all-university leadership conference 2008 program

8/3/2019 All-University Leadership Conference 2008 Program

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Sponsored by Ofce of the Dean of Students

October 4th - October 5th 2008Doral Desert Princess Resort

25 Years of Growth:Leadership From e Ground Up


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Welcome to beautiul Palm Springs and UCIs 25th Annual Randy B. LewisAll-University Leadership Conerence! Each year, a select group o UCIstudents has the opportunity to spend a weekend away rom campus or the

purpose o enhancing their leadership skills, discussing issues acing the campuscommunity, and orging relationships among administrators and other studentleaders. As conerees, you join an All-U alumni o over 4,420 students thathave participated in this program since its establishment in 1984. o this day,the All-University Leadership Conerence remains the only event o its kindamong the University o Caliornia campuses.

Our conerence theme, 25 Years o Growth: Leadership From Te Ground Up,hopes to inspire students to examine what makes up a leader today. We welcomeour new Law School Dean, Erwin Chemerinsky to the conerence to deliverthe opening keynote addressing his vision or UCIs Law School while sharinghis perspective on ree speech in an academic environment. Our conerence

planning committee is excited that Dean Chemerinsky accepted our invitationto kick-o this years program and we are looking orward to introducing himto our UCI student leadership.

As the conerence chair, I would like to express my deep appreciation to thededicated group o students and administrators who served on the conerence

planning committee. Tis resourceul group met every other week throughout

the summer to plan every nuance o this program. Tanks also to those campusadministrators, student leaders, and alumni that contributed their valuable timeto acilitate our conerence workshops and discussion groups.

Above all, thank you, UCI student leaders, or being a part o this conerenceand or your many contributions on behal o the campus community. Te

planning committee trusts that you will nd much in the next two days whichchallenges you, causes you to think, and provides you with insights into yourroles as campus leaders. Our hope is that this conerence will better prepare you

or leadership in a changing world.

Sincerely,

Rameen aleshConerence Chair

Welcome


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2008 Conference Planning Committee

Umera Ameen University Advancement/elephone Outreach

Sarah Bana Student Center Board, Cross-Cultural Center Intern

David Bishop Director, LGBRC

Megan Braun ASUCI President

Mia Cromarty Center or Service in Action, Circle K

Jansen Cudal Programs Assistant, Oce o the Dean o Students

Edgar Dormitorio Director, Student Judicial Aairs

America Darlene Esparza Director, Center or Service in Action

Raid Faraj Senior Investigator/Diversity Educator, Equal Opportunity & DiversityDaphne Felicitas Internship Coordinator, Career Center

Greg Ferrer Assistant Director, Disability Services Center

Jennier Gamble Complex Coordinator, Mesa Court Housing

iany Go Alpha Chi Omega, ASUCI Executive Board

Adrienne Elise Grayson Outreach Coordinator, Center or Educational Partnerships

Kyle Holmes ASUCI Executive Board

Kevin Huie Director, Cross-Cultural Center

Andrea Knies Career Counselor, Career Center

Alex Kushner Student Government, Program Coordinator

Floyd Lai Assistant Director, Cross-Cultural Center

Ellen Lu Associate Director, University Communications, University Advance-ment

Eric Ly Center or Service in Action

Neysa Nankervis Pi Beta Phi, Administrative Intern

Justin ONeill Program Coordinator, Arroyo Vista HousingAnthony Pang Alcohol Prevention Coordinator, Health Education

Daniel Park First Year Experience Coordinator, Middle Earth Housing

Sally Peterson Dean o Students

Leigh Poirier Ball Associate Director, Health Education

Oracio Sanchez ASUCI Executive Board

Genice Sarcedo Program Coordinator, LGBRC

Sherwynn Umali Assistant Director, Cross-Cultural Center

Kelly Watanabe Vice President, omo No Kai

Sandy Winslow Executive Director, ASUCI

Leya Worcester Co-President, Public Health Association

onie Zhu Vice President, Undergraduate Finance Association

Fatin Zubi Administrative Resource Coordinator, Oce o the Dean o Students

Committee Chair Rameen Talesh Associate Dean, Oce o the Dean o Students


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2008 Conference Goals

Student Pride and Spirito promote campus spirit and inspire students to become proud and eective leaders.

