Professional Development Week 2026

GenAI Initiatives at Tulane: Oracle, TulaneAI and Beyond
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Mike Griffith (moderator), Mike Pilman, Jai Shankar, Aron Culotta
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Lavin-Bernick Center & Zoom
   

What to Expect: This panel brings together thought leaders from across the various GenAI initiatives currently underway at the University. Attendees will hear about new developments and pending GenAI initiatives across campus and have an opportunity to ask questions about the future of AI at Tulane. 
 

WaveWorks Tips & Tricks: The Fast and the Curious
 

• When: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Shannon Aicklen, Michelle Illidge, & Wendy Lyons
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Upgrade your toolkit and speed up your daily tasks! This session, offered by the WaveWorks team, shares the latest tips and tricks in general navigation, HR, and Finance. You'll learn how to use overlooked or hidden navigation options, sharpen your search techniques, and pick up practical pointers for recruiting, expenses, and procurement. The session also covers troubleshooting and answers to frequently asked questions.
 

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Tulane IT Research Technology Delivery Overview of Researcher Services
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Stephen Oglesby, Carl Baribault, & Hideki Fujioka
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: In this session, we’ll give you a broad overview of the research technology support and services available to Tulane researchers. Topics include data storage options, research software, and consultation services for specialized needs. Discover how Tulane IT can help streamline your workflow and bolster your research projects.
 

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Designing Your System of Self-Care
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Rebecca Otten & Catheryn Major
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Uptown -- Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
   

What to Expect: In this session, you'll map where your energy is currently going across various dimensions of self-care, from boundaries and workload to joy and connection, and pinpoint areas that might be ripe for change. You will brainstorm possible solutions and then commit to concrete shifts you can start today - with no extra time, budget, or permission required. Drawing on life design, design thinking, Liberating Structures, and coaching methodologies, you'll leave with a practical self-care worksheet, a felt sense of where your own patterns lie, and specific facilitation tools you can continue to use in your personal and professional life.
 

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TulaneAI Fundamentals: A Hands-On Introduction
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Blaine Fisher
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: TulaneAI is Tulane University's AI platform for faculty and staff. This hands-on workshop helps you get comfortable navigating the platform and choosing the right options for your work. You'll learn how to start and manage conversations, choose between AI models and understand why some suit certain tasks better, and see why TulaneAI is the preferred environment for university work, including responsible use of university information. You'll also get hands-on experience with useful features like Personal Agents, Projects, Skills, and working with files. Whether you're new to AI or already use it regularly, this session gives you the foundation to use TulaneAI confidently. Bring a laptop and be ready to explore.
 

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Building the Tulane Vision - Diving Deep into Core Values
 

• When: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Bridget Fish & Heather Seaman
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Uptown -- Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC)
   

What to Expect: Tulane's core values embody our university, support our mission, drive our decisions, and inspire us to do more and be more. But what do they mean to you? Join LBC Associate Director for Leadership Learning, Bridget Fish, and LBC Executive Director, Heather Seaman, for a workshop exploring what Tulane's values mean to our community. Using LEGO Serious Play, participants will engage in creative thinking and conversation to build a shared vision of what those values look like in action at Tulane.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Wednesday 9/23 at 9 a.m. on the downtown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.
 

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Getting to Know the Employee Assistance Program
 

• When: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Georganna Sisk, Lucet
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Did you know you have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offered by your employer, which gives you and your household members free, confidential access to a full range of work/life services? Join us for this session to learn more about all the services Lucet EAP has to offer! Lucet is available to assist you and your household members with a variety of needs you might have including individual, family, and couples’ counseling; family and care giving referrals (pet, child, and elder care); legal and financial consultations; health/wellness referrals; convenience services such as event/party planning, travel, household maintenance, relocation, housing, and so much more.
 

