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Leadership & Career Events This Week (2/9-2/13)

OTIS WILLIAMS - Monday, February 9
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Career & Leadership Events Happening This Week

Greetings,

I want to loop you in on some of the major programs that are offered this week, as well as provide helpful links for Monarchs LEAD credit!

Monarchs LEADership Conference Friday 2/13

The time has finally come! This year's Monarchs LEADership Conference is happening this Friday, February 13th. The conference offers sessions facilitated by community members, alumni, faculty, and staff who are also joined by student leaders. Federal Work Study students can receive compensation for each session they attend, and all students can earn raffle tickets to win free prizes, including Monarch Plus! Raffle will be drawn at the end of the day (2:55 pm).   

The sessions offered are as follows:

Time  

Sessions 

Presenters 

Individual Session Registration Link  

10:30am-11:00am  

Registration & Opening with Vice President for SCL 

Dr. Brandi Hephner LaBanc  

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270173 

 

11:00am  

Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn! 

Michelle Carpenter, Nia Newton, Amie Burdette (Strome College of Business) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270061 

 

Start With Duty: Leadership and Career Excellence Through the Eyes of a Cyber Officer 

Mateo Portelli (Cybersecurity) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270155 

 

Using Marketing to be a Leader in Accessibility 

Kcatt Christian, Emily Harmon (Perry Honors College) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270156 

 

12:00pm  

Skills, Mindsets, and Actions of the Future-Ready Leader Panel 

Panelists TBD 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270373 

 

1:00pm  

Student Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI: Communication, Networking, and Building Your Own Path 

Lajuane Lindo Jr., Emily Harmon (Perry Honors College) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270160 

 

Leading Out Loud - Building Authentic Leadership Together 

Drew Ferebee (Center for Career & Leadership Development), Celeste Kelly 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270159 

  

Campus to Career: Advancing Women's Leadership Through Collaboration and Inclusion 

Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Charlies Mathies (Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270157 

 

2:00pm  

Cultivating a Disability Affirming Environment 

Adam Mandell, Kat Creveling (Department of Human Movement Studies & Special Education) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270161 

 

  

Lead With What You've Learned: Turning Coursework and Internships Into a Leadership Statement 

Alison Lietzenmayer (Department of Communication & Theatre Arts) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270162 

 

  

The ABCs of Work-Life Balance 

Katherine Sasu-Twumasi, Ti'Mani Hargrave (Center for Career & Leadership Development) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270163  

 

Stone Ethical Leadership Challenge* 

Omicron Delta Kappa & Tiffany Cummings (Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment) 

https://cglink.me/2cN/r2270446 

 
Highlighted sessions will have a Zoom link to accommodate online attendees

Please make sure that you register for each session that you are interested in attending per time block. Altogether, you could attend 4 sessions throughout the day.

Light breakfast items are provided at the 10:30am session. The menu is as follows:
  • (V) Assorted Danish
  • (V) Assorted Bagels served with Butter, Cream Cheese and Jam
  • (V) Buttery Croissants served with Butter and Jam
  • Seasonal Fresh Fruit Platter
  • Assorted Fruit Juice
  • Bottled Water
  • Gourmet Coffee, Decaf and Hot Water with Tea Bags
Lunch is provided at the 12:00pm session. The menu is as follows:
  • Citrus Tex-Mex Salad: Oranges, tomatoes, jicama, romaine and cilantro topped with tortilla straws served with salsa ranch
  • Grilled Flatbread
  • Cumin Black Beans
  • Chipotle Orange Roasted Chicken
  • Carne Asada con Papas Ranchero
  • Chili Relleno
  • Sopapillas
Please make sure you RSVP for those sessions so that food numbers can be accurate!

Crown-Your-Career Event Tuesday 2/10

This is a fun, interactive series of workshops centered around a different 8-to-Great Competency (which you may remember from the Lecture Series)

This session is focused on 'Leadership' (great topic for Monarchs LEAD).

Food is provided (so if you are interested in coming, please RSVP ASAP so we can have enough). These sessions are in-person in the Hampton/Newport News Room in the Webb Center.

Attending this session and completing a post-assessment will earn you Monarchs LEAD credit under 'Lecture Series.'

RSVP below!

Crown Your Career Series: Lead Where You Are on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 At 12:30 PM. No image description provided

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Crown Your Career Series: Lead Where You Are

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Part of the Center for Career and Leadership Development's Crown-Your-Career Series

Discover and build your leadership potential in this interactive workshop. Through reflection, peer collaboration, and unique hands-on activities, you’ll identify leadership skills in your everyday experiences and learn how to recognize these skills in others. Create your own Leadership Trading Card to articulate your strengths and connect them to opportunities like internships, student organizations, and jobs. By the end of the session, you’ll leave with concrete strategies to translate experiences into resume-ready examples and actionable next steps for personal and professional growth.

Learning Outcomes:
Identify leadership skills demonstrated through academic, work, and life experiences.
Recognize leadership behaviors in themselves and others.
Connect experiences to leadership skills valued by employers.
Identify next-step opportunities aligned with their leadership development.

Attendance at this workshop and completion of a post-assessment form will award you "Monarchs LEAD Credits". (For more information about Monarchs LEAD, visit https://www.odu.edu/career-leadership/odu-comprehensive-leadership-program or contact Otis Williams at ojwillia@odu.edu)
RSVP

Other Career Events

This week there are two additional opportunities:

  • Gradiuate Coaching Corner - How to Tailor Your Resume
    • Wednesday, February 11
    • Great opportunity for graduate students to get some specialized career help from our Assistant Director for Graduate and Alumni Programs
  • Student Job and Volunteer Fair
    • ​​​​​​​Thursday, February 12
    • Connect with employers and community partners offering part-time employment or volunteer opportunities.

Events

Wednesday, February 11
Start End   Event         Location
12:30pm 1:30pm How to Tailor Your Resume - Graduate & Alumni Career Coaching Corner Series Online Event
Thursday, February 12
11:00am 2:00pm Spring 2026 Student Job and Volunteer Fair Private Location (sign in to display)

Links


Phase Complettion Form - https://cglink.me/2cN/s95357

  • As you complete the different phases of Monarchs LEAD, complete the Phase Completion Form
  • Those who have completed it this semester will get communication this week if their submissions were approved
Crown-Your-Career 1/29 Post-Assessment - https://cglink.me/2cN/s95750
  • Those who attended Crown-Your-Career: Control - Alt - Career on 1/29 are eligible for Lecture Series credit for Monarchs LEAD.
  • Complete this form to verify your attendance
Reach out to me if you need a post-assessment for Branding Yourself & LinkedIn - Graduate & Alumni Career Coaching Corner Series. I cross-referenced the lists and did not find any overlap with Monarchs LEAD.

"You can start small as a leader. You can start scared as a leader. But you just start." - Dr. Prudence Carter