L eadership E ducation A nd D evelopment Conference Sunday, January 24, 2010 This event would not have been possible without the L.E.A.D Conference Planning Committee: Haley Douds '10, Hannah Fatemi, Katrina Gonzales '12, Debra Krumholz, Oscar Lanza-Galindo, Karen Lee, Denise McGoldrick, Justin Serpone, Pamela Stawasz, and Andy Tew '07. Special thanks to all of our presenters who are helping our student leaders reach their potential. Thank you to the sponsors who made this event possible: AAS, Athletics Department, Career Center, Center for Community Engagement, Health Education, Multicultural Resource Center, Residential Life and Student Activities Office. The goal of this conference is to provide Amherst College students with the practical tools necessary to achieve their leadership potential. Students will learn ways to be more effective and engaging leaders who positively impact their campus and community.
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Leadership Education And Development
Conference
Sunday, January 24, 2010
This event would not have been possible without the L.E.A.D Conference Planning Committee: Haley Douds '10, Hannah Fatemi, Katrina Gonzales '12, Debra
Krumholz, Oscar Lanza-Galindo, Karen Lee, Denise McGoldrick, Justin Serpone, Pamela Stawasz, and Andy Tew '07. Special thanks to all of our presenters who
are helping our student leaders reach their potential. Thank you to the sponsors who made this event possible: AAS, Athletics Department, Career Center, Center
for Community Engagement, Health Education, Multicultural Resource Center, Residential Life and Student Activities Office.
The goal of this conference is to provide Amherst College students with the practical tools
necessary to achieve their leadership potential. Students will learn ways to be more effective
and engaging leaders who positively impact their campus and community.
1:00-1:50pm Workshop – Block 1 Location
Converse 208
Converse 207
Converse 302
Converse 304
Converse 209
Converse 308
11:00am-12:45pm Buffet Lunch Featuring Jane Leu, Keynote Speaker Lewis-Sebring
Jane Leu is an Ashoka Fellow and internationally recognized innovator and social entrepreneur. Jane has been on the founding side of numerous
successful social enterprises and projects, including Upwardly Global, the Hauser Research Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard
University's Kennedy School of Government, the Craigslist nonprofit venture forum, and RefugeeWorks. As the Founder/Executive Director of
Upwardly Global, she focused on using the tools of business to fix a market failure and to seamlessly integrate immigrant professionals in the US
workforce in a way that optimizes their skills. Jane started Upwardly Global from her kitchen table, with no funding. Today Upwardly Global is a
national organization with offices in SF, NY and Chicago, 30 paid staff and 1000 volunteers. It has assisted nearly 2,000 immigrants from 100
developing countries to restart their careers in the US and has partnered with major corporations and state governments to increase immigrant
integration.
Jane’s visionary leadership has been recognized by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, Manhattan
Institute Social Entrepreneur Award, and the Draper Richards Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, among others. Her work has been profiled by
NPR, CNN, TIME and the Wall Street Journal. Jane holds a master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and
a bachelor's from Tufts University.
Great leaders know how to communicate their ideas, vision and passion in order to motivate others to take action. Learn about the how to improve
your public speaking skills in order to make your message memorable and inspiring.
Many student organizations depend on volunteers. It takes special leadership skills to recruit, manage and motivate unpaid employees. Upwardly
Global has more than 1,000 volunteers, all unpaid professionals, and I draw from my own experience building this volunteer base. The workshop
covers principles like self-interest and mission-driven work, professionalism, high standards of excellence, creating organizational values that attract
and retain, and lots of time for interactive problem-solving, using challenges brought forward by the group.
By Electronic Means Necessary: Understanding Social Media (Oscar Lanza-Galindo, Community Partnerships and Programs
Coordinator and Ben Lin '12, Social Media Intern, Center for Community Engagement)
Learn How to Achieve Your Leadership Potential Without the Stress-Induced Ulcer (Jen Rybak & Rachel Williams, Student Health
Educators)
10 Secrets to Transform Your Meetings (Andy Tew '07, Area Coordinator/Coordinator of the Multicultural Resource Center)
This workshop will take a close look at activism and engagement on the Amherst College campus. Using examples of previous students’ successes
and failures, we will discuss the best practices and common mistakes of students as they lead groups and advocate for change. Particular attention
will be paid to the 'how' of involvement: How students best negotiate the activism culture at Amherst, create networks and partnerships, avoid
burnout, tap into existing structures, and take advantage of the College's resources. Students should leave with a better sense of the steps and
knowledge needed to turn their ideas into actions.
