RISE

This year I was given the opportunity to help facilitate a conference called RISE which was focused around the 7-habits of highly effective people. There was a main facilitator who taught the rest of us exactly what the 7-habits were and how we can apply them to our everyday lives to become better leaders and…

Special Events Co-Director

After serving as the Vice President of Program Board my junior year, I was thankful to be given the opportunity to be Special Event Co-Director with Skyler Conran during my first semester of senior year. I was excited to take on this position for a few reasons, at this point I was the only returning…

Junior Year

I think a lot of my greatest lessons of this year came out of the opportunities I was afforded. I found myself more as a professional, and as a leader than I ever have before through my involvements, and the people I was surrounded by. Below is a list of the most impactful to me…

A Year in Review

One year already complete. A lot has happened in this short amount of time on campus. I’ve grown as a leader, friend, individual, and professional. I’ve taken time to find what I really care about, surround myself with people who are important to me,  and join different organizations that inspire me. This year… I changed…

How Far I’ve Come–Freshman Year

This week in our LDR200 class we were asked to reflect on how far we have come now that our first year of college is coming to a close. When spitting my thoughts onto paper I couldn’t help but think I really haven’t achieved that much as a leader this year. It was a really…

The Golden Circle

Simon Sinek’s idea of WHY is demonstrated in what he calls the Golden Circle, he states that at the center is WHY, then HOW, then WHAT. He explains that many people know what they do in life, some know how they do it, but very few know why they do what they do. He insists…

Selfless Service

We have all been there right? Those pictures from your service trip in Peru would make for a really great instagram post. It is easy to want to take your experiences and post them on social media to see all the work you have done; it is what our society is seemed to be shaped…

To my roommate

Almost exactly a year ago we found out we received the Centralis Scholarship. As exciting this was, it came with a lot of nerves. For me, it meant not being able to room with someone I knew, and having comfort in that familiarity. I turned to the Schools App and hoped that I would meet…

Spark Leadership Series

The Spark Leadership series is a three part event that is held for two hours every other week. When I walked into Spark the first night it was really the first CMU leadership event I have walked into besides Safari so I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I had heard so much about the…

Leadership Training Institute PT 1

As a part of CVFC we get the chance to attend various Leadership Training Institutes (LTIs) throughout the state and help facilitate one of the sessions that these high school students attend. This first LTI I attended was right off campus in Mount Pleasant at the Comfort Inn. Myself and Alyssa were signed up to…