1. Creating a Leadership Culture- Building a successful student leadership training experience

2. Learning Objectives
Get a working knowledge of the social change model and other leadership theories that can be easily integrated into training.
Understand the benefits and challenges associated with a centralized student employee leadership training program.

3. Questions to start the conversation
What does your current student leader training look like? How often is your training?
What is one area that you are looking to change or tweak in regards to student leader training?

4. Overview of Elon University
Private institute in Elon, North Carolina (between Greensboro – Raleigh)
Student population 6,700
Known for Engage Learning & Mentorship in all aspects
Lean professional staff- allowing professionals to wear many hats
Residential Campus- Residential halls housed in neighborhoods
Very cohorted based institution
Large FSL population- 40% of students, outside of FSL Club Sports are 2nd largest student organizations

5. About Campus Recreation & Wellness
5 Programmatic areas
Sport Programs, Wellness Programs, Operations, Fitness Programs, ELOA
Largest student employer on campus with 225 students
Hire students in both fall, spring, summer
Merged with health promotions in June 2018
Institutional, divisional support department priorities surrounded around well.
6 full time staff, 1 part-time staff member

6. What are Team Leaders (TLs)?
Undergraduate student leads for all teams within our department
18 total team leaders make up the group
Functions include:
Scheduling, accountability, meeting
Event preparations
Managing students

7. Overview of Training Fall next academic year, TL Retreat
TLIT Hired- End of Fall Semester
TLIT is mentored by outgoing TL throughout the spring
TLIT Workshop series starts in early Spring
April 1st TLIT officially becomes the TL

8. Social Change Theory Process rather than position
Purposeful, collaborative, values based
Model examines leadership from three different perspectives
End product- affecting positive change

9. Leadership Challenge Looks at leadership not personality, behavior
Leadership Practices Inventory
Model the way
Inspire Shared Vision
Challenge the Process
Enabling Others to Act
Encourage the Heart

10. OTHER RESOURCES

11. Structure of training Timing- location, frequency
Connecting pieces throughout
Behavioral Assessment
Looking at the timeline
Hot topics
Ensuring each presentation builds off each other
Using experts

12. TOPICS Expectations Traits-based assessment Self-care Campus Resources
Communication
Inclusive Leadership
Facilitation Skills
Leading Peers
Wrap up- Assessment

13. Assessment Helps create a road map
Tells us what hot topics students are more keyed into.
Create a common language
Create connecting points throughout their experience

14. Benefits to centralized training
Balance of hard and soft skills
Learn about themselves and how to effectively help others
Builds community and consistency
Foundation for their leadership experience
Professional staff-student relationships
Resources to use outside of experience

15. Challenges to centralized training
Time commitment
Meeting students where they are currently at
Thought out, doesn’t leave time for flexibility