Day 6: Staying in Action

Learning Goal for the Day:
Identifying strategies for sustaining momentum.

The process of experience of LeaderShape began with a firm foundation in core values and passions. From this personal place in our hearts, we moved into envisioning the future and created Stretch Goals, Manageable Goals, and Action Steps to bring that future into reality. We did all of that while adopting the philosophy of "a healthy disregard for the impossible."

Before the participants depart from the camp, we create a "Staying in Action" guide to remind us not only of what we learned at LeaderShape, but how to intentionally apply it on campus and in our communities.

The Day concludes with a commencement ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the participation of all of the students and faculty throughout The 2013 LeaderShape Institute. Participants are given glass pebbles which represent the ripple effect that each participant will make in the world as each "commences" his or her leadership journey. The stones should be kept and cherished as a remembrance of The LeaderShape Institute and as a remembrance of the tremendous difference each and ever participant will make in their communities and campuses as they continue in their leadership journey.

Day 5: Living and Leading with Integrity

Learning Goal for the Day:
To recognize the value of integrity in successful, effective leadership.

The morning of Day 5 is spent  digging deeper into our values while spending some time focusing on how our values contribute to who we want to be- how we make choices and our behavior and the impact it can have on our relationships and ability to lead.

The day is centered around the question "Who do I want to be?" by focusing on the core values of each participant; what they are, how we live them, and what can happen when we're faced with difficult choices.

The main activity on Day 5 is one discerning ones own values. In order to participate in the activity, students are given a piece of paper with a blank t-shirt on it and then asked to decorate their t-shirt displaying their core values. The students then walk around admiring in and reflecting on the shirts of others. The purpose of this activity is to show the participants how just like we wear t-shirts that display organizations/causes we're proud to be a part of, or music we really like, we do that with our values by the way we live our lives and the actions that we make.



The day closes out with some very meaningful conversations and reflection about how we can live and lead with integrity. Taking an honest look at ourselves ad deciding who we want to be and recognizing that answering this question is often something that we cannot make alone. Our family, friends, spiritual beliefs, and society all influence us in one way or another so it is important to acknowledge these and decide how we want each of them to "show up" in our lives.

Student Organization Learning and Resources (SOLAR)

Student Organization Learning and Resources 

SOLAR

This year for SOLAR we decided in order to increase participation we changed up the traditional format of SOLAR. Instead of the 1 day 4+ hour program we have picked 12 different sessions. There will be 1 session held each month all on Tuesday nights from 7-9pm.

The first session was held on 9/17/13 and the topic was "Who's Who of Student Orgs." This session brought in 121 individuals which is up from last year so far. 
Students who attended this program heard from, Student Government, Accounting, and Campus Life. 
There was a short presentation given on Event Planning as well. 

After the event a survey was sent to all who attended and when asked, "On a scale from 1 to 5 please rate the effectiveness of the overall event." Out of the 19 responses there was a tie between 3 and 4 with 8 people each. The average was a 3.3 which falls under some of the information will be useful for my organization.

Session 2: Recruitment and Retention 
Session 3: Fulfilling the Organizations Purpose through Service
Session 4: Campus Safety  
Session 5: Personal and Organizational Branding
Session 6: Fundraising 

Emerging Leader Series

Emerging Leader Series

The Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) is an 8-week leadership program specifically designed for freshmen, sophomores and new transfer students at EMU. Each week, participants will focus on a different aspect of leadership through exercises, discussions, presenters and observing current events. Weekly topics include, but are not limited to: values clarification, connecting service to leadership, personality assessment, team building and communication, and building and working on interpersonal relationships. ELS students will expand their network of resources to support their personal and academic achievement at EMU.

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

- Gandhi

 

No prior leadership experience is necessary to participate; however, ELS has limited space so a brief application is required. Participants who successfully complete the 8-week program will be awarded a certificate of completion and Learning Beyond the Classroom (LBC) credit for the Community Service, Citizenship and Leadership requirement. Students must attend all meetings in order to receive Learning Beyond the Classroom credit and receive their certificate of completion for the Emerging Leaders Series. If students miss a session, they will have to make it up with the next class of participants.

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2013 ELS Flyer

Syllabus
Learning Agreement
Pre-Assessment
Post-Assessment
Community Contributions
Certificate of Appreciation

Fajita Fest

Fajita Fest 2013

Participation: 157 Organizations 
Cost:
Dates: September 2nd, 2013 
Location: Eastern Michigan University Student Center Patio as well as University Park

The annual Student Organization fair was held on the 3rd day of Fusion: First Four Orientation. We had 3 organizations with a combined total of 22 helpers to set up for Fajita Fest. This year we had 153 organizations sign up and a total of 157 participate in the opportunity to recruit. Each organization was given 1 pizza and 5 water bottles upon check in. This year for the check-in process we had 4 staff members assisting with making sure organizations had registered for the event, as well as assisting with distributing water and pizza. For future years consider possibly hiring a student organization to assist with check-in so the staff can handle organizations with paperwork to turn in or other complications. 

New this year to Fajita Fest was a photo booth and a performance circle. The photo booth proved to be very successful, but consider a different placement for the following years. A promising new portion of Fajita Fest was the performance circle. We utilized the amphitheater as a central location for performance organizations to show their stuff. A total of 3 organizations took advantage of the program, however, it was very successful and could possibly grow to large participation. 

At the closing of the event 3 different organizations had signed up to help tare down the tables and chairs. 
After the event a survey was sent out to organization contacts to give feedback about the program. Some of the feedback is below.

"Overall, a great event! Glad EMU has something like this to get student organizations 'out there'."
"It was much better and helpful to have assigned tables!"

Some constructive feedback was:

"I really liked the assigned tables but I wish that they were organized better. Like all the Greek life people in the same area etc"

 

Sorority Recruitment

Participation:
Cost:
Dates: September 16th - September 18th, 2013
Location: Eastern Michigan University Student Center

September 16th, 6:00pm -- Recruitment Kick Off
September 18th, 6:00pm -- Philanthropy Round One

September 19th, 6:00pm -- Philanthropy Round Two
September 23rd, 6:00pm -- "House Rounds"One
September 24th, 6:00pm -- "House Rounds" Two
September 26th, 2:00pm-6:00pm -- Post Office
September 27th, 6:00pm -- Preference Round
September 28th, 11:00am-4:00pm -- Big Day (held at University Park)

Sorority Recruitment is a two week mutual selection process that helps unaffiliated women interested in joining a sorority find the chapter they feel the most comfortable and at home in. 101 women joined 8 different sororities during formal recruitment.

Move-In Magic

Participation: Approximately 280 members of the Greek community from NPHC, IFC, and CPC and 4 staff members.

Cost:

Date: August 31^st, 2013

Location: First Year Residence Halls

Fraternities and sororities from each of the three councils help first year students and their parents move into the residence halls during Move-In Magic. Fraternities and sororities are able to use Move-In Magic both as a recruitment tool and as a service opportunity. Seventeen of the nineteen active Greek chapters were present at this year's Move-In Magic.