If you are planning an event, or simply trying to increase your own leadership skills or those of your organizational members and officers, the Office of Student Life will sit down with you and recommend leadership programs tailored to your specific needs.  Whether it's for a retreat, in-service training, or one on one consultation...we can help!  Just call our office to schedule an appointment or visit us during walk-in hours 1:30- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Leadership Training

Spring 2012 Leadership Workshop Series

The Spring 2012 Leadership Workshop Series includes multiple workshops designed specifically for students interested in developing personal leadership skills.  Join us this semester to discover more about yourself, learn how to use your abilities to lead others, and apply these skills to life after college.  Attend 5 sessions to receive an award and be recognized at the Louie Awards this Spring. 

If you have questions, please contact Kristine.Koehler@nau.edu. 

 

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All workshops will be held in the University Union, Havasupai C.  We hope to see you there!

January 23, 6-7 pm

Discover and Define your Values…and Then Use Them!
Veronica Cooley and Jason Perry

In order to define your leadership skills and roles, you must first define your values and explore how they will shape your approach to leadership.  In this workshop, participants will take the time to individually reflect on and explore personal values. 

January 31, 4-5 pm

Unlocking the Keys to Successful Interviews
Sara Jean Gilbert and Anika Olsen

Do you want to be a leader on campus but need to improve your interview skills?  Come learn about the common mistakes many students make in interviews, how to use your nerves to your advantage, and how to be true to yourself in an interview through your answers.  Discover what employers are looking for in an interview and how to cater your responses to the position and to the department with whom you are interviewing.  

February 9, 4-5 pm

Making Yourself Look Good on Paper
Alicia Loewenthal and Gateway Center

Discover how to put yourself, skills, personality, experiences and much more into your resume.  These tips will make you look amazing.  In addition, receive resources from Gateway that will assist you in the resume writing process. 

February 15, 3-4 pm

The World of Peer Mentoring
Michelle Griffitts and Joey Ruiz

Come find out how to find a mentor, how to become a mentor, and what it means to be a mentor.  This workshop is all about the mentor/mentee relationship.

February 17-18

Create Yourself Identity Conference
This Student Multicultural Leadership Conference is hosted through RHA.  Jeff Stafford will be the Keynote Speaker doing all new breakout sessions.  New and returning participants are welcome to attend.  The cost of the conference will be $20 per student.  Applications are due on January 27 by 5:00pm to Joe Caudill’s box in North Hall.

February 21, 5-6 pm

I Have my Resume, Now What?
Alicia Loewenthal and Gateway Center

This workshop will include discussion on networking tools and tactics, Gateway Connects job database, online resources and cover letter tips.  If you are graduating this spring or looking for a summer job, you will want to attend. 

March 1, 4-5 pm

Creating a Purposeful Living Statement
Dianna Van Sanford

Join us in creating a purposeful living statement that describes what you want to focus on, what you want to accomplish, and who you want to become in a particular area of your life.  This statement can be focused for the next year, the next several years, or for your lifetime.  Your purposeful living statement is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors, and decisions towards the things that are most important to you. 

March 5, 3-4 pm

Time Management
Kohl Glau

Are you feeling like your schedule has become out of control?  Perhaps you have a hard time balancing all of your commitments, or simply saying, “no”.  This workshop will focus specifically on time management for student who are highly involved on campus or in the Flagstaff community.

March 21, 4-6 pm

Take a Stand!
Stacie Leach

Have you ever been in a situation that could become potentially dangerous where you were worried about yourself or someone else?  Have you ever wanted to “Take a Stand!” and intervene only you didn’t think you had the skills?  Every day we witness situations in which someone makes an inappropriate comment, perpetuates stereotypes, sexual harassment, or is physically violent.  Become an active bystander and positively intervene to protect others.  This training will give you the skills you need to “Take a Stand!”

March 27, 5-6 pm

Developing Your Personal Brand
Kristine Koehler

How do you “sell” yourself and your leadership skills to potential mentors or employers? One way is to develop your personal brand to help you market your skills and seek out new opportunities. This workshop will help you discover your personal brand, craft a short introduction of who you are and what you’re all about, and provide time to practice selling your brand to others.