Do you have new employees? Or do you just need to refresh your company on basic principles within the workplace? Then you don’t want to miss this opportunity to attend the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce’s seminar on “Professionalism in the Workplace” which will be held on Fri., Aug. 18, from 8:30-10 a.m. at Covenant’s Knipling Education Conference Center. The seminar will cover everything from professionalism on social media to the way you dress.

Identify Corporate Innovations Owner, Christy Reeves, will present “Dress for Success” and “Etiquette in the Workplace.” Reeves, created ICI Consulting to help transform companies and organizations. With decades of experience working in various capacities in multiple industries, Reeves developed a passion for creating positive change through problem solving and innovative thinking.

“What not to do on Social Media” will be presented by Ronn Garcia an attorney at Underwood Law Firm. Garcia will go over stories of social media mishaps committed by professionals on their personal social media accounts. Garcia regularly presents on “hot legal topics” that come up in the business and education industries.

This seminar is part of the Chamber University program. Chamber University is designed to address critical business topics and offer tools to navigate and thrive in the ever-changing demands of the 21st century workplace.

The cost of the seminar is $50. Chamber members get a discounted price of $35. Breakfast and check-in will be from 8-8:30 a.m.

Chamber University is sponsored by Workforce Solutions South Plains and Wayland Baptist University. Registration is open and reservations can be made by visiting LubbockChamber.com or by calling (806) 761 7000. Changes to reservations may be made until 5 p.m. on Wed. Aug. 16.

For more information on Chamber University, please contact Allison Cottrell at (806) 761-7000 or allison.cottrell@lubbockbiz.org.

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce represents over 2,000 businesses and over 79,000 employees on the South Plains which accounts for over $2 billion in annual household earnings in Lubbock and West Texas. The Chamber has twice earned the distinguished 5-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is a two-time Chamber of the Year recognized by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

(News release from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce)