Gauntlet Leadership Program - Fall 2009

Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. in the "A" Room of Lankford Student Union

Program Dates: 9/10, 9/17, 10/1, 10/8, and 11/19

Participants must attend all required workshops and develop & present a workshop for emerging leaders, Shield or Paldron to complete the program.

Topics Include:

• Developing an Educational Program
• The Art of Facilitating
• Revisiting Your Roadmap: Self-Assessment & Reflection
• Present a Workshop for a Lower Component of Joan of Arc Leadership

Prerequisite: Need to Complete Paldron

Paldron Leadership Program - Fall 2009

ALL participants will learn about building coalitions & networking and spend time developing a personal road map; key things for citizen leaders. Then students get to choose four other workshops from a series of "organizational leadership" and "personal leadership" sessions.

To complete the paldron program, you need to attend an informational meeting, two required workshops, four workshops of your choice and complete one designated service project.

All workshops run from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the "B" Room of Lankford Student Union

Program Dates: 9/24 (Information Meeting), 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, AND 11/12.

Topics Include:

• Developing a Personal Road Map (Required)
• Building Coalitions & Networking (Required)
• Developing a Vision for a Group
• Confronting the Non-Confronter in Your Organization
• Consensus Building
• Understanding & Using Feedback
• Embracing & Promoting Change

Dates for designated service projects will be announced at the Information Meeting.

Prerequisite: Need to Complete Shield

Shield Leadership Program - Fall 2009

The second component of the Joan of Arc program is open to all students. ALL participants will learn about managing conflict and making ethical choices; two key things that citizen leaders face. Then students get to choose four other workshops from a series of "organizational leadership" and/or "personal leadership" sessions.

To complete the shield program, you need to:

• attend an informational meeting
• attend two required workshops,
• attend four workshops of your choice
• complete One designated service project

All workshops run from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the "c" Room of the Lankford Student Union

Program Dates: 9/24 (Information Meeting), 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5/ 11/12 AND 11/19.

Topics Include:

• Doing the Right Thing (Required)
• Managing Conflict (Required)
• Recruitment & Retention
• Developing a Team
• Event Planning
• Critical thinking & Problem Solving
• Managing Stress
• What's Your Bias?

Dates for designated service projects will be announced at the Information Meeting.

Emerging Leaders - Fall 2009

Are you a freshmen looking to get involved? Do you want to develop and enhance your leadership skills? Well, the 2009 Fall Emerging Leaders Program is just the thing for you...

To complete the emerging leaders program, you need to:

• attend an informational meeting
• all six workshops
• complete one designated service project

All workshops will be held from 6-7:30 p.M. In the "C" room of the lankford student union.

Program Dates: 9/21 (Information Meeting), 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2 AND 11/9.

Topics Include:

• What is Citizen Leadership?
• Leadership & Personality
• Clarifying Values & Setting Goals
• Listening, Communicating & Asserting Yourself
• Appreciating Differences
• Being a Balanced Leader 

Dates for designated service projects will be announced at the Information Meeting.