Human Resources

As an educational institution, St. Kate’s understands the importance and value of lifelong learning. The University provides a variety of opportunities for faculty and staff to build on their expertise and engage in additional areas of study.

Live

New Hire Orientation 
New Hire Orientation (NHO) is a live meeting with colleagues new to the University. This builds upon the online New Hire Orientation course and includes a meeting with the President and opportunities to learn more about your new colleagues and university structure. Additionally, there is a benefits information session.
New Hire Orientation details

Faculty and Staff Institute
Faculty and staff gather for a variety of sessions and meetings.
Winter 2021 Faculty Staff Institute Online

Foundations of Inclusive Excellence workshop series
During this series we introduce, discuss, and apply key concepts to our daily work at St. Kate's.
Registration information for the Foundations of Inclusive Excellence workshop series

Interrupting Bias in the Recruiting Process
This workshop is for hiring managers and search committee members. It specifically focuses on ideas and strategies to interrupt individual biases in the recruiting process.
Registration information for the Interrupting Bias in the Recruiting Process workshop

Sponsored Programs, Research, and External Engagement
SPREE promotes research and scholarship by supporting faculty, staff, and students in readying research and innovation projects, acquiring extramural funding, and appropriately administering active sponsored projects.

University Committees
As needs arise, the Office of the President appoints committees of faculty, staff, and students, such as those listed here.
University committees

On-demand

Performance Management for Supervisors: Creating a Culture of Feedback
Good performance management is a continuous, positive collaboration between employees and their supervisors year-round. This workshop facilitated by Dr. Bob Randall outlines the changes St. Kate's is implementing in our performance management process.
Recorded training

Supervision with a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lens
Explore how your social identities impact your relationship with supervisees, encourage meaningful conversation across difference, and improve the overall climate for minoritized staff on your campus. 
On-demand instructions

White Fragility and Microaggressions in the Workplace: When Good People Behave Badly
This webinar from the Forum on Workplace Inclusion 2020 Conference highlights the ways white fragility appears in the workplace and how it can be addressed for individual and organizational growth.
Recorded webinar

Supervisor Sessions

Human Resources, Equity & Inclusion hosts quarterly meetings for supervisors to help develop supervisory skills that can be used to lead teams and support the organization's goals.
Past Presentations

Leading at St. Kate's

Human Resources, Equity & Inclusion launched this series of leadership development trainings in Fall of 2022. We aim to support leaders at St. Kate's to advance their leadership competencies and share best practices for effectively leading to achieve St. Kate's mission of educating women to lead and influence.

Leading at St. Kate’s - Program Overview