Kirby Student Center

Seminars and workshops on a wide variety of leadership topics including: skills, communication, theory, ethics, and community involvement, are open to all UMD students, staff and faculty. Most emerging leaders events are free. We encourage students who hold leadership positions on campus to take emerging leaders workshops. Offerings vary from semester to semester, and are presented by faculty, staff, graduate students and community leaders. Please see the schedule below for a current listing of seminars, workshops and campus-wide leadership events.

Spring Semester 2008

Jump to: January | February | March | April

January

• BE IN CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE: Plan to attend your party's caucus! For info on the Republican Party caucus (to be held on Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm at Duluth East High School and other locations), go to one of these web sites: http://www.mngop.com. or http://mncr.org/index.php. Newcomer's training will be held for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party caucus (to be held on Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm at Ordean Middle School and other locations). The training, "Intro to Precint Caucus: 2008" will be held from 6-8pm in the conference room of the AFSCME bldg. at 2nd Ave West and 2nd Street. For more info on the Democratic Party caucus, go to this web site: http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us. The Green Party caucus will be held on Tuesday, March 4th at 7pm; The Constitution Party caucus will be held on Saturday, February 2nd; the Independence Party caucus will be held on Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm. For more information on these three events, please go to this web site: http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us.
  
• Tues, January 29th, 2-3pm, 42 SCC: "Grad School-Is it Too Late or Too Soon to Plan for Grad School?"

• Weds, January 30th, 4-5pm, 22 SCC: "Writing a Winning Personal Statement " offered by Career Services / Please see the Career Services web site for additional offerings: http://careers.d.umn.edu/events/

• Weds, January 30th, 9am, noon, 2pm, or by appointment: Kirby 115: Register for UMD Leadership Certification (or have your questions answered ), Joie Acheson, jacheson@d.umn.edu, 726-8740

 

February

• Mon, February 4th, 4-5pm, Kirby 268: "A New Paradigm of Disability and Identity", Penny Cragun, Director, Disability Services and Resources and Nancy Diener, Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

• Tues, February 5th, 7pm, Kirby Ballroom: "A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Barry Scott", a multi-media lecture co-sponsored by Kirby Program Board and the Black Students Association.

• Thurs, February 7th, 12-1pm, Kirby 333: "Circles not Boxes: Looking at Difference from the Perspective of Worldview", Paula Pedersen, Psychology Department

• Mon, February 11th, 4:30-5:30pm, Kirby Louge: "The Road from UMD Leadership to Leading Duluth", with Mayor Don Ness (former UMD student leader!)

• Thurs, February 14th, 12-1pm, Kirby 268: "Leadership: What's Love got to do with it?", Bud McClure, Psychology Department

• Mon, February 18th, 12-1pm, Kirby 268: "Poverty Immersion in Duluth: a Primer on the Expanding Horizons Program" , Kim Crawford, CHUM

• Mon, February 18th, 4-5pm, Kirby 268: "Lead with your Voice: The Power of Public Speaking", Kelly Uturyo, University of Wisconsin, Superior

• Tues, February 19th, 6pm, Kirby Ballroom: "Feast" with Richard LaFortune, a self-described two - spirit speaker, artist, writer and activist. Richard will share experiences and stories from his native tradition, describe the two-spirit path, and will also take questions. A traditional winter feast will be served following a traditional pipe ceremony. All are welcome.

• Wed, February 20th, Support UMD Day at the MN Legislature! Stacy Jorgenson, Student Legislative Coalition Director. SLC will provide coach buses to bring students down to the capital.The beginning of the day will begin with a rally where U M students from all campuses will join together to hear speakers.A free lunch is then provided. You will then spend a few hours lobbying legislators. Your role as a student is to attend university initiative meetings. SLC will provide preparation materials to all students, and training is provided on the bus ride. Your instructors should give you an excused absence from classes for this event. email Stacy Jorgenson to register / or for info: jorg0232@d.umn.edu or slc@d.umn.edu.

• Thurs, February 21st, 4-5pm, Kirby 268: " Leading Edge Entrepreneurship: Birth of the Burrito Union and the Brewhouse", Rod Raymond, Duluth Business Owner and UMD Instructor

• Mon, February 25th, 12-1pm, Kirby 268: "How to Run a Great Meeting", Christina Geissler, Adviser of Student Activities, Kirby Student Center

• Thurs, February 28th, 12-1pm, Kirby 333: "A Global Perspective in Leadership", Okokon Udo, visiting scholar here on a UMD Diversity grant

 

March

• Thurs, March 6th, 12-1pm, Kirby 333: "Intentionally growing your Leadership Journey", Paul Deputy, Dean of the College of Education and Human Service Professions

• Thurs, March 6th, 4-5pm, Kirby 333: "MIA: Where are our African - American Male Leaders?", Quinnita Morris, Director, African American Learning Resource Center

• Thurs, March 13th, 12-1pm, Kirby 268: " Past, Present and Future of Latinos in Minnesota", Susana Pelayo-Woodard, Director, Multicultural Center

• ***POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE*** Thurs, March 13th, 4-5pm, Kirby 333: "Leadership in Global Ecology", Andrew Klemer, Biology & Geology Departments
  

 

April

 

• Stay tuned for additional offerings............

 

 

To see the Fall 2007 Emerging Leaders Workshops, click here.