Student Empowermento raise awareness about campus issues and empower students to pursue meaningul involvements in universitygovernance.

Campus Cultureo better understand the diversity within the campus culture and to appreciate how diversity can positively aect the UCIcommunity

Leadership Styles and Skillo better appreciate various leadership styles and to strengthen personal leadership skills.Student, Faculty, and Administrative Relations

o ortiy linkages and invigorate communication between student, aculty, and administrative leaders.Integrity and Values-Based Decision Makingo promote leadership integrity and values-based decision making.

Campus and Communityo develop a vision/plan or UCI and the external community relating to student issues.

echnologyo promote positive use o technology and educate students on how it may be eectively applied to student lie.

Follow-Upo identiy strategies or applying inormation learned at the conerence to our leadership challenges at home.

Previous Conference Themes2007 Zots Anatomy: Dissecting Leadership2006 UCI: Unity, Consciousness and Integrity2005 ransition and Vision2004 Coming o Age: Change, Choices, and Challenges2003 Connect the Zots2002 TeAntology:ALeadershipCollective2001 Anteaters to Antleaders2000 Leadership: A Journey, Not A Destination1999 Yes 2 Knowledge (Y2K)1998 Proles o Leadership: Styles, Strategies and Successes1997 Learn oday, Lead omorrow1996 [email protected] Renewing the University: Making Ideas Real1994 Tat Was Ten, Tis is Now - UCI: Understanding Our Changing Institution1993 Working ogether: Building Better Bridges1992 Redening UCI: Unity Trough Campuswide Interaction1991 I Not Me, Who? I Not Now, When?1990 Leadership: Vision in Action1989 Leadership...At Your Service1988 Leadership in a Changing Environment1987 Rising to the Challenge1986 Developing the Leader Within: Not or Leaders Only1985 Te Challenge o Leadership1984 Developing Your Leadership Style


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Saturday, October 4th

8:00 a.m. Depart or Doral Desert Princess Resort

10:15 a.m. Arrive at the Doral Desert Princess Resort

10:30 a.m. Registration and Check InPlace Luggage in Suite 139

11:00 a.m. Welcome by Chair

Rameen TaleshMesquite A,B,C

11:30 a.m. LunchMesquite A,B,C

12:00 noon Opening Keynote: Free Speech

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UCI School of LawMesquite A,B,C

1:10 p.m. -1:50 p.m.

Anteater Cafe Breakout IVista, Canyon Suites, Oleander B, Mesquite

2:00 p.m. Workshops(Select 1 o 4)Oleander A Event Planning

Presenter: Sandy Winsow, Executive Director / Student Government &Darren Endo, Event Planner / Scheduling and Conerence Services

Have you spent weeks planning an event, only to see your ocers showup? Have you ound the event planning process at UCI to be over-whelming, dicult to navigate, and expensive? Expand your marketingtools and event planning know-how at this interactive session on success-ul programming at UCI. Both new and experienced programmers willhave the opportunity to showcase their skills in a small group breakoutsession. Attendees will leave with up-to-date resources, new ideas andvaluable inormation that may be utilized or programming at UCI andbeyond.

Oleander B Te Head Shot Syndrome: Understanding Your World View,Comort Zone, and Cultural Lens

Presenter: Kevin Huie, Director / Cross-Cultural Center

Part o becoming an eective student leader is learning to manage, com-municate, and work with your diverse constituency. In order to do this,

one must understand how his or her world view, comort zone and cul-tural lens can have an eect on actions, interactions and reactions withand among one another. Tis interactive workshop allows participantsthe opportunity to analyze the ways in which they see and interpretothers, to assess their comort levels with dierence, and to increase theirawareness o ones ability to make presumptions based on appearance.Participants will also be able to set an action plan in developing theirown intercultural eectiveness.


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Oleander C When it comes to Confict: Whats your approach?Presenter: Michael Chennault, University Ombudsman

When approaching conict its important to know what triggers yourears, biases and hot buttons. In short its critical to be sel aware. In thisworkshop, we will explore how you typically approach conict and howbiases make it dicult to be impartial. Te process is highly interactive.

