Resources

Student Leadership and Engagement Tip Sheets

Dealing with Bureaucracy, Making Effective Presentations,  Motivating Your Members, Planning Effective Meetings, Preparing a Budget, Smooth Officer Transition, Transition Plan

 Student Leadership Conference Resources

How to Promote and Fund a Successful Event Presentation
Leadership Through Relationships
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Leadership Blog"The Ripple Effect" blog encompasses the power of interaction in a leadership context, and focuses on the fact that as leaders we have multiple factors in our lives that contribute to our development. Each week this blog will feature leadership journeys, tricks of the trade, what’s happening on campus or in the world…and more!
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Other Conference Opportunities

3^rd Annual Bay Area Social Justice Forum - “People of Hope, Agents of Change”

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 8:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd. Oakland CA

General: $25 on or before January 20, 2013; $35 on or after January 21; $40 at the door.
Students: $10 with Student ID on or before January 20, 2013; $20 on or after January 21; $25 at the door.

 ACPA Next Generation Conference (Next Gen)

Date: Sunday, March 3 - Monday, March 4, 2013
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

The Next Generation Conference, simply referred to as Next Gen, occurs prior to the start of the ACPA 2013 Las Vegas Convention. Next Gen is a unique opportunity for approximately 100 undergraduates to learn about careers in student affairs. Participants will meet and learn from current graduate students, graduate preparation program faculty, and seasoned student affairs professionals who work at a variety of colleges and universities. This is a great way to explore the profession and gather information you need to plan your future.

The cost to attend the Next Generation Conference is $125 if registration is postmarked by February 14, 2013. After February 14, 2013, the rate is $150 and accepted on space availability only. Registration includes all conference sessions on March 3 and 4; dinner on March 3; lunch on March 4; and admission to the Opening Session and Reception of the ACPA Annual Convention on Monday, March 4.

For more information click here, or email Rachel Brunson, Graduate Intern for Leadership Programs in the USF Student Leadership and Engagement Department, who attended the conference in 2011 as an undergraduate student and would be happy to share her experience: rmbrunson@usfca.edu.

Clubs and OrganizationsCheck out the external Clubs and Organizations Information Database site for additional resources.

Social Change Model

The Social Change Model of Leadership views leadership as a process rather than as a position and promotes the values of equity, social justice, self-knowledge, personal empowerment, collaboration,citizenship, and service. (Read More... )

 Recommended Readings

Books for Self-Awareness

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz	Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, New and Revised by Lee G. Bolman
The Four Agreements is a practical guide to how to not only better yourself as a leader, but also as a citizen of the world.  Don Miguel Ruiz's use of toltec traditions will surely aid you in the work you do in leading groups and teams.	Leading With Soul showcasing how leadership at its best is a marriage between the head and the heart. In this book, Bolman and Deal use a fictional story to showcase how leading with purpose and heart can lead to real results.

General Leadership Books

Leadership for a Better World: Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development by Susan R. Komives and Wendy Wagner	Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney	The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry P. Posner

Books to Inspire Social Change

Soul of a Citizen by Paul Rogat Loeb	How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein