When I first joined Residence Hall Assembly (otherwise known as RHA), I can honestly say that I had no idea what it was. Our two hall council representatives come to our Hall Council one day and said that their group was looking for people to join their executive board. I thought it sounded like a … More Residence Hall Assembly
There are multiple different ways to learn about leadership. Sure, we can learn about all the different theories, sure, and they are helpful. However, one of the best ways to learn about leadership is to learn about those who have put those theories into practice. Taking HST 110LWI, the American Experience, is a required part … More HST 110LWI
On Friday, January 20th 2017, I had the opportunity to attend the SPARK Leadership Experience, hosted by the Leadership Institute. This is one-day leadership seminar designed to help emerging leaders on campus discover and develop their leadership styles and abilities. This event was required as a part of my Leadership Advancement Scholar protocol, but by … More SPARK Leadership Experience
The trip is now over, and I went and did so many things that I don’t know how I am going to cover all of it in one post…but I will try. First of all, I was sadly only able to go one the first day of the trip, as I had to be back … More Post Service Trip-LAS in Deroit
Growing up, education was always something that was emphasized in our household. My mother was a teacher and when she came home every night, me and my siblings could tell just how much my mom cared for her students. Education is vital to our everyday lives; without it, the opportunities available to us are greatly … More Before the Trip
Current Leader Reflection If there is anyone who accurately represent what a great leader, and an overall fantastic human being is, it is Pope Francis. As soon as Pope Francis took over as the head of the Catholic Church, he knew he wanted to make some changes. He saw all the negativity in the Church, … More “Who Am I To Judge?”
Ted Talk Reflection During my first semester in my LDR 100L class, I was tasked with reading Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why. I worked with a group of other students from my class to dive deeper into the novel and discover why the WHY was so important. For our presentation, we focused on this concept mainly … More How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Question: Does leadership come from a yes or no? This question could be interpreted in many different ways. Many would try to pick some middle ground to avoid having to be decisive. It’s a tough question, sure, but life is full of tough questions; sometimes you can’t choose ‘maybe.’ There is no option to choose … More The Importance of No
During my time at Connections Conference, I had the opportunity to attend a few different lectures dealing with leadership. The one that stuck out to me was one pertaining to Disney. Some people may say that Disney may just be for kids…I think that they could not be more wrong. Upon walking into the lecture … More Leadership from the Disney Perspective
The Connections Leadership Conference is an annual conference held at the Great Wold Lodge in Traverse City, MI. It is put on by the Leadership Institute to teach 100+ people from groups all over CMU’s campus about how to make connections (as the name implies) within your group and others, and how to become effective … More Connections Confrence
Mary Miller 