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| Room | Title (click for description) | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| SC 206 a | Changing Our "All or Nothing" Mindset When it Comes to Fitness | Leslie Eyerly |
| SC 206 b | Retire with Vitality |
Christopher Cardenas |
| SC 206 c | Celebration Time - Come On | Seth Larson |
| SC 208 | From Dreams to the Table: Tips and Advice on Being a Great DM (Dungeon Master) | Amy Ripplinger |
| SC 213 a | Seventeen-and-a-half PowerPoint Design Tips | Billy Clouse |
| SC 213 b | When Students Ghost - Strategies for Re-Engaging Students | Geoffrey Goffe |
| KB 102 | Beyond the 9-to-5: Build Your Dream Side Hustle | Alessandra Camargo |
| Center Stage | What I Have Learned About Teamwork...From Bees! | Nathan Gerber |
| Room | Title (click for description) | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| SC 206 a | Taking Your Story From Dream to Reality | Sabine Berlin |
| SC 206 b | From Mid to Fire: Creating Social Media Content that is Both Engaging and Educational | Lauren Tolman |
| SC 206 c | From File Management Nightmare to Dream: Transforming Your Storage and Sharing | Brett McKeachnie |
| SC 208 | 25Live Training | Jay Roberts |
| SC 213 a | Financial Wellness Best pPactices | Jordan Perry |
| SC 213 b | Stayin' Alive: CPR and AED Awareness | Robin Ebmeyer |
| Center Stage | Getting Started Right With Your Yard and Garden | Nathan Gerber |
| Student Center Sustainability Wall |
Campus Sustainability Tour | Sarah Bateman |
| Room | Title (click for description) | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| SC 206 a | Getting Started with Qualtrics | Taylor Lovell |
| SC 206 b | Walking On The Past: Fossil Hunting in Utah | Karen Cloward |
| SC 206 c | The Dream of Accessible Education | Laura Lewis |
| SC 213 a | The ever changing landscape that is Finance and Budgets at UVU | Lawrence Nettleton |
| SC 213 b | UVU GreenPath Utilizing LinkedIn Learning Employee Career Journey | Amy Smith |
| Center Stage | The Power of Family: Partnering with Parents and Families for Student Success | Cissy Rasmussen |
| FL 207 | Dream of Excel-lence! | Amy Moeller |
| SL Plaza (Big UVU) | Proper Body Position when Engaging in Sports to Enhance Performance and Avoid Injury | Merrill Overson |
| Bingham Gallery | Saying I Don't Know: Empowering Learning by Acknowledging Ignorance | Kindia du Plessis |
| Room | Title (click for description) | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| SC 206 a | Planning Your Dream Garden: It's Not Too Late to Start Planting | Boston Swan |
| SC 206 b | The Resilient Wolverine Project: Strength in Motion, Success in Resilience | Bonnie Mortensen |
| SC 206 c | From Conflict to Connection: How to Stay in Dialogue When It's Hard | Benjamin Bailey Emily Taylor |
| SC 208 | Vision Boards: Visualize Your Dreams | Olivia Robinson Gledhill |
| SC 213 c | Rest: A Place Where Dreams Are Made. | Victoria Ekpoma |
| SL 311 | Achieve Your Dream Body at Home! | Laurie Sharp |
| SLWC 3rd floor B&C |
Volley ON-Dream ON! | Samuelu Atoa |
In this presentation, we will explore how rigid, perfection-driven approaches to health and fitness can undermine long-term progress. By shifting our mindset from the all-or-nothing mentality to one focused on balance, consistency, and gradual improvement we can create sustainable habits that support our physical and mental well-being. Attendees will learn practical strategies for integrating healthy choices into their daily lives without feeling overwhelmed, fostering lasting changes that contribute to an increase in overall wellness.
Do you feel overwhelmed with influencers harping about how you need to improve your sleep, exercise, and food choice? You don't have to look like Zeus or Athena to feel healthy. You don't have to deprive yourself of comfort foods to feel healthy. In this session, I will show you simple tips that can keep you healthy and strong so you can retire with vitality and enjoy the golden years.
Did you know that your enneagram, Meyers Briggs, job resume, movie taste, and empathy can help you plan the greatest party of all time for someone you care about? This wildly interactive session will help you learn more about yourself and how your unique skills can be used to create the celebration of your dreams - whether that be for a birthday, an anniversary, or even just for a "I made it through this week" party. (Highly recommended for people who say "I'm a bad planner" or "I never know what to get my friend for their birthday")
This interactive training will teach participants the fundamentals of being a great Dungeon Master (DM) in Dungeons & Dragons (DnD), focusing on storytelling, improvisation, player engagement, and encounter design. In the final section, we'll explore how these skills, creativity, leadership, and adaptability, apply beyond the game, making us better communicators, problem-solvers, and dreamers in real life.
