Fairmount College
Staff Development Day
June 5, 2026
Schedule at a Glance
The Fairmount College Staff Development Day is an event designed to address staff needs regarding the diversity of duties and responsibilities in positions across the college. The program is open to all Fairmount College university support staff and unclassified professional staff, with positions ranging from directors to administrative professionals to academic advisors and everyone in between. The day includes remarks from the dean, a keynote luncheon speaker, and concurrent sessions. A resource fair provides staff with exposure to on-campus resources. The day ends with door prizes.
9:00–9:30 a.m. Check-in and Headshots, 266 Pike
Headshots in 262 Hermann. Meet your Staff Council!
9:30–10:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Welcome and Overview, Cheryl Miller, Senior Assistant Dean for Academic and Staff Operations
10:00–10:45 a.m. Session I
Speaker I: Caroline Beach, Ed.D.
LEGO Serious Play, pt. 1
Speaker II: John P. Jones, Executive Director, MRC
Leveraging CoPilot
10:45–11:00 a.m. Break
11:00–11:45 p.m. Session II
Speaker I: Caroline Beach, Ed.D.
LEGO Serious Play, pt. 2
Speaker II: Corby Redington, Manager, Applications Training
IT Changes, Q&A
12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch, Staff Awards and Keynote, 266 Pike
Keynote Speaker: Gabriel Fonseca, Ed.D.
From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Practical Advocacy for Staff
1:30–1:45 p.m. Break
1:45–2:30 p.m. Session III
Speaker I: Julie Henderson M.A., Sirana Jamkartanian M.A., & Edward Bart, Ed.D., MCLL
Expanding Your Horizons – The Importance of world Languages
Speaker II: Chukwunenye Nweke, M.S., LMLP
CAPS
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–3:15 p.m. Resource Fair, 261 Olive, 262 Hermann
3:15–3:30 p.m. Wrap up and fabulous door prizes
Must be present to win