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Leadership Programs

The Center for Student Involvement offers the following Leadership programs:

Leadership to Go

LEAD Weekend

LEAD Lunch

Leading UWG

Leadership in the Wilderness

Emerging Leaders Program

Leadershape Institute Scholarships


Leadership to Go

Leadership to Go is a leadership development program designed for UWG student leaders. The programs is designed to fit in with and complement the busy schedule and lifestyle of the UWG leader. Programs and resouces are "to go." Programs will be no longer than 30 minutes, giving you valuable yet concise infomation which leaders can use immediately. Resources will be ready-to-go and easy-to-use. Topics encompass the wide range of skills and information needed to be a successful leader.

Both Basic and Advanced Leadership to Go workshops take place each semester in 302 of the Campus Center at 4:00 pm on the dates listed below.

Spring Semester dates will be available soon!

          Basic Leadership to Go                                                                            

Sept. 15     Ice Breakers and TeamBuilding             
Sept. 22     Situational Leadership                                                          
Sept. 29     Time Management                                                                
Oct. 6        Funraising ad Budgeting                                                        
Oct. 13      Program Planning and Event Management                             
Oct. 20      Motivation and Recognition                                                  
Oct. 27      Communication Skills                                                            
Nov. 3       Stress Management                                                               
Nov. 10     CollegiateLink                                                                      

Advanced Leadership to Go

Sept. 14     Student Leadership Prctices Inventory
Sept. 21     Student Leadership Practices Inventory Part 2
Sept. 28     Inspire a Shared Vision
Oct. 5        Challenge the Process
Oct. 12      Enable Others to Act
Oct. 19      Model theWay
Oct. 26      Encourage the Heart
Nov. 2       Putting it Together/ Planner Review
Nov. 9       Wrap-up/ What's Next?

LEAD Weekend

Lead Weekend is offered in the Spring for incoming organization leaders. This is a Free, one-day, intensive and interactive leadership deveopment program for student leaders to farther develop their leadership skills. Breakfast and lunch provided.

Save the Date:
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Campus Center Ballroom
Time: TBA

Registration begins in January! Every organization is highly encouraged to nominate one person.

LEAD Lunch

LEAD Lunch is an opportunity for student leaders to have lunch with the UWG President. Great conversation based on student leadership in higher education. FREE Lunch!

Spring Semester dates:
January 20 at 11:00 am
February 18 at Noon
March 15 at 1:00 pm

Leading UWG

Leading UWG is a leadership organization on the University of West Georgia campus to help students develop leadership skills that can be used on an everyday basis.

Leadership in the Wilderness

Leadership in the Wilderness is a one day leadership based hiking trip where students for the University of West Georgia are taught to use nature to help them in their leadership roles such as outdoor icebreakers and meeting topics.

Emerging Leaders Program

The Emerging Leader Program engages student leaders in learning the foundations of leadership development. This program is designed to give you an instant connection to student life here at West Georgia. Emerging Leader students will commit to responsible leadership on campus and in the community and develop skills to be successful leaders in their academic, co-curricular, and social lives.

Click Here to apply for the Emerging Leader Program

Leadershape Institute Scholarships

The LeaderShape Institute is an interactive, energizing, and unique experience that builds leadership skills no other program can match.
Since 1986, over 31,000 participants from all over the world have graduated from this program. But be prepared! It is six days of non-stop self-discovery and learning from practical experiences that build your leadership concepts and abilities. It's go, go, go 12 hours a day... And you'll love it!

Visit http://www.leadershape.org/home.asp for more information about this institute.


 

For more information about these prgrams contact the Center for Student Involvement at 678-839-6526, or stuacts@westga.edu