WINTER 2009 CEO WORKSHOPS (BY DESCRIPTION)
WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2009
Leadership Lessons from Sports Greatest Coaches
Presented by: Dan Simmons – Associate Director, Drexel Athletics Dept.
Monday, January 12, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Learn the insights and theories of some sports most successful “field generals”, including John Wooden, Lou Holtz, & Mike Krysewski. See how you can apply these "game plans" to your everyday life!
Power Etiquette: What you don’t Know can Kill your Career
Presented by: Walter Parrish – Coordinator of Leadership & Community Development, Office of Campus Activities
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Can an improper introduction cost you a client? Can manners (or lack of them) really kill your career? Absolutely! Let’s discuss some of the “rules” in this guide to business relationships with advice on meal manners, business wardrobe, preparing for a job, first impressions, after hours, and much more. Remember….good manners are good business!
Stop Facebooking Me! Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, and How to Deal With It
Presented by: Natalie Anumba, CCHC Counseling Center
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Bellet Building, Room 315, 15th & Race Streets
Are you bogged down by feelings of anxiety and nervousness when it’s time to study for and take an exam? This workshop will address the common themes surrounding test anxiety and will introduce techniques for coping with this anxiety. Stop by, grab a snack, and feel more confident as you gear up for your first tests of the term!
WEEK OF JANUARY 19
Never Kiss a Frog, Never Had To
Presented by: Gwendolyn Faulkner – Special Care Planner, Faulkner Financial, LLC; and Delta Zeta Sorority
Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Center
Join a circle of young professional women to share ideas and financial strategies that effect women in the 21st century. We will present answer and alternatives for developing or improving your wealth-building strategy in the face of changing life events. We will help women to learn from each other and experts about financial moves that are so important in their lives.
Group Development – How to pinpoint areas of improvement
Presented by: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 6:30 – 8pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
SHPE will conduct a session which The "How to Better Your Organization" is the underlying theme of the presentation will teach students on how to evaluate where their organization stands and pinpoint areas of improvement. The presentation will feature topics such as team dynamics, keeping up morale, balancing business and friendship, and recruiting new members.
Resume Workshop
Presented by: LeBow College of Business Undergraduate Career Services
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5 – 6pm
Location - TBA
Learn the basics of resume and cover letter writing. Evaluate job descriptions and learn to focus application materials on key skills sets desired by prospective employers.
For Location and to register visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Events
Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) Annual Unity Dinner
Presented by: Multicultural Greek Council
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
Private Dining Room
The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) is the umbrella organization for Drexel’s minority Greek organizations. Representing nine chapters, MGC serves as the liaison between the university and each of the represented chapters. With the mission to further nation programs and promote unity on university campuses and within the community, this will be a motivating event covering topics on Greek unity, and unity as a whole. And also, this will be an exciting opportunity to meet Drexel’s own guest speakers – Walter Parrish, Coordinator or Leadership & Community Development and member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Chakka Reeves, Assistant Dean of Multicultural Programs & Special Projects.
Dress is business casual
Character & Sports
Presented by: Dan Simmons, Associate Director, Drexel Athletics Dept.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Do sports build character or exemplify character? What is the value of sports at a college, in a community and in our society? What are some of the ethical issues facing sports today? This workshop will examine these & other issues related to character building in sports.
Resume Workshop
Presented by: LeBow College of Business Undergraduate Career Services
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 5 – 6pm
Location - TBA
Learn the basics of resume and cover letter writing. Evaluate job descriptions and learn to focus application materials on key skills sets desired by prospective employers.
For Location and to register visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Events
Reflections in Service
Presented by: Seth Jacobson – Program Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
The Drexel community knows better than anyone how valuable it is to learn though our experiences! This workshop introduces the most effective practice in learning through the experience of service: Reflection. During the first portion of this workshop, participants will explore the necessity and benefits of reflections in service. The second half will focus on how to facilitate individual and group reflection. By the end, participants will have acquired the tools and knowledge necessary to heighten their own self-awareness and introspection while leading groups in meaningful and reflective dialogue/activities.