Whether presenting internally, at an academic conference, or for an external audience, the design of a PowerPoint can influence the message. These tips will help non-designers improve the visual presentation of their work and lend more credibility to the information they are sharing.
It happened again. A student reached out, seemingly desperate for help, so you responded with thoughtful follow-up questions, ready to assist, and then? Silence. No reply. Just the eerie sound of crickets (or maybe the distant hum of unread emails). "Ghosting" isn't just a dating phenomenon, it happens to faculty and staff at UVU all the time. We send messages into the void, hoping students magically find the support they need. More often than not, they're overwhelmed, burnt out, or unsure how to proceed, leading them to vanish instead of engage. In this presentation, we'll explore strategies to re-engage these elusive students across various communication platforms-email, text, and more. You'll walk away with practical message examples designed to bring students back into the conversation (no séance required). Let's turn those ghosts into active participants and help them get the support they need before they fade into the abyss!
Dream of starting your own business but don't know where to begin? Beyond the 9-to-5: Build Your Dream Side Hustle covers the basics of entrepreneurship and how to get started. Whether you have a business or are just exploring ideas, this workshop will help you take the first steps toward turning your dream into reality!
If you have ever watched bees closely, they are amazing individually! But, watching them closer, they are even more incredible and productive as a colony. As I have worked with bees for several years, I have learned many teamwork principles that can help teams be more effective, productive, and cohesive. Come learn what these principles, participate in fascinating discussion on working in teams, and learn a little about our fuzzy flying friends, bees!
Many people dream of writing a book. This presentation will help you turn that dream to reality as you learn the basics of outlining/story structure, character development, and how to find time to write when you have a full-time job and family responsibilities.
This presentation is designed to help university employees elevate their social media presence. This session will guide participants through the process of understanding their audience, refining their strategies, and sparking their creativity. Attendees will learn how to create posts that are both entertaining and informational, leveraging tools and techniques to enhance their messaging strategies. The presentation will also explore the use of memes, trends, and pop culture to make any topic engaging and relatable.
Goals:
Are you living in a file management nightmare€”frustrated by scattered files, endless searches across devices and platforms, and constant security concerns when sharing with your team? It's time to turn that chaos into a dream! Join us as we explore how UVU's SharePoint and OneDrive can be your oasis of organized, seamless storage and secure sharing. With the right tools, you can transform your daily workflows into a harmonious, collaborative dreamscape, increasing productivity and peace of mind. Say goodbye to the nightmare of disorganization and hello to the dream of effortless file management.
A general discussion and training on using 25Live. Possibly cover specific aspects of or issues with 25Live in a more in-depth training. Possibly have an additional session that deals with a different 25Live topic.
a comprehensive financial wellness refresh, including budgeting best practices, improving credit scores, debt elimination and other foundational best practices that anyone would find beneficial towards achieving their financial dreams.
Learn how to perform chest compressions and use an AED (automated external defibrillator). AED's are located in all main campus buildings on all floors. Learn how to use this equipment in case there is an emergency on campus. This is a great time to practice.
Have you wanted to learn more about gardening and improving your yard? Have you dreamed of abundant crops of tomatoes, corn, or other vegetables? If so, this session will be a great resource for you. Come learn with us about the most important foundational pieces of your garden: soil, light, water, and fertilizer. By understanding these 4 foundational elements and learning when to plant what in your garden, you you be able to see vast improvements in the quantity and quality of your produce. Come enjoy some gardening humor and many helpful tips...and your gardens will blossom, thrive, and make all your dreams come true this next season!
UVU Sustainability hosts a monthly tour series during the Fall and Spring semesters, going behind the scenes to learn more about environmental sustainability efforts in campus operations - campus gardens, water and energy efficiency efforts, waste and recycling, composting, air quality, etc. This tour would be a 1-hour version, touring 6 sites in central campus (map available) and meeting the operations professionals working on making UVU an even greener university.
All UVU employees and students have access to the survey software Qualtrics.
This session will walk through the beginning steps of:
This will be a hands-on session so participants can bring a laptop or tablet and follow along.
Utah's geologic history is rich with the fossilized remains of the flora and fauna that once lived here. Many people dream of finding a dinosaur but is that a reality in Utah? What you can find and what you can keep will be discussed in this fun hands-on exploration of our great state.
Join us for an enlightening presentation on "The Dream of Accessible Education," where we will explore the critical challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in accessing technology within higher education. This session aims to inspire and inform university faculty and staff about the importance of creating an inclusive learning environment.
Workshop Outcomes:
This presentation will not only provide valuable knowledge but also inspire a collective commitment to making higher education accessible to all. Together, we can turn the dream of accessible education into a reality.
We invite you to join us in this important conversation and take the first steps towards creating a more inclusive and accessible educational environment. Let's work together to ensure that every student has the opportunity to thrive.
