Leadership Program
The leadership program at Trent University Durham follows a model of obtaining learning objectives through both workshops and experience.
The program is designed to offer students opportunities to learn different leadership strategies and communication. It also recognizes students for the current leadership initiatives that they take on as they progress through their academics.
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Program Details
Upcoming Workshops
Questions
Program Details
The Trent Durham Leadership Program is designed to be more accessible to a campus that houses all commuter students, with a higher percentage being mature students and students who have full time jobs.
The program runs under the guide of several learning outcomes that are designed to give students a well-rounded experience in leadership with specific goals that they want to achieve. There are several workshops that run throughout the year to allow for students to decide which workshops they wish to attend that fit their schedule. Most of the workshops are an hour in length.
Certificate Program
The program also has an Official Certificate that recognizes students who achieve the requirements that provide leaders with the appropriate skills.
Level 1:
This certificate program has two tiers with the following requirements for the 1st level:
Silver Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level One
- 2 optional workshops
- 3 activities of participation (event attendance, club member)
Gold Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level One
- 2 optional workshops (only workshops not already completed)
- 3 activities of responsibility (club executive, TDSA board/executive, event volunteer)
Level 2:
(You must complete Level 1 before you can obtain this level.)
This certificate program has two tiers with the following requirements for the 2nd level:
Gold Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level Two
- 2 optional workshops (only workshops not already completed)
- 3 activities of responsibility (club executive, TDSA board/executive, event volunteer)
Platinum Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level Two
- 2 optional workshops (only workshops not already completed)
- 3 activities of responsibility (club executive, TDSA board/executive, event volunteer)
- Presentation Workshop (if not already completed)
- Successful completion of your own workshop (option to co-facilitate with a staff or other student)
Level 3:
(You must complete Level 2 before you can obtain this level.)
This certificate program has two tiers with the following requirements for the 2nd level:
Gold Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level Three
- 2 optional workshops (only workshops not already completed)
- 25 hours of volunteer experience with a community organization
Platinum Level:
- Leadership Training Workshop - Level Three
- 2 optional workshops (only workshops not already completed)
- 25 hours of volunteer experience with a community organization
- Presentation Workshop (if not already completed)
- Successful completion of your own workshop (option to co-facilitate with a staff or other student)
Certificates
In addition, each workshop that is run here at the Durham campus gives out a certificate of completion.
The certificates are given out at the end of the year at a special leadership recognition event in March.
Workshop Schedule
Winter 2020 Workshops:
Making New Friends
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 115
Regardless of whether students were one of the “popular” ones in school or they kept to themselves, making friends is an important part of the university experience. As an exchange student, a transfer student, a freshman, or anyone looking to expand their social circle, students often wonder how they can make friends and how they can find their “place” on campus. This workshop is designed to teach students tried-and-true techniques for making new friends.
Nutrition
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 107
This workshop focuses on providing students with the knowledge and understanding to make better choices when it comes to their nutrition. Students will learn about Canada's new food guide, macros, serving size vs. portion size, hydration, healthy eating habits, as well as some key grocery store tips.
Conflict Mediation
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 125
This workshop is designed to give students an introduction into mediation theory and techniques that can be used in a variety of real world applications. The development of skills in this workshop include knowing when it is the right time to step in to handle a mediated resolution, preparing and setting the guidelines for the participants, and different types of mediation techniques that can be modified to fit different situations.
Leadership Level 1
Friday, January 31st, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 125
*This workshop is mandatory for all students who wish to complete Level 1 of the Leadership Program.*
This workshop is designed to provide students with many different leadership concepts including accountability, team building, leadership styles, communication, and assessment strategies. The workshop uses a variety of interactive modules to teach students about leadership in a fun and different way.
Leadership Level 2
Friday, February 7th, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 125
*This workshop is mandatory for all students who wish to complete Level 2 of the Leadership Program. You must have completed Level 1 in order to take this workshop.*
This workshop is designed to extend the knowledge gained from the Level 1 workshop. Students will expand on concepts including diversity, motivation, advocacy, collaboration, networking, and team building strategies. This workshop is very engaging and uses many different methods of interactivity within.
Communications
Monday, February 10th, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 109
This workshop focuses on the different ways that we communicate in the modern world and how we adapt. There is a rising trend of digital communication techniques which have now overtaken communicating by voice. This has led to a whole different set of guidelines and skills which has been both good and bad in real applications of communication. In the workshop, students learn new ways of communication that are coming up in the digital world and analyze the difficulties of current technology to better understand how communication affects our everyday lives.
Immunity to Change
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 127
For many, there are things about our behaviour or communication that we wish to change, but no matter how hard we try, we still seem to be stuck doing them. Enter “Immunity to Change”: an approach to overcoming internal barriers which are impairing our ability to move in the direction we desire. This one-hour workshop will provide you with an introduction to creating and using an Immunity to Change map to help you identify, understand, and overcome personal barriers to your success.
Leadership Level 3
Friday, March 6th, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 125
*This workshop is mandatory for all students who wish to complete Level 3 of the Leadership Program. You must have completed Level 2 in order to take this workshop.*
This workshop is designed to extend the knowledge gained from the Level 2 workshop. Students will focus on perspectives, stories, vision, trust, personal development, and critical thinking. Within this workshop, students will face challenges and review/improve their decision-making processes through activities and games.
Facilitation
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 107
*This workshop is required as part of the Platinum level of the Leadership Program - Level 2 and 3, but if you are choosing to attain Silver or Gold level, you can use this workshop as one of the optional workshop requirements*
The Facilitation Training workshop is designed to give students knowledge and experience in running a successful training workshop where the learning outcomes are clearly stated and the participants are engaged in the topics. The development of skills in workshop facilitation can be used in a wide variety of ways in both student experiences with presentations and leadership opportunities; and beyond graduation when training staff that you may be responsible for.
Questions
For more information about the program requirements, please contact Chris Nelan, Student Life Coordinator at christophernelan@trentu.ca.