Professional Development

The Department of Well-Being & Recreation strives to provide our undergraduate employees with memorable experiences that will help prepare them for success in their future careers.

The Leadership Endorsement provides students at Ohio University with the opportunity to learn about leadership areas, build eight skills employers seek, reflect on personal growth, and prepare to articulate skill areas to employers and graduate or professional schools. Sometimes called soft or transferable skills, these are the skill sets that are useful in any workplace and are highly desired by employers. These types of skills are critical for success in all industries.

Completing activities and reflections associated with skill areas requires analysis about experiences that developed personal skill areas. This program's combination of reflection and future thinking will help you analyze growth in a skill area and where you hope to grow while achieving your goals as a leader.

Completion of the Ohio University Leadership Endorsement Foundations Badge is required for University Well-Being & Recreation employees. Additional progress in the Endorsement is encouraged for professional development. 

This opportunity provides specialized training for all Well-Being & Recreation student leadership staff. Student Leaders will engage in activities and dialogue around professional and personal development and their role in furthering the mission and vision of University Well-Being & Recreation. All student staff supervisors are required to participate.

Provides an overview of:

• Cash handling responsibilities for collecting cash, checks, and credit cards
• Required safeguards and internal controls
• Responsibilities for PCI compliance
• Required training & certification

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the principles of effective cash handling
• Identify Risks and Internal Controls
• Recognize counterfeit currency
• Review Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Requirements
• Apply guidelines as an OHIO merchant or OHIO employee handling payment card information
• Demonstrate Best Practices
• Identify potential penalties for non-compliance

Opportunities to serve on different department committees or work teams will be available through the academic year. Please talk to your professional staff supervisor if you are interested in joining a committee or work team.