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In addition to the in-person sessions listed below, you may also be interested in the IT4U Webinars offered by ITS. You can either attend the live webinar or review it later at your convenience.

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Tiered Response Model Basics

Sponsor(s): Access and Fulfillment, Safety Training, UM Library
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Date: 07-29-2026
Time: 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Status: Open
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In a 90 minute discussion-based synchronous training session, library employees with onsite roles will learn the Tiered Response Model approach to assessing and responding to incidents within the library. By the end of this training session, attendees will: Gain familiarity with the Library Tiered Response Model. Apply the Tiered Response Model to incident scenarios. Understand the basics of their role in life safety for self, colleagues, and … Continue reading Tiered Response Model Basics »

4:00 pm-5:30 pm 07/29/2026 Open
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Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 08-04-2026
Time: 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
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This training session is exclusively for individuals serving as members of a library search committee. Drawing from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this session focuses on helping search committee members recognize how bias may influence the candidate search and interview process and provides practical strategies to interrupt such biases. Completion of this training is required for anyone who will participate as a member of … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

2:30 pm-4:30 pm 08/04/2026 Open

Mental Health First Aid Training

Sponsor(s): Safety Training
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Date: 08-05-2026
Time: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Status: Open
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In this day-long in-person Mental Health First Aid course, held from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm with lunch provided, library employees will learn how to recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge or crisis. Mental Health First Aid is an international, evidence-based training course from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing; and it is grounded in messages of hope and recovery. … Continue reading Mental Health First Aid Training »

8:30 am-4:30 pm 08/05/2026 Open

Responding to an Active Attacker Training

Sponsor(s): Safety Training
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Date: 08-12-2026
Time: 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Status: Open
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In a 60-minute in-person workshop presented by Police Officer Anthony Ricco from the Community Engagement Unit of the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS), library employees will partake in a training designed to prepare and educate them on how to respond to and prevent an active attacker incident. The presentation will take place in Hatcher North Gallery Lab – Room 100H. By the end of this … Continue reading Responding to an Active Attacker Training »

3:00 pm-4:00 pm 08/12/2026 Open
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Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 08-18-2026
Time: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
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This training session is specifically designed for library colleagues who will provide feedback after attending a candidate presentation or who will participate as stakeholders in an interview session. The session aims to reduce the potential impact of bias in candidate feedback and help ensure fair and equitable search outcomes. The training is strongly encouraged for all library colleagues in these roles, and is required for … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

3:30 pm-4:30 pm 08/18/2026 Open

Mental Health First Aid Training

Sponsor(s): Safety Training
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Date: 08-25-2026
Time: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Status: Open
Description:

In this day-long in-person Mental Health First Aid course, held from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm with lunch provided, library employees will learn how to recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge or crisis. Mental Health First Aid is an international, evidence-based training course from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing; and it is grounded in messages of hope and recovery. … Continue reading Mental Health First Aid Training »

8:30 am-4:30 pm 08/25/2026 Open

Bookmark Bedazzling: Diamond Painting with the Art Alliance

Sponsor(s): UM Library Art Alliance
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Date: 08-26-2026
Time: 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
Status: Open
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Join the Art Alliance at the end of summer and try your hand at a fun craft–diamond painting. Amanda Schlecte hosts a “calm before the semester” opportunity to create your own bedazzled bookmark. Diamond painting is similar to paint-by-numbers but instead of paint, sparkly beads are placed on a number or symbol to create an image. The bookmarks are adhesive so there is no glue … Continue reading Bookmark Bedazzling: Diamond Painting with the Art Alliance »

2:30 pm-4:00 pm 08/26/2026 Open
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Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 09-01-2026
Time: 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
Description:

This training session is exclusively for individuals serving as members of a library search committee. Drawing from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this session focuses on helping search committee members recognize how bias may influence the candidate search and interview process and provides practical strategies to interrupt such biases. Completion of this training is required for anyone who will participate as a member of … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

2:30 pm-4:30 pm 09/01/2026 Open
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Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 09-15-2026
Time: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
Description:

This training session is specifically designed for library colleagues who will provide feedback after attending a candidate presentation or who will participate as stakeholders in an interview session. The session aims to reduce the potential impact of bias in candidate feedback and help ensure fair and equitable search outcomes. The training is strongly encouraged for all library colleagues in these roles, and is required for … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

3:30 pm-4:30 pm 09/15/2026 Open
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Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 10-06-2026
Time: 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
Description:

This training session is exclusively for individuals serving as members of a library search committee. Drawing from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this session focuses on helping search committee members recognize how bias may influence the candidate search and interview process and provides practical strategies to interrupt such biases. Completion of this training is required for anyone who will participate as a member of … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

2:30 pm-4:30 pm 10/06/2026 Open
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Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes

Sponsor(s): Library Human Resources, UM Library Diversity and Inclusion
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Date: 10-20-2026
Time: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Status: Open
Description:

This training session is specifically designed for library colleagues who will provide feedback after attending a candidate presentation or who will participate as stakeholders in an interview session. The session aims to reduce the potential impact of bias in candidate feedback and help ensure fair and equitable search outcomes. The training is strongly encouraged for all library colleagues in these roles, and is required for … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

3:30 pm-4:30 pm 10/20/2026 Open