The Leadership Plunge is the workshop for your engaged student leaders looking to kick their skills up a notch thoughtfully and strategically. In this workshop, your student leaders will examine their current leadership skills and delve deeper into building skills they can use both as student leaders and in their future careers.

One of the biggest takeaways from the Leadership Plunge workshop will be the discussion of “crucial conversations” – those difficult times when student leaders need to hold their friends and members accountable for their choices. Student leaders frequently regard this as their most exhausting and draining challenge as leaders, and Leadership Plunge helps them practice these skills in a supportive environment.

In the course of the 4-hour workshop, student leaders are encouraged to commit to a campus culture of higher accountability for all students. Best of all, participants leave with a “leadership itinerary” – their go-to guide for next steps and ways to follow up after the workshop. The CAMPUSPEAK facilitator will work to create a fun, meaningful experience, and your students will emerge as a more connected group – ready to lend support to each other as they plunge into the challenges that lie ahead.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this program, students will learn:

• how to identify personal leadership skills that are utilized on a day-to-day basis,
• how to navigate managing their time and energy as they engage with many different opportunities
• how to build a network of people to positively influence their journey as a leader
• how to create alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky interactions, and
• how to create a course of action to continue developing their leadership abilities.

Primary Topics

• Character Development
• Communication Skills
• Leadership
• Personal Growth

What CAS learning and development outcomes does this workshop focus on?

• Practical competence
• Knowledge acquisition, construction, integration, and application

Workshop Details

• 4-hour interactive workshop
• Includes a participant workbook and post-assessment
• Identifies aspects of a “leadership toolkit” such as values, communication and creating a plan

Who is this ideal for?

• Student Organizations
• Student Government
• Fraternity and Sorority Life Organizations
• Residence Hall Associations
• Executive Boards