LEAD/WHOLE Conference Programs
LEAD CONFERENCE GOALS:
1) Leadership and Group Dynamics:
2) Leading with Integrity
3) Personal Development
4) Professional Development
5) Servant Leadership
6) Sustainability
WHOLE CONFERENCE GOALS:
An annual conference centered on the WHOLE woman with a mission to create unity among all African-American females, promote self-worth, self-esteem, responsibility, importance of an education, and provision of community service.
Scheduling Note: Session times are subject to change. The official schedule will be printed in the conference program distributed on the morning of the conference.
PROGRAM SESSION #1 (10-10:50 A.M.)
CAUTION: "ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK"
There have been debates as to whether leaders are born or leaders are made. If you are a born leader or a made a leader, how much of a risk are you willing to take? Do I have the courage to put myself at risk? Taking the responsibility while others are making excuses? This session will help you discover and understand the risk taken in becoming a great leader, an average leader or just another person in a leadership position.
Presenter: Colene Kelly, Program Advisor
Institution: North Carolina Central University
Main Contact info: ckelly@nccu.edu
LEADING STUDENTS DON'T REQUIRE TITLES
Great leaders don't manage; they inspire! Great leaders have learned how to establish good interpersonal working relationships. In this presentation, you will acquire and explore a set of strategies intended to get you results through your leadership with your peers.
Presenter: Tawan Perry, President of Tawan Perry Unlimited
Main Contact info: info@tawanperry.com
BACK TO THE BASE: EXPLORING FOLLOWERSHIP
Studies have shown that about 80% of the work done in an organization is done by the followers, yet very little research has been done in the area of followership. Come explore the needs of followers and how you can be a more effective leader by developing the skills of your followers.
Presenter: Jennifer Prince, Meredith College Student Institution: Meredith College
Main Contact info: princeje@meredith.edu
THE LEADERSHIP ZOO: WHICH ANIMAL ARE YOU?
Birds of a feather may flock together, but can they get anything done? Discover your personality style represented by one of four animals and learn how to capitalize on your strengths while building a balanced and dynamic team. Awareness of your personality style makes you a more effective leaders and also reduces conflict personal relationships.
Presenter: Sherri Kong, UNC-Chapel Hill, Graduate Assistant for Carolina Leadership Development Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
Main Contact info: sherrirenee@gmail.com
THE WOMAN WITHOUT A VISION WILL RESULT BACK TO HER PAST
Many die without ever fulfilling the purpose that God created for them. Just as your professors give you assignments, GOD has given you an even greater assignment. What is your assignment? You have chosen to embark upon the course of education, power and knowledge. Without a Vision you will end up going back to the things of your past. Join others who have purposed in their heart to create a legacy. Come and see destiny happen before your eyes.
Presenter: Racquel Williams, MPA, Chair/Founder of Can I Live, Inc., Commissioner for Wake County Housing Authority
Chair, Community Mobilization (Wake County Gang Prevention Partnership) Institution: North Carolina Central University
Main Contact info: trailblazingnc@hotmail.com
INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE
Get paid for what you're worth! The WAGE (Women Are Getting Even) Project $TART $MART Workshop is designed is to empower young women starting their careers to avoid the gender wage gap.
**Note: This is a double-session from 10-11:50 a.m.**
Presenter: Deborah Aguiar-Velez, Founder/CEO/President Presenter; Co-sponsored by NCCU Career Services,
Institution: Sistemas Corporation Main Contact info: dhembrick@nccu.edu
PROGRAM SESSION #2 (11-11:50 A.M.)
A TOUCH OF CLASS
What happens when students drop out of school? The answer seems clear, but do your students really know? In this interactive program, students will be challenged to think about possible consequences without a higher education. Students will also learn strategies of how succeed no matter your circumstances.
Presenter: Tawan Perry, President of Tawan Perry Unlimited
Main Contact info: info@tawanperry.com
PUT YOUR CONFLICT IN THE PAST
Are you dealing with conflict within your organization? or difficult people/situations? Learn what it takes to create resolutions to common issues and disagreements that cause conflict within a group. Learn from students just like yourself who have been there! Discussions will be centered around problem solving, dealing with different types of people (personalities), diversity and professionalism.