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Let’s Talk It Through: Applying Restorative Practices in Difficult Conversations
 

• When: 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Matt Wegmann
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Uptown -- Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC)
   

What to Expect: Difficult conversations are inevitable in higher education. This interactive session introduces restorative practices as a framework for navigating challenging conversations with empathy, accountability, and respect. Participants will explore practical strategies for listening, asking restorative questions, managing conflict, and creating space for meaningful dialogue. Attendees will leave with tools they can apply immediately to strengthen relationships, build trust, and support a more connected campus community.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Thursday 9/24 at 3 p.m. on the downtown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.

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Cultivating Connection & Community: 8 Key Strategies for Sustaining Welcoming Community at Tulane
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Anneliese Singh & Shelby Norman
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: In this session, participants will learn how to apply the 8 Key Strategies of Sustaining Welcoming Community to their workplace. Each active strategy gives a pathway for employees to learn, connect, and grow across differences in perspectives and experiences. Aligned with the Tulane employee core competency of Cultivating Connection & Community, the Office of Academic Excellence and Opportunity seeks to provide employees with tools to bolster their skills in creating respectful and welcoming environments where all feel supported. 
 

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From Ideas to Impact: Navigating the Tulane University Innovation Institute
 

• When: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Jillian Delos Reyes
• Format: Virtual
   

What to Expect: Discover how the Tulane University Innovation Institute helps transform bold ideas into meaningful impact. This interactive session will introduce participants to the Institute’s mission, programs, and resources designed to support innovators and entrepreneurs across the Tulane community. Attendees will explore the entrepreneurship and educational pathways available to faculty, researchers, students, and aspiring founders from early-stage idea development and customer discovery to commercialization and venture creation. Whether you are developing an idea yourself or helping others navigate Tulane’s resources, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how the Innovation Institute can help turn promising ideas into action.
 

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Speak Up, Show Up, Stay Smart: Navigating Political Expression at Tulane
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Terina Walker, Tiffany Smith, & Nelle Noble
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Political conversations, demonstrations, elections, and social media can create challenging workplace situations. Through practical guidance and interactive scenarios, this session will help Tulane employees and supervisors distinguish personal expression from university representation, respond appropriately to campaign-related activities, navigate protests and political discussions, and recognize when workplace conduct may raise discrimination or harassment concerns. Participants will leave with practical tools to protect free expression, encourage civil discourse, and maintain a respectful, welcoming, and productive workplace.
 

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From Spark to Success: Leading Transformative Change 
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Speakers: John Patrick
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Uptown -- Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC)
   

What to Expect: When you think of a transformative leader, someone who has made a real impact in, say, education, society, culture, politics, government, business, religion, sport, or other arenas, what were some of the key drivers of their success? How did they go from idea to action, from action to engagement, from engagement to understanding, from shared understanding to a shared movement, to achieving the critical mass of support to achieve success? In this seminar, we will discuss how we can use effective tools and techniques to achieve successful change in our personal and professional endeavors. 

Please note: This session will provide a high-level introduction to change management concepts and explain where to learn more. If you've already taken one of our Tulane Prosci courses, then you have already covered this content.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Friday 9/25 at 1 p.m. on the downtown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.
 

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Zoom AI Companion: The Features You Didn’t Know You Had
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Blaine Fisher
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: Zoom has grown far beyond video meetings, and many of its newest AI capabilities are already built into tools you use every day. In this hands-on session, we'll explore Zoom AI Companion and the features that help you prepare for meetings, stay engaged, capture what matters, and turn conversations into follow-up actions. Inside the meeting, you'll see how AI Companion can catch you up on what you missed, surface decisions and action items, and generate summaries and Smart Recordings organized into highlights, chapters, and next steps. Beyond the meeting room, we'll cover how it works with Team Chat, captures in-person and non-Zoom conversations, turns notes into emails and tasks, and powers AI Workflows, Webinar features, and search across past meetings, transcripts, and chats. Whether you use Zoom daily or occasionally, you'll leave knowing practical ways to put these tools to work.
 

