Third Session Block Options (2:25 pm - 4:00 pm)
During this session block, attendees decided whether to attend two of the offered Leader Lessons (45 min) or the one offered Leadership Lab (100 min)*
Leadership Labs
In-depth session incorporating applied practice or multi-faceted or transformative activities. 100 minutes.
- Reignite Your Career Journey: Tools for Peer-Led Development
2:25-4:00 pm; Location: Ballroom C - Led by career advisors from the Internship and Career Center, this interactive session will provide student leaders with the opportunity to learn about the many career resources available and practice having career conversations with peers. You will learn up-to-date information on how to launch a successful career, including a focus on networking and how the COVID climate has affected career development, and you will develop your skills as a supportive resource for peers who may be seeking direction in their career planning. If you have any sort of leadership role on campus, this session is for you!
Facilitators: Lynn Fowler, she/her/hers - UC Davis Internship and Career Center and Emma Singletary, she/her/hers - UC Davis Internship and Career Center
Learning Objectives:
* Effectively use and refer others to career development resources
* Engage yourself and others in more informed career decision making
* Practice skills such as networking and peer helping
OR
Leader Lessons
Quick and focused sessions addressing one core principle or concept. 45 minutes.
Students attending lessons during this timeframe picked one of the listed 2:25-3:10 pm options and one of the 3:15-4:00 options.
2:25-3:10pm
- Building Confidence and Belonging (Reset)
2:25-3:10 pm; Location: Ballroom B - Ever felt like you didn’t belong in a space? Want to learn to become more confident? This workshop will allow you to recognize imposter syndrome and understand what true belonging means. Then you will learn tools to tackle imposter syndrome, build your confidence, and feel a sense of belonging.
Facilitators: Susana Lopez - UC Davis Undergraduate Student – 4th year, English & Sociology, and Jesús Gonzáles Cruz, he/him/his - UC Davis Undergraduate Student – 4th year, English & Sociology
Peer Educators, Center for Leadership Learning
Learning Objectives:
* Recognize the difference between true belonging and fitting in
* Understand the components of imposter syndrome
* Learn tools to tackle imposter syndrome, build confidence, and feel a sense of belonging - Led (Taylor’s Version): Self Advocacy & Reclaiming Your Story (Reignite)
2:25-3:10 pm; Location: Ballroom A - After an arduous attempt to buy the rights to her songs that she wrote and recorded back from the record company that owned them, Taylor Swift was unsuccessful in the reacquisition of her creative content. In the face of this defeat, Swift decided to re-record the songs adding the note “Taylor’s Version” to the end of each of the album and song titles to signify her sole ownership of the music. These re-releases have taken the world by storm, topping the charts once again.
This session will analyze the significance of Taylor Swift’s struggle in demonstrating the power of self-advocacy in the face of overwhelming adversity from both external and internal sources. Learn how to wield this power to rewrite YOUR leadership story by integrating lessons learned from facing unexpected challenges and considering the effect of power imbalances on your ability to reach your leadership potential. By attending, you'll better recognize the value of your skills, ideas, and perspectives to incite positive change within yourself and others.
Facilitators: Cayley Chan, she/her they/them - UC Davis Undergraduate Student - 4th year, Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning and Political Science – Public Service
Learning Objective: Recognize your value and personal strengths as a leader and empower yourself and others to be self-advocates, using these lessons to become better leaders - Reconnect with Groups through Values Informed Leadership (Reconnect)
2:25-3:10 pm [also offered 3:15-4:00pm]; Location: Conference Room B - Following over a year of mainly remote interactions are you having trouble connecting with other students in your club, team or other student org? Are you unsure how to align your leadership efforts with strategies that will benefit that group? If either of those ring true, this workshop is for you!
You will work through an individual values activity that will help you to identify and define your three core values. Through individual reflection and small group dialogue you will associate those values with specific leadership strategies that can help you be an effective leader in these times of Reconnection. Lastly, you will consider how the practices of emotional intelligence and authenticity can heighten your approach to leadership.
Facilitator: Kate Andrup Stephensen, she/her/hers - UC Davis University Honors Program and First-Year Seminars
Learning Objective: Identify how your three core values align with leadership strategies
3:15-4:00pm
- Your Cultural Values as a Leader
|3:15-4:00pm; Location: Ballroom B - We have all been influenced by where we live, activities we participate in, and communities we identify with. All of these factors and groups impart values upon us, which can shape our thoughts, beliefs, and actions. What are your cultural values, and why are values an essential component to leadership? Why are these values important as you enter the workforce or apply for internships? In this session, attendees will identify their three most important cultural values and learn how to use this knowledge to become a more effective leader.
Facilitators: Janice Tse, she/her/hers and Kimberly Bellows, she/her/hers - UC Davis Global Learning Hub
Learning Objective: Identify your top three most important cultural values and how you can use this knowledge to be a more effective leader - Britney’s free, now what? Centering Wellness as a Leader (Reset)
3:15-4:00pm; Location: Ballroom A - Drawing from the impact of the #FreeBritney movement, this workshop intends to draw parallels between Britney Spears’ liberation from her conservatorship with students’ own personal reemergence as leaders post quarantine. The focus of the workshop will be on the prioritization of one’s personal wellbeing and mental/emotional health while readjusting to new challenges of in-person leadership. Understanding and centering one’s areas of need can strengthen their leadership capacities and interpersonal connections. The session will also allow students to discuss their personal experiences and struggles, promoting restorative practices of empathy, healing, and community care. These habits can be used to positively impact school culture.
Facilitators: Jessica Cuenco, she/they - UC Davis Undergraduate Student - 5th year, Mathematical Analytics and Operations Research and Economics, and Cayley Chan, she/her they/them - UC Davis Undergraduate Student - 4th year, Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning and Political Science – Public Service
Learning Objectives:
* Contemplate the state of your emotional wellbeing as you navigate your own personal leadership endeavors
* Identify ways to balance selfcare and the demands that being a leader requires
* Reflect on your own personal leadership journey while transitioning out of the pandemic - Reconnect with Groups through Values Informed Leadership
3:15-4:00 pm [also offered 2:25-3:10pm]; Location: Conference Room B - Following over a year of mainly remote interactions are you having trouble connecting with other students in your club, team or other student org? Are you unsure how to align your leadership efforts with strategies that will benefit that group? If either of those ring true, this workshop is for you!
You will work through an individual values activity that will help you to identify and define your three core values. Through individual reflection and small group dialogue you will associate those values with specific leadership strategies that can help you be an effective leader in these times of Reconnection. Lastly, you will consider how the practices of emotional intelligence and authenticity can heighten your approach to leadership.
Facilitator: Kate Andrup Stephensen, she/her/hers - UC Davis University Honors Program and First-Year Seminars
Learning Objective: Identify how your three core values align with leadership strategies
*The Reset Room was also open throughout all three session blocks and could be chosen in place of a session.
Enjoy a quiet and comfortable space for self-reflection. The Reset Room was available during each conference session timeframe with a variety of materials at hands-on reflection stations to help you reset and reboot yourself as a leader through creative interpretation. Whether it is a visual representation, written expression, or doodles, you will have the opportunity to work out your thoughts, ideas and plan of action while sharing your creation with other conference attendees. There will be a facilitator in the room for guidance, but the space is really driven by you! Available in all three blocks of sessions.
After the third block of sessions, attendees are encouraged to enjoy a provided snack and reflect on their day with one another from 4:05-4:20 pm.
At 4:20pm, everyone will reconvene together in the Ballroom for the Closing Session, completion of evaluations, and raffle prizes. T-shirts will be passed out after this final session in the Conference Center Lobby.