The Center for Leadership Education and Service is excited to announce the Leadership UNCW Program. Please follow the links to the left for more information on the program, including a
- A General Overview of Leadership UNCW
- Details on the five Leadership UNCW Certificate Programs
- Workshop Registration Information
- Links to Special Programs
Leadership UNCW Workshop Schedule
Check out upcoming Leadership UNCW Workshops! This schedule is always being updated, so check back for additional workshops.
Advanced registration is preferred but not required for most workshops.
Register for one or more workshops.
For more information, please contact Jenn Smist in the Center for Leadership Education and Service at 910-962-3877 or smistj@uncw.edu.
Please also check out programs and events sponsored by the following departments. Many of their programs may serve as elective workshops toward earning a Leadership UNCW certificate. Contact Jenn Smist in CLES for more information.
Discover Outdoor Center's Leadership Training Initiative
UNCW Presents - Leadership Lecture Series
SEPTEMBER 8 -12, 2008
Facilitating Team Builders and Icebreakers (LTI 19)
Tuesday, September 9
6:00-8:00pm
Student Recreation Center, Room 138
This workshop is part of the Leadership Training Initiative (LTI) workshop series sponsored by the Discover Outdoor Center (DOC). Advanced registration is required. Please call the DOC at 910-962-4052 to register by Sept. 8 or for more information.
Ethical Decision Making
Wednesday, September 10
12:00-1:30pm
Location TBD
For such a short word, it sure means a lot. Bring your lunch to this workshop and find out how ethics are viewed, defined, and applied by different people.
Required foundation workshop for the Leadership UNCW Certificate in Personal Leadership.
Recruitment and Retention (IOC Meeting)
Wednesday, September 10
6:00-7:30pm
Wrightsville Beach Room, Fisher Student Center 2017
If you want a strong student organization you need to recruit new members and retain your current members, right? But how do you do this effectively? Join us as we explore ways to put our organization's best foot forward so that we are recruiting the RIGHT new members and discuss how to create a positive experience for your current members so that they want to continue being active within your organization.
This workshop is sponsored by the IOC and Student Government Association (SGA).
Required workshop for the Leadership UNCW Certificate in Organizational Leadership.
SEPTEMBER 14-19, 2008
Synergy Coffee Conversations
Sunday, September 14
6:30-7:30pm
Clock Tower Lounge, Fisher Student Center
Join students, faculty, and staff for an informal discussion of Never Let Me Go. Coffee and dessert provided. Sponsored by the Synergy Common Reading Experience.
Leadership Lecture Series: Naomi Wolf
Monday, September 15
7:00pm
Kenan Auditorium
Feminist author and activist Naomi Wolf is best known for her international bestseller The Beauty Myth which The New York Times called one of the seventy most significant books of the 20th century. Wolf's latest book, "The End of America: Letter of Warning to Young Patriots," is an impassioned call to action to Americans from all walks of life to restore the checks and balances in our government in order to protect against abuses of power. Wolf is co-founder of The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches young women to be leaders and change agents, and she is also the co-founder of The American Freedom Campaign.
Tickets: $9 public, Free for UNCW students and employees. Call Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500. Campus members may visit Sharky's Box Office in the Fisher Student Center.
Sponsored by UNCW Presents.
Planning a Community Service Program
Wednesday, September 17
4:00-5:00pm
Cape Fear Room, Fisher University Union 2019
Do you want to make a difference in your community? Have you ever wanted to plan a community service project but did not know where to start? Join CLES staff for this interactive workshop on the tools necessary for planning a meaningful community service project. Learn successful strategies for planning a community service project and develop your community service programming skills!
This workshop is sponsored by the Center for Leadership Education and Service (CLES). For more information call CLES at 910-962-3877 or stop by our office in the Fisher University Union Room 2013.
Required workshop for the Leadership UNCW Certificate in Civic and Community Engagement.
Stressbusters!
Thursday, September 18
5:30pm
Student Recreation Center, Room 114
Everyone experiences stressful times, but there are ways to effectively cope with life’s ups and downs. This interactive workshop will reveal strategies and approaches to minimize life’s stressors and manage the stress that’s unavoidable.
This workshop is sponsored by Health Promotion Services. Stop by the Health Promotion office in the Student Recreation Center Room 104 or call 910-962-4135 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008
Leadership Concepts
Tuesday, September 23
12:30-1:30pm
Saffo Room, Fisher Student Center 2009
What is leadership? Can leadership be learned? Do you need to hold a formal position to be a leader? This interactive workshop will explore a variety of leadership concepts and help you develop your own definition of what leadership is to you.
This workshop is sponsored by the Center for Leadership Education and Service (CLES). For more information call CLES at 910-962-3877 or stop by our office in the Fisher University Union Room 2013.
Required foundation workshop for the Leadership UNCW Certificate in Personal Leadership.
Officer Transition
Thursday, September 25
1:00-2:00pm
Masonboro Island Room, Fisher Student Center 2011
Are you ready to pass the torch? Join staff from the Campus Activities & Involvement Center and learn how to start preparing for your organization's successful officer transition. Discuss topics ranging from identifying a successor to what vital information should be passed on from one year to the next.
This workshop is sponsored by the Campus Activities & Involvement Center (CAIC). For more information call CAIC at 910-962-3553 or stop by our office in the Fisher Student Center, Room 2029.
Required workshop for the Leadership UNCW Certificate in Organizational Leadership.
Student BGLAD Training
Friday, September 26
2:00-3:00pm
Space is limited. Advanced registration is required. Contact Larissa LaCour at lacourl@uncw.edu to register.
