Breakout Session 3 - 12 to 12:50 p.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.
5 Simple Steps to Planning an Awesome Event!
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Ryan Shoup, Greek Community Educational Consultant
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Laura Ansley, Greek Community Educational Consultant
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Nicole Hamilton, Greek Life Assistant for Scholarship
Focus: Emerging and Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduates
This session provides an overview of the basics of event planning on the Case Western Reserve campus—from the brainstorming process to execution and everything in between.
Groups and Teams 101
Focus: Leaders of all levels; Undergraduates & Graduates
This session will go over the fundamental rules of team and group development. The most applicable theories for membership retention will also be used, as well as a look at the five dysfunctions of a team. It will be interactive and informative, but mostly applicable to your student organization and your future professional organizations.
Working with Advisors
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Alex Lemmel, Vice President of Administration RHA
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Jason Gepperth, Assistant First Year Coordinator
Focus: Emerging and Intermediate Leaders
Advisors can be a great wealth of knowledge. We realize that it can be difficult to work with advisors—some have full-time jobs or are going to graduate school. We believe that working with advisors is key to organizational success. We’ll discuss how you can collaborate ideas, how to work with your advisor, and how you can reach out to them.
How to “Share the Vision”
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Colleen Barker-Williamson, Director of Student Activities & Leadership
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Lora Doleh, Educational Enhancement Programs
Focus: Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduate and Graduate
This session will offer an overview and history of the Share the Vision initiative at CWRU. This year the program celebrates its 20th year. Join us as we discuss and brainstorm creative ways to understand and program this unique approach to celebrating community.
Building Your Student Organization’s Brand
Focus: Emerging and Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduates
You’ve passed the first test and got your funding from USG…now what? This interactive session will focus on the impact the events you hold and the way you market them can impact not only attendance but also your organization’s membership and perception on campus.
Leadership in the Global Context
Focus: Intermediate and Transitional Leaders; Undergraduates
According to many practitioners and scholars global leadership is an emerging field that seeks to understand and explain the impact of globalization processes on leadership. Participants will develop an understanding of the qualities and attribute of global leaders and identify the key competencies and concrete experiences that influence global leadership development.
What Not to Wear: The Art of Communicating Professionally
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Grace Bell, President, RHA
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Skip Begley, Manager of Community Development in Housing, Residence Life & Greek Life
Focus: Emerging and Intermediate Leaders; Undergraduates
As student leaders, we are continually faced with the challenge of learning how to communicate professionally with administration, professors, advisors, other student leaders, and even peers in the classroom and residence halls. As representatives of various organizations, Case Western Reserve University, and our own future careers, mastering the art of professional communication is imperative. The session will teach you to dress [and speak] professionally for your audience. The question is, are you ready to evaluate your wardrobe?
Why Are the Patients Running the Asylum?
Focus: Undergraduates
Why do we allow our problem members to put our whole chapter at risk on a regular basis? Why don't we hold them accountable when they break the rules? Learn about some strategies for confronting members face to face and some structural you can make so that personal accountability becomes standard practice in your chapters.
Healthy Living with a Busy Schedule
Focus: Undergraduates; Graduates
Session will be updated shortly
The Habit of Ethics
- Wes Schaub, Director of Greek Life
Focus: Intermediate and Transitional Leaders
This session will involve a little history lesion on the foundation of ethics and with the creation of your own code of ethics. There will be a little time dedicated to looking at the creation of a code of ethics for groups at the end.