Center for Student Leadership and Service at OSU

SAIL Conference

2009 SAIL Conference Materials

Thank you for attending this year's SAIL Conference!  In an effort to bring you a more sustainable conference experience, we have asked presenters to post their presentation materials here for you to access.  By not having handouts at each session, we estimate that we saved at least 5,000 pages of copies in this effort.

We hope that these presentations - those that you attended, and those that you did not - will continue to serve as a resource for you.

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Jeff King (9:30am)

• “Leadership Insights Gain on Life’s Journey”

Session Block One (10:30am)

• Effective Communications - Melinda Church
• To Be a Good Leader, First Be a Good Follower - Jen Pelletier
• Elements of Leadership: A Planned Approach to Understanding Your Leadership Identity - Shaun Crisler
• Stress and Your Wallet - Katye Miller, Kate Trombitas
• Applying and Interviewing for Student Leadership Positions - Nicole Craven, Julie Schultz, Ebony Smith, Mary Butler Stone
• Be Famous Not Infamous:  Making Ethical Decisions as a Leader - Kerry Hodak
• Effective Communication - Sarah Hoffarth, Leslie Auman

Session Block Two (11:30am)

• Leadership Practices Inventory - various presenters

Session Block Three (1:45pm)

• Self-Presentation in Leadership - Laura Arthur, Clara Lau
• What Are We Thinking? Understanding Stereotypes and Developing Allies in the GLBT Community - Brian Gibson, Elizabeth Warren
• Developing Competence in Providing Effective Feedback - Katie Krajny, Katie Giardello, Emily Lottes, and Lauren Williams
• Butterfly Effect - Mark Torrez
• Wanna Bet? The High Stakes of College Gambling - Jana Rush
• What is Stress and How Do I Get Rid of It? - Katye Miller
• The Value of You - Jordan Davis, Stew Kitchen

Session Block Four (2:45pm)

• Goal Setting and Visioning: Making Your Dreams a Reality - various presenters

Session Block Five (4:00pm)

• Lead by Example: What Student Leaders Should Know About Alcohol - Jason Gloe
• Creative Creatine: It's Like the Arnold Classic, But for Your Mind - Kurt Foriska, J. Randall Hicks
• Resumes & Interviewing Skills - Adam Burden
• Learning Styles & Leadership - Rob Richardson, Rachel Ligman, Joseph Persac
• Leaders and Stress: Interpersonal Skills While Under Stress - Katye Miller
• When Peers Stand for Diversity: Fostering Peer-to-Peer Diversity Training and Understanding - B.A.R.T. Student Representatives & B.A.R.T. Response Team Members
• Miss Independent: She Got Her Own Thing! - Kavitha Dharmalingam, Stacey Myers, Laura Seelaus
• Bring in the Best! Recruitment Strategies for Your Organization - Colette Masterson, Adam Rapien