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One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
- Helen Keller
Salutations!
IMPORTANT
DATES
Orientation Week:
February 24-27
Workshops Begin:
March 10
SLI BANQUET:
May 14, TSU Pavilions
B&C
This semester, the SLICC team welcomes two new members: Jenny Le as
Presentations Coordinator and Holly Nguyen as Newsletter Coordinator/Historian.
Both have already begun their duties in anticipation of a busy semester with exciting
events such as the Talent Show and Awards Banquet steadily approaching. Below is a
little bit of information so that you can get to know them better.
Hi, my name is Jenny Le and I'm the
Presentations Coordinator of SLI. I am currently a junior and a Business major with a
concentration in Management and I just transferred from Orange Coast College this
fall. What got me interested in SLI was the
fact that this program could fit into my busy
schedule, it was free, and the workshops offered sounded very interesting. I'm currently in
the process of completing the Career Track and
if anyone is preparing to look for an internship
or career, I would highly recommend this
track!
This summer, I have an awesome paid
internship waiting for me and it’s because of
the wonderful speakers in the workshops of this track. Besides the Career Track,
I’m also taking tracks which spark my interest. After completing 12 workshops,
I wanted to put my leadership skills to the test and become more active at CSUF
so I decided to apply to be on the SLICC team. Being on the SLICC team has
been fun, busy, but best of all, a growing experience.
Hi, I’m Holly. I am an International Business
major in my second year. Currently I am taking
the Social Justice Activism and E.M.B.R.A.C.E
tracks. I am the Newsletter Coordinator /
Historian, so I shall be updating my fellow participants through this newsletter about what’s
going on in SLI. To accomplish this, I plan to
spend time with participants in order to exchange
thoughts and opinions about SLI and also to take
many pictures. So beware. I shall be the skinny
Asian girl with the camera flashing away. You
have authorized paparazzi on your trail.
The reason why I joined SLICC is because
I always wondered where leaders got their start.
Frida Kahlo probably would
never have painted the great works of art we see today if
not for encouragement from others. Gandhi did not wake
up one day and suddenly decide to be a peace-loving guru.
Leaders must get their inspiration from somewhere. I seek
inspiration and to also inspire others to become leaders.
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You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that
they must practice mindfulness, calm and deep listening, and loving speech. This is universal thing, taught
by all religions.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Spring Orientations
February 23-27
Workshops Begin
March 10
Talent Show
March 25
Experiential Component Due
May 1
Awards Banquet
May 14
Got Talent?
On Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm in the CSUF TSU - Pavilion, SLI Club will be hosting our first ever participant Talent
Showcase.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to share your amazing talent with your
SLI family and friends, as well as enjoy a great evening out. And as usual, there
will be the chance for your buddies to know more about the Student Leadership
Institute.
Bring your friends with you - the more the merrier! The audience and our
panel of judges will decide who the winners are. Prizes will be awarded to the
top three acts. So whether it is singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument,
or any other hidden talent (but no nudity or profanity please), SIGN-UP NOW.
Ask for an application from our e-mail: sli@fullerton.edu, or the office in TSU
235, and submit it no later than March 1st .
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to e-mail, drop by the office, or
call us at (714) 278-3211.
Contest Rules: All acts are to have at least one member who is a past or present SLI participant at CSUF, Santiago Canyon College or Santa Ana College. Group size is limited to no more than 10 members. Acts can be no longer
than 5 minutes and all music or other media must be on tape, CD or iPod.
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Such as we are made of, such we be.
-Shakespeare
New SLI Club
Starting this
Semester: We
Need You!
Something new is happening with the Student Leadership Institute this semester… it’s the formation of the SLI Club! You are probably asking yourself:
what is the difference between the SLI Program and the SLI Club? The SLI
Program is all about educating students on leadership, by way of practical and
interactive workshops in a number of different certificate tracks; for example,
Career Leadership and Organizational Leadership. The SLI Club is being
started so that our participants can take their experience to the next level by
putting their leadership skills to use as an extension of the program.
