November 16th, 2012
2:00 - 8:00 p.m., LBC: Rinker Auditorium
Registion Closed
Attire: Professional (see Example 1 and Example 2)
What is the Leaders' Summit?
The Leaders' Summit is a one day event where one delegate from each student organization comes to learn valuable skills that will enrich and enhance their ability to lead. Speakers will give presentations on various aspects of leadership, community, and group interaction.
Do I have to go?
Yes! One delegate who is an officer in your organization is required to attend the Leaders' Summit. If your organization fails to send a delegate, the University will no longer recognize your organization on campus until the next Summit. However, the Leaders' Summit is not meant to be a punitive program by any means. Stetson University prides itself on the exemplary character and ability of all its students and finding a way to ensure the continued success of all student organizations on campus is a top priority.
Who should we send?
Because officer transitions for many student organizations occur around the end of Fall, sending your new President is your best option. If you aren't having officer transitions at the time of the summit, sending the current President is your best option. If your current President goes, come transition time, the skills that the current President learned at the Leaders' Summit can be easily transferred to the new President. If your President or President-elect are unable to go, a delegate that the President knows well and chooses himself/herself is best.
How is it organized?
The Summit is organized into five sections: Opening, Engage, Evolve, Emerge, Closing.
Itinerary:
Opening |
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. with a special Hazing Prevention presentation from Christopher Kandus-Fisher, Vice-President for Student Affairs. Lynn Business Center, Rinker Auditorium |
Engage |
3:40 - 4:25 p.m. |
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Glitter, Glitz, Sparkles & Sprinkles: Planning a Significant Event* |
Lynn Business Center Room 319 This is a crash course on event planning. We will also show you how OrgSync can help you plan an event. If you get frustrated with things being done last minute, come to this break-out and learn how to get people moving on time and ensure that your event is a hit! No prior knowledge of event planning is required. *This session fulfills the mandatory requirements to host events off-campus or serve alcohol. Presenters: Ross Chuchla, Graduate Assistant for Event Planning & Chelsea Knott, Graduate Intern for Fraternity & Sorority Life |
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It!: Promoting your Organization |
Lynn Business Center Room 122 Come hear a presentation on how to creatively market your student organization's events. You'll learn about social media advertising strategies, print ads, guerrilla marketing and a lot more! Presenters: Mercy Lavado, Graduate Intern for Campus Vibrancy and Traditions and Chandler Ledray, Hatter Productions Multi-Media Designer |
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Makin' It Rain: Budgeting and Funding Your Organization |
Lynn Business Center Room 124 Learn about maintaining your treasury and spending your money wisely, as well as the enormous benefit that SAFAC can have for you. Presenter: Emily Dudley, SGA Chief of Staff |
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Take It Up a Notch: Learning the Ins and Outs of OrgSync to Enhance your Club Sport* |
Lynn Business Center Room 319 Come learn how to efficiently and effectively use OrgSync to manage rosters, paperwork, and to learn about everything new that OrgSync has to offer for Club Sports. *This presentation is REQUIRED for all Club Sports and only Club Sports organizations can attend this session. Presenter: Michael Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Club Sports. |
Evolve |
4:35 - 5:20 p.m. |
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Passing the Torch: Training and Empowering Your Successors |
Lynn Business Center Room 124 A very eclectic session, this will focus on values-based recruitment and how to retain members, as well as going through officer transitions smoothly and making sure that your successors are prepared for the office they are about to occupy. This session will be facilitated in a seminar style. Presenter: R.C. Stable, Residence Life Coordinator: Gordis, Nemec, Smith |
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Beyond the Resume: Marketing Your Transferable Skills as a Student Organization Leader |
Lynn Business Center Room 122 The job market is a jungle. In this break-out, you'll learn how your role as an officer and how your organization as a whole can give you powerful credentials and qualifications for your years after college. Presenter: Robin Kazmarek, Director of Experiential Learning |
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We're Kind of a Big Deal: Energizing your Members to Live Your Values |
Lynn Business Center Room 221 Whether your organization rests upon a creed, mission statement, or vision statement, it is important that all members understand what they mean and how it is relevant to their lives. This will be an interactive break-out that will give you tools to bring back to your organization and motivate your members. Presenter: Rosalie Carpenter, Assistant Dean of Students |
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Be the Change: Connecting your Organization to Service Opportunities |
Lynn Business Center Room 220 Stetson is a very community-service oriented institution, with a focus on the local DeLand area. Learn how your organization can use service components available at Stetson to enhance membership bonds, community service hours, and overall organization participation in service. Presenter: Kevin Winchell, Assistant Director of Community Engagement |
Emerge |
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. |
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You're with the Big Dogs Now: Being President when the Going Gets Tough |
Lynn Business Center Room 122 Presidents are the face of their organization and the leader of leaders. When an organization faces challenges, the President is looked up to be the crisis manager. This break-out will give you the tools you need as President to keep your organization and its members in good shape in the darkest of times. Presenters: Tanner Vickers, Assistant Director of Vibrancy and Tradition & Jimmy Kelly, Assistant Director of Wellness & Recreation |
| Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Your Pathway to Leadership |
Lynn Business Center Room 124 Students in this presentation will map out an involvement plan while learning how personal core values, and surrounding support systems, can help their dreams of leadership here at Stetson become a reality…even if a few roadblocks come in the way. Presenter: Arti Bagga, Assistant Director of First Year and Transition Program |
| Leadership Within: How to Take Charge of Your Organization |
Lynn Business Center Room 220 Taking over as the leader of any organization is hard, especially in the beginning. There are many things to learn, decide, and change, and relationships to develop. You start setting standards for how you want the organization to run from day one. Come to his break out session to learn how to take charge of an organization as the leader so you can have positive effects on your organization.. Presenter: Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch, Army ROTC |
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Finding Nemo: Perservering With Positivity Using the FISH Philosophy |
Lynn Business Center Room 221 Learn about the FISH Philosophy and how it can be used to enhance your organization and your members' experience. Presenter: Dr. Lua Hancock, Assistant Provost for Student Success |
Dinner |
6:25 - 7:00 p.m. OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES Carton Union Building, Stetson Room |
Closing |
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. with our Alumni Panel: Kathryn Arblaster '10; Maigan Graham '11; Mike Grebosz '05, '07; Marissa Pilson '09. Carton Union Building, Stetson Room |
Download the Official Leaders' Summit Program.
For questions please contact Ana Maia, Assistant Director for Leadership and Organization Development, or Tanner Vickers, Assistant Director for Vibrancy and Traditions.