Workshops by Track

Conference workshops fit within four programming tracks: Individual, Group, Campus, and Advisor.

Keynotes & Special Sessions

Keynote Presentation: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Living with Purpose - The Power of Focus
Marlon Smith

What type of leader are you?  What are you doing to make a difference in our world?  If you were granted one wish, for what would you wish?  Our global society needs you: that's right, I'm talking about you.  In this session, you will learn specific success strategies for making the most of your life.  Now is the time to make the commitment to produce exceptional results. Release the handcuffs and let your wings fly. Marlon shares his vision of living with unlimited possibilities to inspire you to tap into your true potential.
Learning Outcomes

1. Learn to maximize your time

2. Learn strategies for maintaining focus on your priorities

3. Learn the value of being a servant leader

Optional Networking Presentation: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Dance Floor Theory
Tom Krieglstein

Like being on a dance floor, every college student experiences varying levels of engagement, from those fully involved (student leaders), to those lurking on the edge (apathetic students). The same tactics to create successful social change on a dance floor (connections, relevancy, models of success, and motivation) also work to increase engagement within any college. Dance Floor Theory provides student leaders and advisors a new model for creating community, increasing student engagement, and fostering a culture of retention.

Learning Outcomes

1. Discover a framework for understanding apathy and engagement

2. Identify examples of activities to increase engagement

3. Apply tools for increasing group retention

Keynote Presentation: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Be the One^tm
Jonathan Sprinkles

Be the One(tm) isn't  just about leading people; it's about changing your entire culture. This session reveals methods for creating a mission-driven student organization and rallying people toward tangible changes. Discuss how, as a Change-Maker(tm), you will build trust-based relationships, inspire people to buy into the vision, turn doubters into believers, and win key victories that will change the direction of your organization.

Learning Outcomes

1. Discover how to motivate your team to work harder because they want to, not because you told them to

2. Increase your influence regardless of your title or level of experience

3. Learn how to lead with passion and be a Change-Maker(tm) who organization's fight to keep

4. Learn to avoid burnout and performance gaps by creating a strategic plan that defines the big-picture to help your team members understand their role in achieving it

5. Recognize three key ways to bring out the best in people

Keynote Presentation: Friday, November 2, 2012, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Success v2.0: Upgrade Your Personal Operating System
Angel Garcia

It's no surprise that everyone in life wants to be successful right? Regardless of how you define personal success - money, family, health, peace of mind, happiness; the path to achieving it can be a very difficult one. What if the answer to the age old question of "how can I be successful in life?" is already present in your day to day life without you even realizing it? It's true! For years, that old Nintendo system, CD player, and even your cell phone, can teach us how to be successful. With humor and powerful lessons, allow your "personal operating system" to experience a full upgrade to Success v2.0. You'll receive the latest "applications" that will help you reach your personal and professional goals. Once you've experienced Success v2.0, you'll be ready to take over the world and achieve your success.

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn five easy to use applications for personal and professional success

2. Discover your personal passion(s) and learn how to use this to influence your future

3. Gain insight on evaluating where you're at and where you need to be

4. Understand the power of integrity when making an ethical decision

Keynote Presentation: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Money Management for Leaders
Peter Bielagus

Money management problems are now the number one reason for college dropout.  And if your own finances aren't in order, your organization's finances won't be in order either.  Let financial advisor turned educator Peter Bielagus take you on a hilarious tour of the money maze.  Using humor and real life examples, Peter will show you how to increase your credit score, find the "hidden" money in your life and in your organization, how to protect yourself from identity theft, and how to save money without having it hurt.  Learn why so many budgets, be they personal or organizational, don't work and what you can do about it.  Discover new money habits that will strengthen both your organization's finances and your own.  Peter will share his own inspiring personal story of digging his way out of $5000 of credit card debt to a life of abundance.  Remember, if you are worried about your money, you cannot be an effective leader.

Learning outcomes

1. Explain what a credit report and credit score is and where to find your online credit report

2. Identity 3 ways to get your credit score up  

3. Explain 3 reasons why budgets don't work but how to create one that will

4. Explain the basic theory of compound interest and why it's important to start investing and saving today

 Advisor Pre-Conference Session

Thursday, November 1, 2012, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Program details coming soon!

Fall 2012 Workshop Descriptions

Program details coming soon!