From Burnout to Balance: Leading With Your Strengths
 

• When: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Bridget Fish
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Discover how your Gallup CliftonStrengths can impact the way you recover from burnout, understand ways to elevate your well-being, and start feeling more in control of your overall sense of success. Participants should have completed their CliftonStrengths assessment before the session. If you need a code to complete the assessment, please email Bridget Fish (bfish@tulane.edu) after registering.
 

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Leading Your Leaders: How to Build Alignment and Gain Approval
 

• When: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Katherine DiLeo
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Gaining approval for an important project or initiative involves much more than making a strong case. It requires understanding your request, anticipating stakeholder priorities, and presenting information in a way that makes it easy for leaders to engage and make decisions. This practical session will explore how to manage up and build alignment by tailoring your approach to your audience, identifying key decision-makers, mapping approvals, and establishing a clear project plan. Participants will also learn how consistent communication, thoughtful preparation, and an understanding of individual leadership preferences can build the trust needed to influence decisions over time.
 

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Just Because We Can AI, Should We AI? Judgment and Disclosure in Everyday Work
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Melisa Balos & Lisa Hooper
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Most AI sessions teach a tool or hand you a list of rules. This one is about judgment: deciding when AI belongs in your work and when it does not, and how to disclose your use of it. We will work through everyday situations where AI can help and where its use can go wrong, then build a practical set of questions for deciding when and how to use AI. The goal is not to use AI more or less. It is to use it on purpose.
 

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Building the Tulane Vision: Diving Deep into Core Values
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
• Speakers: Bridget Fish & Heather Seaman
• Format: In-Person Workshop
• Location: Downtown – Murphy Building
   

What to Expect: Tulane's core values embody our university, support our mission, drive our decisions, and inspire us to do more and be more. But what do they mean to you? Join LBC Associate Director for Leadership Learning, Bridget Fish, and LBC Executive Director, Heather Seaman, for a workshop exploring what Tulane's values mean to our community. Using LEGO Serious Play, participants will engage in creative thinking and conversation to build a shared vision of what those values look like in action at Tulane.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Monday 9/21 at 2 p.m. on the uptown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.
 

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Tulane Time: Nobody Asked If You Were Ready
 

• When: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Bonnie Canal
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Downtown – Murphy Building
   

What to Expect: Ever feel like the only one struggling while everyone else pretends new systems are easy? You're not alone. This session digs into the reality of why change feels so heavy at your desk—and why that's not your fault. From there, you'll get the fix: a 5-point diagnostic to unstick broken workflows in 15 minutes and stop paying the "Hero Tax" on your PTO. You'll walk away with one clear, bite-sized move you can make to protect your sanity next Monday.
 

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Performance Management, Reimagined: A First Look at the 2026 Form
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Javier Pineda
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Your performance evaluation is a powerful opportunity to showcase your daily contributions, highlight your growth, and celebrate the real-world impact you deliver across Tulane every day. Join us for a dynamic, hands-on workshop designed to prepare you for our new performance management process. We'll launch with an exclusive preview of the updated 2026 Performance Evaluation Form, then move into practical ways WaveWorks Talent Development tools help you live out Tulane's Core Competencies—including a live example of using AI Assist to draft your first development goal, so you can practice on the spot. To close, we're thrilled to host the official reveal of Tulane's two brand-new 2026 Certificate Programs. Designed for both individual contributors and managers, these certificates offer flexible ways to deepen your skills, prepare for the annual review, and advance your career.
 

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Making Your Work and Digital Content Accessible
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Sydney Cone, Bobbie Garner-Coffie, Rachael Kelly, Eunice Ofori, & Izabela Zbyrowska
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: Several offices at Tulane provide resources and training for faculty and staff to create accessible digital content. In this session, Rachael Kelly (University Communications & Marketing), Eunice Ofori (Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching), Sydney Cone (Office for Campus Accessibility), Bobbie Garner-Coffie & Izabela Zbyrowska (IT/Innovative Learning Center) will explain Tulane's obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act to create accessible digital content, as well as demonstrating current accessibility products and software, best practices, and tips for every employee's use in creating accessible digital content. 
 