This workshop is designed to help you develop strategies to cope with everyday stress and maximize your productivity, as well as effectively
manage stress within your group. Today we will brainstorm common stressors and strategies for dealing with stress. Then we will actually take a
look at our schedules to determine where we waste time and how to prioritize today and this week. After the workshop you will be able to identify
stressors, have concrete ways to deal with stress, be able to prioritize efficiently, and put together a successful schedule!
The Secrets of Public Speaking: Communicating Effectively as a Leader (Molly Mead, Director, Center for Community Engagement)
In this workshop you'll learn 10 secrets for running an engaging and successful meeting, whether it's with a small or large group of people. You will
come away with better knowledge of your strengths and weaknesses as a group leader and learn concrete ways you can create more effective (and
fun!) meeting time with your peers.
Recruiting and Leading Volunteers for Your Mission-Driven Organization (Jane Leu, Founder, Upwardly Global) Cole Assembly Room
Leading Teams: Getting Individuals to Work for a Common Goal (Kevin Nylen, Assistant Soccer Coach & Chris Skayne, Ian Rothkopf,
Men's Soccer Team)In this workshop we will talk about how successful teams are built and cultures are made.
The Nuts and Bolts of Campus Activism (Destry Sibley '09, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer, Nuestras Raices/Holyoke Community Porter Lounge
Land Trust)
Learn How to Delegate! (Amanda Barrow ’11, CCE Training and Enrichment Coordinator, Amanda McGinn ’10, CCE Athletics
Liaison, and Caitlin Patterson ’10, Bonner Community Engagement Leader )
Have you ever been stuck doing all the work for a club or team? Do you have a hard time relying on other people to get the job done? Come to this
workshop to learn some helpful tips on how to manage projects more effectively.
This workshop covers an overview of how we may best utilize Social Media tools to develop an online presence, communicate effectively, and
collaborate with team members. In addition, we will explore the benefits and limitations of different social media tools, such as Facebook and
several Google products.
2:00-2:50pm Workshop – Block 2 Location
Converse 308
Converse 304
Converse 208
Converse 302
Converse 207
Secrets to Success for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Community Leaders (Jane Leu, Founder, Upwardly Global) Cole Assembly Room
Converse 209
3:00-3:50pm Student Panel Cole Assembly Room
3:50pm Reception Converse Lobby
What happened to the 40 first-year students who came to the info session in September? Why do only three people show up for weekly
meetings? In this workshop we will discuss strategies for recruiting students who will actively participate in your organization, retaining them once
they show interest, and avoiding burnout so they will come back next year. Recruiting and retaining active members is one of the keys to creating a
successful, sustainable organization.
The purpose of the workshop is to expose student leaders to social entrepreneurship concepts such as theory of change, cross-sector partnerships,
mission-related revenue generation, as well as build their skills around communicating and pitching their vision/mission and services, and building a
high performance culture of measurable results within their group/organization. This workshop will be hands-on and interactive.
Career Strategies for Campus Leaders: From Resume to Real Life (Carolyn Bassett, Associate Dean of Students/Associate Director
Career Center)
This workshop will present theories of effective leadership and discuss current research identifying leadership styles that work for particular groups
and in particular situations. Participants will learn several different models of effective leadership, and how best to tailor their approaches to
leadership to fit the needs of a particular group and/or situation.
Stop The Press!!! How to Keep Infomania from Killing Your Story (Oscar Lanza-Galindo, Community Partnerships and Programs
Coordinator)
Excellence in Programming (Hannah Fatemi, Assistant Dean of Students/Director of the Campus Center)
Interested in learning how to plan campus wide events? Then this session is for you! If your group is looking to plan a theme week, lecture,
fundraiser, event, or other activity, this workshop will guide you with a step by step process to plan for a successful event and connect you with all
appropriate resources to obtain funding. Students will learn skills needed to work together effectively, to plan successful programs and how to
navigate their way through the available resources on campus.
Using modern media (a clip from Fellowship of the Rings) and ancient Jewish and Christian texts, we will examine how individuals form community.
Effective leadership includes understanding how and why individuals participate in community. Effective leaders build on this understanding of
participants motivations and desires.
The Art of Communicating in Groups (Gretchen Krull, Assistant Director Health Education/Sexual Assault Counselor)
This communication skills workshop will focus on effective listening skills within a group context. The workshop will include practical strategies for
increasing listening skills and ways to foster group effectiveness through developing communication guidelines.
• Peter Tang (Association of Amherst Students, President, Former Treasurer 2008-2009; Advisory Budget Committee; Faculty Committee on
