A dynamic course that focuses on developing a cohesive and strategic board of directors. Topics include defining the role of the board, strengthening the working relationship between staff members and board members, and organizing and facilitating effective meetings.
                        
                        
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                            Dynamics of Board Relations (66969)
                        
                    
                
                
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                    10/20/2025 - 12/15/2025
                
             
            
                        
                            
                                Days & Times:
                                Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
                            
                            
                                Facility:
                                ONLINE
                            
                            
                                Instructor:
                                Alex Birkholz
                            
                         
                
                    
                                        Tuition:
                                        
$168.10
                                        
                    
                    
                        Status:
                        Closed
                    
                    
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                Legal Issues for Supervisors
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196134
            Provides an overview of the general legal responsibilities of an organization.  Analyzes the current employment laws in the U.S. and their impact on employer/employees.  Examines the supervisor's role in dealing with harassment in the workplace.   Compares how appeals can be addressed in both union and nonunion environment.
                         New Richmond, Online, Superior
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Safety in the Workplace
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196136
            An introduction to safety and loss prevention in the workplace with an emphasis on the supervisor's responsibility for maintaining a safe, productive environment.  Students will study safety concepts, hazard controls, developing safety and health programs, and federal- and state-mandated regulations.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Conflict Resolution and Confrontation Skills
                    Undergraduate | 1 Credit
            CATALOG #10196138
            In Conflict Resolution and Confrontation Skills the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to deal with conflict and confrontation in the workplace.  The learner will identify the major causes of conflict, develop a working plan of action to confront difficult situations, and establish guidelines for gaining resolution to difficult situations.  The learner will build greater personal skill and confidence in their ability to deal with conflict in their personal and professional life.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Fall 2025, Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Contemporary Business for Supervisors
                    Undergraduate | 2 Credits
            CATALOG #10196145
            In this course, you will review how the basic management styles affect the people, processes, and profitability of a business. You will also learn how to balance the organization's needs for profits with employees' basic needs within a global context. You will review and study the basic concepts and the supervisor's role regarding return on investment, return on equity, profit centers, financial statements, and overall departmental operations.
                         New Richmond, Online, Superior
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Project Management
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196188
            In Project Management, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to design, implement, and evaluate formal projects.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of the role of project management, developing a project proposal, use of relevant software, working with project teams, sequencing tasks, charting progress, dealing with variations, budgets and resources, implementation, and assessment.
                         Online
             Fall 2025, Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Team Building and Problem Solving
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196189
            In Team Building and Problem Solving, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to facilitate problem solving in a team environment.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of the benefits and challenges of group work, necessary roles in a team, stages of team development, different approaches to problem solving, consensus, systematic process of problem definition, data acquisition, analysis, developing alternative solutions, solution implementation, evaluation, and documentation.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Fall 2025, Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Leadership Development
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196190
            In Leadership Development, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to fulfill his/her role as a modern leader.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of evaluating leadership effectiveness and organization requirements, individual and group motivation strategies, implementing mission and goals, ethical behavior, personal leadership style and adaptation, impacts of power, facilitating employee development, coaching, managing change, and effective conflict resolution.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Supervision
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196191
            In Supervision, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to perform the functions of a frontline leader.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of strategies and transition to a contemporary supervisory role including day-to-day operations, analysis, delegation, controlling, staffing, leadership, problem solving, team skills, motivation, and training.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Fall 2025, Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Managing for Quality
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196192
            In Managing for Quality, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to implement and maintain a continuous improvement environment.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of a personal philosophy of quality, identifying all stakeholder relationships, meeting/exceeding customer expectations, a system-focused approach, using appropriate models and tools, managing a quality improvement project, and measuring effectiveness of continuous improvement activities.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Personal Skills for Supervisors
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196164
            In Personal Skills for Supervisors, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to deal with the time management, stress, and related challenges to a supervisor.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of time management techniques, personal planning, continuous learning, valuing rights and responsibilities of others, effective communication, assertiveness, and dealing effectively with stress.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Organizational Development
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196168
            In Organizational Development, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to effectively deal with organization behavior and change.  Each learner will demonstrate the application of the impacts of globalization on an organization, dealing with organization culture, dealing with change and future challenges affecting the total organization, organization decision making, vision, goals, performance management and planning, and the role of organization structure.
                         Offered Collegewide
             Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Ethics in Business
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196199
            This course will focus on business practices from an ethical point of view. The student will examine such topics as morality/ethical theory, utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, justice and the market system, whistle blowing, trade secrets/conflict of interest, privacy, advertising, product safety, corporate social responsibility, international business.
                         New Richmond, Online, Rice Lake
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Strategic Planning
                    Undergraduate | 1 Credit
            CATALOG #10196157
            Analyze current business strategy, recognize trends, develop vision and mission statements, identify benchmarks, measure business against benchmarks, recommend future directions.
                         Online
             Fall 2025, Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Grant Writing and Management
                    Undergraduate | 2 Credits
            CATALOG #10196123
            An introductory course designed to familiarize students to the language of grants. Specific topics include proposal development, funding sources and processes, writing grant proposals, creating budgets, developing effective evaluation tools, and managing grant funds.
                         Online
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Fundraising and Event Planning
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196127
            In this course students will deepen their understanding of raising funds in the nonprofit sector. Students learn about event planning and budgeting, income projections and ticketing, marketing outreach, food and beverage, and logistics management. Students will also categorize the various types of strategic tools currently used in conjunction with social media to increase fundraising campaigns.
                         Online
             Spring 2026
         
     
 
 
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                Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management
                    Undergraduate | 3 Credits
            CATALOG #10196131
            An introductory course aimed at providing an overview of the essential functions of a nonprofit organization. In this course students are introduced to the fundamentals of effective mission and vision statements, strategic planning, operations management, Board development, and budgeting.
                         Online
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Managing Volunteers
                    Undergraduate | 2 Credits
            CATALOG #10196158
            Successful management of volunteers is critical to a nonprofit organization. This investigative course is intended to prepare students to assume roles as volunteer program leaders and managers, or to improve their skills in existing roles with volunteer organizations. The fundamental design of the course is based on learning through critical thought in and about leadership and management roles with volunteers.
                         Online
             Fall 2025
         
     
 
 
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                Nonprofit Field Experience
                    Undergraduate | 1 Credit
            CATALOG #10196159
            This course is designed to provide students with a hands-on experience to practice the tasks and duties typically performed in a nonprofit organization. PREREQUISITE/COREQUISITE: a minimum of 7 credits of the following courses: 10196123 Grant Writing and Management, 10196127 Fundraising and Event Planning, 10196131 Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management, 10196149 Dynamics of Board Relations, or 10196158 Managing Volunteers.
                         Online
             Spring 2026