Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu 
Web site: www.shawnee.edu

            Shawnee State University will be hosting a Supervisory Certification Program from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesdays from April 6 through May 18 in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 132. The program includes 7 courses. A different course will be taken each week.
            The first course is called Essentials of Leadership. The course focuses on multiplying employee effectiveness by motivating the team and helping others to be more effective. It will also focus on accomplishing more in interactions in less time, while enhancing interpersonal relationships with employees.
            The course Understanding and Maximizing Employee Strengths will take place on April 13. Through this course employees will learn how all employees fit into one of four different personality types. Participants will also learn how to communicate with each type and how to work with the most difficult employee in order to maximize their strengths and increase productivity.
            Resolving Conflict is a course that will take place on April 20. In this course participants will handle workplace challenges by using coaching and reinforcement to help employees gain the confidence and experience required for success.
            The course Leading High Performance Teams will take place on April 27. Participants will learn the secret to helping teams perform at their best. The course provides the tools and skills to diagnose, coach and reinforce, to support their team’s growth.
            The course Delegating For Results will take place on May 4. Participants will learn how leaders overcome hesitation for delegation by learning skills for successfully matching people, responsibility and authority.
            The course Understanding Harassment in the Workplace will take place on May 11. Participants will learn the definition of sexual harassment by legal standards, what to do if an allegation is made, what happens if you don’t follow the law and much more.
            The course Essentials of Personnel Law will be held on May 18. Participants will learn the basics of personnel laws and how to stay legally safe when making personnel decisions that will impact an organization.
            In order to receive the supervisory certificate, participants must take all seven courses.
            The tuition fee for all seven courses is $549 and includes a workbook for each session. The tuition fee for an individual course is $109.
            For more information or to register, contact University Outreach Services at (740) 351-3274 or toll free at (866) 672-8778.