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Edison State Community College
Edison to
recognize administrative professionals
Edison State Community College will present a program on April 27 in
recognition of Administrative Professional Day that salutes the many
contributions of support staff throughout the area. The program is
sponsored by the Office Systems & Administration Advisory Committee
at Edison State Community College.
The program is open to all office support professionals, including
administrative assistants, executive assistants, office managers, and
other employees who provide secretarial or administrative support for
one or multiple supervisors. Supervisors and managers of those
administrative professionals are encouraged to attend with their valued
employees.
“This will be the 24th year that we have held an event for
Administrative Professionals at Edison State,” said Shirley Moore, Dean
of Business, Engineering and Information Technology at Edison State.
“We design this event as a celebration of the contributions and value
that all administrative professionals bring to all work environments.
We partner with corporate sponsors whose financial support makes this
day possible.”
This year’s corporate sponsors include the City of Piqua; Emerson
Climate Technologies; Greenville National Bank; Hobart/ITW Food Group,
and Wilson Health.
The featured speaker at this year’s program will be Rene Delane,
founder and CEO of Women Who Dare LLC. Her expertise is inspiring,
educating, and advocating for women to be strong leaders, effective
communicators, and confident influencers.
Delane’s presentation entitled “Your Voice Can Change the World” will
provide attendees with how to secrets of success from her conversations
with amazing women who have overcome gender, culture, color, and
economic barriers and who have used failure as stepping stones to
success.
“Administrative professionals are the heart of any office,” said Gloria
A Harpest, Administrative Vice President of Human Resources and
Marketing of Greenville National Bank and Chairperson for the Office
Systems and Administration Advisory Committee at Edison State. “Smooth
operation in today’s office is contingent on administrative
professionals who are organized in every aspect of their work life.”
The day’s event schedule this year will include eight breakout sessions
addressing a variety of pertinent topics: “Confidence: Getting It
and Keeping It,” “Google Docs for Organizations: Move Your Document and
Productivity to the Cloud,” “Forming a Transformation,” “Creating the
Best Version of Ourselves,” “Social Media: How Do I Make the
Connections?” “iPads in the Office: I have an app for that, do you?”
“How to Stay Calm, Cool and Collected: The 3 C’s,” and “Skills to Look
Like a Professional.”
Those interested in participating will need to register by April 15.
Cost to attend is $35 per person, which includes admission to all
sessions, a buffet lunch and refreshments, and entry in the drawing for
door prizes. The event runs from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held
at Edison State’s Piqua campus. Limited reserved parking will be
available.
For more information, contact Carolyn Jackson, OSA Assistant Professor,
by calling 937-381-1541 or emailing cjackson@edisonohio.edu.
Registration forms can be requested and submitted via mail, e-mail or
fax.
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