These are short opportunities where students can learn leadership skills.
Clifton StrengthsFinder
The Clifton StrengthsFinder is the culmination of more than 50 years of Dr. Donald O. Clifton's lifelong work: leading millions of people around the world to discover their strengths. The simple online assessment and accompanying resources and materials are your portal to discovering your Strengths - making success in life and leadership within your grasp.
The Office of Student Leadership & Engagement hosts several opportunities for students to learn their Strengths throughout the semester and offer organizations the opportunity to request private sessions for their Chapter or Executive Board. Custom facilitated workshop experiences can be designed to best fit your group.
For more information, visit our StrengthFinder program page.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Workshop Series
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership (EIL) is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating others, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships. These workshops explore various skills and practices related to EIL. Participants of this series will develop their EIL skills and apply those skills to their leadership practice.
Any student can participate in the series by attending open sessions offered throughout the year. Participants are recognized as they complete varying levels of the series. Organizations may also request a private EIL session for their members that is designed to meet the organizations needs.
For more information about Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, visit our EIL program page.
Presidents Retreat
This annual retreat allow our Chapter and Council Presidents develop relationships and set goals for themselves and for the community. The conversations that occur during previous retreats has lead to an increase in visibility on campus, a concerted effort to build relationships with various University staff and a better and stronger fraternity and sorority community.
Fraternity & Sorority Life Leadership Meetings
These monthly meetings, lead by the Council Presidents, focus on relationship building and training for our chapter leadership. Each meeting focuses on a different issue that our chapters face, whether it be membership apathy, communication, University relations and developing members into stronger leaders.
Council Kick-Off
This semiannual program occurs at the beginning of each long semester and is focused on council camaraderie. This event serves a dual purpose, it provides real, hands-on training for our council officers while also allowing them to come together to discuss the issues within their respective groups and the community.
Roundtable Discussions
Round table discussion help address any concerns faculty, staff or students may have.
Health & Safety
Each semester, we host a Health & Safety Roundtable attended by any chapter officer who's position is tied to health & safety concerns. These roundtable discussions allow for chapter leadership to have real and honest conversations about what is happening within their organizations, problems they are facing and sharing ideas on how to address those problems.
We also use this time to review any relevant information tied to health and safety issues such as new research, national trends and any updates to either national or local policies.
New Member Education
Similar to our Health & Safety roundtables, the New Member Education roundtable is a semester discussion attended by any chapter officer who is involved in the new member education process. The discussion allows for chapter officers to share issues and ideas they may be having with their current new members.
We also use this time to talk about how to create a dynamic and engaging educational program, how to address behavioral issues with members who are still learning and how to instill chapter values in a way that is received.