Registration for the Eighth Annual Student Leadership Conference
"Sustainable Leadership for a Sustainable Life"
February 2, 2008
Sponsored by the SLU Leadership Accademy -- Omicron Delta Kappa
This year’s leadership conference focuses on Sustainable Leadership for SLU students. As St. Lawrence students we have a responsibility to educate ourselves about those academic fields in which we are passionate, as well as to become socially responsible citizens of the global community in which we live. As such, we need to take on a life long goal of sustainability. “Sustainability can be defined as fulfilling our needs without jeopardizing the needs of future generations. Sustainable Life advocates sustainable practice, ecological design, and compassionate action.To that end this year’s leadership conference has been designed to present workshops in skill development as well as workshops that can inform us about how to live a more sustainable life. Following the welcome addresses, there will be two break-out sessions. Each session has three workshops focused on skill development and three on sustainability issues. As you choose workshops consider that as responsible citizens we should make decisions about how we live our lives in relation to each other, not in isolation from one another. As college students we need to be aware that while we may have issues about which we are really passionate, if we want to have a global impact or a meaningful local impact, we have to be aware of the concerns of other socially responsible individuals and work collectively. Through this conference we hope you will be able to develop your own solutions for living a sustainable life and consider creative initiatives for challenges we face today personally, locally, and globally.
Leadership Conference Committee Members:
Stacey Banfield-Hardaway '08
Harriet Newman '08
Derek Hansen '08
Fraser Mackay '08
Liz Skinner '08
Dennis Willette '08
Danielle Rhubart '10
Laura Rabinow '08
Peg Cornwell, Leadership Academy
Amanda Mereau, Student Activities and Leadership
Student Leadership Conference 2008: Schedule
February 2, 2008
“Sustainable Leadership for a Sustainable Life”
11:45am
Registration: coffee, juice, bagels
Student Center - Downstairs Atrium
Conference Sessions
Session 1: 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Welcome and Opening
Dr. Daniel F. Sullivan, President, St. Lawrence University
Keynote Address: What is the connection between sustainability and leadership?
Dr. William Vitek, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Clarkson University
Session 2: 1:05pm - 1:55pm
Skill development:
Time Management
Learn one system for short term and long term time management
Facilitator: Ginny Schwartz, Coordinator of Academic Support
Recruiting new group members while sustaining current ones
Active membership is a “work in progress.” Come learn how SLU organizations take on the challenges of getting member “buy-in” and acceptance of change.
Facilitators: Emily Anne Gullickson '08
Creating a shared vision for a group
The most successful groups tend to be those whose members share a common vision for the group. Experienced leaders will speak to how they have helped their groups to establish and achieve common goals.
Facilitator: Dan Auerbach '08
Sustainability Issues:
The Social Bottom Line: Civic Engagement as a Necessary Element for SustainabilityWhat is civic engagement, and how does sustainability depend upon our attention to social responsibility? How can we engage with our community to work collaboratively and effectively as we move down the path to sustainability? Case studies, such as the North Country Symposium and the work of campus organizations, will be used to discuss at these questions.
Facilitator: Ben Dixon, Coordinator of Regional Development and Sustainability
Health and wellness
What is health and wellness and how is it connected to sustainability?
Facilitators: Pat Ellis, Director Health and Counseling Services, Jodi Canfield, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach
Building Sustainable Campus-Community Partnerships
Learn about how students can build connections between SLU and the surrounding community using the support of the Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership. We will also discuss how to employ Community Based Research Methods and use the experiences with community partners as an integral component of student scholarship.
Facilitator: Ron Flores, Director Community Based Learning, Charlotta Chung,'08, Stacey Banfield-Hardaway '08, and Danielle Rhubart '10
Session 3: 2:00pm - 2:50pm
Skill development:
Budgeting 101
Find out how to get funding for on campus programming.
Facilitators: Ashley Cutler '08 SLUSAF Treasurer and Julian Blakney-Carlson '09 SLUSAF Assistant Treasurer
How to Create Trust within your Group
Explore the importance of how to develop trust within your group. Practice what you preach, do what you say you will do – the importance of following through along with developing trust.
Facilitators: Outdoor Program
How to run an effective meeting
Understanding group dynamics, harnessing difference and channeling the collective wisdom of your group.
Facilitators: Liz Skinner '08
Sustainability Issues:
Environment: It’s not hard to become a leader in sustainability initiatives and a champion of reducing consumption.Learn how to effectively develop and share your message with those who drive hybrids, Harleys and Hummers.
Facilitators: Nigel Fellman Green '09 and Louise Gava, Coordinator of Sustainability Projects
Making Sustainable Personal Finance Decisions
Getting out of college and earning more income, or accruing more debt in graduate school, as well as learning to survive paying your own rent, food, and clothing costs, creates the need to start thinking in terms of the long-run your life as a new college graduate. In this session, we'll talk about some ways you can make sure the decisions you make in the next few years are ones that don't undermine your ability to sustain your newfound lifestyle down the road.
Facilitator: Steven Horwitz, Dana Professor of Economics
Personal and group safety
Leading by example and respecting others' rights is an aspect of sustainable life affecting the entire community. With a focus on learning from past decisions and actions, we need to create a sense of respect, energy and direction in a group to achieve that group's goals.
Facilitators: Macy Steers '08 and Dennis Willette '08
Break: 2:50pm - 3:05pm
RefreshmentsWinston Room
Session 4: 3:05pm - 5:00pm
Closing KeynoteHow can you incorporate concepts of sustainability into your life and leadership? Are you willing to change your mind and what steps can you take to achieving new goals?
Dr. William Vitek
Winston Room