Mesquite D Beyond Your Peers! How to Communicate Across GenerationsPresenters:Andrea Knies, Career Counselor / Career Center & DaphneFelicitas, Career Counselor / Career Center

Get a snapshot o the dierent generations you interact with radi-

tionalists, Babyboomers, Generation X and YOU, the Millennials! Upuntil now, youve been surrounded by peers who watched the same showsand listened to the music o todays Grammy winners. As emergingleaders you interact with all 4 generations so it is essential to understandand appreciate the dierences and links between generations. Learnhow to manage your personal communication with supervisors, aculty,administrators and club sponsors rom all generations. Practice what youlearn in this highly interactive workshop!

3:25 p.m. Zot Groups

Vista Te Issues o Free Speech: How can we better appreciate dierent opinions andpoints o view?Facilitator:Leya Worcester, Public Health Association

We live in a country that has its historical roots in ree speech: the First Amend-ment prohibits the United States Congress rom making laws that inringe onreedom o speech, but there are limitations on this reedom. How can we, a groupo leaders at UCI, continue to appreciate the diverse set o opinions and pointso view? In this Zotgroup, our goal is to act with compassion and sensitivity as

we accept the opinions o others. We will strive to learn rom each other in anatmosphere o positive interaction and mutual respect.

Oleander B CONAC: Clubs & Organizations Networking to Achieve Campus iesFacilitator:Kelly Watanabe, Tomo No Kai &Mia Cromarty, Center orService and Action

Do you want your organization to build stronger partnerships with other groupson campus? Most organization leaders answer with an enthusiastic Yes! Comebe a part o this Zotgroup to share ideas on building stronger relationships and

programming between organizations on-campus.

Oleander C Show Me the Money!: Inormation and Discussion about Campus FundingFacilitator:Megan Braun, ASUCI

Megan Braun as the Chair o the Student Programming Funding Board willprovide a brie summary o the sources o on campus unding, explain how the ap-plication process works and oer tips on successully being awarded unding. Terewill be an open discussion about strategies or securing unding, comments on howthe unding process can better meet the needs o your organization, brainstormingabout undraising ideas and an opportunity to ask questions about unding.


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Anteater Pride: Zot-StyleFacilitator: Tifany Go, ASUCI, Alpha Chi Omega

A common complaint about UC Irvine is that it is an apathetic commuter school.Ask leaders on this campus how they eel about UCI and apathetic is not one othe words you hear. Our goal is to spread that love and pride to every Anteater.Come discuss what can be done to ensure that all students reap the benets oa more unied campus. Expect laughs, interesting acts about UCI, and spiritreebies. Doing it ZO-SYLE will never go out o ashion!

Mesquite D Political EngagementFacilitator:Neysa Nankervis, Administrative Intern, Pi Beta Phi

Political engagement is the combination o political awareness and participation.With such a signicant election ast approaching it is important that students havea clear understanding o the various ways to get involved and actively participateon campus and in the community. Tis Zot Group will be an opportunity toopenly ask questions, state concerns and discuss amongst ellow students the manybranches o political engagement.

Vista Student Space on CampusFacilitator: Sarah Bana, Student Center Board, Circle K

Everyday, thousands o students use the Student Center, the Bren Events Center,and the Anteater Recreation Center. All three o these entities are integral parts ostudent lie, and in turn, are at least partially unded by student ees. Come discussthe uture o these acilities as well as the possible changes that can be made toenhance the AntLeader experience.

Mesquite E Making the Grade: How do we score in diversity and inclusivity at UCI?Facilitator: Oracio Sanchez, ASUCI

UCI strives to be a diverse campus where students can learn and respect the di-erences o each other. In this Zotgroup we have the opportunity to address and

voice our opinion in regards to our campus climate. Are we diverse enough? Howtolerant are we? Do we eel sae? Have all our needs been met? Tis discussion

will include topics related to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation,disabilities, saety, student health, and more.

Oleander A Expanding the Branches o SustainabilityFacilitator:Eric Ly, Center or Service in Action &Colin Murphy, Sustain-ability Coalition at UCI

Got some ideas on how to make UCI a more sustainable campus? Want to learnmore and get involved with the Sustainability movement on campus? Tis ZotGroup will provide a discussion or sustainability issues as well as a way to network

with other ellow Anteaters who are concerned about sustainability.

