Leadership Opportunities

One Day Leadership Workshop (Jauary 30, 2009)

• LeaderShape
• Fall Leadership Retreat
• Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
• Arizona Town Hall
• Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF)

One Day Leadership Workshop

MCC will be joining with 8 other Maricopa Communty Colleges at a One Day Leadership Workshop on Friday, March 5.  Please check back for more details.

LeaderShape

The LeaderShape Institute is an interactive, energizing, and unique experience that builds leadership skills no other program can match. Since 1986, over 20,000 participants from all over the world have graduated from this nationally recognized program. But be prepared! It is six days of non-stop self-discovery and learning from practical experiences that build your leadership concepts and abilities. It's go, go, go 12 hours a day... And you'll love it! Best of all, its at no charge to you!

For more information about The LeaderShape Institute, please visit http://www.leadershape.org.

Please contact Erica Horihan at ehorihan@mesacc.edu or (480) 654-7758 for more information on The LeaderShape Institute. We hope you will consider applying for this life changing experience!

Fall Leadership Retreat

Each year the offices of Student Life & Leadership of the Maricopa Community College District host a three-day long retreat designed to strengthen the leadership, life, and wellness skills of students. The retreat takes place each September.

This is a great opportunity to meet students from around the Maricopa Community College District, and learn valuable leadership skills. It is a weekend filled with fun, friends, and new things. We encourage any current or hopeful student leader to apply!

The 2009 Fall Leadership Retreat will take place September 11-13 at Camp Sky Y in Prescott, AZ.  Applications deadline is Friday, September 4.  Plese click here for more information or to apply.

Association of College Unions International (ACUI)

Association of College Unions International (ACUI). Founded in 1914, ACUI is a nonprofit educational organization that brings together college union and student activities professionals from hundreds of schools in seven countries. Its members work on urban and rural campuses, in two-year and four-year institutions, and at large and small schools. They are students and administrators whose mission is to build campus community. ACUI enriches them all through education, advocacy, and the delivery of services. www.acui.org

Arizona Town Hall

Arizona Town Hall is a private, nonprofit civic organization created in 1962 to establish, through research and discussion, an ever-increasing body of Arizona citizens accustomed to the processes of searching analysis and well-informed on the many facets of the state's economic, cultural and social life.

http://www.aztownhall.org

Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF)

The Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF) is a co-curricular activity that provides an overview of local, state and national public policy making, citizen influence and involvement. A focus is placed on experiential learning, leadership development, and student engagement in public policy processes. During the course of the program, students will research and prepare to speak on higher education issues (Green sheet issues) specifically related to community colleges.

The program runs from October 2008 through March 2009. Most meetings are scheduled monthly on Fridays from about 1pm to 4pm at Rio Salado College, Tempe. For more information please contact the program directors.

http://www.maricopa.edu/sppf/index.php#Description