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Get Organized and Take Back Control of your Time

Speakers: Jeff VanDrimmelen and Zack Fisher, Office of Arts and Sciences Information Services (OASIS)

The four-quadrant matrix for importance and urgencyThe demand on our time has reached epic levels with "always on" access to communication and information. Students, employees, clients, colleagues insist on immediate response and engagement. Finding the time to manage resources to effectively interact is increasingly difficult, but solutions exist! This presentation is designed to give faculty and other busy professionals solid ideas about how to successfully organize their lives and take back ownership of their limited time with the use of technology tools. Jeff VanDrimmelen and Zack Fisher from the Office of Arts and Sciences Information Services (OASIS) will explore popular time management techniques like David Allen's "Getting Things Done" and Steven Covey's First Things First,but the main focus is to help participants establish their method for organizing tasks and to-do lists, calendar items, email, and other organizational and time saving applications.

When: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Where: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall


Last Modified: April 6, 2009