This class is intended for those that deal with the day to day Banner Finances at UVU. We hope to share some insights concerning NSF (Non-Sufficient Fund) Issues, the importance Hourly Budget Creation, and Creating Budgets for Current Capital and Travel expenses instead of Automated Budget Entries.
An overview of UVU's new GreenPath staff classification structure and how to utilize LinkedIn Learning to chart a Career Journey.
Helicopter parents? Frequent parent phone calls and emails? Let's turn these potential irritations into a valuable asset! The old saying, "It takes a village," is just as important today in supporting the wide variety of UVU students through college. This presentation will highlight how UVU can partner with parents and family members to support students with pertinent information on topics like financial aid and mental health. We will share current Parent & Family Programs resources, including our parent portal (Wolverine Family Connection), monthly newsletter, orientation, etc. We will discuss how faculty and staff value and connect with parents through positive, helpful interactions. By strengthening these relationships, we can help all students achieve their dreams for the future.
Do you have nightmares of spreadsheets making you feel like you're the one locked in a cell? Do you dream of making your spreadsheets work for you??? Dream no more, let the nightmares fade, and prepare to Excel!!! Learn Excel basics and tips and tricks that will help turn that mundane sheet into Excel-lence!!!
This presentation will go over athletic stance, how to maintain athletic stance, how maintaining athletic stance enhances performance and avoids injury. Subtopics in this presentation will include keeping the feet under the hips, use of core muscles when swinging a bat or a golf club, and use of core muscles when shooting a basketball or throwing a ball.
Experience: I've been coaching skiing professionally for 20 years. I've also coached youth soccer, basketball, tackle football, flag football, and lacrosse.
Drawing on the educational philosophy of Jacques Rancier, bell hooks, Paulo Freire, Maya Angelou, and Socrates, this interactive workshop will pause to practice mindful looking with the Roots of Knowledge mural. Participants will reflect on and discuss how to practice and model conscious ignorance as part of building safety to empower curiosity in learners. In addition to awe at the magnitude of the task of creating Roots of Knowledge, feeling some version of overwhelmed, humbled, or even shamefully ignorant is a common emotion expressed by visitors to the 40,000-piece stained-glass mural. The way we respond to that lack we feel is as diverse as the people who come and the context in which we are visiting. There is usually a tendency to gravitate to what we recognize, often making educated guesses about the references being made. Shame and anxiety connected to what we don't know stifles the curiosity to learn more. Without that curiosity, we rely on mental shortcuts like confirmation bias and prejudice to make hasty conclusions about what we do not know. How do we stay conscious of those tendencies? What does a culture of curiosity look like in the classroom, the university, and beyond?
Go over basic garden planning and plant selection protocols along with plant care and pest management.
A resilient UVU is a place where employees can thrive despite challenges, dream big, and take action toward meaningful goals. The Resilient Wolverine Project introduces somatic-informed strategies—evidence-based practices that use breathwork, movement, and body awareness to regulate stress, enhance focus, and improve decision-making. Through interactive discussions, guided nervous system regulation techniques, and movement-based exercises, participants will explore how resilience impacts well-being and productivity in higher education. This session provides practical tools for integrating embodied resilience into daily routines, empowering employees to create a workplace culture that supports growth, adaptability, and professional fulfillment.
Our shared dream is to build more peace in the world, and that starts with you and your relationships. In moments of tension, disagreement can quickly lead to disconnection. This workshop offers a compassionate, practical approach rooted in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to help you navigate difficult conversations with clarity, empathy, and courage. Whether in personal relationships, work settings, or community spaces, learn how to stay grounded in your values and connected to others, even when it's hard.
Did you know visualizing your dreams and goals can activate your subconscious mind and propel you towards success? Let's turn your dreams into reality! Join us for a fun-packed crafting session where we delve into the transformative power of vision boards! This session is designed to help you visualize your goals, harness your creativity, and set a clear path towards achieving your dreams. You’ll leave feeling empowered to dream big, gain like-minded individuals in your community, and having explored your creativity that inspires and motivates you. Bring your enthusiasm, creativity, and an open mind as we help you dream up your journey towards success.
A presentation on the meaning and value of intentional rest and evidence-based practices that effectively engage the 7 dimensions of rest in a restless world.
Transform your fitness journey without ever stepping foot in a gym! This engaging and interactive presentation will provide practical strategies for achieving your dream body from the comfort of your home. Learn effective bodyweight exercises, time-efficient workout routines, and expert tips on motivation, consistency, and nutrition. Whether you're a beginner or looking to level up your at-home workouts, this session will equip you with the tools to stay fit and healthy, anytime, anywhere. Get ready to move, learn, and take control of your fitness!
This will be a great opportunity to live your dream on the volleyball court and to learn the skills necessary to beat your kids in the backyard and at your family reunion. This will be a great way to connect with other employees and to have fun on the court. Come join us and learn about the best sport in the world from the best Volleyball players and coaches at UVU. You might even get a VB t-shirt that you can proudly wear to work.
