Professional Development Conference

The 2024 Staff Council Professional Development Conference took place in May 2024. We will announce the 2025 dates in Spring 2025. Questions? Email staffcouncil@umkc.edu.

2024 Conference Schedule

Our 2024 schedule provided numerous opportunities for staff to learn, network, and grow together. See the sample schedule below. The 2025 schedule will be released in Spring 2025.

8:00 a.m.: Conference welcome and raffle
8:30 a.m.: Keynote by 2019 Super Bowl Champion Emmanuel Smith
9:40 a.m.: First breakout
10:40 a.m.: Second breakout
11:30 a.m.: Staff appreciation lunch
1:40 p.m.: Third breakout
2:40 p.m.: Wrap-up and raffle
3:00 p.m.: Optional networking and round-robin sessions
4:00 p.m.: End of conference

2024 Service Opportunity

The 2024 conference focused on collecting donations for: Academic Support and Mentoring (ASM), the Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center and the Professional Wardrobe Studio. If you are still interested in donating items to these offices, please see the links below to learn more and connect directly with their staff.

Conference Objectives

This conference provides a forum for sharing information, exchanging ideas and participating in a day of professional development and learning. Key themes include: team building, connection, collaboration, resilience, well-being, diversity and inclusion, and new communication technology.

About

This conference began as an idea to provide a day of professional development, networking and resource sharing to support staff. Since 2014 the conference has grown to become the premier professional development opportunity for all UMKC staff, featuring breakout sessions, a keynote speaker and the opportunity to network with colleagues.

Accessibility

UMKC Staff Council is dedicated to serving all UMKC staff. If you need an accommodation for this event or any other Staff Council event, please email us.