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Student Government Workshop

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Dear Colleagues,

Please pass along the following information to students and staff who work with Student Government on your campus about an exciting educational opportunity for undergraduate students from ACUI Region 1 (www.region1.acui.org) and NACA Northeast (www.naca.org).

Student Government Workshop
Friday, February 3rd
1:00pm – 5:00pm
University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Registration can be found at the link below and pricing is as follows:

ACUI Members: $25/person
NACA Members: $25/person
Non-members of both organizations: $35/person
*Bonus: Bring at least 5 students, and the advisor is free!

http://member.acui.org/core/events/eventdetails.aspx?meeting=12R01SGA

The workshop will include a keynote presentation by Laurence Siegel, Dean of Students at UMass-Lowell on building partnerships with administration. There will be two presentation blocks as well as a block for roundtable discussions where students can connect with others who have similar SGA roles and responsibilities.  Presentation topics include:

Team dynamics
Successful officer transition
Interactive parliamentary procedure
Effectively promoting your SGA
Power dynamics and confrontation
Assessing programs and governance efforts

There will also be an opportunity for professional staff advisors to connect in facilitated topical discussions.  Refreshments will be provided.

Please contact Tim St. John at tstjohn@une.edu or Matt Miller at matt.miller@bridgew.edu if you have any questions.

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Written by fosterjason

January 12, 2012 at 10:09 am

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