A Balancing Act: Managing Your Time and Stress, Don’t Let it Manage You!
* Formerly: Manage Your Time, Don’t Let Time Manage You! and The Stress Factor
Presenters: Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources, and Jenn Clark, Student Life Office
Fri, Sep 19, 2008
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Location: SSCB 2310
CANCELLED.
In this two part seminar, you will learn about “time traps” and how to resist them and make better use of your time and energy. Additionally, we will provide you with tips on how to better manage your stress so that you can live the life you’re meant to live!

The National Society of Leadership and Success: LIVE Videoconference
"Climate Change: Your Choices Matter"
Speaker: Tami Coleman, The Climate Project
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008
6:00pm - 7:30pm, Location: SSCB 1100
(Encore Presentation: Weds, Oct 8, 12pm - 1:30pm in SSCB 1.202.07)

During this live, interactive broadcast, you will learn about how climate change affects our planet, how we can produce 100% of our electricity from carbon-free sources within ten years, and how you can initiate changes in your home and community to reduce greenhouse gases.

About the Speaker:  Tami Coleman is a presenter for The Climate Project. She was one of the first 50 TCP presenters to be trained by Al Gore to educate her fellow Americans about the climate crisis. A public school teacher for 21 years, she has spend much of her life helping students reconnect with the natural world.

October Workshops

Team and Organizational Effectiveness
* Formerly: The Wizard of Oz: Lessons in Teamwork and Group Dynamics and Team and Organizational Effectiveness: Being A CUT Above the Rest
Presenters: Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources, and Jenn Clark, Student Life Office
Fri, Oct 10, 2008
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Location: SSCB 2310
CANCELLED.

In this VERY interactive workshop, participants will learn about teamwork and group dynamics in the context of activities and from watching clips from MGM’s classic film “The Wizard of Oz”. Next, you will learn how to influence your team or organization to become “A CUT” above the rest!

National Society of Leadership and Success
Leadership Training Day 
Fri, Oct 17, 2008
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Location: SSCB 2310

Leadership Training Day is an exciting experience because it offers students an opportunity to hear a number of outstanding excerpts from various Society videoconferences, as well as provide interactive exercises to get students to experience the points being made.

Objectives:

Get Out of Debt and Get a Financial Life!
Presenter: Brook Syers, CPA
Saturday, Oct 18, 2008
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Location: SSCB 2310

Effective leaders are able to balance all areas of their lives, including their finances! In this workshop, participants will learn how to get out of debt faster, tips for saving money and making better spending choices that will help you achieve more financial success in your future!

The National Society of Leadership and Success: LIVE Videoconference
"Stress Less: Strategies for Students"
Speaker: Dr. Joe Martin, Founder and President, RealWorld University
Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008
6:00pm - 7:30pm, Location: SSCB 1100
(Encore Presentation: Weds, Nov 5, 12pm - 1:30pm in SSCB 1.202.07)

Learn how to take control of your emotional and mental attitude, how to squeeze more "you time" into your schedule, and how to stop other people from sabotaging your life.

About the Presenter:  Professor Joe Martin is the Founder and President of RealWorld University. He is also a national award-winning speaker, university professor, published author, and educational consultant.

Exploring Your Potential for Leadership: Understanding Yourself and Others
*Formerly What is Your Leadership Style
Presenter: Dr. Cindy Cook, Counseling Services
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 - This workshop has been rescheduled from Sept 12.  We have reopened registration for this workshop.
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Location: SSCB 2310

This seminar will help you learn about your communication/leadership style via the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the FIRO-B, and how to work better with people who have different styles. Must take MBTI and FIRO-B at Career and Counseling Services by Friday, October 17, 2008 at 12:00pm in order to participate in this workshop.

November Workshops

The National Society of Leadership and Success: LIVE Videoconference
"From Rock Bottom to Rock Solid"
Speaker: Mark Lundholm, from street drug addict to Showtime Comedy Special
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008
6:00pm - 7:30pm, Location: SSCB 1.202.07 (TBA)
(Encore Presentation: Weds, Dec 3, 12pm - 1:30pm in SSCB 1.202.07)

A speaker the New York Times calls "seriously funny, Carlinesque, brutally honest and a must see!"  In the 80's, Mark Lundholm lived under a bridge. Today he is CEO of his own company and has performed comedy/inspiration in over 500 prisons and jails.  He knows about pain, loss and hopelessness.  He also knows how to create healing humor and a powerfully effective path to success.