Division of Student Affairs

Breakout Session 2 - 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

All speakers are students, staff, or faculty of Case Western Reserve University, unless noted within the session description.

Not sure what the term Emerging, Intermediate or Advanced/Transitional leader means? Check out the bottom of the conference website for definitons of these terms.

Advice from Advisors

• Mark DeGuire, Associate Professor, Department of Material Science & Engineering
• Michael Kenney, Teagle Professorial Fellow & Senior Instructor, Department of Chemistry
• Colleen Barker-Williamson, Director of Student Activities & Leadership

Focus: Intermediate and Transitional Leaders; Undergraduates

This session will explore various models of relationships between student organization leaders and your group advisor. Tips for having a meaningful relationship will be shared. Come prepared to engage in simple trouble shooting with two seasoned organizational advisors.

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back: Strategies for participating in the Case Relay for Life

•  Lora Doleh, Event Chair, Class of 2007
• Alex Hamberger, Alumni Co-Chair, Class of 2008

Focus: Leaders of all levels; Undergraduates and Graduates

This session will assist student organizational leaders in developing a strategy of success for participation in the 3rd annual Relay for Life. Creative brainstorming will be an important part of this session. Members of the Relay for Life steering committee will guide participants toward the completion of an action plan which will ensure 100% fundraising success!

Accountability Do's and Don'ts

• Lillian Zamecnik, Vice President of Internal Development RHA
• Vicky Wright, First Year Coordinator of Residence Education

Focus: Undergraduates

You’re a college student. You’re busy with classes, organizations, friends, and much more! It’s inevitable that the chaos of being a student will spill into your organization. In this session, we will address what it means to be accountable. We will answer: How do you keep yourself accountable? What are the levels of accountability? What are some good ways to ensure accountability? What are the wrong ways?

Icebreakers, Energizers, Team Buildings, Oh My!

• Christina Mastrangelo, Assistant Director for Leadership
• Brian Browne, Student Leadership Journey Council
• Malavika Kesavan, Student Leadership Journey Council
• Tori Konold, Student Leadership Journey Council

Focus: Leaders of all levels; Undergraduates; Graduates

Are you looking for activities to help develop your team? Are you bored of doing the same old icebreakers all the time? This workshop will define the types of activities you can do with your team and how to utilize them effectively. Participants will leave with ideas for creative and fun activities they can do with their organization to create a better sense of team.

 How to do it all and stay sane: Time Management for the busy student leader

• Melissa Morgan, Second Year Coordinator

Focus: Emerging and Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduates; Graduates

Hint: You can’t do it all…So, come learn how to stay balanced, organize your time well to get lots done and use the small bits of “extra” time in your life to reduce your stress.

Educating the Little Ones (New Member Education)

• Ashley Lowry, Greek Life Assistant for Ritual

Focus: Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduates

This session will include new member education tips, and promote discussion so organizations can brainstorm ideas from each other.

Uh Oh, It’s Hit the Fan…

• Skip Begley, Manager of Community Development in Housing, Residence Life & Greek Life
• Joe Gutowski, Associate Director Office of Student Activities & Leadership

Focus: Leaders of all levels; Undergraduates; Graduates

If you’ve gotten to this point of a program, chances that you’ve done something wrong! What were you thinking? You’re probably thinking you should’ve attended this session that will walk you through the process of planning for and executing an event that is not just fun and exciting, but safe for everyone involved. Come learn about some key campus-resources and some basic guidelines to follow that will allow you to create a program that students will be talking about for months to come—for all the RIGHT reasons!

What would YOU do?

• Melanie Scanlon, Assistant Director, Programs

Focus: Intermediate and Transitional Leaders  

Are you an experienced leader or executive board member who is looking for the opportunity to exercise your analytical skills and problem solving skills? If you are interested in a highly interactive session that focuses on solving real leadership and organizational issues then this is the session for you! Join us for a leadership conference session focusing on case studies!

You Talk About Your Values But Do You Live Them?

• Marc West, Director of Student Life & Involvement/Greek Life/Orientation at Baldwin-Wallace College
• Colin Kershey, President, Interfraternity Council at Baldwin-Wallace College
• Christy Pierce, Panhellenic President (2008) at Baldwin-Wallace College

Focus: Undergraduates

You are always hearing “live up to your creed and values” but how do you apply it to your chapter today? Come learn how your chapter’s judicial process can go beyond the rules of your bylaws and start holding your members accountable to your chapter’s values.

The Fosbury Flop and Creative Leadership

• Mark Starr, Assistant Director of Greek Life

Focus: Leaders of all levels; Undergraduates; Graduates

Dick Fosbury revolutionized track and field in 1968 by doing something radically different.  Why doesn't this happen more often?  In this session we will look at some examples of creative leadership, why it doesn't happen more often and some ways you could revolutionize how your organization runs by not being afraid to try something different than the status quo.

Envisioning Ourselves as Leaders: Creating a Leadership Development Agenda

• Jennifer Voros, Assistant Director of Student Outreach, Office of University Alumni Relations

Focus: Intermediate and Transitional Leaders; Undergraduates; Graduates

Strong leaders can make the difference between success and failure. In this program participants will be introduced to the concept of a Leadership Development Agenda (Boyatzis, 2002) – a document that uses Appreciative Inquiry techniques to assist students in developing a personal core leadership message. This interactive session will help students identify their values and philosophical orientation, and introduce the six-basic leadership styles (Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee, 2002).  The ultimate goal of the session is to increase the participant’s understanding of these aspects of leadership in order to develop greater self-awareness, a competency critical to leadership development.