Organizational Tactics Revealed: The Power of GOOGLE
Presented by: Pat Montgomery – Vice President, Lambda Zeta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Thursday, January 29, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Do you want to learn how to take your organization to the next level? Come learn about the many uses of Google’s functions and how this can help your organization succeed. Plan meetings together, create an organizational calendar, work on by-laws and chat with members – all in a cyber-world with maximum storage and organizational benefits. Don’t lose items in transition periods or be forced to rely on older members for information. There are so many applications features of Google that are still a mystery. Many people and organizations already use this tool, so don’t be left out!
This workshop is designed for student organizational leaders and members.
Job Search Workshop
Presented by: LeBow College of Business Undergraduate Career Services
Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 5 – 6pm
Location - TBA
Find out where to looks for jobs. This workshop will prepare students to identify and utilize the variety of tools available to assist them in their search for a full time, internships, or independent co-op position. These tools include library databases, SCDC and LeBow job boards, and alternative methods of locating opportunities.
For Location and to register visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Events
Just Neighbors
Presented by: Thomas Dahan – Program Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Through videos, interactive exercise, and discussions, participants learn about the struggles of neighbors in need. They also discover ways that they can help! Each Just Neighbors workshop will cover a different theme. These may include: “Who Is My Neighbor”, “Making Ends Meet”, “Does Working Work?”, “Prejudice, Privilege, and Poverty”, and “Justice for All”. The sessions have three goals: (1) to educate students about poverty in the United States, (2) to spur students to greater service to people in poverty, (3) to send students for as advocates for neighbors in need.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9
Greek Values: Part II
Presented by: Katie Peoples – Director, Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life
Monday, February 9, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
This workshop complements the discussion held in Greek Values: Part I. Participants will further explore the values of they organizations and how they actualize those values in everyday life.
This workshop is designed for student organizational leaders and members.
Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
Presented by: Bridget Mason – AmeriCorps*VISTA, Center for Civic Engagement
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Developed by the Campus Outreach Opportunity League (C.O.O.L), this workshop provides a comprehensive approach to recruiting volunteers or members. It works through several dimensions including defining an approach, understanding what motivates people, and both broad-based and targeted strategies. The workshop introduces many techniques and it provides participants with an opportunity to bring it all together in a plan.
This workshop is designed for student organizational leaders and members.
Communicating with and about People who Have Disabilities
Presented by: Jenny Dugger – Interim Director, Office of Disability Services
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 12 – 1:30pm - CANCELLED
2020 MacAlister Hall
We all know that communication is a tool that we use to let others know how we are feeling and what we are thinking. We also use communication to get a better idea of the views, opinions and motives of others. When speaking to and about people who have disabilities, it is especially important that we use appropriate, up-to-date language. Communicating with people who have disabilities involves respect, consideration, and even patience at times. Sometimes multiple methods of listening, teaching, and interacting are helpful to facilitate more productive conversation. This session will offer participants insights into ‘best practices’ to encourage and develop an inclusive environment for people with disabilities.
Love the One You’re With – Without Losing Yourself
Presented by: Laura Fritts & Nelle Stewart, CCHC Counseling Center
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 5 – 7pm
Bellet Building, Room 315, 15th & Race Streets
Do you have difficulty communicating with your partner? Do you feel that he or she has difficulty understanding things from your prospective? Come and learn how women and men differ in their communication styles and why. You will also learn about how losing your sense of self in a relationship can be detrimental to your mental health as well as to the relationship’s longevity and success.
Hillz…
Presented by: Delta Zeta Sorority, featuring Philip Pozcik, Director of the Academic Opportunity and Higher Education Opportunity Programs, Union College
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7 – 9pm
Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Building
Join a the exciting story teller, Philip Poczik as he shares a fable about how men and women can support each other in decision making.
Teamwork & Sportsmanship: Applying Values of Sports to Everyday Life!