4:35 p.m. Anteater Cafe Breakout IIVista, Canyon Suites, Oleander B, Mesquite

5:30 p.m. Claim Key Packets and Room Check-InCanyon Suites / Mesquite Foyer



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Sunday, October 5th8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m.

Check-Out of RoomsRoom 139

9:00 a.m. Continental BreakfastMesquite A,B,C

10:00 a.m. Super Sunday Sessions

Oleander A Overcome your ear o public speaking.and boring meetings too!Presenter:Jennier Gamble, Complex Coordinator / Mesa Court Housing

Learn tips and techniques that will help you lead your next meeting and

increase your comort level in public speaking. Tis session will provideyou with the opportunity to practice speaking in ront o a group andidentiy ways to overcome common anxieties related to public speaking.Principles or leading eective meetings will also be presented.

Oleander B Managing Your Most Valuable Resource: imePresenter: Sally Peterson, Dean o Students

Did you ever wonder why some students seem to have more time thanothers? Te act is, that when it comes to one o our most valuableresources, time, everyone has an equal share o it, each o us are orced

to spend it at the same rate, and each o us has all there is o it - that isthe paradox o time. Attend this workshop on one o your most valuableresources and learn how you can manage yoursel with respect to theclock. You will identiy your own time wasters, learn techniques toeliminate them, and emerge as a more organized student leader or theyear to come.


6:30 p.m. Dinner Etiquette Presentation

Kathryn Van Ness & Michelle FoleyProessional & Dining Etiquette: First and Lasting Impressions!

Mesquite A,B,C

8:30 p.m. Anteater IdolMesquite A,B,C

10:00 p.m. Karaoke and GamesMesquite A,B,C


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Sunday, October 5th

Oleander C Catching Your Breath - Stress Management or the Active StudentLeader

Presenter: Leigh Porier-Ball, Associate Director / Health Education CenterAre you stressed? Do you nd yoursel skipping meals? Do you sacricesleep due to your busy schedule? Does working out or you meanrunning rom class to meetings to study groups? Unortunately, somestudent leaders are willing to sacrice their own well being in order tohelp their organizations. However, your own personal health contributesto the success o your organization. Relaxation is a key part o maintain-ing physical, mental and emotional wellness. Relaxation and healthystress management quiets your mind, calms your body and allows you toperorm at your personal best. Tis workshop explores techniques and

resources available to manage stress and enhance personal wellness. It isdesigned to be active in nature with time or personal reection.

Oleander D Creating Success as a Strengths-Based LeaderPresenters:Andrea Knies, Career Counselor / Career Center & DaphneFelicitas, Career Counselor / Career Center

Start the new year with a more engaged and eective team! Duringtimes when we achieve success and perorm our best, we are most ofenutilizing our natural talents. Imagine leading a team o members whoare maximizing their unique strengths to achieve your teams vision.Walk away with tools you can use to identiy and leverage your teamsstrengths. Activate your leadership success by joining us or this interac-tive and insightul workshop

11:15 a.m. UCI History of Social Movements/Zotgroup ReportsMesquite A,B,C

How do some student groups empower their membership to grow andrealize their potential as student leaders? What are the actors that havemade a dierence in certain organizations achieving success? What are thepros and cons o protest and confontation as a tactic by student groups tobring about change? How can you as student leaders build opportunities

or student empowerment within your organization and make a dierenceon the UCI campus?

Be sure to attend this plenary session and learn about these issues plusothers that will inspire you and your organization to bring about posi-tive change at UCI. Tis plenary session is expected to serve as a kicko to the reports by the various Zot Groups.

12:15 p.m. LunchMesquite A,B,C

1:15 p.m. Closing RemarksMesquite A,B,C


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Presenter Bios

Founding Dean and Distinguished Proessor o Law

University o Caliornia, IrvineSchool o Law

Erwin Chemerinsky, a nationally re-nowned scholar o constitutional lawand civil procedure, assumed the ound-ing deanship o the new University oCaliornia, Irvine School o Law eec-tive July 1, 2008. Dean Chemerinskyis responsible or the schools academicand administrative leadership, includingdeveloping and implementing a scholarlyand educational vision that will take theschool rom start-up to top-tier status.

