News -January 11, 2018

City Construction on Atherton Through Friday, January 12

The Long Beach Water Department is completing construction along the CSULB northern border, resulting in the temporary closure of lanes on Atherton Street. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, January 12.

Email and Calendar Migration Completed

The migration of @csulb email and calendar services to the Office 365 cloud is complete. You are encouraged to visit the Migrating @csulb Email Accounts to Office 365 project page for links to helpful resources, including instructions if you experience issues reconnecting email on various devices.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact DoIT-ServiceManagement@csulb.edu or the Technology Help Desk at (562) 985-4959.

Cashiers Office Extended Hours

A reminder that the Cashiers Office windows and the Foundation service window are now open one hour earlier. Cashiers Office windows hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and the Foundation service window is open 8 a.m. – noon. For more information, please contact ext. 5-8282 or cashiers@csulb.edu.

Reminder: New Parking Lot Signage Coming January 15

Parking lots and parking structures will be renamed on Monday, January 15 as part of a campus-wide signage and wayfinding improvement project. All campus maps and online reference materials will be updated to reflect this new naming convention. A conversion map and quick reference chart are currently available at the CSULB Parking website. For any additional questions, please contact Parking and Transportation Services at ext. 5-8292 or parkinggeneral@csulb.edu.

Click. Learn. Grow.
January Skillsoft Spotlight Leadership and Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

A new year, a new you: Check out these resources to improve your emotional intelligence as a leader. Leadership Essentials: Leading with Emotional Intelligence is a one-hour course for any person who wants to refresh or improve their leadership skills – whether they are individuals, supervisors, managers, or directors.

Objectives include:

• recognize why emotional intelligence is important in the workplace
• match emotional intelligence competencies to their associated domains
• recognize which perception competencies need improvement and recommend techniques for cultivating them, in a given scenario
• choose actions that demonstrate emotional intelligence in controlling emotions

Materials designed to support blended learning activities aligned with this course are available from the Resources tab:

• Job Aids
  • EQ Domains
  • Controlling Emotions and Facilitating
• SkillBriefs
  • Introducing Emotional Intelligence
  • Improving Perception Competencies
  • Using Self-management and Social Skills

The EQ Leader: Instilling Passion, Creating Shared Goals, and Building Meaningful Organizations Through Emotional Intelligence, by psychologist Steven J. Stein, provides an evidence-based model for exceptional leadership, and a four-pillar roadmap for real-world practice. Data collected from thousands of leaders — and their subordinates — reveals the keys to success: authenticity, coaching, insight, and innovation. By incorporating these methods into their everyday workflow, these leaders have propelled their teams to heights great enough to highlight the divide between successful and not-so-successful leadership. This book shows you how to put these key factors to work in your own practice, with clear examples and concrete steps for improving skills and competencies.

CSULB Textbook Prices Decline

Textbook and course material prices have fallen 22% since 2011 at the University Bookstore. During the Spring 2017 semester, students paid an average of $48.03 compared to $61.38 in Fall 2011. The change is largely contributed to the widespread utilization of lower-cost course materials including rental and digital books, Open Educational Resources (OERs), course packs through the Campus Copy Center, and pricing transparency via BeachBookCompare. Additional details and methods to aid the effort may be found on the 49er Shops’ faculty resources page.