UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMMITTEE

As part of my Leader Advancement Scholarship requirements, I served on one of the university committees for the 2018-2019 academic year. CMU's Academic Senate is the university’s primary policy-making body for a wide range of issues involving academic life at CMU. Much of the work of the senate takes place through an elaborate network of...

STUDENT ORGANIZATION SPECIALISTS PROGRAM

A brand new program was implemented in The Office of Student Activities and Involvement at CMU last fall called Student Organization Specialists (SOS). This program helps define and achieve success for registered student organizations (RSOs) by providing support through workshops, advising, and consultation. SOS develops facilitation guides and conducts research on best practices in order...

SIBLINGS WEEKEND

Similar to Up All Night, CMU also has a tradition called Siblings Weekend where students are encouraged to bring their siblings for a weekend in the spring and enjoy all kinds of entertainment and fun spread all throughout campus. This event is so unique because it brings a younger population to the college environment while...

UP ALL NIGHT 2019

For the past three years I’ve been involved with an annual event here at CMU called Up All Night (UAN). This event is a tradition and just celebrated its 11th year on March, 15th 2019. The purpose is to provide CMU students with a night of safe fun including entertainment, prizes, food, giveaways, crafts, games,...

LEAD ON ICE 2019

This year was my third and final year participating in and planning LEAD On Ice. This annual event is hosted by CMU’s Leadership Institute (LI) for purpose of bringing together all the many people involved in the institute for one night to spend quality time with each other. The last two years I’ve had the...

TO MY MENTEE

Wow. It was one year ago that I sat at my desk racking my brain for the best possible way to reveal myself to you. I didn't know much about you, other than the fact that you were about to join a crazy family called CMU's Leadership Institute. Yes I did some stalking and may...

SPECIAL EVENTS LEAD TEAM PT. 2

Last year I served on the Leadership Institute's Special Events LEAD Team as a member and had such a good experience that I applied to be a Co-Chair for this year. Read last year's blog here. Being active on a LEAD Team is part of my protocol as a Leader Advancement Scholar. LEAD Teams are designed...

PROGRAM BOARD PT. 2

Last year as a freshman I got involved with this organization early on and fell in love with it. Read last year's blog here. I grew very close to the executive board and members so quickly I really felt like I found my place on campus. In my first year I volunteered at several events...

AREP

As a sophomore this was my second year being a part of the Association of Recreation and Event Professionals (AREP). This organization was developed for students majoring in Recreation and Event Management and was designed to provide its members the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the recreation and event management industry. These past two years...

COMMUNICATING AS LEADERS

Another requirement for the Leader Advancement Scholar and Leadership minor is COM 461L Communication in Leadership. Similar to LDR 200 this course was about theories and concepts centered around how leaders communicate to become more effective. I felt this course was the most beneficial so far in my Leadership minor coursework and LAS protocol. Walking away...