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
An overview of the classification process and programs that supports UTRGV’s effort to attract, engage, and recognize employees. This presentation will discuss regulatory and legal responsibilities, job classification processes including position creations, job title additions, and reclassifications.
Presenting Office: HR Compensation
Sep 23
Compensation and Classification Processes
Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
An overview of the classification process and programs that supports UTRGV’s effort to attract, engage, and recognize employees. This presentation will discuss regulatory and legal responsibilities, job classification processes including position creations, job title additions, and reclassifications.
Presenting Office: HR Compensation
Sep 28
University Marketing & Communications
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Are you using the correct UTRGV logo? What should you do if a reporter calls you out of the blue? Did you know the UTRGV brand is worth millions of dollars? University Marketing and Communications (UMC) will share how their office can help you with marketing and communication needs. They’ll also review university policies that are in place to ensure you and your employees properly brand UTRGV.
Presenting Office: University Communications & Marketing
Sep 30
University Marketing & Communications
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Are you using the correct UTRGV logo? What should you do if a reporter calls you out of the blue? Did you know the UTRGV brand is worth millions of dollars? University Marketing and Communications (UMC) will share how their office can help you with marketing and communication needs. They’ll also review university policies that are in place to ensure you and your employees properly brand UTRGV.
Presenting Office: University Communications & Marketing
Oct 05
Employee Recruitment, Interviewing & Best Practices
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
This session highlights recruitment and hiring best practices to best empower hiring managers to make excellent hiring decisions.
Presenting Office: HR Talent Acquisition
Oct 07
Employee Recruitment, Interviewing & Best Practices
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
This session highlights recruitment and hiring best practices to best empower hiring managers to make excellent hiring decisions.
Presenting Office: HR Talent Acquisition
Oct 12
Effective Employee On-Boarding & Transforming Through Engagement: A Core Priority
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Effective Employee On-Boarding – This session offers a comprehensive overview of the UTRGV employee on-boarding process, manager resources, and the essential components that strengthen workplace employee enthusiasm, professional development, productivity, and engagement.
Get Your Team Engaged: UTRGV Engagement Zone - an overview of UTRGV’s volunteer online platform “Engagement Zone” and how to promote teambuilding through service activities.
Presenting Office: HR OD&T; Community Engagement & Economic Development
Oct 14
Effective Employee On-Boarding & Transforming Through Engagement: A Core Priority
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Effective Employee On-Boarding – This session offers a comprehensive overview of the UTRGV employee on-boarding process, manager resources, and the essential components that strengthen workplace employee enthusiasm, professional development, productivity, and engagement.
Get Your Team Engaged: UTRGV Engagement Zone - an overview of UTRGV’s volunteer online platform “Engagement Zone” and how to promote teambuilding through service activities.
Presenting Office: HR OD&T; Community Engagement & Economic Development
Oct 19
Employee Leave , Time Management & FLSA Guidance
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Employee Leave , Time Management & FLSA Guidance- This presentation is designed to provide you with important information on UTRGV policies and processes regarding leave entitlements and managing employee time. Time management includes topics such as overtime, time reporting, travel time, break time and the underlying FLSA standards. Learn UTRGV’s interactive process between a supervisor and an employee to manage leave effectively.
Presenting Office: HR Business Partners
Oct 21
Employee Leave , Time Management & FLSA Guidance
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Employee Leave , Time Management & FLSA Guidance- This presentation is designed to provide you with important information on UTRGV policies and processes regarding leave entitlements and managing employee time. Time management includes topics such as overtime, time reporting, travel time, break time and the underlying FLSA standards. Learn UTRGV’s interactive process between a supervisor and an employee to manage leave effectively.
Presenting Office: HR Business Partners
Oct 26
Employee Performance Management
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Supervisors play an integral role at UTRGV to develop our employees and help them succeed. Learn about performance management throughout the duration of an employment cycle, from onboarding to offboarding. This training will equip you to successfully manage performance issues at UTRGV.
Presenting Office: HR Business Partners Employee
Oct 28
Employee Performance Management
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Supervisors play an integral role at UTRGV to develop our employees and help them succeed. Learn about performance management throughout the duration of an employment cycle, from onboarding to offboarding. This training will equip you to successfully manage performance issues at UTRGV.
Presenting Office: HR Business Partners Employee
Nov 02
Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management; Employee Wellness & Engagement
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management - Program overview and supervisor responsibilities. Presentation of Workers Compensation program (WCI), reporting injury or illness process, stakeholder responsibilities, and Return to Work After Work-Related Injury or Illness policy information.
Employee Wellness - Empower your team’s well-being by encouraging work/life balance and promoting a positive working environment. Gain valuable information about employee wellness resources, initiatives, and strategies to increase employee engagement contributing to enhanced team success.
Presenting Offices: Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management; HR Employee Wellness
Nov 04
Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management; Employee Wellness & Engagement
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management - Program overview and supervisor responsibilities. Presentation of Workers Compensation program (WCI), reporting injury or illness process, stakeholder responsibilities, and Return to Work After Work-Related Injury or Illness policy information.
Employee Wellness - Empower your team’s well-being by encouraging work/life balance and promoting a positive working environment. Gain valuable information about employee wellness resources, initiatives, and strategies to increase employee engagement contributing to enhanced team success.
Presenting Offices: Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management; HR Employee Wellness
Nov 09
UTRGV Sustainable Development Leader
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Overview of the principles of sustainability through the continuing existence of a healthy, safe and environmentally sustainable campus that enhances individual health, community well-being, and positive teaching/learning experiences, while maximizing efficiencies to enact change on our campus and the region
Nov 11
UTRGV Sustainable Development Leader
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Overview of the principles of sustainability through the continuing existence of a healthy, safe and environmentally sustainable campus that enhances individual health, community well-being, and positive teaching/learning experiences, while maximizing efficiencies to enact change on our campus and the region
Nov 16
Title IX: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Your Role as A Responsible Employee
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Nov 18
Title IX: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Your Role as A Responsible Employee
Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Nov 30
Ethical Leadership
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Dec 02
Ethical Leadership
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Dec 07
Americans with Disabilities Act
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Dec 09
Americans with Disabilities Act
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Virtual Zoom Sessions
Series Testimonials
- “Awesome information and very helpful. Very well thought out and very relevant scenarios.”
- “Loved the best practices and was very happy that the series is being offered. As a new employee and supervisor, this training was very helpful as a guide and reminder of what is expected of me.”
- “I learned a lot throughout the whole training.”
- “This was an excellent presentation.”
- “Good description of cycle’ good advice on on-going monthly notes; great overview of resources that I didn’t know we had. Case study provided the opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the presentation.”
- “Very informative! Loved the best practices part.”
- “Great presentation, good delivery.”
- “It was a great presentation! Maybe I feel I could use more self-refection/looking at what we need to do; Excellent insight into work related supervisory improvement.”
- “Great information to be aware for our safety and employee’s safety.”
- “The session was very informative and did expand my knowledge.”