Gonzaga University Clubs & Activities
“Passing the Torch”
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GEL Weekend Club Fair
◦ Saturday April 16th
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MadonnaStock Club Tabling
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Evaluate and IMPROVE upon the past
Discuss Roles/Expectations
Outline policies & procedures
Be ready to hit the ground running in Sept.
Prep leads to Student BALANCE!
LEAVE IT BETTER! Make this your legacy.
Past
Understand the
Past and Present…
Present
…Make a better future
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Future
How do you manage your club?
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Let’s talk about club meetings
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How often did you meet?
Why do you meet?
Was the location good?
What’s the typical agenda? Do you have agenda’s?
Do you hold officer only meetings?
Are you following your constitution with regards to
meetings?
Committees
◦ Do you have any committees?
◦ Should you have more or less committees?
◦ What does your constitution say about committees?
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Officers
◦ What officers or positions exist in your club?
◦ How did it go with these positions?
◦ Does the club need consider more less positions?
◦ If more, what type of positions?
◦ What does your constitution say?
Communication
◦ How do you communicate with other officers? What worked well
what didn’t?
◦ How do you communicate with club members? What worked well
what didn’t?
◦ How do you communicate with your advisor? What worked well
what didn’t?
◦ How do you communicate your clubs mission, purpose and events
to the generally student population?
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Accountability
◦ When a member doesn’t follow through on a job or
a membership requirement how did you hold them
accountable? Did you?
◦ When an officer doesn’t follow through on a job or
task how did you hold them accountable?
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3 Resources
◦ Constitution
◦ Club Manual
◦ Community
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Past/Future Events
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What event did you plan this year?
What was successful? What could be improved?
Who attended?
How much did it cost? Host event again?
Are there events that you wanted to do but could not?
Pitfalls of event planning
People/resources that were essential
Advertising
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How did people become aware of
your event?
What worked/What did not?
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Matt Leisy
GSBA Director of Budget and Finance
gsba-financial@zagmail.gonzaga.edu
1) How much money is currently in your account? What is your
fund number?
2) Has your lack of knowledge about the finance system kept your
club from achieving its goals and/or mission?
3) How does your club keep financial records?
4) What will be the biggest financial hurdle for your club next year
and what can the club do to make this process earlier.
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What was your biggest leadership challenge?
What was your biggest surprise?
What do you know now that you wish you had
known a year ago?
What other advice can you share that will
contribute to experiencing a successful term?
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Specific: who, what, where, when, why, how?
Measurable: establish concrete criteria for
measuring progress. How will you know when
goal is reached?
Attainable: Prioritize and set timeline, BELIEVE.
Realistic: What conditions would have to exist
to accomplish goal?
Timely – Must have timeline, when done?
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Delegate AND Participate
COMMUNICATE!
Support, not compete.
Accept/seek critical feedback.
Deal with Conflict
LISTEN
Be transparent, Share
BALANCE, take care of yourself!
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Pass on your Club’s Story and Passion
Help new leaders succeed! Don’t be “that
guy/gal” that left the club with NOTHING.
THANKS!!
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Leadership Resource Center, Room 100
Crosby, 313-4156
Visit gonzaga.edu/lrc for transition binder
templates (resources---workshops)
Offers Custom Workshops for your Club
◦ Teambuilding
◦ Conflict Resolution
◦ Creating Shared Vision
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Delegation
Life Balance
Communication Skills
Advisor Assistance/Mentoring