Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Experts from the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno, are leading a six-part series designed for front-line supervisors and managers–those new to the role, those needing a refresher in the core skills, those recently promoted a technical role to a supervisory role, and others interested in acquiring or refining their supervision skills.
The series begins on September 18 and takes place on six consecutive Fridays (no class on 10/16/09) from 8 am to 11 am on the university campus. Instructors for the series are Laurie Taylor-Hamm, MBA; Debbie Young, MBA; Julie Olson-Buchanan, M.A., Ph.D.; Jim Schmidtke, Ph.D.; and Ida Jones, J.D. The fee for the Certificate Award in Supervisory Skills Training: Increasing Individual Effectiveness and Impacting Organizational Results is $595 for all six classes. Enrollment is for the entire series; registration for individual class sessions is not available.
For details, contact the Division of Continuing & Global Education, (559) 278-0333, email cgeinfo@csufresno.edu, or visit the website at http://www.csufresno.edu/cge/supervisoryskills

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
FLYP PD thought this event might interest you- check it out, and let us know your thoughts-
Complimentary Workshop Coming soon:
Tuff Selling Strategies for Tuff Times
If your company struggles with too many “think it overs”, much activity but not many closings, ineffective prospecting, price battles, or unpaid consulting. Then this complimentary workshop is for you. You’ll learn why Cold Calling is ineffective and what to do about it, why your salespeople spend so much time “chasing” prospects, and you’ll gain a new perspective on the sales process.
Thursday August 20th
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sandler Training Center Fresno
2331 Fresno St. Suite 121
Fresno, Ca. 93721
559-412-8178
800-928-0238
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
An exciting event for FLYP’ers to attend- Check it out!
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is pleased to host a special event with the James Irvine Foundation: A Community Forum — Implications of Cultural Engagement in California’s Inland Regions
August 27, 2009
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Arte Americas
1630 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno
The landmark study, Cultural Engagement in California’s Inland Regions, commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation, is receiving national attention. The results paint a detailed picture of cultural engagement in the San Joaquin Valley, much of which occurs ‘off the radar’ of the traditional arts organizations.
The goal of the forum is to have a dialogue about the study from many perspectives. As the organization that co-authored the study with WolfBrown, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is committed to sharing the study results back to the community at large.
Featured Speakers:
- Alan Brown, Wolfbrown, principal author of the study
- John McGuirk, Director, Arts Program, The James Irvine Foundation
- Ron Eichman, Executive Director, Fresno Grand Opera and Past Board Chair of FCASH
- Maria Eraña, Director of Broadcasting, Radio Bilingüe
- Dr. Deborah Wong, UC Riverside Professor of Ethnomusicology…. And You!
Link to the 24 page report summary
Link to the full 189 page report
Please RSVP to ACTA 559.237.9812 or alawrence@actaonline.org by August 25. Space is limited.

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