Professional Development Workshops
The Center for the Advancement of Learning provides customized training solutions to enhance the skill needs of your employees in a format that works best for your team. Workshops can take place on the employer’s worksite, virtually, or on the beautiful University of Evansville campus.
Excel Advanced Workshop: Unlock the Full Potential
Register Now for Excel Advanced Workshop: Unlock the Full Potential
Price: $99
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 68, Schroeder School of Business
Instructor: Julie Frazier
Transform Excel into a powerful data analysis tool. This advanced workshop is designed for professionals who already work comfortably in Excel and want to master its most powerful features. You’ll learn how to build PivotTables and PivotCharts, create advanced formulas, use data validation and scenario tools, and leverage macros for automation. With these advanced techniques, you’ll be able to analyze and present data in ways that drive smarter decisions.
Key skills you’ll gain:
- Creating and customizing PivotTables and PivotCharts
- Designing advanced formulas with nested functions
- Using data analysis tools like What-If Analysis and Solver
- Automating repetitive tasks with macros
- Leverage validation tools to control the data entered in your worksheet, including the use of drop-down lists
- Learn how to protect and lock cell contents for safe and secure collaboration
A 10% discount is available to organizations sending six or participants. Call 812-488-1046 for more details.
Delegation: An Essential Skill for Enhancing Leadership and Teams
Register Now for Delegation: An Essential Skill for Enhancing Leadership and Teams
Price: $65
(Lunch Provided)
Date: November 12, 2025
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Eykamp Hall, Room 252, Ridgway University Center
Instructor: Timothy A. Dickel, PhD
Delegation is a critical leadership skill that empowers teams, builds capacity, and allows leaders to focus on what matters most. This practical workshop explores how to delegate effectively by matching tasks to team strengths, avoiding common pitfalls, and ensuring accountability. Participants will gain tools to delegate with clarity and confidence—unlocking greater productivity, engagement, and leadership growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the role of delegation in leadership development
- Identify what and when to delegate
- Match tasks to team member strengths
- Avoid common delegation pitfalls
- Ensure accountability and follow-through
Dr. Timothy A. (Tad) Dickel serves as the Executive in Residence in Leadership and the Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Leadership program at the University of Evansville. In addition, he is the President of T.A. Dickel Group, LLC and serves as a leadership and strategy consultant for businesses, universities, and nonprofits.
Practical AI for Manufacturing Supply Chains
Register Now for Practical AI for Manufacturing Supply Chains
Price: $199
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Eykamp Hall, Room 252, Ridgway University Center
Instructor: Maxwell Omwenga, PhD, Hector Will, PhD, and Ying Ying Seah, PhD
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 7, 2025
In today’s manufacturing environment, speed and accuracy in decision-making can make or break a supply chain. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to practical, no-code AI tools that can classify suppliers, prioritize orders, and detect product defects all without the need for programming skills.
Participants will gain hands-on experience using tools like ChatGPT, Teachable Machine, and Orange Data Mining to:
- Categorize suppliers by risk level
- Automate order prioritization
- Identify defective products through image-based quality checks
- Turn classification results into clear, actionable reports
By the end of the session, participants will walk away with ready-to-use workflows that can be applied immediately to streamline your supply chain operations and improve efficiency, using tools you can adopt right now.
This is a hands-on interactive session, so bring your laptop!
Office Phone
812-488-2981
Office Email
cal@evansville.edu
Office Location
Room 264, Clifford Library
Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT
