Dimensions of Management (2 days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
All Day
Keisha Williams, AVP; L&OD and Shannon Ashford, Associate Director, L&OD
Film Screening: “Bluff City Chinese” (Thandi Cai, 2024)
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), and Cinematic Arts
Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thandi Cai, director
Crucial Conversations®: For Mastering Dialogue (3 Days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
All Day
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant & Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Feedback Fundamentals
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Fundamentals of Coaching
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Communicating w/ Diplomacy & Tact I
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, April 09, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Lunch with the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Admissions Director: Full Scholarships for Graduate School at Stanford
Sponsor(s):
OUSF - Nationally Competitive Scholarship Events
Friday, April 10, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Duke NCS Advisors
Moving from Peer to Supervisor
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Monday, April 20, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Conflict Resolution
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, April 23, 2026
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Emotional Intelligence: The Emotionally Effective Leader
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
All Day
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant and Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Managing Multiple Priorities
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, May 14, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Leader as Coach (2 days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
All Day
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Leader as Coach (2 days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
All Day
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Communicating with Diplomacy & Tact II
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, May 28, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Duke Research in Engineering Program (DukeREP) Begins
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Monday, June 15, 2026
All Day
To be announced to accepted applicants
Keys to Supervisory Success
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Moving from Peer to Supervisor
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Communicating w/ Diplomacy & Tact I
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, August 06, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Fundamentals of Coaching
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Emotional Intelligence: The Emotionally Effective Leader
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
All Day
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant and Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Conflict Resolution
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Crucial Conversations®: For Mastering Dialogue (3 Days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
All Day
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant & Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Moving from Peer to Supervisor
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Managing Multiple Priorities
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Raising Accountability while Managing a Hybrid Team
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Navigating Challenging Personalities
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Monday, September 28, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
SLII®
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
All Day
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
Project Management (by Durham Tech Community College)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
All Day
Chris Wright, PMP (Tanden LLC)
Communicating w/ Diplomacy & Tact I
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Thursday, October 08, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Communicating with Diplomacy & Tact II
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Monday, November 09, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Donald Shortslef, Sr. L&OD Consultant
Leader as Coach (2 days)
Sponsor(s):
Learning & Organization Development (L&OD)
Wednesday, December 02, 2026
All Day
Joy Birmingham, Associate Director; L&OD
