Professional Development
Campus and Systemwide Opportunities
Cross Campus Collaboration
Join colleagues from other CSU campuses to access exclusive instructor-led professional development workshops held live via zoom. Courses span a variety of topics, including AI and Digital Innovation, Technology and Productivity Tools, Leadership and Change Management, Communication and Customer Engagement, Emotional Intelligence, and more. Log on to the Cross Campus Collaboration (CCC) CSU Connect site for a full schedule and workshop information, including registration.
Important Dates:
- August 21st Registration opens for September workshops
- September 14th Registration opens for October workshops
- October 13th Registration opens for November workshops
CSU's Got Talent Webcasts
All CSU staff and faculty are invited to attend free systemwide professional development webcast trainings offered by the CSU Systemwide Professional Development. Click here to view the full schedule and register.
Can't make a date or want to watch previous webcasts? You are welcome to view previous CSU’s Got Talent recordings on CSU Learn! Click here to view CSU's Got Talent Recordings on CSU Learn.
Full Schedule is below. All sessions are 10-11am
Presented by Jaycob Abrogast, Director, Center for Excellence in Finance at CSU Chico
Financial stress can affect how students show up in class, at work, in advising appointments, and across campus life. It may appear as missed classes, extra work hours, registration holds, delayed assignments, food or housing insecurity, financial aid confusion, debt stress, or a student quietly pulling away from support systems.
CSU employees do not need to be financial experts to recognize when money may be part of the problem. They do need practical ways to notice signs of financial strain, respond without overstepping professional boundaries, and connect students to the right campus and community resources.
In this session, Jaycob Arbogast, Director of the Center for Excellence in Finance at Chico State, will share how financial wellness connects to student support and professional practice across campus roles. Using Chico State’s Financial Wellness Clinic as a case study, he will explain how the clinic was built, how funding and partnerships were secured, and how employees across the CSU can support financial wellness efforts even if their work is not directly tied to financial literacy.
Participants will leave with practical language, referral strategies, and program-building lessons they can adapt to support students on their own campuses.
Presented by Dr. Carolyn O'Keefe, Systemwide Director of Student Wellness and Basic Needs, CSU Chancellor's Office
This presentation provides practical guidance for recognizing signs of distress and responding with care, clarity, and appropriate support. Participants will learn how to identify behavioral, emotional, and situational indicators that someone may be struggling, engage in supportive conversations, reduce stigma, and connect individuals to relevant resources. The session emphasizes empathy, boundaries, and timely referral as key elements of creating a safer and more responsive community.
Presented by Dr. Rebecca Covarrubias, University of California Sant Cruz
An institutional ecosystem consists of interconnected people, processes, and systems that fundamentally shape students’ college pathways and success. This session explores how students, staff, and faculty experience and influence that ecosystem in their daily work. Integrating student-led research with staff and faculty insights, we surface patterns of tension, disconnect, and alignment. We consider what these findings mean for our campuses and invite participants to reflect on what resonates and how to build more connected student success efforts.