Presenters: Tiffany H. Lee ECU Student; Jason Hawkins ECU Student
Institution: East Carolina University Main Contact info: thl0719@ecu.edu
FEMALE WARRIORS - WOMEN'S ROLE IN US MILITARY OPERATIONS
The United States Military is one of the most diverse organizations in the world. With about 1.4 million men and women in uniform, the U.S. military is represented by every major racial subgroup. This is essential to ensure representation of ideas as well as cultural understanding of the people it serves and the locations where it operates. The military has also experienced a steady increase in the number of women since they were first allowed to join the ranks alongside their brothers in arms shortly after WWII. Women and minorities have made great strides rising through the military ranks and enjoy opportunities for success with few boundaries. This presentation specifically addresses how women in the military, while still somewhat pioneers, are given equal opportunity to lead across the ultimate diversity in complex situations.
Presenter: Capt Susan Keely, AFROTC NC State University; CPT Neely Mahoney, Army ROTC, NC State University; LT Donna Haynes, Army ROTC, NC State University Institution: NC State University Main Contact info: susan_keely@ncsu.edu
TAKE THE LEAD: SERVE FIRST
To develop your leadership skills for the future you must be willing to be a servant first. During this interactive session you will discover what it means to be a servant leader. You will also learn valuable tools to equip you to better serve in the future.
Presenters: Requita Demery and Brooke Barton, ECU Student Leadership Assistants Institution: East Carolina University
Main Contact info: rmd0419@ecu.edu
"THE FLUX CAPACITOR OF LEADERSHIP" VALUES AND LEADERSHIP
This presentation will concern how our values are the "flux capicator" to our leadership. Participants will be engaged in a values activity using Jenga blocks representing the multiple values that make up their leadership style.
Presenters: Ian T. Stroud, Coordinator for Residence Life; Ryan Redd, Student; Christina Orr, Student
Institution: University of North Carolina at Greensboro Main Contact info: itstroud@uncg.edu
PROGRAM SESSION #3 (2:15-3:05 P.M.)
CALLING ALL AGENTS OF CHANGE: GET BACK TO THE FUTURE OF CHANGE!
Are YOU a change agent? Learn about the Social Change Model of Leadership Development and begin your official training to be a change agent! Learn about the 7 C's and examine ways to work with individuals, groups, and communities to foster change for the common good. Make a difference for the future!
Presenter: Cheryl Jenkins, Director of Student Leadership and Service Institution: Meredith College
Main Contact info: jenkinsc@meredith.edu
WALKING ON THIN ICE: BUILDING TRUST
Having trouble trusting others? Want to improve group performance? Through this interactive workshop, you will learn techniques and exercises to increase organizational cohesiveness and achievement.
Presenters: Taurian Houston and Tom Howie, Student Leadership Assistants, Center for Student Leadership & Civic Engagement
Institution: East Carolina University Main Contact info: studentleadership@ecu.edu
CREATING FUTURE ORGANIZATIONS
Learn the first steps in creating an organization including how to create a mission statement. In this program we will look how to create incentive for both your members as well as community members. In addition, we will discuss leadership withing your organization.
Presenter: Jose Chavira, Lees-McRae College Student Institution: Lees-McRae College
Main Contact info: jc0063686@email.lmc.edu
YOULEAD- EMPOWERING YOU TO LEAD
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a well-organized, strcutured leader but never can quite put your hands on the indivudual ingredients to do so? Well, if that is the case YOULead-Empowering You to LEAD will answer those questions. There are 3 things that a leader needs to be successful. The ability to prioritize, strategize and mobilize. This presentation will not only introduce you to the concept but also to the practice of my philosophy.
Presenter: Tremayne Smith, ECU Student Institution: East Carolina University
Main Contact info: tbs1113@ecu.edu
TALKING B(L)ACK
For too many years, we have allowed our own prejudices within our community to foster self-hatred and low sense of self-worth. Let's examine the systemic issue of the marginalization of our own community members through fun activities and interactive discussion! Before we part, let's 'talk back' to self-hatred and prejudices and discuss a future of strength through unification.
