Leadership Programs
Spring 2009 Workshops
Leadership Connections is brought to you by Student Activities and is an educational tool that can provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to make your organization a success.
Student leaders are required to attend mandatory Leadership Connections workshops as indicated below with the * symbol. Failure to attend the workshops as required will limit the privileges of your student organization.
Each individual student attending the workshop MUST pre-register for each workshop at the link below.
The Spring 2009 semester workshops
are offered at the times and dates below:
*Student Activities 101: required for the President of the organization and any other officer that needs to have signature authority for Space Reservation Request forms.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 22, 2009 Thursday 12:00pm-1:30pm MGC 200
January 26, 2009 Monday 5:30pm-7:00pm MGC 200
February 4, 2009 Wenesday 8:30pm - 10:00pm MGC 200
*Financial 101: Required for the President and Treasurer and is required in order to have signature authority for submitting financial paperwork to Student Activities.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 21, 2009 Wednesday 8:30pm-10:30pm MGC 245
January 27, 2009 Tuesday 6:00pm - 8:00pm MGC 200
January 29, 2009 Thursday 12:00pm - 2:00pm MGC 200
February 3, 2009 Tuesday 11:30am-1:30pm MGC 200
Financial 102: An option for RETURNING student leaders who have previously attended a Financial Training session is Advanced Financial Training. This is a refresher course only for those who have attended Student Activities Financial Training workshop within the past year.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 27, 2009 Friday 11:30am-12:30pm MGC 200
New Orgnaization Recognition Workshop: If you are forming a new club, a representative from your club MUST attend one of the required club information sessions. Clubs who do not attend a recognition information session will not be eligible for recognition until the following semester. You will learn about Student Activities policies, the registration process for organizations and the budget process.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 14, 2009 Wednesday 5:00pm MGC 200
January 16, 2009 Friday 11:30am MGC 200
January 21, 2009 Wednesday 8:30pm MGC 200
January 26, 2009 Monday 1:30pm MGC 200
Event Planning: For Student Activities-recognized clubs and organizations, this is essentially Student Activities 102. If you have attended SA 101 in the past year, you are eligible to take this workshop as your refresher. For others who may be interested, this workshop will give you an overview of working with UES and reserving spaces on campus, common University policies and procedures, working with Media Relations to identify newsworthy events, hosting foreign leaders/dignitaries, and other topics relevant to event planning at AU. Co-Presented with Student Activities by Lisa Arakaki from University Events and Jon Hussey from Media Relations.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 30, 2009 Friday 11:30am-12:30pm MGC 200
February 5, 2009 Thursday 12:00pm - 1:00pm MGC 200
Balancing Academics and Student Leader Responsibilities: This workshop will cover time management strategies and approaches that student leaders can implement into their daily lives to keep a successful balance in both their academic and extracurricular lives. While specifically geared towards student leaders, all students can benefit from this workshop and make a difference in finding strategies that help them with their academics, jobs, family lives, or other personal obligations. Presented by Shaconna Haley from the Academic Support Center. The Academic Support Center also offers other great workshop opportunities throughout the semester. Visit the Academic Support Center website for more information!
Date Day of the week Time RoomFebruary 11, 2009
Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm MGC 200
Completing the AUCC Budget Application: For Student Activities-recognized clubs ONLY. This workshop, led by the AUCC Chair and Vice Chair, will help guide clubs in applying for funding from the Council and provide tips and tricks to write an effective request.
Date Day of the week Time RoomJanuary 28, 2009 Wednesday 8:30pm-9:30pm MGC 247
February 2, 2009 Monday 11am-12pm MGC 245
Space is limited for these sessions and you must be pre-registered in order to guarantee seating.
Still have questions? Email us at activities@american.edu or stop by Student Activities, Mary Graydon Center room 271
Click HERE to go to the registration system
*Please note to log in to the registration system you must use your my.american.edu login information
