This concept is one of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (and Teens). It was a topic shared with student leaders during the RISE program offered in March as a companion to the Summer Leadership Camp Program that was suspended during the…
A review of your organization’s constitution and bylaws is one of the first activities outstanding groups do each year. A review does not mean changes need to be made, but it does set the tone for the year – our group will do the…
**5 Minute Read** Hey Hey Student leaders and faculty! My name is Megan Durell, and I am a senior on CVFC. 🙂 In January, Michael wrote to us about goals. Take a quick moment and think about…are you on track to accomplishing your 2021…
In a previous From the Archives, I shared information on the National Conference on Student Activities (NCSA) sponsored by the National Association of Workshop Directors (NAWD.) Over the three day weekend of December 4th-6th, I was able to join 316 student activity advocates from…
NEW year means NEW possibilities (& how to balance) The year that we just endured is one that we can all collaboratively agree has changed our lives drastically. In a world where so many external factors remain uncertain, it is important to keep yourself…
For most, this year has been a boiling pot of overwhelming emotions. used to wake up with so much heaviness on my heart and tell myself: I hope the pain of this past year is not wasted. Then I would drag myself out of bed…
It certainly has been an interesting week following the election. My father-in-law has moved in with Sue and I for a few months and is a CNN junkie. There has been no shortage of news watching in our house. Many times as I watched…
I have always been a proponent of writing letters. I write letters to my sisters accompanied by scribbled-on sticky notes and stickers that I think that they would enjoy. I write letters to my friends filled with inside jokes and disbelief on the times…
In three weeks, the voting in the 2020 Presidential Election will be over. Hopefully, a winner will have been declared and we can move forward for the next four years. This may be wishful thinking, but I truly hope we can move past rhetoric…
Hello student leaders! I hope you’re hanging in there whether you have been able to be back in your building learning with your friends, working virtually, or maybe a little bit of both. I know this year is nothing like we have ever seen…