Rich Thigpen Faculty Advisor, UCLA CKI

Responsibilities as Advisor 1) Physical Presence Not this

Responsibilities as Advisor But this

Responsibilities as Advisor 2) Real engagement

Responsibilities as Advisor 3) Constructive criticism and questions: advise without dominating or directing.

Responsibilities as Advisor 4) Establish check-in times with leadership.

Responsibilities as Advisor 5) Communicate with more than one student.

Responsibilities as Advisor 6) Assist with conflict resolution.

Responsibilities as Advisor 7) Ensure money is handled appropriately.

Responsibilities as Advisor 8) Take advantage of teachable moments.

Responsibilities as Advisor 9) Help as necessary with board training.

Boundaries and Accountability 1) Be frank about your turn-around time, work time and other expectations.

Boundaries and Accountability 2) Honor your own commitments.

Boundaries and Accountability 3) Recognize that this is a learning process and should be treated that way.

Boundaries and Accountability 4) Stay politically neutral.

Technology 1) Email

Technology 2) Texting

Technology 3) Telephone

Technology 4) facebook

Technology 5) LinkedIn

The Challenging Student Referrals for counseling Referrals for discipline Removal from positions or membership (follow the club bylaws) Your responsibilities to the institution

Besides Time and Money… Get other Kiwanians or faculty involved. Be an advocate. Report on activities. Enable attendance by students for meetings and other activities. Make the case for the budget allocation. Be a reference or write a letter of recommendation when warranted.

The CKI Year (and the acronyms) April 1 – New officer term begins Planning and training Banquets and senior recognition Spring Training Conference (“STC”) District Convention (“DCON”) International Convention (“ICON”) and Large Scale Service Project (“LSSP”) Crazy Kompetition for Infants (“CKI”—not to be confused with the other “CKI”) Fall Training Conference (“FTC”) District Large Scale Service Projects (“DLSSP”)

Thank you for coming! Rich Thigpen richthigpen@ucla.edu