The Independent Advocate and Warren County Chambers are pleased to invite you to a candidate forum featuring Supervisor candidates for Districts 3,4, and 5 and House candidates for District 21. All candidates have been invited to attend.

Event Schedule:

The forum will be broadcast live on Facebook, with additional coverage by the local newspaper and possibly KNIA radio.

We look forward to seeing you there!

This is Simpson's first time in many years hosting a larger career fair, and this event aims to connect students interested in internships and jobs with employers from a variety of different industries. Simpson encourages our exploring students to attend to learn more about career opportunities and make professional connections. 

This event is free. Due to this, lunch will not be provided but there are eating establishments in the campus center, which is where the event will be hosted.

Employers’ registration deadline for this career fair is September 23^rd at 4 PM. Space is limited and registration will close once it is full. To register, please click here.

Overview
Some meetings - and some meeting participants - are really tough! Gain and practice proven techniques to protect the productivity of the meeting and keep things moving forward well, even in the face of resistance, hostility, apathy, attempted domination, and other unprofessional behaviors. In this full-day workshop, we'll weave stories of disruptive behavior into techniques of how to manage them with grace. Keeping in mind the essentials of any effective meeting and supplementing those critical foundations with advanced techniques to use when the meeting is at a standstill.

Objectives
By attending this course, participants will...

• Practice anticipating and preparing for the challenges that will most likely occur in your meeting environment
• Gain proven techniques as a facilitator to keep your cool under fire
• Practice regaining control in a safe environment, so you can be ready when the next meeting turns unpleasant
• Gain tools you can use to help others manage better meetings

Overview
This lively and highly interactive session will give individuals the critical essentials for getting a project done, regardless of the size or complexity, offering you techniques, concepts, and tools that will save you time and energy right away. This class is designed for individuals who are new to the PM space and need an introduction, or those more seasoned PMs who could use a refresher. This class includes everything you need to know to manage a successful project. Filled with fun activities and plenty of group interaction, this class will introduce you to many topics including, what a project manager is, what a project is, the project lifecycle, and helpful mnemonics. Additionally, participants will walk away with tools they can apply right away

Objectives
By attending this course, participants will . . .

1. Describe a project in a meaningful way –including the “what” and the “why” of it, a summary of the “how” and a prioritized statement of high-priority risks.
2. Describe the road map of project management, include the processes and knowledge areas that contribute to project success, with a focus on stakeholder management through influence regardless of authority:
   • Managing the triple constraint of Scope, Time, and Cost
   • Effective communication management
   • Risk management
3. Describe how the transition process impacts their team, and how projects cause change

Take advantage of our extended hours on the 3rd Thursday of each month to visit the Annett Nature Center!

There may be new things to check out, an activity, or a chance to visit after school and work that might be harder during our regular office hours!

With just a handful of key concepts, Changemakers can enable change in an organization in a way that protects business interests, empowers people, and simplifies the process. Join us in this session to learn more.

Changemakers are the individuals who put the good of the organization first, make authentic human connection, and consistently treat change as a process, not an event. They make things happen. More often than not, though, Changemakers get stuck. There’s not enough budget. Our projects keep falling behind. We rarely stick to a change when we propose one. Someone is always upset about an initiative. Is there a better way? Yes!

This jam packed and engaging session will give you the tools and techniques for a better way…

• For change
• To get more done
• To bring people along

By attending this course, participants will:

• Gain tools to help you improve your influence
• Encounter a simple, easy-to-apply model for talking about one of the most disruptive forces at work
• Enable you to identify and empower Changemakers around you