What makes higher education different from other types of organizations and industries? What are the different employee 鈥渃ultures鈥� in an institution of higher education and what do they value? How are decisions made in higher ed? What do we mean by shared governance? Why does it take so long to get things done? These and many other questions about working in an institution of higher education will be answered in this聽CU Discover program.聽
Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 12:00 - 1:00聽p.m.
Location: Virtual, Zoom link sent after registration
Presenter: Merna Jacobsen, PhD.: Interim Chief Human Resources Officer; Associate聽Vice Chancellor聽of Organization and Employee Development, Department of Human Resources
Merna Jacobsen, PhD, SPHR has over 35 years of Higher Education administrative experience.聽Merna鈥檚 main focus is employee learning and organization development. She is passionate about and believes in the power of facilitation to enable groups to reach their goals and transform relationships.聽Merna聽has a聽聽PhD in聽Educational Human Resource Development, from Texas A&M University; a聽Master of Arts in聽Speech Communication from the聽University of Northern Colorado and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Montana State University.
About Organization & Employee Development
Organization & Employee Development (OED) in the Department of Human Resources provides training and facilitation for individuals and intact teams throughout the Boulder campus. OED courses range from leadership development to workplace skills, and are designed to build skills and knowledge in workplace trends and needs. Organization Development Specialists provide a range of services including strategic planning, problem solving, retreat design and facilitation, team development, and conflict resolution.