Career Tools 3: How To Email
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The title of this workshop is a bit tongue-in-cheek: Of course, we all know how to email. In fact, it's one of the things (such as meetings) that, many of us feel, we do so often that it wastes much of our time. There is simply no end to email! At the same time, if you ask faculty (and other members of the JMU community) about the things that are most annoying at a university, not receiving responses to emails that one needs a response to is at the top of the list as well.
Something's gotta give! How can we give it? (Now THAT was glib!)
This workshop does not provide any easy solutions, but it combines a conversation about email practices with suggestions for how to rein in the time spent on emails while at the same time being responsive to our colleagues. And to push things towards, and maybe off, the deep end, we will ask how we can use emails in the service of invitations to meaningful community.
Date & Time: Tuesday, 2/27, from 3 - 4 PM
Location: Online (The Zoom link will be provided either with the email registration confirmation or by email the day before the event.)
Facilitator: Andreas Broscheid, CFI & CAL
Program Outcomes
- Participants will make progress towards being more efficient in their email use.
- Participants will make progress towards freeing up time otherwise spent writing and answering emails.
Attendance & Registration Information
Our programs are intended for JMU faculty or staff only! If you are a student or administrator and would like to attend, please email cfi@jmu.edu with your request.
LOG IN: If this is your first time visiting the registration page, your account will be created automatically when you sign in with your JMU e-ID and password (DUO required). Be sure to clear your browser cache/cookies upon each visit to the registration page.
- Complete your profile information:
- Update your college/division and department (use the search feature and/or select from the dropdown) and enter your Mail Stop Code (MSC) for your department on-campus mail.
- Add comments about your dietary & accommodation needs at the bottom of the profile form. (This information is collected and stored with your online account for all future programs you may attend.)
- Once your profile is complete, you should see a status update as complete on your Dashboard (an overview of your account).
Register by Monday, 2/26, at 11:59 PM.
Cancellations
If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled event prior to the registration deadline, please return to your CFI Program Account and cancel your registration. If it is after the event registration deadline, please email cfi@jmu.edu as early as possible.
CFI programs will be canceled automatically if JMU is closed for inclement weather.
We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please describe any considerations or accommodations (e.g., dietary, disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about in your account profile. You may also reach out to us at cfi@jmu.edu or (540) 568-4846.