Avoiding the Dreaded X Grade by Unleashing the Power of Howdy Presented by Marc Huffstickler, Snigdha Mudunuri and Carlos Carbo, Jr. Looking to avoid grade headaches and streamline your grading process? Join us for "Avoiding the Dreaded X Grade by Unleashing the Power of Howdy"—a hands-on, two-part workshop for Texas A&M faculty and instructors! Discover best practices for using Howdy's Class Roster and Grade Entry features, learn about recording Last Date of Attendance and processing Grade Change Requests, and get your questions answered. In Part 2, help shape the future of Howdy as we gather your ideas for improving the roster in our upcoming system migration. Bring your laptops and real challenges—we're here to help solve them together and make your voice heard!Attend in-person (Rudder 301) or virtually (https://tamu.zoom.us/j/93237592580?pwd=opSKtWmkisY71aqVcJaVt1FDMk58Uk.1).REGISTER TO ATTEND

Faculty Conversation Cafe (https://facultyaffairs.tamu.edu/get-involved/conversation-cafe.html) is held on the first Friday of the month. This month's discussion topic is TAMU 101: Lessons Learned, Questions Answered, Insights Shared Whether you have knowledge from experience, or you have curious questions about how things work at Texas A&M, come to the November Faculty Conversation Cafe to share what you wish you would have known or to ask your questions about university processes, resources, and traditions. The discussion will contribute to the creation of TAMU 101, a dynamic new resource to support faculty and staff at Texas A&M. Join us to share your ideas, pose questions, build your network, and help shape the creation of TAMU 101.

In this session, professionals from Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness (HROE) will review the logistics of retiring from Texas A&M. Topics to include:Health insurance and other benefits Employment issues Differences between the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) & the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Resources and workshops Faculty Affairs hosts this workshop to allow faculty to ask questions and to encourage faculty to remain engaged with Texas A&M once retired. The workshop will be led by:Stacey Havel, Benefits Services Administrator (Training & Process Improvement) Judy Kurtz, Employee Benefits Manager (AgriLife) Montia Martin, Benefits Specialist (TAMU/HSC/TAMUG) Pamela R. Matthews, Professor of English and Dean Emerita (Community of Faculty Retirees) Ashley Porson, Human Resources Administrator (Engineering) Elizabeth Schwartz, Chief Human Resources Officer (AgriLife) Robyn Sherwood, Employee Benefits Representative Reminder: The workshop will be offered exclusively via Zoom  (https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=860214&;)REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution Please note the November 17 & 18 session registration is now closed. Register for other dates below!REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution Please note the November 17 & 18 session registration is now closed. Register for other dates below!REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND