Training

The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act) mandates new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect employees against exposure and disease during a future airborne infectious disease outbreak. We offer training for all employees that walks you through The New School's Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan.

Watch the NY HERO Act training video

New School Career and Professional Development Program
The Career and Professional Development Program is open to employees who are independent contributors interested in enhancing their skills in their current roles and gaining insights into career development. The program teaches employees to identify and apply strengths, communicate effectively, foster productive workplace relationships, and network across the university.

The program is designed to provide a cohort-style experience for those who are interested in participating in all five sessions, although it is also beneficial to those who would like to register for individual sessions.

If you are interested in the program or individual sessions, please register here. Registration will be limited to the first 40 employees.

• Session 1: What Are Your Strengths, and How Do You Leverage Them?
  Wednesday, August 18, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
• Session 2: Storytelling as a Workplace Tool: Share Your Achievements and Aspirations
  Wednesday, September 15, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
• Session 3: Communicating with Impact: The Power of Words
  Wednesday, October 6, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
• Session 4: Building and Navigating Workplace Relationships
  Wednesday, October 22, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
• Session 5: New School Insights: Conversation with Campus Leaders
  Wednesday, November 17, 10:00–11:30 a.m.

Facilitators
Ilana Tolpin Levitt, LPC, LMHC, CCC, is a human resources and counseling professional who delights in inspiring individual and organizational change. She is the senior director of Employee Development and Organizational Effectiveness at The New School. Her portfolio includes strategic training initiatives including leadership development, team building, employee relations, and performance management.

Ilana is a certified career counselor with the National Career Development Association (NCDA). She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in New Jersey, and a certified Birkman consultant and expert in Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Ali Cherasia is the associate director of Training and Development in Human Resources. She is responsible for producing and delivering high-quality learning experiences, employee development programming, and events. She is a proud New School graduate with a master’s in media studies and has an understanding and appreciation of current media scholarship and communication.

We are excited to announce the phased rollout of a new performance management process, with changes based on best practices and organizational priorities. This new process is designed to help employees perform better in their roles and advance their careers and provides transparency around recognition and rewards.

The way our employees work and where they work have changed substantially over the last two years. It is important for the university to have a structure that enables managers to oversee performance consistently and that supports employees with clear professional and operational goals regardless of where they work.

Performance management includes ongoing activities and touchpoints throughout the year. Managers review job performance competencies and expectations, set operational and learning goals that align with leadership priorities, facilitate constructive feedback and communication, and recognize performance.

See the university performance management website for more information, resources, and guidance.

Human Resources is committed to helping staff at the university innovate, learn, and support others. We are happy to announce that we are accepting nominations and applications for this year’s cohorts of the New School Leadership and Essential Management Skills for Emerging Leaders programs.

Cohort-style leadership development programs offer staff members an opportunity to collaborate to develop skills, including emotional intelligence; enhance interpersonal communication; break functional silos; and tackle challenges in real time.

New School Leadership Program Cohort 3: Career Path Levels 6 and 7
We are excited to continue the important leadership development work begun in January 2019. The need for strong and resilient leadership is more critical than ever, and the university is committed to providing a cohort learning opportunity for 20 to 22 high performing senior staff members at career path levels 6 and 7 to further this development. HR will be accepting nominations for participants from the President’s Leadership Team and Executive Deans.

The upcoming leadership training program will focus on:

• Building High Performance Hybrid Teams
• Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
• Leadership Preferences and Strengths
• Individual and Team Alignment

Session Dates

• Session 1: Tuesday, June 22, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 2: Tuesday, July 13, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 3: Tuesday, September 7, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 4: Tuesday, October 5, 10:00-11:45 a.m
• Session 5: Tuesday, November 2, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 6: Tuesday, December 7, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 7: Tuesday, January 11, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
• Session 8: Tuesday, February 8, 10:00-11:45 a.m.

Our external facilitators, Ignition Coaching LLC, consisting of Kully Jaswal, CEO and founder, and Belinda Chiu, principal and EdD, are part of an international team of coaches experienced in leadership development focusing on individual and organizational performance and success.

Essential Management Skills for Emerging Leaders Cohort 2: Career Path Level 5
As we prepare to return to campus as a hybrid administration, the content in this program is more relevant than ever. Thirty-five employees at career path level 5 will have the opportunity to apply to participate in the program with the support of their supervisor. The program focuses on:

• Understanding the life cycle of an employee—from recruiting and onboarding to evaluating and developing to rewarding and retaining
• Setting goals and managing priorities
• Solving problems
• Communicating and relating with others

Session Topics and Dates

• Session 1, Productivity: Thursday, June 17, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 2, Resilience: Thursday, July 15, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 3, Communication: Thursday, August 19, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 4, Relationship Building: Thursday, September 9, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 5, Managing Up: Thursday, September 30, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 6, Building the Best Team: Thursday, October 21, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 7, Developing Your Team: Thursday, November 11, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
• Session 8, Keeping Your Team Engaged: Thursday, December 2, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

About the Facilitator
In 25+ years of strategy consulting, corporate HR and executive coaching, Caroline has worked with diverse audiences, most recently as a lead facilitator for the diversity leadership programs of The Maynard Institute and the Asian American Journalists Association, as well as overseeing diversity recruiting programs for a global media company from 2002 to 2007. She is an adjunct assistant professor of professional development at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and teaches negotiation at the Barnard Athena Leadership Center. Caroline is a graduate of Barnard College with majors in economics and music. Fun fact: Caroline trained in piano at The Juilliard School of Music and Manhattan School of Music in and stays active in the arts as a stand-up comic.

As part of our ongoing commitment to helping employees realize their potential and strives to create a vibrant culture that helps employees succeed, enhances productivity, and values diversity, Human Resources is hosting online programs tailored to reflect the continuing changes to our daily lives and to improve the remote working experience.

Employee Assistance Program
The New School offers employees and their household members EAP and work/life benefits through Aetna Resources for Living. Inquiries and services are provided at no cost to you and are completely confidential. Visit the website for more information. This service provides you with access to an online library of career and workplace training resources.

LinkedIn Learning
All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning thanks to our enterprise subscription, managed by the university’s Libraries and Archives. Additional information can be viewed here.

Annual online training is required for all employees. Questions about sexual harassment training can be emailed to Rhonnie Jaus, Vice President for Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance, at jausr@newschool.edu.