Special Events
First Thursdays Open House, Every First Thursday of the Month, 1pm-4pm
Every first Thursday of the Month, Employee Development & Wellness Services offers preventative health check screenings and health awareness information on a variety of topics. Provided by our Wellness Partners, free services available at the Wellness Center include Blood Pressure Screenings, Body Mass Index Testing, Diabetes Management information, Wellness Library, Weight Watchers, H1N1 information and more! Come join us in our Wellness Center, Room 332 from 1pm-4pm on the first Thursday of every Month!
To RSVP for this event or for more information, call 404-413-3345 or email
Panther PERQs Fair, September 22nd, 10am-2pm, Alumni Hall
Looking for ways to save money? Wondering what discounts may be available to you as a GSU faculty, staff or student? Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd for the Panther PERQs Fair in Veterans Memorial Hall, on the first floor of Alumni Hall from 10 am to 2 pm.
This free event is sponsored by The Office of Employee Relations and Employee Development & Wellness Services and is an opportunity for the entire Georgia State University Community to find out what discounts and "PERQs" are offered to by local and national businesses. Vendors and corporate representatives will be on-site and will have door prizes, raffles, free massages and more!
This event is open to the entire Georgia State University community! For more information, call 404-413-3342 or email edws@gsu.edu
Walk ‘N’ Talk, Weekly Walking Series
Walk 'N' Talk, the premier, downtown weekly walking series is now here! In partnership with Recreational Services, this is an opportunity for all Faculty, Staff & Students to take a few minutes out of their day for exercise! Walk 'N' Talk will be held each Tuesday at Noon, going on now until December 1st. This is a free initiative and all abilities are welcomed, call 404-413-3342 or visit the Student Recreation Center for more information.
Change Management Workshop Series
This Fall, Employee Development & Wellness Services will be sponsoring a series of Change Management Workshops aimed at both Supervisory and Non-Supervisory personnel. These workshops are open to all Faculty & Staff to attend. Please see the announced dates and times below:
September 29 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. A Supervisor’s Guide to Managing Change One Park Place, HR Training & Conference Room, Basement
September 30 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Surviving Change in the Workplace One Park Place, HR Training & Conference Room, Basement
October 21 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. A Supervisor’s Guide to Managing Change Contact us for room location
October 23 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Surviving Change in the Workplace Contact us for room location
November 4 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. A Supervisor’s Guide to Managing Change Contact us for room location
November 6 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Surviving Change in the Workplace One Park Place, HR Training & Conference Room, Basement
To see a complete description of these workshops, please view page 26-27 of our Fall ’09 Catalog online at www.gsu.edu/hr
For more information or to RSVP, call 404-413-3342 or email edws@gsu.edu
Fall Trainings & Workshops Begin September 15th
Fall Trainings & Workshops are now here! The first training courses are set to begin Tuesday, September 15. You can view the complete listing of our Fall Trainings & Workshops on our website, www.gsu.edu/hr and through our LMS system, see what you may want to register for. Upcoming trainings include topics like: Work-Life: 3-Part Marriage Series, How to Create a Culture of Reward & Recognition, Public Speaking, Microsoft Access Level 1-3 and more!
Don’t miss out! You can register for these and any of our other events via the Learning Management System (LMS) at http://www.msds.gsu.edu:8080/red2/viewloginpage.jsp Contact our office at 404-413-3342 for further assistance and additional information.