Who We Are

The mission of the Learning and Development team is to provide professional development opportunities for Stanford employees and organizational development consultation for Stanford departments and work groups. We also provide support to University-wide initiatives for making Stanford a better place to work, assist Human Resources in increasing its capacity to serve the University, and encourage coordination of training activities across the University.

Chrestman, Keith	(650) 723-4635	Training Coordinator	kchrestman@stanford.edu
Geller, Kathy	(650) 723-8415	Director, Learning and Development	kathygeller@stanford.edu
Hall, Esti	(650) 725-8479	STARS Administrator	estihall@stanford.edu
Hecimovich, Allison	(650) 725-6700	Trainer/ OD Consultant	ahecimov@stanford.edu
Moss, Judith	(650) 725-1794	Trainer/ OD Consultant	jmoss@stanford.edu
Sexton, Kathleen	(650)725-7318	Trainer/ OD Consultant	ksexton@stanford.edu

FAQs

• How do I use the Staff Training Assistance Program (STAP to help me take professional development courses?
  STAP procedures and policies
  
  
• How can I check my STAP usage and balance?
  Starting September 1, 2007, your total STAP usage and balance will be reported in STARS, the Stanford Training and Registration System in Axess. This balance includes the Continuing Studies Program courses, Information Technology Services (ITS) courses, Health Improvement Program (HIP) courses, and all classes taken from external training providers. To check your STAP balance, go to http://axess.stanford.edu. Log in to Axess. Choose: Training > STAP Balance.
  
  

• How do I use the Staff Tuition Reimbursement Program (STRP) to help me get a college degree?
  STRP procedures and policies
  
  

• How do I find out what courses are available through Learning and Development?
  L&D course listings
  
  

• How do I find out what professional and career development courses are available in addition to those offered by L&D?
  Training Opportunities Guide
  
  

• How do I link to Podcasts offered by L&D?
  Podcasts by L&D
  
  

• How do I register for professional development classes offered by L&D?
  You can register in STARS.
  
  
• How do I find out which Learning and Development courses are free and which ones have a registration fee?
  Most L&D courses are offered at no charge to staff.  To see if a course does have a fee, go to the course listing information and see the Training Opportunities Guide.
  
• How can I schedule a course just for my department?
  If you see a course listed in the Learning and Development section of the course listings that you think you would like to have conducted for your department call or email us at kchrestman@stanford.edu and we can help you contact the instructor. Because the majority of our courses are conducted by external instructors/vendors your department will need to contract with and pay the instructor for the course.
  
  
• How do I find out about courses not currently available for registration but under consideration for next quarter?
  Courses under consideration for dates beyond the current quarter can be viewed by going to the following link. These courses are not available for registration at this time.
  
  

Sign-up for Course Info.

If you would like to receive information about upcoming L&D courses and special communication about classes not advertised in the TOG you can sign-up for automatic email messages by linking to any of the following distribution lists. You can also delete your name from the lists at any time.

Administrative Associates

• Learn about upcoming classes to help you provide administrative support to staff and faculty.
• To subscribe admin-learning@lists.stanford.edu

Career Development

• Read about tools, Lunch & Learns, and classes that help you drive your career at Stanford
• To subscribe careerdevelopment@lists.stanford.edu

Learning & Development

• Stay up-to-date about Learning & Development news and information (i.e. registrations dates, TOG releases, new programs).
• To subscribe ld-information@lists.stanford.edu

Managers

• Receive updated information about new learning opportunities designed just for managers.
• To subscribe leadershipdevelopment@lists.stanford.edu

Supervisors

• Stay up-to-date about new topics added to Supervisory Essentials I/II and Orientation to Supervision
• To subscribe supervisor-learning@lists.stanford.edu