Ask, Don't Tell: How Coaching Changes the Way You Lead
 

• When: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Stephanie Barksdale & Tara Desko
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: When someone on your team brings you a problem, you probably solve it. It feels fast and helpful, but it trains your team to wait for you, and problems keep landing back on your desk. Coaching can offer a different way to respond. In this session, you will learn what coaching is, how to recognize a coachable moment, and five questions you can start asking your team this week. You will watch a live coaching demonstration and practice with a partner using a real situation from your own work. Designed for managers and midlevel leaders across Tulane.
 

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From Rework to Reuse: Small Habits That Make Everyday Work Easier
 

• When: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Denise Kidd
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Many teams lose time answering the same questions, searching for the right file, recreating instructions, or relying on the one person who knows "all the things." This session introduces four simple, no-cost habits that help staff turn everyday work into reusable answers, clearer resources, better handoffs, and captured lessons learned—all using tools and routines teams already have. You'll learn to spot the common signs of avoidable rework, apply these four habits to your own workflow, and choose one practical next step, like drafting a quick guide, clarifying where a resource lives, or documenting lessons learned from a recent project or busy season. It's a good fit for anyone—staff, managers, team leads, trainers, or process owners—who wants to reduce repeated questions, improve shared resources, and make recurring work easier to manage.
 

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The AP Files: Uncovering the Secrets of the WaveWorks Invoice Lifecycle
 

• When: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Lisa Leblanc
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: This session gives WaveWorks users a practical overview of the Accounts Payable process and the full invoice lifecycle. Participants will better understand what happens behind the scenes after a purchase order is created, how invoices move through the system, and how to respond to common vendor questions. The course walks through the invoice lifecycle—from requisition and vendor submission to receipt matching and final payment—and covers how invoices are entered into WaveWorks, matched to purchase orders, and paid, including payment terms like Net 30 and standard methods such as ACH and check. You'll also learn how to identify an invoice's status, recognize common causes of payment delays like matching errors and missing receipts, and determine when to follow up or escalate. The session rounds out with the supplier onboarding process, available Accounts Payable reports, and who to contact for concerns like credit holds, payment status, invoice discrepancies, and account setup.
 

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Building a Culture of Professionalism
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Julio Diaz, Nick Douglas, & Sharon Valle
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: This session explores key elements of professionalism and strategies for fostering a workplace culture rooted in respect, accountability, and integrity. The training will cover three primary topics: Respect in the Workplace, Inappropriate Mutual Banter, and Bystander Intervention. Participants will gain practical tools to improve communication, workplace conduct, and collaboration, contributing to a more positive and productive work environment.
 

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WaveWorks – Ask the Experts: Human Resources 
 

• When: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Shannon Aicklen (moderator)
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Have a WaveWorks HCM question? Bring it to the experts! Join Tulane's WaveWorks HCM subject matter experts for a live, interactive 60-minute Q&A featuring practical tips, helpful guidance, and answers to real employee questions. Submit your question in advance to help shape the discussion, and bring your questions to the session, too. We'll tackle as many as time allows and share tips to help you navigate WaveWorks with greater confidence.
 

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Tuition Waiver at Tulane: What You Need to Know
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Roland Keller Jr.
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Curious about the tuition waiver benefit at Tulane? Join us for a session covering how the process works from start to finish. HR Benefits will walk through how employee eligibility is confirmed, including which programs qualify for the waiver. Financial Aid will explain which types of financial aid may be available in addition to the tuition waiver and how eligible aid can be combined with the benefit. Whether you're considering using the benefit for yourself or a dependent, this session will help you understand the process, available financial aid options, and who to contact along the way.
 

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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Gatekeeper Training
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Rachel Weber
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Downtown – Tidewater Building
   

What to Expect: Learn the QPR method to recognize and respond to suicide warning signs. Join Wave of Support for a 90-minute workshop and receive a certificate of completion.
 

