Empower is a cross-departmental initiative designed to bring a thoughtful professional development and computer training program to the staff and managerial faculty members of the University of Hartford community.
The University of Hartford constantly strives to improve the efficiency of training opportunities available to our new and existing staff and collegiate chairs responsible for the oversight of staff. With this initiative, we aim to provide a single point of contact for all professional development training opportunities available to University employees, safeguard the standardization of class content, and ensure regularly scheduled Banner and other computer system training.
E-mail us for more information, to sign up for a class, or to suggest future classes. We would love to hear from you about what you would like to learn.
Upcoming Sessions
Legally-mandated Sexual Harassment Training
Changes to The State of Connecticut law on Sexual Harassment training has mandated that the University to provide all existing employees with sexual harassment training.
Here’s how to get started:
- Go to the online training.
- Provide your full name and University of Hartford email address, and click “register”.
- You will receive an email from CHRO enclosing the online training. Click “view training”.
- Click the “Materials” tab.
- Watch the videos, titled “Section 1” thru “Section 6”, complete all requires quizzes.
- Within 24 -72 hours you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
- In order to receive credit for the online training, you must forward the Certificate of Completion to EmPOWER at empower@hartford.edu.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Space is limited, and seating is first come/first served.
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Class Name |
Time and Place |
Description |
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Beginning Excel |
JUNE 10 |
This is a basic introductory course for Microsoft Excel. If you have never used the program, or haven’t touched it in years, this is the perfect place to begin thinking about this spreadsheet application. |
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Excel Formulas |
JUNE 17 |
Let Excel do the math for you! This class covers basic formulas and function in Excel. It includes an overview of the best practices for equations in Excel. |
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Intermediate Formulas |
JUNE 24 |
This class covers more formulas and function in Excel. It includes IF, COUNT, COUNTIF, and LOOKUP. |
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Pivot Tables in Excel |
JULY 1 |
Pivot tables are a data summarization tool that will help you manipulate your data for better analysis. Among other functions, this tool can help you quickly sort, count, total or average large amounts of data. |
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The NEW Self Service for Faculty: Drop Rosters and Grades |
SEPTEMBER 10 |
Beginning in the fall, Self-Service users must use MyUHart to access cards with Self-Service options. Please note that some processes will change. Come learn what you will need to know about the new interface for Faculty Self-Service. The size of the class is capped at 12 participants to ensure individual attention.
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Banner for Beginners
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NOVEMBER 12 |
This class is designed specifically for people who are brand new to using Banner Administrative pages. To participate, you must already have an active account in Banner. We will cover basic navigation, data ownership, and keyboard shortcuts. The size of the class is capped at 12 participants to ensure individual attention. |
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Basics of Argos
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DECEMBER 10 |
Argos is the tool used to extract data and information out of Banner. The Argos Web Viewer is the new easy to use interface that allows you to run Argos dashboards and reports directly in a web browser from anywhere on campus. This class will cover some of the basics of using that web viewer including working with Dashboards, saving extracts, and the basic vocabulary of working with these queries. The size of the class is capped at 12 participants to ensure individual attention. |