Job Lab: Joy Fueled Problem-Solving
Join us for Joy Lab: Turning Problems into Possibilities, an engaging professional development experience designed to help NDSU employees learn practical problem-solving skills and reconnect with their purpose at work.
The two-hour session includes interactive discussions, team-building activities and a “choose your own adventure” approach that allows participants to focus on challenges most relevant to them—whether personal, departmental, or campus-wide.
Event details
📅 Thursday, Feb. 26
⏰ 10 a.m. to noon
📍 Memorial Union, Ballroom B
Facilitated by Darcy Bakkegard of The Educators’ Lab, this interactive workshop blends reflection, collaboration and hands-on activities to help participants reduce work-related stress, increase productivity, and turn everyday challenges into actionable solutions.
What you can expect to gain from the Joy Lab:
- Strategies to reduce burnout and support mental well-being
- Tools to increase joy, creativity, and productivity at work
- Guided problem-solving techniques to address real frustrations
- Opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues across campus
- Time to reflect, reset and leave with a clear action plan
- Tangible takeaways, including a Joy Journal and gratitude activities
Please RSVP to attend in person (as a department/group/team or individual)
If you can’t attend in person, a virtual option is also available.
We hope you’ll join us for this energizing and inspiring event as we hit the midpoint of the semester.
For questions or accommodations, please contact a member of the Staff Senate Professional Development Committee. All employees are welcome to attend!
Staff Senate Professional Development Committee: Meghan Arbegast, Kristina Astrup, Karen Blake, Kendall Brekken, RoseE Hadden, Audra Hart, Fred Hudson, and Melissa Lamp