Local, National, and "Free"-Learning Opportunities

University Speakers Series

The University Speakers Series, established in 1980, brings to campus each year an outstanding array of nationally and internationally known speakers to meet with faculty and students and to address the general public. Each year, the University Speaker Series brings to campus an outstanding array of nationally and internationally known speakers who have distinguished themselves as scholars in specific areas.

The primary goal of the Series is community outreach – inviting people to join the Indiana State campus community for an informative and entertaining evening. In addition to the main presentation and reception, many speakers interact with students and faculty in other settings, such as panels, informal discussions, seminars, and classroom visits. For a complete listing of future lectures and dates, visit the website at: http://hulmancenter.org/speaker-series/

Other Training Opportunities

National Training Organizations

This section lists national employee development organizations who occasionally offer training seminars and workshops in the Terre Haute, Bloomington, Evansville, and Indianapolis areas. Many ISU departments have training dollars set aside for department development opportunities and these national organizations offer a wide-range of topics that we may not have available. We highly encourage employees to visit these organizations’ websites to broaden your employee development opportunities.
SkillPath

When it comes to business training, there's SkillPath ... then there's everybody else.

Over the years, SkillPath has grown to become the premier provider of business training in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. When we launched the company in 1989, we offered 82 seminars. Today we deliver more than 20,000 "how-to" sessions to over 500,000 people in 450 cities. Since joining forces in 1995 with Graceland University, our dedication to providing quality training has never been stronger.

For more information and to register for a seminar, visit the website at:
www.skillpath.com/seminfo
Fred Pryor Seminars/CareerTrack

Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack, divisions of PARK University Enterprises, Inc., create one of the most respected international providers of professional seminars. Since pioneering the one-day seminar in 1970 as Fred Pryor Seminars, our organization has built a reputation for high-quality, convenient, and practical business-skills training around the world, in every industry and sector. Our cutting-edge research and course development are designed to meet the adult learning needs of employees and your organization.
For more information and to register for this seminar, visit the website at: www.pryor.com/mkt_info/seminars
 

"Free" - Learning Website

AcademicEarth.org offers more than 1,500 video lectures by professors from Harvard, Yale, and other top schools, broken down into "single classes on topics as diverse as art, architecture, and astronomy."

iTunesU proves that iTunes "is good for more than downloading music." The site features more than 350,000 video lectures, including a virtual class on the Galápagos Islands and a journalism course from the Poynter Institute.

KhanAcademy.org provides a "refresher on finance basics," as well as tools for helping your kids learn geometry. The 21,000-plus videos are shown on a neon blackboard that lets you learn at your own pace.

HowCast.com is divided into categories like environment, first aid, and parenting. Experts share their knowledge in videos that cover everything from surviving heart attacks to playing charades.