Re-Imagining U event marks Hispanic Heritage Month

Jose Francisco Garcia

Jose Francisco Garcia

Other events

Other courses being offered on the UNMC campus in October include:

Oct. 3 – Strategic Planning & Alignment 101: facilitated by Diane Kortus. Workshop to help identify the activity and tools needed to create strategic vision, goals and work streams directly aligned to the strategy, 10 a.m.-noon.
Oct. 6 – Talent Management 101: Performance Management, facilitated by Deb Motl. Setting individuals and the organization up for success with diligent attention to the performance management cycle, 9-10:30 a.m.
Oct. 19 – Talent Management 201: Coaching, facilitated by Diane Kortus. Waves of Trust, Optimal Two-Way Communication and Managing Expectations, 11 a.m.-noon. Feel free to bring your lunch to eat during the session.
Oct. 20 – Job Descriptions for Success 101, facilitated by Alice Weyant. Creating a new job description or updating an outdated job description with our strategic staffing experts, 9-10:30 a.m.
Oct. 23 — Trust and Communication 101: Laying the Foundation, facilitated by Diane Kortus. Introduction to “Whole Brain Thinking “as it relates to communication and how to communicate with your whole brain to earn trust in others, 1-2:30 p.m. This will be a small room broadcast out to the remote locations of UNMC. Please reach out to Diane Kortus with any rooms you want to broadcast this session into. A few in-room attendees also will be welcome. If you would like to attend in person, contact Diane Kortus directly.
Oct. 31 – Valuing People, facilitated by Linda Cunningham. Defining what it means to value all people including cultural sensitivity exercises, unconscious bias discussion and managing a mindset shift, 9-11 a.m.
Room locations will be emailed to participants following registration.

September kicked off the Re-Imagining U program with several well-received training programs. The momentum will continue in October with several events in conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15).

On Oct. 11, Jose Francisco Garcia will deliver a presentation on how historical events tie Americans to the Spanish experience in the Americas and how the co-mingling of cultures contributes to our national heritage.

Garcia is a third-generation Mexican American, a U.S. Army veteran and a representative of the Chicano Awareness Center. He has lived in Omaha since 1976.

Through the years, Garcia and his wife, artist Linda Rivera, have installed many exhibits and delivered numerous presentations and workshops about Mexican American arts and culture. Garcia is a trustee with the Nebraska State Historical Society and continues his efforts as an artistic and cultural curator/archivist with the Mexican American Historical Society.

This session, held from noon-1 p.m., will explore the relevance of Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Independence Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Dia de los Muertos, Dia de los Ninos and other commemorations crossing over to American mainstream culture.

Cookies will be provided for the celebration, but feel free to bring your own lunch.

The program is being provided through Re-Imagining U, the new employee development program shared by UNMC and UNO.

Register for this and any other events through Employee Services on the Education Tab under My Registrations.

For questions regarding the Re-Imagining U program, visit the Re-Imagining U webpage under the Professional Development Tab on the Intranet for UNMC or call Diane Kortus at 9-8955.