FRESHMAN – SENIOR WORKSHOPS

LEADership Workshops 2008-2009

From ‘Leadership 101’ to ‘Transitioning and Leaving Your Mark’, USC LEAD presents a series of sixteen workshops throughout the year, designed to test, build and educate leaders at all levels. Although we have separated the workshops into different academic groupings, feel free to attend any that interest you.  Come hear from professionals and other student leaders on topics relevant to you and your leadership development.

 Freshmen

How to Get Involved                                                                                                                                                                                 Thursday, September 4th @ 4 pm

Come hear about the exciting leadership opportunities available for freshmen on campus.  Whether it’s building leadership skills through the Emerging Leader Program or sitting on committees for Undergraduate Student Government, there is plenty to get involved with your first year at ‘SC!

Creating Your Vision for the Future                                                                                                                                                Wednesday, October 29th @ 5 pm                                                                            

Visions can be powerful mental pictures of what we want to create for the future. Have you developed yours? Come learn more about developing a vision, creating an action plan, and enacting goals so that you are able to actively work on accomplishing your vision for the future.

Future Leadership Programs and Award                                                                                                                                                    Wednesday, February 11th @ 5 pm                                      

Capping off a year of involvement, what’s next for you?  Find out about the programs, organizations, and awards available to you in the upcoming years at USC.

Leadership 101                                                                                                                                                                                             Tuesday, March 31st @ 4 pm

So, you consider yourself a leader, but do you know all the basics when it comes to successfully fulfilling such a position?  Find out more about your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to leading here on campus and in the community.

Sophomores

How to Get the Most for your Student Organization                                                                                                                                  Wednesday, October 15th @ 5 pm    

Are your looking to find out all the available resources for your student organization? Is your organization looking to increase the amount of funding it receives? Don’t miss this workshop on all the different resources that are available for student organizations!

Open Forum with Student Leaders                                                                                                                                                          Tuesday, October 21st @ 4 pm

Wondering how some people do everything they do?  Take the opportunity to ask some of USC’s strongest leaders the questions you have for them, from leadership opportunities to coping with stress to finding your niche in campus involvement.

Innovation/Creativity in Leadership                                                                                                                                                  Thursday, February 5th @ 4 pm

Rising to the challenge of student leadership, you want to bring something more to the organization.  Learn to incorporate new ideas and programs into your groups while motivating others to jump onboard.

Leadership 201 – Style                                                                                                                                                                                   Monday, March 2nd @ 5 pm                           

You’ve come a long way in terms of becoming the leader you want to be.  Find out more about your leadership style and how it affects those around you.

Juniors

The Art of Time Management                                                                                                                                                                 Tuesday, September 23rd @ 4 pm

It can be hard to manage everything going on – your schoolwork, your involvement, your social life.  Get some tips on maintaining balance during what may be your busiest year yet!

Goal, Set, Match-A Guide to Effective Goal Setting                                                                                                                                     Tuesday, November 20th @ 5 pm

Everyone has goals, whether they are personal goals, academic goals, or goals for an organization. Come find out techniques that focus on effective goal setting, demonstrating how to develop and implement realistic and obtainable outcomes.

Leadership in Crisis                                                                                                                                                                                 Monday, February 23rd @ 5 pm

Sometimes things just don’t go as planned.  Find out how to cope with situations that may come up under your leadership and how to learn more about leadership through dealing with crises.

Leadership Liability                                                                                                                                                                                      Monday, April 6th @ 5 pm

With leadership comes responsibility.  Come hear some valuable lessons about liability when it comes to leading in businesses and organizations.

Seniors

Senior Awards                                                                                                                                                                                               Tuesday, September 16th @ 5 pm

Your involvement in the past few years deserves recognition.  Find out more about the awards and programs available exclusively to Seniors.

Resumes and Interviews                                                                                                                                                                      Wednesday, November 5th @ 4 pm

Whether it is a job or an internship, there are basic skills necessary for landing that perfect position.  Get some tips about building resumes, writing cover letters, and nailing interviews from the professionals.

Transitioning and Leaving Your Mark                                                                                                                                                       Tuesday, March 10th @ 4 pm

As important as your impact on an organization is your responsibility to make sure that future leaders are given the knowledge required to successfully take your place.  When it comes to leaving your mark, this is one of the most important ways that you can make a real difference.

Life After USC – “What I Wish I Had Known”                                                                                                                                      Thursday, April 2nd @ 4 pm

Come hear from recent alums the facts about “real life” they wish they had known before graduation.  Learn valuable tips on life after ‘SC and how to stay involved with the Trojan Family! 

 


 

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