Administrative Professionals Day 2013
NCNON-CREDIT
$30
FAR
Instructor: Abby Gold, Teresa Lewis, and Ronni Arensberg
Grading: NA
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
10:00-10:30 am Registration and Check-in
10:30-11:30 am The Truth about Food Waste in America
11:30 am-12:15 pm Lunch
12:15-1:15 pm The Success Mindset
1:15-1:25 pm Break
1:25-2:25 pm Meditation and Mindfulness
Location: Stop-N-Go Center, Rm D104
Academic Level: Non-Credit
NDSU DCE Flat Fee: $30
Course Description:
Join Distance and Continuing Education for a day of networking and learning. Every year, on the Wednesday of the last full week of April, we come together to celebrate and thank our administrative teams for their hard work and drive to succeed.
This year, we invite you to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the office and enjoy a luncheon and a day of upbeat, fun presentations that cover everything from food waste, meditation and mindfullness, and how to maintain a successful mindset!
The Truth About Food Waste in America
presented by Abby Gold
10:30am-11:30am
Which fruit and vegetable is most often wasted? Learn the imapct of food waste on the U.S. and the environment. Discover major causes of food waaste in the food supply system and learn ways to reduce waste in our daily lives.
The Success Mindset
presented by Teresa Lewis
12:15pm-1:15pm
It's been said that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond. Learn about the critical mindsets that will get you and keep you on the right track. Additionally, you will leave with the framework for your Life Plan, what success means to you, and values to live by.
Meditation and Mindfulness
presented by Ronni Arensberg
1:25pm-2:25pm
Mindfulness is a way of being which involves bringing awareness to the unfolding of present experience, moment-to-moment, with curiosity, openness and acceptance. It is not a set of techniques to be learned to escape unpleasant feelings, a “relaxation exercise,” or a concrete goal to be reached, but rather an approach to life that can help you respond more skillfully even when challenging experiences do occur. It involves a process of becoming more aware and accepting towards all your experiences—including unpleasant ones. This takes ongoing practice and commitment. It may seem counterintuitive at first, because it involves the idea of allowing and turning towards unpleasant experience, rather than trying to get rid of it control it; this approach is best understood through direct experience, beginning your own practice and trying it for yourself.