Presenter: Adia Daniels, M.S.Ed., Director of Student Activities Institution: North Carolina Wesleyan College
Main Contact info: adaniels@ncwc.edu
WE CAN OVERCOME THE LONELY FUTURES OF SUCCESSFUL BLACK WOMEN!
We will be watching a video on youtube that was taken from a documentary produced by Dateline NBC and Steve Harvey on why so many black successful women are unmarried. We will discuss how this trend can be changed. Are women's standards too high or are men simply not good enough?
Presenter: Danielle Martin, President of the NCCU Women's Alliance Institution: North Carolina Central University
Main Contact info: dmarti37@eagles.nccu.edu
PROGRAM SESSION #4 (3:15-4:05 P.M.)
LOOK TO THE FUTURE - FIND YOUR DNA MOTIVATIONAL STYLE!
Take a test to determine your drives, needs, awards (D.N.A.) that will describe your motivational style (1) director (2) visionary (3) chief (4) chamption (5) supporter (6) relater (7) refiner or (8) explorer.
Presenter: Julie R. Beck, Director of Student Activities Institution: Mount Olive College
Main Contact info: jbeck@moc.edu
TAKE BACK YOUR HEALTH: NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTTS!
This workshop will focus on the social influences that encourage young women to experiment with cigarette smoking. Attendees will view a brief 17-minute video that explores how the tobacco industry developed and targeted advertisements to entice young women and common misconceptions, like "If I quit, I'll get fat." In short, this workshop is for women who have family members, friends, or they themselves are considering picking up the smoking habit. It will highlight adopting positive healthy alternatives.
Presenter: LaShawn Wordlaw-Stinson, Ph.D. Institution: North Carolina Central University
Main Contact info: lstinson@nccu.edu
PERSPECTIVE AND LEADERSHIP: SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE
We live in a dynamic 3D world, and leadership is no exception. Through an interactive presentation with activities, we will explore the importance of understanding that there are many perspectives on every issue and how understanding this can lead to more effective leadership on a personal and group level. By promoting diversity and acknowledging multiple perspectives, we can better see the big picture.
Presenter: Steve Atkinson, ECU Student - Student Leadership Assistant
Institution: East Carolina University Main Contact info: swa0210@gmail.com
LEARNING TO SAY NO: COMMIT WITHOUT OVER COMMITTING
As student leaders we often find ourselves being "people pleasers" and always being the "yes" person that people can count on. We may start to feel guilty when saying no, but those days need to go! The more things that we commit ourselves to, the less of ourselves we commit to each thing. At this workshop, we will identify reasons people don't often say no, learn how to stop making self-sabotaging mistakes, and discover strategies for effective assertiveness.
Presenter: Krista Wilhelm, Assistant Director for The Center for Student Leadership & Civic Engagement
Institution: East Carolina University Main Contact info: wilhelmk@ecu.edu
"IT'S YOUR DENSITY! I MEAN... YOUR DESTINY!"
This interactive session will provide an opportunity for students and community members to converse with each other on how women can find it within themselves to build leadership skills and rise above engrained ideas about women and ultimately reach their destiny as strong female leaders. Strong female leaders can use that empowerment to engage women in their surrounding and global communities to raise awareness of women's situations locally and globally.
Presenter: Charlie Herron, Senior Intern for the Community Outreach Office Institution: Lees-McRae College
Main Contact info: ch0062370@email.lmc.edu
DEPRESSION & AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN:
LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON YOUR BACK TO BRIGHTEN YOUR FUTURE
Life, in general, is full of emotional peaks and valleys. However, the unique experience of the black woman in America often blurrs the lines between what is normal and what is unhealthy. This workshop will confront a topic that is not often addressed in the black community: mental health and emotional well-being. Topics will include cultural & societal influence, the importance of balance & forgiveness, and improving mental health specifically related to African American women.
Presenter: Renita N. Moore, Mental Health Outreach Specialist/Coordinator, moorer@ecu.edu
Institution: East Carolina University
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