Track : Career Leadership

Business Survival Skills (1.5 hours)

Entering the “Real World” is a time of excitement, enthusiasm, and exploration. The classes, insights, and knowledge you have gained through your education will be tremendous assets as you make the transition to the world of work. The new opportunities and experiences you’ll encounter will be both exhilarating and, at times, frustrating. You will certainly encounter situations for which higher education did not prepare you for. This workshop will present some of the realities and opportunities of the first career job to help you make the transition successfully.

Career Networking Online and Face to Face (1.5 hours)

It is essential to utilize all of the available job search resources in today’s highly competitive job market, including both online professional networks and face to face conversations. This workshop will help you take full advantage of the many options to build your professional networks, and conduct a more effective job search campaign.

How to Write the Perfect Resume (1.5 hours)

In today’s competitive market, you need the “perfect” resume to set yourself apart from the other candidates. This workshop will present the basic components of a powerful and effective resume. Learn how to showcase your accomplishments and abilities, focus on the needs of the company and create a targeted distribution plan.

Interview for a Real Job (1.5 hours)

Interview! Does it make you nervous? It should…the interview is actually an audition for the job. But, interviewing is also a great opportunity to showcase your experience, knowledge, skills, and tools to ace the interview and win the job. This seminar is interactive and loaded with examples and sample questions.

Recession Survival Skills: Hot Tips for a Cold Economy (1.5 hours)

Utilizing an active participation exercise, a short PowerPoint and interactive Q&A, this workshop will help students develop skills and learn the hottest tips for finding work in a cold economic climate.

Marketing Your Leadership and Transferable Skills (1.5 hour)

A recent survey of employers hiring college graduates identified ten key attributes of successful candidates: Communication skills; Honesty; Teamwork; Interpersonal skills; Initiative; Work ethic; Analytical skills; Flexibility/adaptability; Computer skills; and Self-confidence. Sound familiar? Leadership experiences on and off campus provide excellent opportunities to develop these attributes as you explore careers and organize your job search. This workshop will help you develop strategies to communicate your underlying capabilities as you put your leadership experiences to work!

Track : EMBRACE

It's Hard to See the Picture When You're Inside the Frame (2 hours)

How do people from different groups make sense of the world? How do we interpret and understand our own and others messages and behaviors? This workshop will promote the idea that in a society such as ours, using only our own frame of reference creates misunderstandings.

Stereotypes: Helpful or Harmful? (2 hours)

Where do stereotypes come from? Stereotypes are natural and part of everyone's system for viewing and dealing with the world. The workshop will illustrate that a negative evaluation of a behavior results in negative consequences.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words (Part 1 and 2) (2 hours)

Why do we experience anxiety when we encounter or communicate with strangers? This workshop will demonstrate that people are often not aware of their behavior during encounters with others and bolster the idea that it is everyone's responsibility to attempt to understand and interpret effectively.

Being Flexible in a Changing World (2 hours)

This workshop will develop understanding that many of the communicative situations we experience today require a higher tolerance for ambiguity. It will also promote the idea that it is everyone's responsibility to "react" when members of our group "put down" members of other groups.

A Reason to Change (2 hours)

This workshop ties together many of the concepts learned through the EMBRACE program. The goal of this workshop is to introduce a developmental model on how people embrace diversity in stages of dialog and interaction. In addition, there is an opportunity to take what is learned from the program and become an EMBRACE facilitator!

Track : Emerging Leaders

Communication Styles (1.5 hours)

This workshop will explore some of the basics involved in leadership communication and provide tips on how to develop these skills to become an effective leader. This session will review ways to enhance interpersonal skills, develop listening strategies, and choose the appropriate communication medium for delivering a message.

Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (1.5 hours)

Understanding yourself is the first step to understanding how to be a better leader. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, this workshop will help you to identify your preferred modes of operating and how then to also work with others given your own personal style.

Teamwork and Collaboration (1.5 hours)

A common goal. This workshop will discuss the group process and how it evolves over time. Also, this session will discuss how individual differences between group members can be strengths instead of a weakness. Techniques and principles of proper and effective collaboration will also be presented.

Time Management (1.5 hours)

Being able to juggle a busy schedule is a fundamental skill of successful leaders. This workshop will show you how to get organized so you can utilize your time more efficiently. This workshop will also help participants view time budgeting as a valuable leadership skill rather than an absolute way of life. This workshop will help you identify your priorities and how to maximize your time to accommodate your primary goals.

Vision and Goal Setting (1.5 hours)

It is essential for an effective leader to foresee the needs of the group and establish the necessary goals. This workshop will explore methods of successful goal setting for you and your organization. It will also explore how to evaluate your goals and explain organizational vision and how to utilize it.