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Tech-It-Out: DigiTools for Creating, Collaborating, and Teaching at Tulane
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Bobbie Garner-Coffie
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: Discover the Digi-Tools that Tulane provides for creating content, collaborating with colleagues and students, and supporting teaching, learning, and research initiatives. This session provides an overview of Digi-Tools, where to find them, how to access them using your TU credentials, and how to incorporate them into your everyday work. Participants will better understand the digital resources already available at Tulane, learn about newly available Digi-Tools and new features for existing tools, find support and training resources, and share takeaways with additional team members and peers across Tulane.
 

Future Ready with LinkedIn Learning: Accelerating Your Growth at Tulane
 

• When: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Anna Mrowka, LinkedIn Learning
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Looking to elevate your daily impact, master new skills, and proactively shape your professional journey here at Tulane? Join us for an interactive, high-impact workshop designed to help staff unlock the full power of LinkedIn Learning. Whether you want to master high-stakes workplace conversations, future-proof your skill set, or map out your next career steps, this session gives you practical tools you can use right away. You'll discover how targeted learning boosts your daily effectiveness and opens doors to internal career growth at Tulane, and you'll go beyond passive watching to explore LinkedIn Learning's AI coaching and role-play features—practicing real-world scenarios like giving and receiving feedback, presenting with impact, and navigating performance evaluations in a safe, guided environment. We'll also look at how LinkedIn uses rich job data to help you spot skill trends and map out clear, manageable development paths tailored to your role and aspirations.
 

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Beyond the Basic Survey - Tips, Tricks, and Creative Uses for Qualtrics
 

• When: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Lisa Dilks
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: We all know Qualtrics works well for basic surveys, with lots of question types and ways to personalize your survey flow. But did you know you can do much more? You can link surveys together to keep answers anonymous while still recording participation, set up automatic reminders and thank-you notes, and include attention checks that let engaged participants continue while exiting those who aren't paying attention. You can also run randomized survey experiments, use scoring options for graded assessments or quizzes, and prescreen for participant characteristics before investing in full data collection. This session explores some of these more creative uses of Qualtrics, along with ways to enhance its basic survey features.
 

Let’s Talk It Through: Applying Restorative Practices in Difficult Conversations
 

• When: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Wendy Firven Smith
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Downtown – Murphy Building
   

What to Expect: Difficult conversations are inevitable in higher education. This interactive session introduces restorative practices as a framework for navigating challenging conversations with empathy, accountability, and respect. Participants will explore practical strategies for listening, asking restorative questions, managing conflict, and creating space for meaningful dialogue. Attendees will leave with tools they can apply immediately to strengthen relationships, build trust, and support a more connected campus community.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Monday 9/21 at 3:30 p.m. on the uptown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.
 

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You’ve Grown! Now What? Turning Leadership Development into Career Opportunity
 

• When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Tiffany Smith (moderator), Dale Hall, Myriam Huet, Shannon Aicklen, Dwan Adams, & Bethany Branson
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Leadership development can deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your capabilities, and expand how you see yourself as a leader—but what comes next? In this candid panel discussion, alumni from the Emerging Leaders Program and Intercultural Leadership Program will share how they translated their program experiences into promotions, new roles, expanded responsibilities, and other meaningful career opportunities. Panelists will reflect on the successes, challenges, and pivotal decisions that shaped their journeys, exploring how to recognize and prepare for new opportunities, advocate for yourself, communicate your value, and navigate the growing pains of career advancement. You'll leave with practical advice, valuable lessons, and greater clarity about how to intentionally turn leadership development into your next meaningful career step.
 

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WaveWorks – Ask the Experts: Finance 
 

• When: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• Speakers: Michelle Illidge (moderator), Pavan Bachu, Pete Simonson, Jessica Bourne, Laney Armstrong, Derek Toten, & Lori Rigby
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: Have a WaveWorks Finance question? Bring it to the experts! Join Tulane's WaveWorks ERP subject matter experts for a live, interactive 60-minute Q&A featuring practical tips, helpful guidance, and answers to real employee questions. Bring your questions to the session. We'll tackle as many as time allows and share tips to help you navigate WaveWorks with greater confidence.
 

