Dear ALA Friend:
Thank you for your interest to present at the American Leadership Academy’s Cabo
Leadership Experience. Each year, we host over 650 college-aged men from more than
70 campuses to participate in leadership education during our winter and spring break
sessions.
We are very lucky to have so many talented presenters who want to be with us each
year that finding room for all those with interest is a real challenge. This process helps
us match qualified speakers to appropriate sessions and ensures we cover as much of
our core curriculum each session as possible. General sessions cover our core topics,
last one hour and include all attendees. Typically these occur during our regular
program hours, between 10 AM and 3 PM.
We also will include a number of “breakout” sessions for special interest topics.
Breakout topics are applicable to a portion of our attendees, such as those with specific
majors (finance, computing, etc.) or those with specific professional interests (medicine,
law, entrepreneurship). Breakouts also are appropriate for sessions on chapter
management. These sessions are held later in the day for those with interest and
usually last 60-90 minutes.
As our program grows in attendance and popularity, our ranks of prospective speakers
also grows. We will continue to do evaluation and assessment each year to help us
identify and retain the best speakers possible. But we don’t want to close the door on
new presenters either, so we have developed this process.
Whether you want to return for another year, or are new to the ALA program, please
complete the following document online, or by fax or mail, and return that to me by
Oct. 15, for our January session, or Nov. 15 for our March sessions. Supplement with
attachments or by E-mail as needed. I’ll review and respond as quickly as possible, so
you will have time to make plans if we invite you to present.
You may contact me directly with any questions you have about the application or
process. My E-mail is TCP@AmericanLA.org. My phone is (877) 257-1458. Thank you
again for your interest in working with our students.
Most Sincerely,
Tom C. Pennington
Executive Director
CABO LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Speaker/Program Proposal
Contact Info –
Name:
E-mail:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone:
Background –
Please list your College/s and/or Degree/s:
Current Occupation:
Company or Institution:
Dates available/preferred to speak – (check box/es)
Winter Session
 January 4-10
Spring Sessions
March 1-7
 March 8-14
 March 22-28
 Summer Session (college seniors)
 March 15-21
Other (please list):
Housing needs
 1 bed suite
 2 bed suite
Preferred location
 Nelson Compound
 Hotel w/ students
Do you plan to bring a guest/s? YES
NO
 Other/More…
If “YES”, how many?
Presentation Information –
Presentation Title:
Program Type:
 General Session (all attendees)
Length of Program:  90 minutes
 60 minutes
 Breakout/Small Group
 30 minutes
 Other
Please provide a brief description of your presentation, suitable for our program guide:
(You may do this on a separate sheet of paper or submit by E-mail if needed, or more convenient)
The ALA’s core curriculum areas are as follows (see page 4 for more detail):
Ethics, Character and Attitude
Interpersonal Communications & Relations
Planning Your Professional Future & Career Development
Negotiation & Sales Skills for Life
Goup/Team Dynamics & Leadership Skills
Global Perspective, Free Enterprise, Citizenship & Patriotism
Please describe how your program supports the ALA curriculum.
If it does not address a core curriculum component, please identify the benefits of the
presentation (Note: because breakout sessions usually are optional and held after the core
curriculum presentations, they don’t need to address core curriculum topics).
What are your Audio/Visual needs? (check all boxes that apply)
Hardware:
Laptop/PC
LCD Projector
Overhead Projector
Software:
 Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Other:
Flipchart/Markers
Podium
Other:
What else do we need to know about you or your presentation?
Do you have any objection to being video/audio taped?
YES
NO
(Tapes are for ALA purposes only and are not sold or used for any commercial purposes.)
May we provide your contact information to students?
YES NO
If “YES”, what may we provide?
E-mail
Address
Phone
Submissions:
Please submit this completed form, along with a recent resume, a photo, and copies of
any handouts or PowerPoint file you use to Tom Pennington at TCP@AmericanLA.org,
by mail to PO Box 245, Zionsville, IN 46077-0245, or by fax to (317) 536-1833. All
proposals will be handled confidentially. Thank you very much for your interest!
Overview of Weekly Curriculum Goals & Potential Topics
The following topics are appropriate during a usual week of the CLE program and are
consistent with the core curriculum. Speakers may apply to fill topic areas during
specific weeks. Our goal is to provide a consistent experience for students each week.
