Thriving Not Just Surviving for Peer Leaders
Presenter: Joleen Nevers
Department: Health Education, Student Health Services
Session 1

The peer educators on our campus are involved in multiple clubs and groups on campus. I repeatedly hear that there isn't enough time to do everything and that they feel stressed. This program is targeting returning peer leaders who may have been involved in their peer education group for at least one year. During this workshop we will explore how students can renew themselves while being contributing leaders within the group.

Powerful Presentations for Peer Educators
Presenter: Leo Lachut
Department: Center for Academic Programs
Session 1

This workshop will provide participants with skills and techniques for improving their presentation skills. Topics such as inductive communication, knowing your audience, Making an impact,story telling, use of humor, and multi media. Whether you give presentations to small groups or large, this workshop will give you tips and ideas to make your presentations "Powerful Presentations".

Who's Watching Your 'Value'ables?
Values, Ethics & Leadership
Presenter: Beth Settje & Eric Hall
Department: Career Services
Session 1

Your personal value system affects the way you make decisions as a student leader.  Examine your own values and ethics through interactive activities that will assist you in fostering a connection between student leaders in a college environment to successful employees in the professional world.

Cheeseburgers in Paradise
Presenter: Jeff Winston
Department: Academic Center for Exploratory Students
Session 1

Help students become aware that they should enjoy the simple things in life, and not get lost in their quest for a better tomorrow. This session will help students get to know each other better.

The Cultural Dimensions of Communication
Presenter: Mark Wentzel
Department: International Services & Programs
Session 1 & 2

Through developing shared definitions, discussion, and
low-risk interactive activities aimed to help experience
the dynamics of intercultural interactions, specific skills
and personal effectiveness in intercultural communications
will be enhanced.

I Don't Know What to Do With YOUR Life!
Presenter: Steve Jarvi
Title: Assistant Vice Provost
Department: Institute for Student Success
Session 1 & 2

Any individual in a helping role on campus struggles to find a balance between giving advice and allowing students to make their own decisions. This can be especially true when discussing majors and/or careers. There are many students at UConn, especially first and second year students, who have not chosen a major or career path. There also a significant number of students who have chosen a direction but find that they struggle to stay on track. Regardless of your official assignment as a peer educator you will encounter these students and more often than not their major and/or career goals will be relevant to your involvement with the student. This workshop will help provide you with skills to address the major/career question and provide a strategy for helping students to put the question in a better perspective.

Hooking Up or Helping Out: Strategies for a Successful Mentoring Experience
Presenter: Willena Price
Department: African American Cultural Center
Session 1 & 2

Students will have the opportunity to participate in highly interactive activities designed to enhance and develop mentoring skills.

Understanding the Difference Between Yourself
Presenter: Matt Morano
Department: Academic Center for Exploratory Students
Session 1 & 2

Specific topics include: appropriate mentor/mentee relationship dynamics, confidentiality issues, managing and mediating conflict and "Breaking the Ice".

Choice Theory: The Best Defense in the Stressful
World of Leadership
Presenter: Kevin Sullivan
Department: First Year Programs
Session 1 & 2

William Glasser's Choice Theory has helped countless individuals to be more effective in their leadership positions. This cognitive-behavioral theory clearly demonstrates what a leader can and cannot control, and explains why each of us does what we do. An understanding of Choice Theory can also positively impact our relationships with friends, family, and significant others.

Swim, Don't Sink: A Guide to Credit Cards & Protecting Your Identity
Presenter: Ann Playe
Department: Financial Aid
Session 1 & 2

Educate about pitfalls or credit card use, credit scoring, identity theft in hopes that peer leaders will disseminate this information to the students with whom they work and associate.

We're All on This Boat Together: Traveling the C
from Port to Port
Presenter: José Barzola
Department: Office of the Registrar
Session 1 & 2

We are going to take a trip during this session to travel the C from port to port. As Peer Education Leaders, we may experience stormy weather. We continue our mentoring by sailing through this weather in search of new ports. Our destinations are unknown as we venture on into the C, but we continuously fall back on our experiences as Peer Education leaders.

Ethical Decision Making in a Global Society
Presenter: Joe Briody
Department: Department of Campus Activities
Session 1 & 2

This workshop will challenge students to think globally and examine world issues based on their values and sense of ethics.  Students will also have the opportunity to share their thoughts and learn from others during this interactive session.

Can't We All Just Get Along? The World of Group Dynamics
Presenter: Jennifer Lease-Butts
Department: Honors Program
Session 1 & 2

You've watched Reality TV, so you know the way people interact in groups can be a powerful force and highly entertaining. Group dynamics can also be the reason groups succeed or fail. This program will help students understand the concept of group dynamics and the importance they play in successful peer leadership. You'll also have an opportunity to try out new skills for interpreting group dynamics. Come practice analyzing what in the world is really going on when a group of people get dynamic!

What Did You Say? Time to Abandon Ship?!
Presenter: Kimeta Straker
Department: Academic Center for Exploratory Students
Session 1 & 2

Students are usually good at leading a club or an organization but when their term is over, they sometimes overlook the fact that the organization needs to continue to function effectively. This workshop will provide ideas about transitioning from one Executive Board to the next and how to recruit new members to their club/organization.

I Am From... A Poetic Diversity Experience
Presenter: Joanne Lewis
Department: Institute for Student Success
Session 2

To reflect upon, identify, and share cultural elements that have molded and shaped our lives. To enhance awareness and appreciation for other cultures and to share commonalities.

Icebreakers: From Lame Games to Memory Makers
Presenter: Leo Lachut
Department: Center for Academic Programs
Session 2

This workshop will provide participants with skills and techniques for facilitating icebreakers, community builders and energizers. This interactive workshop will have you learning and playing at the same time. Learn the "how tos" of making what appears to be a "lame game" a "memory maker" for your participants.

If You're Cruising the World of Leadership, You've Got to Have FISH!
Presenter: Maria Sedotti
Department: Orientation Services
Session 2

The leader of any organization sets the tone for it's journey. That's where FISH! comes in. This very simple philosophy can strengthen,energize, and make a positive difference. FISH! is about who we are being and how we are acting and it can be contagious. This session will introduce and illustrate the four principles of the FISH! philosophy (Be There, Choose Your Attitude, Play, Make Their Day) and how you can implement them in both your organization and your life, and how they can make a difference.

Talking Circles: Listen or Your Tongue Will Make You Deaf!
Presenter: Dr. Janice Wilbur
Department: Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
Session 2

The session will be an interactive simulation of a Talking Circle. It will also include demonstrations and exercises related to verbal and nonverbal small group facilitation skills.