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Leadership Today 2010

Applications for Leadership Today 2010 are out!

Download an application: http://www.sjsu.edu/getinvolved/soal/leadership/leadership_today/LT2010Brochure.pdf

Leadership Today is a 4-day leadership development program designed to train advanced student leaders to positively and effectively build community around issues of diversity. A diverse representation of students will be selected based on their application to the program. There is no cost to participate. Follow-up spring semester activities are anticipated.

Program Activities

Program Activities include interactive workshops, large and small group discussions, and activities on inter-group relations and personal exploration. Program curriculum will cover the following topics:

• Race and Ethnicity
• Gender
• Socioeconomics and Class
• Religion and Faiths
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Abilities

Schedule

Retreat Date: January 5-8 2010

Applications Due: November 2, 2009

Applicants Notified by: Nevember 25, 2009

Mandatory Delegate Orientation: December 9, 2009, 3- 5pm 

Leadership Today Facilitators

Leadership Today is presented by one Lead Trainer and 6-7 Leadership Today Facilitators. LT Facilitators are SJSU Faculty and Staff who are responsible for overseeing a dialogue group at the retreat as well as assisting the group with their Spring Follow-Up Activity.

SJSU Faculty and Staff should contact nam.nguyen@sjsu.edu or sadika.hara@sjsu.edu for more information on how to become a LT Facilitator as well as learn about the benefits from serving in this role.

Leadership Today Assistants (LTAs)

Every year 2-3 former LT Delegates are selected to come back and serve as LT Assistants. LTAs support the program coordinator with marketing the retreat, assisting onsite with logistics, serving as a support system for delegates throughout the experience, and emceeing Cultural Pride night.

Former LT Delegates should contact nam.nguyen@sjsu.edu or sadika.hara@sjsu.edu for more information on how to become a LT Assistant. Applications are typically available in late August to early September.

Former Leadership Today Delegate Testimonials

"This experience has already affected my life.  I’ve finally found a term that I love identifying with. I feel extremely more comfortable with myself and because of that, I now have the confidence to get to know people that I wouldn't have had the self-security to have approached before." - 2009 LT Delegate

"This retreat revealed the need for a more educated community and that I am to respond to that need if a change is going to be made in this world." - 2009 LT Delegate

"This retreat definitely changed my perceptions on a lot of things and it definitely made, and will make, a difference in the messages I promote as a person and as a leader in my community." - 2007 LT Delegate

Former Leadership Today Facilitator Testimonials

"My best experience was working directly with students. I loved the opportunity to interact and experience dialogues about issues so rarely brought up at standard leadership trainings." - 2008 LT Facilitator

"When I signed on to facilitate LT, I thought that I would be doing all of the teaching. I am humbled to say that I have learned SO much from the students, staff, my colleagues... the entire program." - 2006 LT Facilitator

"I had no idea how impacting LT was going to be on me. I have really changed as an instructor as a result to my experiences at LT and after hearing the stories that the delegates shared." - 2006 LT Facilitator

For more Information: http://www.sjsu.edu/getinvolved/soal/leadership/leadership_today/