Personal Understanding: Attitude, Character, Leadership, Values & Ethics, Goal
Setting (individual), Interpersonal Skills, Relationships, Healthy Lifestyles
World View: Global Issues, Politics & Citizenship, Democracy & Free-Enterprise,
Philanthropy & Service
Skills for Success: Negotiation Strategies, Etiquette, Dress for Success,
Communications Skills/Public Speaking, Sales & Recruitment, Personal Finance,
Interviews/Resume, Motivation/Confrontation, Time Management, Group Dynamics,
Group Goal Setting & Problem Solving, Stress Management, Conflict Resolution, Home
& Family Life, Legal Concepts, Networking
General Topic Break Outs: Banking/Finance, Business, Entrepreneurship,
Government/Public Service, Graduate School, Law, Medicine, Science & Technology
Chapter Break Outs: Alumni Relations, Chapter Finance, Colony Workshop,
Fundraising, Property Management, Risk Management, Ritual Review, Recruitment,
Social Programming, the National Fraternity
Presentations:
General presentations should last no longer than 60 minutes. Broader topics can be
condensed to one 60-minute general session and a breakout, or two 60-minute sessions,
focusing on two specific topics within the broader theme. See the Speaker Guide for
information on more effective presentations to this population.
Breakouts can be as much time as the students will allow, but usually are 30-60 minutes
plus discussion time.
The selection of speakers for each week will be based on:
1) Ability/Qualification to present on topic
2) Proven record of effective speaking to college students
3) Availability and willingness to attend at own expense to present
4) Commitment to spend quality time with students, outside of presentations
General:
The most effective and popular speakers are proven and accomplished leaders with
real-world experience, who combine an interesting and engaging presentation with
personal time outside the classroom. Much of the success of the CLE program is the
connection between speakers/alumni and the undergraduates.
For additional information and program ideas, please review the ALA Cabo Leadership
Institute Speaker/Alumni Guide, available by request, or at our Support Website, at:
http://web.mac.com/tcp1330/iWeb/ALA.01/Resources.html
Prospective Campus Attendance
Cabo San Lucas, Spring 2009
(All Sessions are scheduled for Sunday arrivals and Saturday departures)
January 4-10
All campuses are eligible to participate in the only Winter session. Priority will
be given to those campuses that are not able to participate in March, due to their
spring break schedules. Those campuses include:
San Diego State University, CA State-Long Beach, SUNY-Oneonta, SUNYBinghamton, University of Dayton, Loyola University (LA), Louisiana State
University, Brandeis University, University of Michigan, York University (PA),
Washington & Lee University
Spring Dates
Campus on Break that Week
March 1-7
Valparaiso University, RIT, Lock Haven University (PA), Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, Lycoming College (PA), Edinboro University (PA), Vanderbilt
University, University of Virginia, Univ. of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and
Interfraternity guest groups
March 8-14
Arizona State, Occidental College (CA), Florida State University, University of
Georgia, Illinois State, Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville, Northern Illinois,
Valparaiso (IN), Indiana State, Wabash College (IN), Butler University (IN),
Michigan State, Minnesota State U. at Mankato, Eastern Carolina University,
Creighton University (NE), College of New Jersey, Syracuse University, SUNY
at Buffalo, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wittenberg (OH), Case Western Reserve
University, University of Toledo, Miami University, Ashland University (OH),
Bowling Green State (OH), Gettysburg College (PA), Bucknell University (PA),
University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University, Temple University (PA),
Virginia Tech, Beloit College (WI)
March 15-21
University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Arizona, University of
Southern California, George Washington University, Georgia Tech, University of
Iowa, Iowa State University, Indiana University, Purdue University, IUPUI,
University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, Johns Hopkins University,
University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Duluth, Ole Miss, University of Nebraska, Rowan University (NJ), Cornell
University, Oklahoma University, Washington & Jefferson College (PA),
Allegheny College (PA), Franklin & Marshall College (PA), Lafayette College
(PA), University of Rhode Island, University of Tennessee, University of Texas,
Texas Tech University, Stephen F. Austin University (TX), Texas State
University, Houston Baptist, West Virginia University
March 22-28
Stanford University, UCLA, California Poly, UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis, UCIrvine, UC-Riverside, University of Colorado, Northwestern University,
University of Illinois, Univ. of Illinois-Chicago, DePaul University (IL), DePauw
University (IN), University of Missouri, Ohio State, Ohio University, University
of Oregon, Oregon State University, Drexel University (PA), Brown University,
University of Washington