February 9, 2012

What is your campus organization’s defining statement?

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The College Speaker Series on CampusTalkRadio

Listen to Dave discuss this topic on The College Speaker Series on the CampusTalkRadio Network.   "The program designed to teach you 3 things in 30 minutes. Guaranteed!" Do you belong to a club or organization on campus? Are you the advisor for a group? Ever have to tell people the name of the organization and then have to explain what it means? I know the feeling. I used to be the District Administrator for the Georgia District of Circle K International. I was responsible for 28 chapters, including helping them to effectively recruit members. I went to campus after campus and watched our student leaders struggle with trying to explain what Circle K was—and what it was not! “No, we are not the Circle K that is the convenience stores.” “We are not a dude ranch with … [Read more...]

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Linking Student Success to Co-Curricular Activities

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Some of the best time that students spend is participating in co-curricular activities. I use CO-curricular, because the things that students can be involved in supplement what they learn in the classroom.   My own leadership experiences in clubs and organizations as a student were some of the best times of my life. I had fun, I learned so much, and I got to try things and even make mistakes when the stakes were not that high. My leadership development was through these experiences and interactions with other people. I learned about conflict resolution, motivation techniques, team leadership development, and got to travel all over the country attending educational leadership conferences. Then I would come back to the classroom and apply my experiences to the material being … [Read more...]

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Lynn U’s Student Leaders get started on the right foot

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Four hours with a dozen key Lynn University student leaders is a grand opportunity for all of us to roll up our sleeves. It was practically one-on-one time... The president and vice president of the student government association... the outgoing president and a presidential candidate for the Hillel Club (which provides social and educational programming focusing on Jewish holidays, scholarships and history)... and a few more officers and candidates rounded out the attendees. With an intimate group like this, we can really get to the core issues that their campus organizations are dealing with every day. … [Read more...]

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Fundraiser or Service Project: What’s the Difference?

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Building leaders - and a nation - through service President Barak Obama calls for each of us to get involved in community service as a way to usher our nation through these trying times. In support of that initiative, I help student organizations plan and execute service projects that have lasting effect. In this blog let's discuss and learn the practicalities of fundraising and volunteer work. I guarantee you'll  walk away some great tools for success. I invite your school, club or organization to get involved in the conversation. Let's start with defining the difference between a Service Project and a Fundraiser. … [Read more...]

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