Going All In!

1. Going All In! How to Create a Leadership Education And Development (LEAD) Retreat for Peer Advisor Presented By Heather LaPerle, M.A. San Diego State University

2. Heather LaPerle • Peer Advisor Coordinator & Academic Advisor • College of Business Administration, SDSU • 6 Years of Professional Academic Advising Experience • General Academic Advising Center • 4 Years of Student Management Experience • Student Success Advisor, Compact Scholars Program • 4 Years of Student Organization Advisor Experience • Associated Business Student Council • Undergraduate & Graduate Degree from SDSU • Focused in Leadership

3. San Diego State University • Large Public University • 35,000+ Students • College of Business Administration • Top 3 Majors • 4,000-4,500 Students • 10 Programs • 2nd Highest GPA- 2.9 • Leadership Programs • Student Life and Leadership has 200+ Student Organizations • CBA has 16 Business Organizations

4. Business Advising Center (BAC) Peer Advisors

5. BAC Peer Advisor Program • 3-7 Peer Advisors • Required to work one year including breaks • Not required to be a business major • Looking for leadership • Training is one-on-one for 4-6 weeks • Evaluations are a time to check in • Training- 1 and 4 month one-one-one • Self and Supervisor Evaluation once a semester • Talk about goals for position, student, and career

6. Leadership is Key • “Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan” • Transferable skills • Create ownership • Get involved • Required Leadership Projects • Teamwork- get to know each other • Communication • Develop Professionalism • Give them something to do besides homework

7. BAC Leadership Projects • Peer Post • Newsletter published each semester • Focus: teamwork and written communication • Goal: on going training • Civic Learning • Donation drive to benefit the San Diego community • Focus: community service and management • Goal: community awareness

8. BAC Leadership Projects • Student Organization Wall • Location of information about business student organizations • Focus: student involvement and management • Goal: training • Get to Know You Activities • Peer Advisor finds/creates and leads an icebreaker at the beginning of each meeting • Focus: public speaking • Goal: group bonding

9. Creating LEAD Retreats • Started thinking about it first day- June 9, 2008 • Training tool • Group bonding • Use my leadership background • Provide venue to recognize Peer Advisors • Wanted to be purposeful about leadership • Looking for an acronym to guide all activities • Leadership • Education • And • Development

10. Development of LEAD Retreats • Resources • Room Availability • Campus Colleagues • Time- working with student schedules • Themes • Communication • Time and Stress Management • Leadership • Professionalism

11. 1st LEAD Retreat: Communication

12. “You’re Terrific” Peer Recognition

13. 2nd LEAD Retreat: Time and Stress Management

14. Peer LEAD Retreat Feedback Form

15. 3rd LEAD Retreat: Leadership

16. 4th LEAD Retreat: Professionalism

17. Peer Advisor Activity: Fishbowls

18. Peer Advisor Activity: Fishbowls

19. LEAD Retreats: Lessons Learned • Feedback is Essential! • It is a Peer Retreat, so give them what they want • Know the Guiding Purpose • Stay true to the vision, even if it does not include what the Peers want • Recognition is Important! • Brings Peers and senior advisors together • Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Help and to do it Yourself!

20. Capture the Memories!

21. Thank You for Attending Going All In! How to Create a Leadership Education And Development (LEAD) Retreat for Peer Advisor For questions, please feel free to contact Heather LaPerle hlaperle@mail.sdsu.edu 619-594-5219