SENIOR SEMINARS

During their Senior year on campus, students in the Institute will participate in leadership training seminars, conducted by corporate professionals and/or SLI alumni, for the sake of providing basic skills pertinent to any leadership role.  Examples of seminar topics include:

• projects ... how to create a proposal and/or make a formal presentation

• personnel ... how to conduct interviews and/or complete performance appraisals

• communications ... how to engage in active listening and/or public relations

• groups ... how to conduct efficient meetings and/or facilitate active committees

• finances ... how to create an operating budget and/or review a financial statement

• events ... how to plan, promote, and assess activities

The schedule of workshops during the FALL 2008 semester is as follows:

Thursday, August 28, 2008	Thursday, September 25, 2008	Thursday, October 23, 2008
How to plan & propose a project	How to make and live within a budget	How to manage a meeting
facilitated by FR. THOMAS DAILEY, O.S.F.S. Director Salesian Center for Faith & Culture	facilitated by Thomas Cichocki Vice President - Wealth Management Citi Smith Barney	facilitated by Thomas Garrity Principal Compass Point - Small Business Consulting
all workshops will take place from 7:30 to 9:00pm in the White Pavilion of the University Center

The schedule of workshops during the SPRING 2009 semester is as follows:

SERVICE PROJECTS

Students are also required to take an active role in a campus organization of some kind (team, club, committee, etc.) or design & execute a unique project.  The purpose of these "service" projects is to put into practice, for the benefit of the campus community, the valuable tools learned in the "Catholic Hero's Journey" during their Junior year.

Members of the SLI Class of 2009 have assumed the following leadership roles or are working on the following projects
(for available details, click on the name link):

click on the respective logo for a printable version of the proposal form