Training Catalog

Take an online tour through the Line Assignment application and learn how to log in and utilize the selection criteria to get a line for your position.

Take a tour through the New Employee Welcome Application to learn how to submit a request for a welcome packet for new employees.

This online course is intended to familiarize you with the rules and standards of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) by reviewing the standards and how they apply to you.

This online course is intended to familiarize you with the essentials of budget revisions and the eBudget application.

The RF Approver Step eReq Quick Guide provides a basic understanding of eReq terms, workflow actions and helpful hints for the Principal Investigator and/or the individual delegated by a Principal Investigator as an eReq approver for RF accounts. Comprehensive training takes place, by request, for new eReq operators on a one on one basis.

The Research Foundation Procurement Card Guidelines are designed to provide guidance in the proper use of the Research Foundation PCard for new and current cardholders. Comprehensive training takes place on a one-on-one basis.

Faculty and staff who are affiliated with the state can learn about eligibility for retirement from the university, actions needed before retiring and state-funded retirement benefits. Attend this class if you are beginning your preparations for retirement or want to learn more about the retirement process.

The ShopBlue training session for an individual or small group provides a basic understanding of terms, navigation, workflow actions and helpful hints. The session lasts about two hours.

The State Procurement Card Guidelines are designed to provide guidance in the proper use of the State PCard for new and current cardholders. One-on-one training occurs between the new cardholder and Procurement Card Administrator when the PCard is ready for distribution.

This online course will show you how to reconcile and certify your State Procurement Card (PCard) transactions in the SUNY Finance and Management system on the SUNY Employee Services Web Portal.

The guide for How to Select a Supplier For My Electronic Requisition (eReq) provides step by step instructions on how use the Supplier tab. There are five screens in the Supplier tab: Supplier Search, Supplier Add/Edit, Supplier Home, UB Supplier File Search, Supplier Advanced Search.

Learn how to use UB's Travel and Expense Reimbursement System (Concur) to book business travel, and submit business travel and non-travel expenses for reimbursement.

Learn how Cost Approvers are notified of Expense Reports ready for review, how to review Expense Reports that are pending approval, how to allocate expenses in those pending reports, and how to return, forward, or approve reports appropriately. 

Get a deep dive into how to use the expense module in UB’s travel and expense reimbursement system (Concur). Gain an in-depth understanding of linking a pre-travel request to an expense report, travel itinerary allowances, hotel itemizations, and other expense module features. You can compile and submit accurate travel expense reports in Concur for yourself or on behalf of the travelers you support.

Are you someone who prepares travel-related requests, bookings, and expense reports for travelers in your division? Learn how to use the Travel and Expense Reimbursement System (Concur) to support your team's travelers. As a Travel Delegate, you can advise your travelers on how to list you as their Travel Delegate and then prepare travel request forms, book business travel, and compile travel expense reports on behalf of those travelers.

Are you someone who travels for work on behalf of UB? Do you book your own travel arrangements and submit your own travel expense reports? Learn how to use the Travel and Expense Reimbursement System (Concur) to prepare and submit your own pre-travel request forms, book business travel, and compile and submit travel expense reports in Concur.

Learn why you need to look up hotel per diem before you request or book travel, how to complete the mandatory Hotel Itemization worksheet in Concur, and what to do if your lodging expenses exceed per diem rates. 

Learn how to use the Travel and Expense Reimbursement System (Concur) through a collection of self-paced videos. Review recordings of recent Concur webinars for travelers and traveler preparer delegates and focused sessions that target common issues for all Concur users. 

Learn why you need to prepare a Travel Itinerary, different options for how to do so, and how to elect or decline Travel Allowances.

This online session is offered monthly and presented by The Travel Team Inc., UB’s travel agency partner. Learn about the many benefits you can take advantage of when you book your airfare, hotel, and transportation right in the Concur Travel Module instead of vendor sites—still with your loyalty program perks applied.

The Travel Guidelines provide an overview of how to arrange and pay for travel expenses when engaged in official UB business. This customized training can range from 30 minutes to two hours in length.  It can be for an individual, a small group or a large group.  

Improve your communication skills using the DISC assessment to provide insight into your preferred communication style and learn how to determine the ideal approach to use with each of your colleagues.

Learn how to leverage your preferred approach to communication and effectively interact with others in a more positive and productive way.

Watch this short introduction for faculty and staff to technology tools for work, teaching and research at the University at Buffalo.

This online training helps you understand the types of data you may encounter while working at UB. In addition, you will learn about the regulations that govern how we protect data. 

This online training will help you recognize the tactics used by others to obtain sensitive and protected information. In the university environment, most of us deal with sensitive information on a daily basis — sometimes without realizing it. We all have a responsibility to ensure that UB data remains secure.  

This online course is intended to familiarize you with the rules and standards of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) by reviewing the standards and how they apply to you.

Learn about the SUNY project that is part of the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011.

Take the online training on New York State's Hazard Communication and Right-to-Know program, intended for the entire New York State workforce.

This mandatory training for employees is required by New York State to ensure that all employees complete sexual harassment prevention training on an annual basis.

This online class reviews UB’s time and attendance rules for state faculty and staff to help you understand how to properly manage your days off from work.

