What is HuskyLEAD?
HuskyLEAD is a Leadership Education and Development series for all Michigan Tech students.
We believe that leadership development is essential for all students to truly make
an impact on campus and society. This program encourages all students from campus
leaders and student organization officers, to individuals who just want to learn,
to elevate their leadership skills by learning the best techniques, skills, and tips
for their personal, organizational, and professional success.
What Skills Are Built Through Participation in the HuskyLEAD Series?
The HuskyLEAD series focuses on five different leadership competencies:
- Self-Awareness: Part of strong leadership is learning about yourself – strengths, weaknesses, and
personal values – and how to advance organizations and individuals using that self-knowledge.
- Teamwork: Cooperation and collaboration are important skills to learn as a leader. You will
learn about how to use and navigate groups and teams to promote strong leadership.
- Communication: Leaders must understand the "how" and "why" behind communication in order to understand
how others can best contribute, how to share information effectively with others,
and how to send the desired message.
- Ethical Practices: The ethical practices of leaders are constantly challenged. Leaders must stay congruent
with ethical principles and practices and the value of affecting others lives positively.
- Social Responsibility: As leaders, one of our goals is to understand our roles as members of multiple communities
and how we can better the lives of those in those communities through direct and/or
indirect involvement.
Fall 2025 HuskyLEAD Schedule
Robert’s Rules of Order can make meetings more effective, but only when everyone understands
how to use them. Join us for an engaging, interactive workshop that demystifies this
widely recognized system for running orderly, productive meetings. Whether you’re
leading an organization or simply want to better understand parliamentary procedure,
this session will give you the essential tools to participate in or conduct meetings
with confidence, clarity, and fairness.
- Monday, September 8th from 4:00-5:00 PM
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Previous HuskyLEAD Sessions
- Creating An Effective Student Org Budget
- January 23, 2025
- Student Organization Budget Hearings are quickly approaching! Join Taylor Piering
from Student Leadership and Involvement to learn budgeting best practices for creating
and maintaining your organization's finances. Basics from setting up your organization's
budget tracking spreadsheet to tracking expenses will be reviewed.
- Strategies for Member Engagement & Retention
- February 11, 2025
- Keeping members engaged and involved is crucial to the success of any group. Without
proper engagement, retaining members can become a challenge. Join us to discover proven
techniques for boosting participation and maintaining long-term commitment within
your group.
- Leading the Charge for a Sustainable Future
- February 17, 2025
- Creating a world that is sustainable, prosperous, and just presents a monumental challenge,
and one that humans haven’t been particularly successful at achieving. Join in a
conversation with the Office of Sustainability and Resilience to learn more about
the most vexing issues and what you can do to make a difference.
- Effective Leadership Transitions
- March 19, 2025
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In Student Leadership and Involvement, we often hear from groups that had a "bad transition"
between student organizations leaders. They lack historical knowledge, miss deadlines
they weren't familiar with, and have to spend valuable time recreating what should
already exist. Are you looking to ensure your organization's leadership doesn't end
up in this challenging position?
Join Amy Hjerstedt to learn effective strategies for:
-Retaining digital documents
-Carrying on consistent relationships with campus partners
-Sharing necessary information with incoming officers
-Hosting effective transition meetings
A variety of resources and sample documents will be shared. Time will be provided
throughout the workshop for attendees to take action steps on transition planning.
It is recommended that multiple organization leaders attend together and that they
bring laptops with access to any relevant organizational documents.
- Recruiting: Working Effectively with New Contacts
- September 10, 2024
- You've just had a successful recruiting event. What can you do with the information
you've gathered that will do the most for your org? This workshop will give you tips
and strategies on how to use recruiting more effectively.
- Robert's Rules: Crash Course
- September 26, 2024
- Robert's Rules of Order helps us host more effective meetings, but only if everyone
understands it. This workshop will help you ensure you and your organization are all
on the same page.
- Short Term Messaging for Long Term Support
- October 20, 2024
- How do you get the most out of your messaging? This workshop will supply tools to
students and student orgs on techniques, strategies, and other perspectives for successful
marketing, communication, and fundraising strategies.
- Exploring Emotional Intelligence
- November 7, 2024
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IQ can get you far, but can EI get you farther? We all recognize the power of relationships,
but how do you develop your own emotional intelligence (EI) skills? This workshop
will both introduce the topic of emotional intelligence as well as offer practical
strategies and ideas for improving your EI.