Track : Global Leadership

Exploring Ethnicity (1.5 hours)

How do you identify yourself and how to others identify you? Is this identity or label a result of your skin, eye and hair color, your family's cultural background, or both? This workshop explores society's attitudes about race, ethnicity and culture, our search for our "roots" and the values and ideas that are associated with ethnicity.

What Is Culture? (1.5 hours)

This workshop will provide a theoretical framework on the concept of culture, using the “ice-berg” analogy and culture shock theory as the basis for discussions. Activities will involve individual, reflective exercises as well as group interactions and comparisons of American and non-American cultures. Participants will learn coping strategies for adjusting to new cultures.

Are You A Global Leader? (1.5 hours)

Students will explore the definitions and concepts of globalism, globalization, leadership, and global leadership. We will use personal stories of successful global leaders to identify literacies, competencies, and best practices of global leaders. Students will also do a self evaluation on their own global leadership competencies and explore community resources for individual and group development centered on global leadership.

Becoming an Effective Global Communicator (1.5 hours)

Students will learn and understand the definition of intercultural communication as a meaning-negotiating process. They will practice some intercultural communication competence techniques such as perception- checking, mindful interviewing, and suspending judgments. The workshop will also provide opportunity for participants to reflect in writing what they observed, experienced and learned.

Track : Organizational Leadership

The FISH! Philosophy (1 hour)

Imagine an organization where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the group every day. Imagine an environment where people are truly connected to their work and to each other. FISH! offers wisdom that is easy to grasp and to apply at any level of leadership within an organization. This workshop will help you learn to catch the energy and release the potential of FISH! in any team environment

The Leadership Challenge (1.5 hours)

Learn the 5 Practices of Leadership and how you can live these practices as individuals and groups. Determine areas of possible growth-both individually and with your team. Also, determine individual and group strengths and how to maximize these strengths.

Leading through Adversity (1 hour)

This workshop will provide a window into the participant's perception of and approach to dealing with adversity. Participants will determine their AQ (adversity intelligence) and personal leadership style. Through activities, reflection, and dialogue, individuals will be given the tips and tools necessary for successful leadership.

The Seven C’s of Social Change (1.5 hours)

Student leaders will learn how to use the model in their organization, which is designed to enhance the development of leadership qualities in all participants- those who hold formal leadership positions as well as those who do not - and to promote a process that is inclusive and actively engages all who wish to contribute.

Using the Strengths of Your Team (1.5 hours)

How well its member work together measures the success of any organization’s output. Come explore ideas, activities and information on how to build a motivated working team. Activities for creating a new team as well as revitalizing an existing group will be shared.

Track : Public Service Nonprofit

Leadership

Introduction to Organizational and Financial Management (1.5 hours)

Regardless of the size of your budget, it is important to understand how budgets influence the effectiveness of your organization. This workshop will explore possible sources of funds, the role of budgeting in effective management, essential elements of the budgeting process, and the advantage and limitations of budgeting. It will cover planning for organizations and how this information can assist you in your personal life as well.

Overview of Careers in Public Service and Nonprofits (1 hour)

Interested in a career in a public service or nonprofit organization? Are you interested in pursuing a career in law, politics, and government, county or in a nonprofit organization such as the Red Cross? This workshop will introduce participants to career options, positions available, preparation needed, and ideas for how to best pursue careers in these fields.

Organizational Advancement Part 1 (1.5 hours)

These two sessions provide an introduction to marketing, which for nonprofit and public organizations is frequently referred to as “advancement” – a field of work that unifies the concepts of market research and planning, strategy development, communications, fundraising, media- and other constituent-relations, and branding.

Organizational Advancement Part 2 (1.5 hours)

These two sessions provide an introduction to marketing, which for nonprofit and public organizations is frequently referred to as “advancement” – a field of work that unifies the concepts of market research and planning, strategy development, communications, fundraising, media- and other constituent-relations, and branding.

Program Development and Proposal Writing (1.5 hours)

This workshop will discuss ways to develop successful programs through strategic planning, mission and goal setting, serving population needs, creating partnership, and forecasting budget and human resource needs.

Electives for E.M.B.R.A.C.E Track

Culture and Gender Roles (1 hour)

This workshop will consider how men and women may be raised in a gender specific fashion depending on their cultural background. The workshop participants will learn and discuss views of gender issues from a cultural background.

Dealing with Racism (1.5 hours)

This workshop will help individuals look into the issues of racism, and how it has affected them and/or their outlook on life. Suggestions will be presented as to how to deal with the anger and frustration caused by racism.

