Twenty-five
students from the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology
attended a three-part workshop over the past few weeks to strengthen their
skills in Microsoft Excel. The Eberly
Management Association organized the program.
During
the sessions, student learned the basic skill set that students should know,
but with a twist of highly useful and efficient time-saving tricks. Richard Hoover, assistant director of the Small
Business Development Center, assisted with the first training program and
provided many examples and practice problems associated with basic skills. Veronica Paz, an IUP Accounting faculty
member, and Hoover taught together for the second session and covered more
advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and data handling formulas. With assistance from both individuals, students
were able to obtain more hands-on assistance. The last session, led by Hoover,
was a more in-depth version about Pivot Tables, how to create charts with the
data, VLOOKUPS, and cleaning data.
Carmen
Henry, senior with a double major in operations management and human resource
management, was one of the student coordinators and participated in the
workshops. “I really appreciate the
Eberly College providing us with this opportunity to enhance our skills in
Excel,” said Henry. “I learned a lot
over the three sessions, and it will definitely be something that I will be able
to use in the remainder of my coursework and in my future employment.”
Cyndy
Strittmatter, assistant dean for Administration, worked with the Management
Association to organize the workshop. “Student representatives on last year’s Eberly Strategic Planning
Council recommended supplemental workshops and programs to help them strengthen
skills in specific areas,” Strittmatter said. “Excel training
was a high priority among the students. We are proud to have student organizations, such as the Management
Association, that work to organize their membership and commit hours outside of
the classroom to strengthen their skill sets and to be more competitive when
searching for jobs.”