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Rotary College Mentoring Program

Rotary College Mentoring Program. Everything You Need to Know and Why Your Club Should Get Involved! By Betsy Acker. Life Leadership. District 6360 has been sending high school student’s to the Life Leadership Camp since the 1970’s. Life Leadership. About the camp A weekend seminar

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Rotary College Mentoring Program

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  1. Rotary College Mentoring Program Everything You Need to Know and Why Your Club Should Get Involved! By Betsy Acker

  2. Life Leadership • District 6360 has been sending high school student’s to the Life Leadership Camp since the 1970’s.

  3. Life Leadership • About the camp • A weekend seminar • 60 students attend each year • Focuses on developing leadership skills • Team building exercises • Ropes Course • Problem Solving • Personality Style Assessment • Challenges

  4. RYLA • 2004 – Life Leadership changes name • Rotary Youth Leadership Award • RYLA • RYLA Camps have been held all over southwestern Michigan • YMCA Camp Algonquin • MSU • Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center (Most Recent) • Etc.

  5. RYLA RYLA 2008 RYLA 2007 Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center – Dowling, MI

  6. RYLA RYLA Basic Camp – September 12-14, 2008 Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center One RAINY weekend!!!

  7. Rotary Advanced Leadership • 2003-2004 – Program Begins to Change • Governor Ed Foster felt the program should be more than just the basic RYLA Camp. • Students were selected from the RYLA basic camp to attend a new program. • ROTARY ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING

  8. Rotary Advanced Leadership First Advanced Leadership Seminar, Battle Creek, MI 2004

  9. Rotary Advanced Leadership

  10. Rotary Advanced Leadership PROGRAM FOCUS: • Speaking and Listening skills • Conflict resolution • Problem solving • Ethics in the business world • Four way test

  11. College Mentoring Program • Students were evaluated at the Advanced Seminar for a new program • THE COLLEGE MENTORING PROGRAM • Objective and subjective evaluations used. • The highest ranking were selected for the college mentoring program

  12. College Mentoring Program • Six to eight students are selected each year for the College mentoring program • The total number of the students in the college mentoring program currently is 22. • The College Mentoring program is a four year program. ( Five if the student was selected when they were a junior in high school.)

  13. College Mentoring Program The students are required to sign a contact stating that they will: • Attend a yearly seminar • Assist in the RYLA basic camp • Join or help start a Rotaract chapter • Report to their sponsoring Club every year

  14. College Mentoring Program December 2005 Seminar Radisson Hotel

  15. College Mentoring Program Assist in running the Basic RYLA CAMP 2007

  16. College Mentoring Program Presenters from the world of work and many Rotarians present on different subjects 25 presenters over the past 5 years – 92% volunteered their time!!

  17. College Mentoring Program • A Rotarian on the CM staff is assigned to each selection class • That Rotarian finds a mentor for the student • Generally the mentor is a Rotarian who has the same vocational classification the student is seeking

  18. College Mentoring Program Jack Bates, Lansing Club Don Sovey, Charlotte Club

  19. College Mentoring Program • Rotary provides direction, mentoring and support while in college. • Helps arranges summer internships. • Will assist in placement when the student graduates. • Continues to build leadership skills. • Dining Etiquette • Interviewing • Resume Building • Public Speaking • Problem Solving

  20. College Mentoring Program Every four years there is a combination seminar and field trip. Chicago, IL 2007

  21. College Mentoring Program College Mentoring December Conference Special Guest Speaker Major General Mark Solo

  22. What It’s Done for Me • Created job opportunities • Honed Leadership Skills • Two Internships • J-Ad Graphics • Point O’ Pines Camp For Girls • Future Rotarian

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