During Stressful Times: Focus on Something Else for a While
I know that for me, the events at Penn State have been, at times, difficult to get away from, whether that’s latest news on the event (like this week), concern for the victims, anger that this was...
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Sick of being sick: The CDC’s three steps to avoiding/fighting the flu
“I felt like I’d been run over by a truck.” If you’ve had the flu recently, you can relate to that statement. When the flu hits, it brings an awful combo platter of symptoms – fever, cough, sore...
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Confused by the Dependent Verification Program?
Photo used under Creative Commons from Art Rock (Hennie) As a Penn State employee, you should have by now received information about the new Dependent Verification Program. It requires some work on...
View ArticleLots of free training opportunities abound at our own ITS Training Services
Training is a very important aspect of any job, especially one in the world of high technology. A well-trained worker is also less stressed, and has a better chance of being satisfied in their career....
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Stress! How to manage it
Photo provided via creative commons by bottled_void Let’s face it. SRDP time is a pretty stressful part of the year. When it’s not SRDP time, there’s other stress sources in our life, and not just in...
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Cyberbullying via social media and the workplace
From time to time, the news reports about cyberbullying via social media. Usually, this entails teenagers picking on someone, however cyberbullying on social media can happen in the workplace. From an...
View Article5 ways you are upsetting your employees without even knowing it
As a manager, there are a lot of ways you can upset or cause stress to your employees intentionally–telling off-color jokes, yelling, telling them they did something wrong via insults, etc. But there...
View ArticleHelp for Apartment Residents Displaced by July 4 Fire
By Jennifer Struble, ITS Climate Diversity Team member On Thursday, July 4, a fire at the Waupelani Heights apartment complex in State College destroyed 19 units, displacing 40 people from their homes....
View ArticleNew Yammer space to address ITS space changes, employee moves
Over the next two years, over 75% of ITS staff will be involved in some type of space change, with many of us moving to the new Science Park location. Change is not easy, and the C&D Committee has...
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Updated list of ITS climate/diversity resources now available
The Climate and Diversity site has an extensive list of climate and diversity resources via our Climate and Diversity Resource tab. This list was recently updated with even more links and phone...
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