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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Investing in Us</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Hello, A&M–Commerce Faculty and Staff:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">This is a reminder that registration for Fall 2023 Investing in Us classes is open!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Investing in Us offers a slate of exciting classes to you at no cost. The program aims to invest in faculty and staff professional growth and
fulfillment while fostering rewarding work experiences for all at the university.
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The program’s classes are offered for one hour of academic credit to all A&M-Commerce employees and will begin the first week of the Fall 2023 semester. Each class will run for either six or eight
weeks (depending on the class selected) and will be graded as S/U (Successful/Unsuccessful). Employees are not required to use vacation or compensatory time to attend the classes that are offered during work hours.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">A&M-Commerce is incredibly fortunate to have such amazing faculty and staff who are continually committed to our students' and colleagues' success. Investing in Us is offered to support your efforts, through strength-based professional
development programs that support a progressive workplace.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity! Below, check out the program’s mission and slate of Fall 2023 classes, talk to your supervisor, and select one class that appeals to you. From
Design Thinking classes to a Leadership class, to an AI class, to a class focused on Fostering a Culture of Belonging in the university environment, there is something for everyone!
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reserve your seat by easily getting registered here through our laserfiche form as soon as possible:
</span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/investinginus">https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/investinginus</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Check out our
<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/aboutus/administrativeOffices/academicAffairs/InvestinginUS.aspx">
website</a> or email <a href="mailto:InvestinginUs@tamuc.edu">InvestinginUs@tamuc.edu</a> with any questions.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Investing in Us Mission</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Investing in Us offers a professional development program at no cost to Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty and staff through a series of credit-bearing, academic, master
classes. The program promotes a supportive environment for employees seeking to learn, grow, and thrive in their careers. Investing in Us seeks to invest the university’s significant and relevant academic knowledge and experiences into its faculty and staff,
which will best position them to build on their strengths, talents, and skills and invest them back into serving students at Texas A&M University-Commerce.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fall 2023 – Investing in US Classes</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(select and register for *one* via the above link)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">US 397.01W: Fostering a Culture of Belonging & US</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meets first 8 weeks of Fall 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Web-based Course</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Instructor: Villarreal, Elsa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Faculty and Staff Only</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class is conducted asynchronously online.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">ACUE supported class that will guide course-takers on how to prioritize equity and inclusion in their work with students and colleagues. In
addition to highlighting practices that can be used by instructional staff, this offering adds practices, videos, and resources that non-instructional staff and campus leaders can learn and implement allowing them to contribute to a culture of belonging across
their academic institutions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">US 397.01E
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">or</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> US 397.02E: Designing US I</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meets first 8 weeks of Fall 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two sections available: Tues 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
<i>or </i>Thurs 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Instructor: Hudson, Jennifer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Faculty and Staff Only</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class meets face-to-face on the A&M – Commerce campus.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In this course, participants will learn to design their lives both personally and professionally. Design Your Life (DYL) is a set of principles that puts YOU in the driver’s
seat to build a career with purpose and meaning. DYL provides you with the tools and the freedom to understand there are many ways to approach our jobs and futures. The process increases our empathy and resilience so that we can gain rapid momentum towards
positive change. And, it empowers us to design creative solutions to “wicked problems” through collaboration, innovation and creativity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">US 397.03E: Basics of AI & US</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meets first 8 weeks of Fall 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tues 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Instructor: Hempelmann, Christian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Faculty and Staff Only</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class meets synchronously on Zoom.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class will cover the development and state of the art of technologies in Artificial Intelligence with a focus on human language interaction. Based on this foundation
we will look into selected current applications to understand their strengths and weaknesses. The intention is to provide you with an introduction to the inner workings of AI technologies so you become an informed professional who can independently evaluate
AI application for your tasks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">US 497.01E: Designing US: Leading Campus Wide Collaborations</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hours: 1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meets 8/28/2023 through 10/20/2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wed 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Instructor: Villanueva-Russell, Yvonne</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class section is available to Senior Leadership and Directors only: VPs, Deans, Department Heads, and for other units, the equivalent of a Director or above.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class meets face-to-face on the A&M – Commerce campus.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Design Your Life (DYL) is a set of principles that puts YOU in the driver’s seat to build a career with purpose and meaning. This course is an advanced framework centered
on leveraging our individual talents to contribute toward university-wide change. The principles of DYL increase empathy and collaborative skills so that we can gain rapid momentum towards positive change. DYL also empowers us to design creative solutions
to “wicked problems” through innovation and creativity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">US 497.02E: Leading US</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meets first 6 weeks of Fall 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mon 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Instructor: Vacha-Haase, Tammi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2<sup>nd</sup> – 6<sup>th</sup> Year Tenure Track, Assistant Professors Only</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This class meets synchronously on Zoom.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">This class features special instruction by Dr. Ron Carter, who is nationally renowned for expertise and accomplishment in leadership training!
The class explores principles and effective practices for “leading from where you are” as tenure-track faculty members.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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