Presented by: Dan Simmons, Associate Director, Athletics; Steve Koch, Associate Director, Recreational Sports
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister
Why is sport so often referred to as a “laboratory” of real life? What values can be taken from a sports experience and applied to a person’s everyday life? This session will look at two important values that are often assumed we learn through sports and how these values can be truly learned or developed in sports experienced and applied to a participant’s life.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16
Front Line Leadership
Presented by: John L. Gronski – Senior Management Consultant, Greencastle Associates Consulting; Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
The presentation provides leadership lessons from the front lines of business and the battlefield. John Gronski is a management consultant with over 10 years of experience implementing large, complex projects, leading business teams, and working as a trusted advisor to executives. Brigadier General Gronski is a senior leader in the Pennsylvania National Guard. A proven combat leader, he commanded a Brigade of over 5,400 US Soldiers and Marines and approximately 5,000 Iraqi soldiers in Ramadi, Iraq between 2005 and 2006.
Just Neighbors
Presented by: Seth Jacobson – Program Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Through videos, interactive exercise, and discussions, participants learn about the struggles of neighbors in need. They also discover ways that they can help! Each Just Neighbors workshop will cover a different theme. These may include: “Who Is My Neighbor”, “Making Ends Meet”, “Does Working Work?”, “Prejudice, Privilege, and Poverty”, and “Justice for All”. The sessions have three goals: (1) to educate students about poverty in the United States, (2) to spur students to greater service to people in poverty, (3) to send students for as advocates for neighbors in need.
If you would like to know more about the theme in advanced of the workshop, feel free to contact Seth Jacobson at saj33@drexel.edu or (215) 895-0582.
Networking Workshops
Presented by: Creative Financial Group
Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5 – 6pm
Location: Pearlstein Business Learning Center, Rm. 308
The agenda for this interactive workshop includes :
• Opening remarks regarding the importance of networking and information about CFG
• Networking bingo
• Pool rules of networking
• Elevator speech
• The building blocks of networking
• Question & Answer session
To register visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Events
Annual Conference on Global Challenges – “Energy & Environment” – Cooperate, Coordinate, and Collaborate
Presented by: The Office of International Programs
Friday, February 20, 2009, 8:30am – 5:30pm
Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
The conference will bring together undergraduate and graduate students to discuss these global challenges from wide rang e of perspectives through student panels on Global Media, Global Business Trends, Global Social and Economic Issues , Global Health, Global Science, Technology and Society, and Global Justice and Human Rights. The students will lead the panel discussions and faculty experts will moderate them. We see this conference as an ideal forum for sharing, discussing, learning, networking and collaboration and hope that it will produce new ideas and possible solutions to today’s global challenges.
*Student will only need to attend 2 panels and keynote speaker to receive full CEO credit.
Please register for the conference by visiting the following link: http://www.drexel.edu/international/events/2008-09/global_conference/index.html
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23
CEO MAIN EVENT:
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
Speaker: Milke Michalowicz
Monday, February 23, 2009, 6 – 8pm
Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Center
Mike Michalowics has a driving passion for entrepreneurialism. It is his belief that anyone who has the desire, even the fleeting "what if", has been touched by an inspiraation that must be satisfied.
A guest lecturer for entrepreneurial groups at Babson, Boston College, Harvard, NYU, and U Penn, Michalowicz is a member of EO (Entrepreneur's Organization). Come find out why he calls himself the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.
"He/She's Just Not That Into You"
Presented by: Laura Dell O'lio, Staff Counselor, Drexel Counseling Center (sponsored by 1:4, Commuter, Graduate, and Transfer Student Programs & Services, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, and VIEW)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Myers Hall, Multipurpose Room
This will be an interactive workshop exploring nature of understanding relationshops. What does it mean when a girl/guy doesn't call you back? How can you tell the difference between friendly or flrity? This event will be featuring moderator Laura Dell O'lio a Violence Against Women Support Specialist/Health Educators.
Successful Service Project Planning: Reaching the Peak
Presented by: Thomas Dahan – Program Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
This workshop will use the project planning mountain as a strategic planning tool to enable participants to identify and develop a goal, as well as be aware of the resources, success factors, challenges, and tasks involved in reaching that goal. Participants will be prepared to return to their group members ready to collaborate on creating a project plan. This workshop is ideal for Alternative Break planners, community service chairpersons, or people interested in making a difference through effective planning and collaboration.
This workshop is designed for student organizational leaders and members.
