Leaders and volunteers from nonprofit organizations are invited to participate in the University of 91³Ô¹Ï beginning in January. This year’s four-part series is designed to help organizations and community volunteers learn from human resource experts about how to better hire, grow and manage employees.

Presented by the University’s and in the , the sessions are:

• Jan. 26: Well-being among helping professionals — Conducted by , associate management professor and principal investigator for the University’s research program, the session will explore what makes work an engaging and impactful experience and what makes work negative or discouraging.
• Feb. 23: Money and Manpower — Offered by , associate professor of law, the session will provide an overview on how the Fair Labor Standards Act regulates the setting of worker wages and the protections offered to employees under federal anti-discrimination laws.
• March 22: Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Competencies — Presented by , director of staff diversity and inclusion, this workshop defines diversity, inclusion and related topics, explores several benefits of diversity and will introduce the value of multicultural competencies. Participants will receive insight into more effective leadership, teamwork with diverse teams and how to better serve all constituents.
• April 26: Leadership in the Workplace: It starts with understanding you — Led by , senior associate athletics director, this session will explore self-awareness, empathy, vulnerability and healthy conflict when leading a team in the workplace.

The cost to participate in all four sessions is $100, which covers course materials and hot breakfast. The sessions will be held in Jordan Auditorium in the Mendoza College of Business beginning with breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. and presentations from 8 to 9:30 a.m. A question-and-answer session between participants and presenters is conducted during each session. Registration is available online at .

Contact: Marc Hardy, 574-631-1087, mhardy@nd.edu

Environmental health expert will discuss how the “built environment,â€� including architecture and urban planning, affects physical, mental and social health at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï Nov. 9 (Monday). The lecture, at 5:30 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall, room 141, is free and open to the public.

A pediatrician, Jackson is professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. He has co-authored three books on the built environment and health, and hosted the PBS series “Designing Healthy Communities.â€� In March, Jackson received the from the University of 91³Ô¹Ï for his emphasis on the importance of traditional and sustainable urban design.

Formerly, Jackson served as the director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and was chief public health officer in the state of California. He chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health, serves on the board of the American Institute of Architects, is an honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and was recently inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors a medical doctor can receive.

While in South Bend, Jackson will also meet privately with the Saint Joseph County Health Improvement Alliance, community partners working with health and the built environment, and city officials to inform local efforts surrounding health and the built environment.

This lecture is sponsored by the School of Architecture, the , the , the and the .

Contact: Kimberly Rollings, School of Architecture, krolling@nd.edu