News & Events

Upcoming events and deadlines:

• Leadership Week: February 9-13, 2009
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Monday, Feb. 9th
Information Table, KUC, 10am—2pm

Gen X, Gen Y, and What the Heck is a Millennial?: How to be an Effec-tive Leader no Matter What the Generation, BAS S130A, 4pm (FREE) Join Amanda Samsel as she helps you learn how to connect with older employees, younger employees, and people just like you.

Etiquette Dinner, Hazelwood Dinning Hall 5:30pm—7pm (FREE) Registration forms are available in KUC 326-S or online at www.mtsu.edu/leadandserve. Seating is limited to the first 40 students.

Tuesday, February 10th

Leadership Recruitment Fair, KUC 10am—2pm Ever wonder how you obtain those top ranked leadership positions on campus? Stop by the recruitment fair and learn how you can apply for various leadership positions on campus. Information will be available for BOLT (Bettering our Leaders for Tomorrow), Lightning Leadership Coordinators, Resident Assistants, Leadership Studies Minor, SOA's (Student Orientation Assistants), Up 'Til Dawn, SGA (Executive Board, Homecoming, Senators, etc.), Blue Elite, Student Ambassadors, Judicial Board, Student Programming Board

JOLT: The 5 Rules of E-mail Etiquette 4pm (FREE) Ever wonder if people are misunderstanding your messages? Join the Office of Leadership & Service in learning tips on proper email, facebook, and texting etiquette.

Wednesday, February 11th

Informational Table, KUC, 10am—2pm

Lessons for Leaders with Beverly L. Watts , Leading in Difficult Times, KUC 318, 1pm (FREE) Executive Director Watts - TN HumanRights Commission will be interacting with students on various topics to include safety, financial,
economics, global,community involvement while in the university setting.

Town Hall Meeting with President McPhee, KUC Theater, 4pm (FREE) Ever wonder what it is like to lead during challenging times? Curious to how budget cuts will effect your University? Join our President of MTSU, in a town hall meeting to hear his thoughts and ask questions.

Family Feud, BAS S102, 6:30pm—10pm You have seen it on tv and now you can play it here on campus. Leadership Family Feud is an evening of fun with friends, with an educational twist. Select your team of five (5) students to participate. Registration forms can be found at www.mtsu.edu/leadandserve or in KUC 326-S.

Thursday, February 12th

Intercultural Diversity Affairs—Breakthrough Thinking KUC 322, 3:30pm (FREE) Join Director of IDA, Vincent Windrow, as he walks you through legacy leader's role in driving innovation. Each participate will receive a copy of the book "Breakthrough Thinking".

Informational Table, KUC, 10am—2pm

Town Hall Meeting with President McPhee, KUC Theater, 12pm Ever wonder what it is like to lead during challenging times? Curious to how budget cuts will effect your University? Join our President of MTSU, in a town hall meeting to hear his thoughts and ask questions.

• Blue Raider Leadership Summit - February 13-14, 2009
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• Etiquette Dinner Reservation Form: February 9, 2009
  Come join Karen Austin of the Career Development Center and learn proper etiquette for those dinner dates, interviews, and family occasions. Seating is available for the first 40 students. The event will take place in JUB Hazelwood Dining room at 5:30 PM. Click here for the registration Form
• Leadership Family Feud- February 11, 2009
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• Lightning Leadership Camp - August 19-21, 2008
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• TN LeaderShape: CATALYST- October 3, 2008
  LeaderShape CATALYST application>> CATALYST is a one-day LeaderShape experience offered on your campus! This program is for participants who are interested in challenging themselves to go deeper, wider, and farther out in their definition of who they are and where they can have an impact.
  
  During the one-day CATALYST program, participants will:
  • Examine what it means to “take your own path”
  • Understand how to connect and contribute to organizations they care about
  • Challenge themselves and their organizations to expand opportunities for possibility

Call (615)898-5812 or email mtleader@mtsu.edu for more information.
Early Bird deadline: September 1st ($15); $25 after September 1st.