Professional Development
Welcome
Professional development is for everyone.
These guides will help you navigate university-wide policies as well as the Libraries’ procedures.
You'll find sections such as;
- How Can You Use Your Professional Development Funds
- How Does PD Funding Work
- How Do I Get Started with Professional Organizations
- How to Create and Expense Report in Workday
Just as our strategic plan is a roadmap that moves us forward, your professional development plan can be your strategic vision for your career — and an excellent way to grow with us at the Miami University Libraries.
This calendar is open to all staff to share opportunities.
Professional Development and DEI Calendar
How to Add PD Opportunities to the Professional Development Calendar
- Open the message.
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At the top, click More and then
Create event.
- Google Calendar creates an event, copying the Gmail message title and text. It is worthwhile to copy and paste the full text of the email or event into the created event as the full details can get cut off. Google Calendar automatically invites people related to the Gmail message. Be sure to delete those before saving or you will get a pop up asking if you want to send event invites.
- Tip: If you do want to invite more people, on the right under "Guests," enter an email address. This will not be used on this shared calendar unless the event is being put on for our library staff.
- You can change the event time, date, and location.
- After Add Notification, click on the calendar name dropdown menu. Next to the calendar name, click the down arrow. A list of all the calendars you can create events for appears. Select your preferred calendar.
- Click Save. The event appears with both the calendar name and the name of the person who created the event.
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Click any place on the calendar
that doesn't already have an event scheduled.
- If an event is already in the time block you need to add a new one click next to the current event or anywhere on the calendar and then manually update the date and time.
Optional: If you want to add guests to your event, on the left click Search for people and start typing the names of your guests.
- Add a title to the event, and any event details.
- After Add Notification, click on the calendar name dropdown menu. Next to the calendar name, click the down arrow. A list of all the calendars you can create events for appears. Select your preferred calendar.
- Click Save. The event appears with both the calendar name and the name of the person who created the event.
Tip: To create a longer event, drag your mouse down the page while you're selecting the time.
- On your computer, open Google Calendar.
- Click an event and then Options (three dots). Choose a calendar to copy the event to.
- Click Save.
More information about Copying events to another calendar
How to Add, Subscribe, and Unsubscribe the PD Calendar
To Add and Subscribe From Your Calendar
- Find Other calendars on the left side navigation
- Click the + next to it
- Click Subscribe to calendar
- A new page will open
- It is the calendar settings
- You could also add the calendar from within Settings as well
- Add calendar > Subscribe to new calendar
- Enter the name of the calendar you wish to subscribe to
- MUL Professional Development
- It should refine a list of options below the search box
- Choose the matching one
- You will be taken to the MUL Professional Development settings for your calendar. Review and update as you need.
Unsubscribe
- At the bottom of the aforementioned settings page is the unsubscribe button
- Click it to remove the calendar from your Google Calendar
- You can also do this from the navigation of the left side while your calendar is open, by clicking on the X to the right of the calendar’s name
- If you would just like to hide it from view
- toggle it off and on by clicking the check box next to the calendar’s name
- You can also do this by clicking on the 3 dots at the end of the calendar’s name
- And you can change the color of this calendar’s events there as well
Contact the Professional Development LibGuide committee is you have any issues
Book Purchase Requests
All Miami University students, faculty, and staff are welcome to recommend book titles relevant to their research and professional interests for purchase for the University Libraries' general collections. Requests from library staff can be placed with the Head of Advise & Instruct, or with a subject selector relevant to the book of interest. So long as the item would be of lasting value -- not e.g. a one-use workbook or an annually updated test preparation package -- we will, when funds are available, purchase requested items costing up to $300. Electronic versions of books are preferenced when available. Purchases become part of and are subject to circulation policies of the University Libraries; requestors can be notified of an item's availability and (for print items) have the item held for them to check out.
Reflections
Use the link below to reach a survey to capture your Professional Development Reflections. By reflecting back on your experiences you can help capture what was important and how it can not only benefit yourself but how you can use the gained knowledge to help your colleagues.
Quick Links
- Workday - Create an Expense ReportReimbursement requests over 60 days old will be considered taxable income.