Prior to his UC Irvine appointment, Dean Chemerinsky held an endowed pro-essorship in law and political science at Duke University, was proessor o pub-lic interest law, legal ethics, and political science at the University o SouthernCaliornia Law School, and prior to that a law proessor at DePaul College oLaw. Beore turning to teaching, Dean Chemerinsky practiced law as a trial at-torney with the United States Department o Justice, and at Dobrovir, Oakes &

Gebhardt in Washington, D.C. He received a B.S. rom Northwestern Univer-sity and a J.D. rom Harvard Law School.

Author o numerous authoritative books and a requent contributor to newspa-pers and magazines, Dean Chemerinsky regularly serves as a commentator onlegal issues or national and local media outlets. In April 2005, he was namedby Legal Aairs as one o the top 20 legal thinkers in America, was named bythe Daily Journal every year rom 1998-2003 as one o the 100 most inuentiallawyers in Caliornia, and is the recipient o innumerable prizes and awards or

service to the public good. Rare among law school deans, he requently arguesappellate cases beore the United States Supreme Court and the United StatesCourts o Appeals, and has testied many times beore congressional and statelegislative committees.

Erwin Chemerinsky


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Director, UCI Career Center

Kathryn received her Bachelors and Masters degreesrom the University o Wisconsin in Communicationsand Counseling. She spent ten years at UCLA where she

was asked to rejuvenate the MBA Career Center at Te

Anderson School. Under her leadership, the Center wasranked by Business Week as the Best MBA Career Centerin the nation in 1996 and in 1998.

Kathryn arrived at UCI in 1999 to rebuild our UCI Ca-reer Center the culture and the services. Te results?You have access to outstanding resources and an energetic

proessional team to help you dene and reach career goals whether aiming or the PeaceCorps, a public service law rm, or a corporate entity.

Kathryn Van Ness

Employer & Campus Relations Specialist,UCI Career Center

Michelle has been actively creating internship andcareer opportunities or UCI students or over 5

years. Michelle brings extensive experience in cus-tomer service, career services and hospitality. Shehas become the Etiquette Queen at the UCICareer Center oering dining and proessional eti-quette training or student groups on campus and tosummer interns at Ernst & Young, a top consultingrm.

Michelle Foley


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Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the nancial contributions o those schools, depart-ments, and individuals that assisted in underwriting all or a portion o the costs o many

participating students.

Alumni Association Housing

Arroyo Vista Housing Housing Outreach Services

Arts Student Aairs International Studies

ASUCI LGBRC

Bren School o ICS Mesa Court Housing

Campus Recreation Middle Earth Housing

Campus Village Housing Oce o the Dean o Students

Campuswide Honors Program Oce o the Vice Chancellor StudentAars

Career Center Oce o the Ombuds

Center or Educational Partnerships,SAGE Scholars Program Scheduling & Conerence Services

Center or International Education Schools First Credit Union

Center or Service in Action Social Science Undergrad Oce

Community and Government Rela-tions Student Aairs

Counseling Center Student Center

Cross-Cultural Center UCI Police Department

Disability Services Center UCI School o Law

Division o Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Research OpportunitiesProgram

Education Veteran Services

Financial Aid Vista del Campo

Health Education Center Vista del Campo Norte

Hospitality & Dining Services


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Presenter Contact InfoDean Erwin ChemerinskyUCI School o Law

http://www.law.uci.edu

Michael ChennaultUniversity [email protected](949)824-7256

Darren EndoEvent Planner, Scheduling & Conerence [email protected](949)824-5252

Daphne FelicitasInternship Coordinator, Career [email protected](949)824-6110

Michelle FoleyRecruiting Coordinator, Career [email protected](949)824-6884

Jennifer Gamble

Complex Coordinator, Mesa [email protected](949)824-7530

Kevin HuieDirector, Cross-Cultural [email protected](949)824-2001

Andrea KniesCareer Counselor, Career [email protected](949)824-0038

Sally PetersonDean o [email protected](949)824-5590

Leigh Porier-BallAssociate Director, Health [email protected](949)824-9688

Kathryn Van NessDirector, Career [email protected](949)824-4643

Sandy WinslowExecutive Director, Student [email protected](949)824-2442


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