Bikini Ready Body Health
Presented by: Yelena Chernyak & Elizabeth Goetter, CCHC Counseling Center
Friday, February, 27, 2009, 12 – 1pm
Bellet Building, Room 315, 15th & Race Streets
New Year’s resolution to eat healthier and look better already forgotten? It’s not too late to get healthy before the warm weather hits! Navigating a world filled with McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts, dinner parties and birthday cake can be successful! This workshop will address strategies to revamp old New Year’s resolutions and create new ones to build a healthier lifestyle. The latest scientifically-supported nutrition principles can help to make eating more healthful, enjoyable, and realistic as part of a busy life.
Seven Effective Habits of Drexel Student Leaders
Presented by: Jason Miller – Specialty Sales, Johnson & Johnson
Monday, March 2, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm – CANCELLED (due inclement weather)
2020 MacAlister Hall
Sometimes it may be difficult to adapt a leadership theory to your own leadership style or utilize the concepts in making yourself a better leader. This interactive workshop will show you how to use theorists' Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People in your own leadership style to help better lead your organization. Join us as we explore the 'habits' described by Covey and how student leaders can actually turn theory into practice. In addition, get some tips on how to effectively lead your organization directly from your own peers.
Volunteerism & Sports: Importance of Paying Forward & Service through Sports
Presented by: Dan Simmons, Associate Director, Drexel Athletics; Rasa Vella, Temple University graduate student
Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
This CEO session will discuss the role volunteering and community service plays in sports programs in terms of character development and teaching sports participants the importance of “paying forward”. Specifically, we will examine why quality athletic programs feel it is vital to their success that they integrate volunteer and community service opportunities in their athletic programs.
Networking for Dummies - Contacts Not Computers
Presented by: Jock Sommese, Entrepreneur, Smart Business Publishing
Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
In this interactive hands-on session you will get the answers to these questions:
Why networking is important?
When should you network?
Where should I network?
How do I network?
Learn skills for setting goals, prep work, an elevator speech, jumping in and out of conversation, listening, getting visible, follow up, and helping others. Build ‘trust and relationships’ to further what you want. After this workshop, your competition will be worried. You will also obtain one contact in your field to start networking with. If you don't have business cards, try to get some (not mandatory). Participation in the workshop exercises is necessary.
***If you cannot come dressed business casual, you will not be allowed in the workshop.***
Running Effective Meetings
Presented by: Charles Schnur, Coordinator, Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
You will spend a large portion of your academic and professional lives in meetings! Come to this CEO workshop to learn strategies to help increase productivity and efficiency while exploring methods of evaluating and improving your group's meetings. Leave with strategies to keep your organization moving in the right direction.
WEEK OF MARCH 9
Interpersonal Leadership Skills
Presented by: Ari Hauben, Director, Office of Campus Activities
Monday, March 9, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2019 MacAlister Hall
This seminar will focus on strategies for identifying personal leadership style, strengths, and weaknesses. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, participants will be able to evaluate their skills and determine specific areas of growth. Learn how a diversity of styles can contribute to an organization's effectiveness.
"Build Your Optimal Brand: Preparation, Tips to a healthy lifestyle for optimal performance and Networking Your Way to your Dream Job"
Presented by: Christina Nash – Graduate Student, Drexel University
Monday, March 9, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Its not the 8 hours that you are at the office that make all of the difference, it’s also the 16 hours out of the office that you spend bettering yourself that matters. That includes networking, being prepared, taking care of yourself through a healthy lifestyle and getting optimal sleep, being responsible at company/potential employer events, etc. At this workshop you will learn the skills to make you stand out from the rest in your particular field.
Organizational Dynamics
Presented by: Daniel Schniedermeier, Assistant Director/Resident Director, Office of Residential Living
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
Is your student organization operating as well as it could be? Experts say a new direction will be needed every 2-3 years for groups/companies to be successful. If your organization is not adapting and evolving with the times, you may become extinct just like the dinosaurs. Come find out how to ensure the success of your organization, and have lots of fun along the way!
Does a Leader Always Lead?
Presented by: Sasha Williams - Risk Management Account Representative, Hartford Insurance (SRS Division)
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 6 – 7:30pm
2020 MacAlister Hall
This workshop is designed to address the role of a “leader”, the effectiveness of a good leader, and the benefits of being a successful leader.