This online training reviews UB’s Workplace Violence Policy and helps you to identify potentially violent situations so that you can help to keep our campus safe and secure. 

Environment, Health & Safety provides a 1.5 hour class for individuals with job duties that could cause them to come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious fluids.

This 1.5 hour class provides basic right-to-know training on hazardous chemicals and provides instructions on how to safety handle and package laboratory wastes.

Personnel who use Class 3b and 4 laser systems are required to take initial laser safety training.

Mandatory annual training for personnel who access radiation posted areas (non-radiation workers).

Take the online training on New York State's Hazard Communication and Right-to-Know program, intended for the entire New York State workforce.

Take the online training on New York State's Hazard Communication and Right-to-Know program, intended for the entire New York State workforce.

This online training introduces you to the Child Protection Policy, which is designed to support UB’s commitment to protect the safety and welfare of children on campus.

Watch this short introduction for faculty and staff to technology tools for work, teaching and research at the University at Buffalo.

This online training helps you understand the types of data you may encounter while working at UB. In addition, you will learn about the regulations that govern how we protect data. 

This online training will help you recognize the tactics used by others to obtain sensitive and protected information. In the university environment, most of us deal with sensitive information on a daily basis — sometimes without realizing it. We all have a responsibility to ensure that UB data remains secure.  

This mandatory training for employees is required by New York State to ensure that all employees complete sexual harassment prevention training on an annual basis.

This online training reviews UB’s Workplace Violence Policy and helps you to identify potentially violent situations so that you can help to keep our campus safe and secure. 

Uncover your natural talents using the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment and personal reflection exercises.

This workshop will help you learn effective meeting facilitation and delivery strategies such as: building an actionable agenda, creating role clarity and using structured content to make meetings fun, productive and meaningful.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

This class will delve into time management skills that can help us work more efficiently while managing our to-do lists. The course will touch upon prioritization and organization techniques, as well as how to communicate and advocate for our needs in the workplace.

This in-person workshop will teach you about bias, recognize its origins and explore what biases drive you. This workshop will dive into the actions we can take to work towards inclusion in our minds and our environments. We will explore personal identity, how our minds can trick us into reinforcing our beliefs and actions we can take to counter these forces.

Our emotional intelligence helps us manage our emotions at work, build productive relationships with colleagues, and handle difficult decision-making. Informed by the work of Daniel Goleman, Patrick King, Carolyn Stern, and Susan David, this course will help learners understand emotional intelligence and how to grow their capabilities. We will broaden our emotional vocabulary, learn emotional agility, problem-solving, empathy, building trust, and more.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

In this interactive session, you will be introduced to what a Safe Zone is and how creating one and being a part of the Safe Zone Network, has a positive impact at the individual, group and institutional level.

These are fast and easy to follow online training videos that will help solve common Microsoft problems. They are available to you from any computer with an internet connection at any time of day or night - when it is convenient for you.

Diversity is essential to excellence in the University setting. This series of four videos illustrates why creating a plan for conducting a successful search is critical, as well as the importance of building an awareness of implicit bias and how to minimize its effects. 

This six-class series prepares managers to effectively manage employee performance.

The ways you document activities and interactions that occur in your department can have a significant impact on your ability to effectively manage your employees’ performance. When you complete this online session, you will understand how to properly use documentation as a performance manager. 

Hire for competence and fit by improving your selection process. Learn how to reduce hiring mistakes by more accurately assessing a candidate’s potential.

Excellence—embracing and exhibiting the highest level of quality in research, teaching and service—can be achieved only when diverse perspectives are engaged. This workshop, conducted by Anne M. Etgen, Professor Emerita of Neuroscience at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, illustrates why we recruit faculty for diversity and excellence, obstacles to achieving faculty diversity, how schemas affect the careers of women and underrepresented minorities, and what we can do to address these issues.  Supplemental materials are provided to assist search committees during the faculty search process. 

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

The campus walking program features a one-mile walk around either North or South Campus. Each week we walk at our own pace and meet other colleagues from around campus.

Chair yoga, offered in partnership with Recreation and Intramural Services, increases flexibility, strength, mental clarity and body awareness.

Estate planning is important to ensure your wishes are fulfilled after you pass or become unable to make decisions. It includes outlining your healthcare preferences, distributing assets, and caring for dependents and pets. Failure to plan ahead can cause legal complications and stress for loved ones. Plan ahead to minimize taxes and ensure your loved ones are cared for according to your desires.

These group classes will improve your cardiovascular fitness and endurance, and balance. Bring a yoga mat and water. Masks are optional. Offered in partnership with Recreation and Intramural Services.

It goes without saying that the past year or so has been a difficult one for our community. Thus, our theme for 2023 has been named “The Year of Gratitude”.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

Join us for virtual sessions focused on wellness, working remotely and other professional development topics.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative. Whether you provide care for a spouse, partner, parent, friend, or a child with special needs; at home or in a care facility, whether down the block or miles away, yours is an important role. This course is for family caregivers like you!

Faculty and staff who are affiliated with the state can learn about eligibility for retirement from the university, actions needed before retiring and state-funded retirement benefits. Attend this class if you are beginning your preparations for retirement or want to learn more about the retirement process.