From: OTIS WILLIAMS Date: February 9 Subject: Leadership & Career Events This Week (2/9-2/13)
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
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.'
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)
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
