Texas A&M AgriLife Professional Services is offering a Lunch and Learn virtual series for Texas A&M AgriLife faculty, staff and employees. Join us as we review important updates from our professional service units as well as provide an opportunity for you to learn new skills and increase your understanding in a variety of areas of importance to the work we perform each day.
Each session will be led by a member of our professional services units—Administrative Services, Digital Education, Events, Information Technology, and Marketing and Communications—and will be targeted to audiences within Texas A&M AgriLife based upon the topic.
Upcoming Sessions
Oct
20
Administrative Services: Employee Wellness Resources for Administrative Services
Texas A&M AgriLife supports the efforts of employees on the journey toward wellness and success in their personal and professional pursuits. This presentation of the AgriLife Employee Wellness Initiative will take you beyond the obvious for a complete exploration of available resources.
Who should attend: All Texas A&M AgriLife employees
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST
Nov
17
IT: Microsoft Phone Service
AgriLife IT will provide a demonstration and benefits overview of the latest in communications technology, Microsoft Phone service. Join us to see how this technology can expand your communication capabilities while saving your department money in the process.
Who should attend: All Texas A&M AgriLife employees
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST
Dec
15
Events: Events Registration Platform
Join AgriLife Events to learn more about our new events registration platform and the features available to users. This new system will offer a variety of new functions in a modern and intuitive design to help enhance the guest experience.
Who should attend: All Texas A&M AgriLife employees
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST
Lunch and Learn sessions are conducted via Teams Live and are accessible via your browser or within your Teams desktop app.
Previous Sessions
MarComm: Canva 101
Create your own visual elements, while staying on brand! We will cover our new template rollout program which incorporates Canva, a free and easy-to-use web based design tool that will help you create brochures, email invitations, retractable banners and more.
Universal Design for Learning and Quality Matters for Digital Education and Outreach
Accessible and inclusive educational products and offerings will play a critical role in our goal to reach all Texans and improve learning experiences across the organization. This session covers the importance of Universal Design for Learning and Quality Matters standards and we’ll share tips on how they can be employed in educational offerings.
Working with Digital Education/Marketing & Communications
Texas A&M AgriLife Digital Education and Marketing & Communications professional service units reviewed the services each group provides and how to engage them.
United IT Environment
Texas A&M AgriLife Information Technology reviewed the environment that college employees will soon be migrated into. This session provides viewers a preview of the IT services offered within AgriLife and a walk through of IT support services.
Return to In-Person Events/Hybrid
The landscape of events and online offerings has evolved tremendously over the past 18 months. As we return to face to face events, tune in to learn more about best practices moving forward and how to incorporate hybrid elements into your events.
For questions or comments, contact feedback@ag.tamu.edu