The SLI Club, like any other recognized CSUF club or organization, will be
able to do other types of activities, such as hosting guest faculty and community speakers, campus outreach, fundraising, field trips, and anything else its
members can think of as it relates to expanding the leadership experience for
our students.
Sounds like something you want to get involved with? Then the timing is just
right, because we are in need of 2009-2010 club officers and members like
you. Initial officer positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Promotions. In addition, officer candidates and club members
are being asked to be part of the committee putting together the first SLI Club
event: THE TALENT SHOWCASE, which will be taking place on
Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm.
Applications for club membership and club officers (along with position duties) can be obtained by emailing: sli@fullerton.edu.
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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
- Maya Angelou
New Participant Orientation Dates:
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
Orientations are not mandatory for
returning participants but are highly
encouraged.
February 25, 2009 (Wednesday)
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
Returning Participant Orientation
Dates:
February 26, 2009 (Thursday)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
February 27, 2009 (Friday)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at TSU Ontiveros
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
February 25, 2009 (Wednesday)
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
February 27, 2009 (Friday)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. at TSU Ontiveros
The University Leadership Conference: The Building Blocks of
Leadership...Be the Architect
for Change
On Saturday, March 7th, the University Leadership Conference will offer 6 skill-building
workshops, speakers, and an involvement fair.
For more information, visit www.fullerton.edu/
deanofstudents/LMDP/
leadership_conference.htm
SLI participants have a chance to obtain credit
for up to three (3) SLI workshops when you
attend this conference. Just stop by the SLI table at ULC to pick up a workshop credit form. The rest is easy:
Attend 3 workshops
Have the presenter/person in charge of each workshop sign to confirm
your attendance.
Turn the form back into the SLI office TSU 235 by April 1 st.
There will be six workshops offered at the conference with a chance for participants to attend 3 of them. All workshops will be offered as elective credit.
Workshops may be offered for track and core credit as well.
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Rosa sat so Martin could walk; Martin walked so Obama could run.
-Unknown
SLICC on Retreat
On January 19, the SLICC teams from Cal State Fullerton and
Santiago Canyon College went to Hillcrest Park in Fullerton for retreat. Members got to know each other while eating, playing icebreakers, and discussing future SLI events. CSUF has SLI partnerships with
Santiago and Santa Ana Colleges and in the future would like to do
more collaboration between colleges.
SCC SLICC
Team from top to bottom:
Ben Figueroa (Community Relations Coordinator), Juan
Guitierrez (Director), Jillian DeRidder (Historian/Newsletter Coordinator), Louis Lau (Workshop
Coordinator), Matan Goldstein
(Presentations Coordinator), Roy
Abi-Najm (Community Relations), Ashlynne Garcia
(Assistant Director), Ilinca Filimon (Marketing Coordinator), and
Danielle Pierotti (Assessment
Coordinator).
(Not pictured are Sina Soltani and
Justin Lee.)
SCC Movie Night
Shawshank Redemption
March 5, 2009
6:00—10:00 PM
E-203
Santiago Canyon College
(above) SLICC Teams from CSUF and SCC play an icebreaker based on teamwork.
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
-John Steinbeck
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(above) Holly shows off a chalk masterpiece in front of
(below) Kini talks about SLI to a curious student at Discoverfest.
(above) Anthony
fixes a stake in the
quad.
“Tell A Friend”
Competition
We invite you, our participants,
to spread the word about our
program. Simply get a friend to
sign up (make sure they put
your name on the application!)
and attend the workshops. The
two students who refer the
most new participants will receive prizes and recognition at
The Spring 2009 SLICC team poses for a group picture. Top row: Holly
Banquet.
Harmon, Austin Nation, Monique Cardenas, Charlene Riley, Anthony
Kress, Holly Nguyen. Bottom row: Jenny Le, Kini Shyu, Mars Dela Pena,
and Tiffanie Campos.
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An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
-Arab proverb
Potential participants
receive more information
at the SLI table in front
of TSU during the first
weeks of school.
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Ice Cream Social
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
-Henrik Ibsen
SLI participants got together on February 9th
to share some ice cream. Participants ate ice
cream and met new people by playing ice
breakers.