With over 40 sessions, 3 tracks, and 2 days, Elevating Cougs offers something meaningful for everyone, no matter your role, goals, or experience level. It’s a chance to pause, reflect, and invest in your growth—both personally and professionally.
To help you get the most from the conference, we’ve created a series of tailored schedules based around the goals you have to take advantage of this learning opportunity.
You can view the schedules on this page (scroll down and open the expandable menus) or in the conference platform where you can bookmark them.
To check out the schedules in the conference, make sure you are registered for the event, then on the Sessions page select an option from the “Audience” dropdown at the top of the page. From the resulting list, you can bookmark the sessions you want to attend. The Itinerary page shows your bookmarked sessions in a calendar layout.
Tailored Schedules
Open the expandable menus below to review session titles and times that relate to your goals or Workday roles. Some sessions run on both days and are listed twice in the schedules to give you the flexibility to attend the session that fits best within your day.
Emphasizes communication, inclusion, and emotional intelligence—skills that benefit every role and every workplace.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 10:30 am | 30 mins | Digital Accessibility |
| 10/22 1:45 pm | 30 mins | Empowering Allyship: Standing with Veterans & Military-Affiliated Cougs |
| 10/22 2:15 pm | 30 mins | Disrupting the Hustle to Build a Healthier Culture |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Universal Design for Learning Basics |
| 10/23 11:15 am | 30 mins | Universal Design for Learning Basics |
| 10/23 1:45 pm | 30 mins | Maximizing Engagement through Microaffirmations |
| 10/23 2:45 pm | 90 mins | Empowering Allyship: Standing with Veterans & Military-Affiliated Cougs |
Leadership isn’t just about titles—it’s about impact. Communication, influence, and collaboration help you lead with courage, compassion, and integrity.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 9:45 am | 60 mins | Lead with Courage: Hazing Prevention Starts with Us |
When your work aligns with your values, it leads to greater satisfaction, motivation, and wellbeing. The following sessions will help employees build self-awareness, resilience, and purpose—skills that fuel professional growth without losing sight of what matters most.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 9:45 am | 60 mins | Values Matter: Bridging Professional and Personal Worlds |
| 10/22 1:45 pm | 30 mins | Severance is Fiction: Your Identity is More than Your Career |
| 10/22 2:15 pm | 60 mins | Disrupting the Hustle to Build a Healthier Culture |
| 10/23 1:00 pm | 30 mins | Severance is Fiction: Your Identity is More than Your Career |
Support your personal growth, resilience, and wellbeing—foundational elements for staying engaged and effective at work.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 10:30 am | 30 mins | Mindfulness in Minutes: Research and Practices for Workplace Wellbeing |
| 10/23 10:30 am | 30 mins | Mindfulness in Minutes: Research and Practices for Workplace Wellbeing |
Expand your knowledge and library of skills to go beyond required training. By using tools already available to you as a WSU employee, you can invigorate your day-to-day with learning that supports both your professional and personal development.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 9:45 am | 30 mins | Cybersecurity Threats |
| 10/22 11:00 am | 60 mins | Microsoft Copilot AI Training |
| 10/22 1:00 pm | 60 mins | Title IX: Overview, status, and outlook |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Maximizing Your WSU Library |
| 10/23 9:15 am | 90 mins | Amplify Yourself – How to Build Social Capital and Influence Now and in the Future |
| 10/23 11:00 am | 60 mins | Excel Basics: What it’s For and How to Use it |
| 10/23 1:00 pm | 30 mins | Excel Next Level: Useful Tools for Everyday Work |
| 10/23 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Maximizing Your WSU Library |
Designed for anyone who leads—formally or informally. Expand your leadership toolbox with strategies for managing people, culture, and change.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23 1:00 pm | 90 mins | Leading Through Complexity and Change |
In Workday, those with finance-related security roles are at the heart of finance functions and processes, including general accounting, budget planning and reconciliation, travel and expenses, procurement, and more. Revisit and master finance basics, and discover new tools and features that drive financial functions at WSU and help maximize efficiency and flexibility.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 9:45 am | 30 mins | Accepting Credit Card Payments: Making accepting card payments |
| 10/22 11:45 am | 30 mins | Accounting Center in Workday |
| 10/22 1:45 pm | 30 mins | Expense Protect |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Understanding Your Payslip |
| 10/23 9:45 am | 30 mins | Navigating Grants Forecasting in Adaptive Planning |
| 10/23 9:45 pm | 60 mins | The Power of Workday Hubs |
| 10/23 10:30 pm | 30 mins | Bursar’s Office: Student Collections Procedures |
| 10/23 11:15 am | 30 mins | Basic 101 – Payment Processes: Suppliers and Expense Payees |
| 10/23 1:00 pm | 60 mins | Basic 101 – Finance: Understanding University Budgeting |
| 10/23 2:15 pm | 30 mins | Basic 101 – Finance & HCM: Understanding Basic Finance and HR Terms |
HR Partners, managers, and supervisors provide essential support to their department’s employees throughout every stage of their WSU journey. Review core Workday concepts and dive more deeply into specific processes and events to learn more about supporting employees by optimizing their use of Workday.
| Date and Time | Session Length | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22 9:45 am | 60 mins | Basic 101 – HCM: Staffing Basics and Tips & Tricks |
| 10/22 10:30 am | 30 mins | Worker History Navigation |
| 10/22 11:15 am | 30 mins | Recruitment Tracking: How to Utilize Microsoft Planner to Track Recruitments |
| 10/22 1:00 pm | 90 mins | What’s New in Workday – HCM |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Tips & Tricks to Running Successful Recruitments |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Understanding Your Payslip |
| 10/22 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Person Types in Workday – Which One to Use and When to Use Them |
| 10/23 9:45 am | 60 mins | The Power of Workday Hubs |
| 10/23 10:30 am | 30 mins | Tips & Tricks to Running Successful Recruitments |
| 10/23 11:15 am | 30 mins | Recruitment Tracking: How to Utilize Microsoft Planner to Track Recruitments |
| 10/23 1:00 pm | 30 mins | Change Job, Hire, and Request Comp Change Templates and Consolidated Processes |
| 10/23 1:45 pm | 30 mins | Medical Leave and Accommodation for Employees and HR Partners |
| 10/23 2:15 pm | 60 mins | Basic 101 – Finance & HCM: Understanding Basic Finance and HR Terms |
| 10/23 2:45 pm | 30 mins | Start and End Your WSU Career the Right Way |
Looking for a different way to plan your conference time?
Elevating Cougs 2025 Bingo is a fun way to think about how you’ll make the most of the conference.
Will you:
- Try a session outside your role?
- Build your own schedule and explore a new track?
- Share takeaways with colleagues and expand your Coug network?