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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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