UA faculty and staff have access to a host of additional professional development and training resources described below.
Academic Impressions
The University of Alabama partners with Academic Impressions, an organization specializing in professional development resources for higher education, to provide faculty, staff, and students with access to training and development topics ranging from skills-based training, to leadership trainings, and more. To explore resources select Academic Impressions and log in with your myBama credentials.
Continuing Education & Life-Long Learning
CELL keeps professionals connected through a variety of educational training programs and professional development programs. These events provide excellent opportunities for networking, obtaining PDH and CEU credits, and staying current on industry trends and new research. With topics ranging from business to healthcare to government to leadership and more, they cater to nearly every industry and profession. Learn more.
Emergency Preparedness
The Office of Emergency Preparedness is tasked with improving the University’s readiness for potential emergencies and offers emergency preparedness awareness training and safety information.
Employee Assistance Program
ComPsych GuidanceResources, Your Employee Assistance Program provides professionally trained counselors to give you options and resources for coping more effectively with a variety of life challenges. GuidanceResources is a full-service behavioral health care organization with a worldwide network of licensed and credentialed providers.
GuidanceResources also offers Work/Life Services online with resources for topics such as child care and elder care issues, housing, vacation planning, scholarships and other consumer matters, money, debt or personal finance, and the law or legal issues. To access articles, tips, self-assessment, and skill-building tools, click here and click on Register. To register, use company name UAS to create your username and password.
For more information or to schedule and appointment, please call GuidanceResources at 888-283-3515.
Environmental Health and Safety
EHS offers classroom and online training on a variety of topics to protect the environment and the health of University employees.
Equal Opportunity Programs
The Office of Equal Opportunity Programs offers resources that support the University’s efforts to foster a diverse student body and workforce.
Center for Instructional Technology
The CIT provides faculty development and support for instructional technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Access Tutorials and workshop information.
Wellness and Work-Life
The focus of Wellness and Work-Life is the health and well-being of University employees. Information about their programs and other wellness-related resources is available on their website.
Office, Clerical, and Technical Staff Assembly
OCTSA represents office, clerical, and technical staff employees at the University. Its Professional Development committee identifies and evaluates “services available to OCT staff through the University and elsewhere to facilitate or improve their performance, opportunity for advancement and quality of life.”
Office of Information Technology
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) offers cybersecurity awareness training through the UA LMS. All UA faculty and staff must complete annual cybersecurity awareness training. This training was built in-house to provide relevant cybersecurity information, critical for protecting sensitive information of students, faculty and staff. Access the training through Human Resources’ online learning management system.
Payroll
Payroll Services is dedicated to providing timely and accurate pay to all UA employees and providing the highest level of customer service in assisting faculty, staff, students, and department administrators in every aspect of the payroll process. For information on Direct Deposit Setup, eTime, PA processing and other pertinent payroll resources, visit the Payroll website.
Procurement Training
Procurement Training offers training opportunities in order to keep faculty and staff up-to-date on policies and procedures related to the purchase of goods and services on behalf of the University. Visit their website to learn more about the resources that they provide.
Professional Staff Assembly
The PSA is a democratically-elected voting body committed to representing the needs of professional staff at UA. Its Professional Development committee is charged with researching and creating training opportunities for professional staff. The PSA also awards the Mark G. Foster Scholarship to support UA professionals continuing their education.
Risk Management
For specific information about the services offered by the Office of Risk Management, select the appropriate service area; for information on areas without links, please contact our office at 348-4534.
Safe Zone
The Safe Zone Resource Center provides educational outreach, community support and crisis intervention resources for LGBTQIA+ members of The University of Alabama community and their allies. They offer help connecting people at UA to inclusive resources, provide training on LGBTQIA+ topics for UA students, faculty and staff, facilitate LGBTQIA+ community building programs on campus, and work to advocate LGBTQIA+ interests at UA.
State of Alabama Ethics Commission
The Alabama Ethics Commission offers training on the Alabama Ethics Law to public officials and public employees. The Alabama Ethics Training Video can be accessed on the Commission website.
Women and Gender Resource Center
WGRC staff are available for training on a variety of topics; the Center also maintains a Speaker’s Bureau comprised of professionals who have training or expertise on various topics related to women and gender. The Center’s Frances S. Summersell Library has a growing collection of books, videos, audio-tapes, magazines, journals and resource files.
Faculty, staff and graduate students also have an opportunity to develop their knowledge of resources available to victims of sexual assault, domestic/dating violence and stalking through the WGRC’s Harbor training sessions.