Exploring Ethnicity (1.5 hours)

How do you identify yourself and how to others identify you? Is this identity or label a result of your skin, eye and hair color, your family's cultural background, or both? This workshop explores society's attitudes about race, ethnicity and culture, our search for our "roots" and the values and ideas that are associated with ethnicity.

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (1.5 hours)

What are some of the issues faced by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals? This workshop will discuss these issues in order to increase awareness, sensitivity, and understanding.

Understanding “Isms” (1.5 hours)

This workshop will help individuals examine the issues of racism, sexism, ageism and disableism. The above issues will be discussed in this workshop as well as other issues around “isms’ prevalent in today’s society.

Electives

Culture and Gender Roles (1 hour)

This workshop will consider how men and women may be raised in a gender specific fashion depending on their cultural background. The workshop participants will learn and discuss views of gender issues from a cultural background.

Dealing with Difficult People (1.5 hours)

Learn how to stop reinforcing difficult behaviors and how to avoid getting personally hooked. This session will help you to voice your opinion without being overly aggressive and how to confront a difficult person when you must.

Dealing with Racism (1.5 hours)

This workshop will help individuals look into the issues of racism, and how it has affected them and/or their outlook on life. Suggestions will be presented as to how to deal with the anger and frustration caused by racism.

Dining Etiquette (1.5 hours)

Good manners are good business! Do you know what all those forks are for, where to put your napkin, and how to eat your soup? Come learn how to stand out as a future leader through dining etiquette “ must knows.”

Event Planning (1.5 hours)

The workshop will teach participants the steps for planning an event from the beginning stages of brainstorming to the implementation of the event. The nuts and bolts of event planning, collaboration, support, resources, implementation, budgeting and evaluation will be discussed.

Exploring Ethnicity (1.5 hours)

How do you identify yourself and how to others identify you? Is this identity or label a result of your skin, eye and hair color, your family's cultural background, or both? This workshop explores society's attitudes about race, ethnicity and culture, our search for our "roots" and the values and ideas that are associated with ethnicity.

Finding an Internship (1.5 hours)

Internships provide you with an opportunity to gain practical experience within a chosen field of study. Finding the right internship is not always easy. This workshop provides an overview of academic internships, paid/unpaid internships, and provides resources to help you find your ideal internship.

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (1.5 hours)

What are some of the issues faced by gays, lesbians, and bisexuals? This workshop will discuss these issues in order to increase awareness, sensitivity, and understanding.

Powerful First Impressions that Lead to Career Success (1 hour)

Whether you are job hunting or looking for a promotion, dressing professionally and appropriately is critical. During a job interview, not only are you being assessed on your experience and qualification, you are also being evaluated on your dress and grooming. The more appropriately you are dressed, the better and more confident you will feel in the interview. In this workshop, you will learn how to dress for an interview for the best possible outcome. You will also learn valuable tips for creating an image of leadership and professionalism on the job, no matter the dress code.

Public Speaking (1 hour)

Learn how to be a confident speaker and a dynamic leader in meetings. Gain confidence in your speaking abilities. Overcome microphone anxiety, the greatest fear in the world! This session will offer you a chance to practice public speaking in front of a group.

Understanding “Isms” (1.5 hours)

This workshop will help individuals examine the issues of racism, sexism, ageism and disableism. The above issues will be discussed in this workshop as well as other issues around “isms’ prevalent in today’s society.

SLI Core (Required for all SLI Tracks)

Ethical Decision Making (1.5 hours)

This workshop will discuss strategies to practicing values-driven leadership through identifying the difference between what people “want” to do and “should” do. Through case studies or scenarios, discussion and debate, techniques for handling very difficult and ambiguous situations will be explored. Models that can assist the decision-maker in choosing between “right and wrong” will be discussed.

Introduction to Leadership (1.5 hours)

Are you aware of your own leadership style or the type of leader that you are? This workshop will focus on competencies and strategies for essential leadership skills. Discussion will focus on theories and models of leadership. The workshop will allow participants opportunities for individual assessment of leadership skills, as well as group work to discuss issues like teamwork.

Leading and Managing A Diverse Group (1.5 hours)

Successful managers and leaders understand and educate themselves on the changing demographics within the community, the nation, and the world. This session will explore the impact that a diverse community may have in your personal interactions with others. You will also be challenged to re-examine your personal values and beliefs, and discover stereotypes and biases that you may hold. It will help students develop an openness and appreciation of differences, and underscore the richness that diversity can add to a group or organization.