Complete 4 workshops to receive a Certificate of Completion. Trainings are offered on a first come, first served basis with a cap of 50 participants. Offered Fall 2026 & Spring 2027.
Trainer: Jennifer Buchholz | Thursday, Sept 10. | Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Discover practical Outlook features that can help you manage email, calendars, tasks, and meetings more efficiently. Participants will learn time-saving tips for organizing their inbox, automating routine actions, and staying productive throughout the workday.
Trainer: Jennifer Buchholz | Thursday, Oct 1. | Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Stay current with the newest Microsoft Teams features and enhancements designed to improve communication and collaboration. Participants will explore recent updates, learn best practices, and discover tools that can help teams work more effectively across campus.
Trainer: Jennifer Buchholz | Thursday, Oct 22. | Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Learn how to turn data into compelling visual stories by selecting the right chart types, customizing layouts and styles, emphasizing key insights, and using advanced features such as sparklines and chart templates. Participants will gain practical techniques for creating clear, professional, and persuasive data visualizations
Trainer: Jennifer Buchholz | Thursday, Nov 12. | Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Learn the fundamentals of PivotTables and discover how to transform raw data into meaningful insights. Participants will create, organize, filter, sort, group, update, and format PivotTables to analyze data more efficiently and confidently.
Trainer: Jennifer Buchholz | Thursday, Dec 10. | Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Take your PivotTable skills to the next level by exploring advanced layouts, PivotCharts, slicers, and data relationships. This session focuses on building interactive reports and dashboards that make data easier to explore, share, and understand.
Workshops are held in Zoom. New to Zoom? View Zoom for Beginners resources.
Best-selling author, entrepreneur, coach, and engaging geek Jennifer Buchholz has worked in higher education, training, and development for over 20-years. When she realized that traditional methods weren’t helping her students thrive—she founded her own business, based in Milwaukee, which helps organizations and teams improve productivity and reduce frustration with Microsoft products through fun technical skills training. The result? Amped-up collaboration and better success across every aspect of their business and work.
Jennifer is an award-winning connector who consistently goes out of her way to help others succeed. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, her passion is bringing people together so they have the tools, support, and resources they need to be successful. She is actively involved in numerous professional organizations including ATD (Association for Talent Development), SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, eWomen Network, and more.