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Developing Charity: Campus, City, and the Future of Downtown Tulane
 

• When: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Jeffrey Stolier
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: This presentation will provide an update on the design and construction progress at Charity Hospital, featuring in-development visuals of academic spaces, common areas, and amenities. Beyond the building itself, the talk will position Charity as a transformative campus and civic project — one that will help define Tulane's Downtown Campus, connect existing and future university assets, and catalyze broader development toward Canal Street, Poydras Street, the lake, and the river.
 

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Work Smarter Together: Leveraging Microsoft Teams for Collaboration, Communication, and Connection
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Speakers: Shanna Harper
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: Effective collaboration isn't just about where we work – it's about how seamlessly we connect, communicate, and innovate together. This interactive session explores how to leverage Microsoft Teams as a central platform to drive operational excellence and streamline everyday work. Aligned with Tulane's Competency Framework, we will move beyond basic chat functions to showcase how Teams can help you collaborate with purpose, enhance productivity, and cultivate connection across departments. Participants will discover practical strategies for channel organization, task management, and asynchronous collaboration. Whether you are looking to reduce email clutter, improve team transparency, or build stronger cross-departmental bridges, you will leave with actionable digital habits to elevate your daily work at Tulane. 
 

From Spark to Success: Leading Transformative Change 
 

• When: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
• Speakers: John Patrick
• Format: In-Person Session
• Location: Downtown – Murphy Building
   

What to Expect: When you think of a transformative leader, someone who has made a real impact in, say, education, society, culture, politics, government, business, religion, sport, or other arenas, what were some of the key drivers of their success? How did they go from idea to action, from action to engagement, from engagement to understanding, from shared understanding to a shared movement, to achieving the critical mass of support to achieve success? In this seminar, we will discuss how we can use effective tools and techniques to achieve successful change in our personal and professional endeavors. 

Please note: This session will provide a high-level introduction to change management concepts and explain where to learn more. If you've already taken one of our Tulane Prosci courses, then you have already covered this content.

Note: This is one of 2 offerings of the same session. Identical content is also available on Tuesday 9/22 at 11 a.m. on the uptown campus. Please choose the single offering that works best for you — no need to attend more than one.
 

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Explore Globus for Research Data Transfer
 

• When: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Stephen Oglesby, Carl Baribault, & Hideki Fujioka
• Format: Virtual Session
   

What to Expect: If you’ve ever needed a smoother way to move your research data, whether it’s small files or large datasets, Globus is here to make your life easier. We’ll show you how Globus is the recommended solution for transferring files seamlessly between Tulane-approved information systems like Box, Qumulo Central Storage, your workstation, and Cypress. You’ll get a first-hand look at how this tool can streamline your workflows and make file migration easier. The session will be friendly and informative, with plenty of time for Q&A.
 

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AI: What It Could, Can, and Will Soon Do for You
 

• When: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Knud Berthelsen
• Format: Hybrid Session (in person & virtual)
• Location: Uptown – Howard-Tilton Memorial Library & Zoom
   

What to Expect: AI is evolving quickly. Most people didn't know what AI could do for them last year, let alone today, and who has time to think about what comes next? In this session, we will first make sure everyone is on the same page about what today's tools already do that last year's did not: remember who you are, work from your own files, search the web, and reason through a problem. Then we'll go through live demonstrations of the more advanced side: AI that knows your calendar and files, runs jobs on a schedule, and finishes multistep tasks on its own. This will include things outside of work that still feel like work, like planning a trip, untangling the family calendar, or clearing out the downloads folder, with the goal of getting some evenings and weekends back. Finally, we will discuss where all of this is heading and what that might mean. You will leave with a current picture of what AI can do, a few ways to get time back, and a way to think about what comes next.