Let me tell you about this girl right here. This ray of sunshine, is my mentee, Sadie Kessler! Not only is she one of the funniest individuals I have ever known, she is one of the most caring. Sadie's heart is filled with joy and laughter. She gifts the world with her beautiful singing voice …
Diversity, Inclusion, & Service
Diversity: The wide variety of shared and different personal and group characteristics among human beings Inclusion: The action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure. Service: The action of helping or doing work for someone. This year I was placed on was the Diversity, Inclusion, & Service Lead Team to …
The Training Wheels Are Off!
Welcome to LDR 200L: Introduction to Leadership! You get out what you put in, you choose the direction to take, and you get to do it with your LAS cohort! We are all on the metaphorical bicycle that just lost its training wheels from LDR 100L. We all are pedaling as hard as we can …
After the Adventure
Wow. Our trip to Detroit was surprising. I wasn't sure what to expect, and what I subconsciously did wasn't present. Looking back now I expected some resistance at Jalen Rose Academy, and awkwardness at Cass Community Center. I received none of that at either location. Instead, both were extremely welcoming, and open. The highlight of …
Before the Adventure
On April 1st and 2nd, my cohort and supervisors are taking a trip to Detroit to serve Jalen Rose Academy and the Cass Community Center. I am honestly, not sure what to expect. I have never been to Detroit, and when it was talked about in my high school most of us have never been there. …
L.E.A.D Letter
For my L.A.S. protocol we have to participated on a LEAD Team for the Leadership Institute. The lead team I was placed on was L.E.A.D. Letter, a newsletter targeted to highlight the activities, tasks, or accomplishments of the L.I. this past year. While not extremely excited to be placed on this LEAD team at first, I …
Leadership is YES
In my LDR 200L course, the Introduction to Leadership, we have to decide whether a leader comes from a yes or no. Personally, for me leadership comes from yes. Yes. . .things can get better, I can do this, or I want to make a change. The world is full of choices, leadership, and challenges. …
Connections Conference
The Connections Conference at Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, MI was a howling good time! The conference was a fast paced two day event that held many amazing speakers! The speakers were captivating and spoke on some of the most important issues. There was a variety of topics such as worn out leaders to …
I MET THE PRESIDENT!
Central Michigan University's president visited my LDR 100 class for about an hour on a Monday night, when he undoubtedly had more important things to deal with. However, one of the first things he told us is "This is one of the most important things I get to do." Not only is meeting President Ross …
Be a FRED!
F.R.E.D means find, reward, educate, and demonstrate. Being a Fred means recognizing and fulfilling these four principles: Everyone makes a difference Everything is built on relationships You must continually create value for others You can reinvent yourself regularly As a requirement for our LAS protocol class LDR 100 we must do a Fred Factor presentation. …
