Throughout the weekend, our leadership team teaches student leaders how to effectively network and connect with others through a variety of intentional networking activities. These networking opportunities enable student leaders to network and build relationships with professional experts, employers, and other student leaders at the conference. In addition, student leaders will learn how to create an effective elevator pitch for success.
Our leadership team believes in service and encourages student leaders to engage in service activities by providing them with a project during the conference. The goal behind our service project is for our student leaders to impact the lives of others within the community and develop a deeper understanding about the importance of service, generosity, giving back to others within our community, nation, and world.
We believe that self-awareness and self-reflection are critical aspects of successful growth and development of both emerging and seasoned leaders. Therefore, throughout the conference, each student leader will engage in various leadership assessments with trained student affairs professionals. In addition, they will participate in a variety of reflection exercises that are designed to help them grow and develop a deeper understanding about the content being delivered at the conference. For the past two years, these assessments and reflection exercises have been extremely powerful in the lives of our student leaders!
The sole purpose of the Speed Networking Session is for student leaders to connect with professionals from various areas of expertise and learn how to develop your professional brand and position themselves for career leadership success after graduation. These fifteen-minute empowerment sessions consist of six different sessions within a 90-minute time frame with topics that focus on Digital Branding, Finding and Attaining A Job, Networking/Mentorship/Relationship Management, The First 90 Days of the Job/Internship, Secrets to Attaining Promotions and Career Leadership Success, and Financial Management.
The Circle of Change Leadership Conference ‘Leadership Game Extravaganza’ occurs on the first day of the conference. During this time, every conference attendee not only has the opportunity to compete in a variety of activities with other members of their leadership team at the conference, but more importantly, certain leadership and professional development skills are developed during this exciting time at the conference. The winning team gets a special prize as well.
The Circle of Change Leadership Conference ‘Scholarship Awards and Networking Reception’ occurs on the second day of the conference. During this time, every conference attendee not only has the opportunity to network with other students and professionals, but we provide a set of $1,000.00 scholarship to student leaders who are aspiring to graduate, emerge as a leader after gradation, and make a positive impact in the world!
When student leaders make it through our entire leadership conference, not only are they transformed, but are fully prepared to reach higher levels of personal, career, and leadership success. We we like to celebrate each of these student leaders with a special celebration on Sunday. During this exciting, engaging, and fun celebration, student leaders share their stories with each other, engage in an incredible reflection exercise, and listen to a dynamic keynote speaker. In addition, these powerful activities, we also have special musical guest, prizes, giveaways, and other special activities to celebrate the accomplishments of our student leaders.
