GOLD Mission Statement

The Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development program seeks to prepare students for leadership roles and responsibilities in service to the college and the global community. Our mission is accomplished through education, development, and training of students in an extensive series of personal development programs, institutes, leadership certificates, service learning, volunteer work, and active engagement in college and community life.

Upcoming Workshops:

History of Leadership (Gold Certificate Requirement)
Monday, January 30, 2:30-3:30 pm
GOLD Leadership Center, MacVittie College Union, Room 114

This required workshop for the gold level of the Leadership Certificate Program will provide participants with a review of the history of leadership theories and concepts. This session is limited to students completing gold certificates in the spring semester of 2012.
Instructor: Dr. Tom Matthews, Director, Leadership Education, Development & Training

Personal Finance Series: Financing Grad School & Managing Student Loans (Bronze)
Monday, January 30, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 319

Are you concerned about financing graduate school or what you need to do to manage paying off existing college loans? This session will help you prepare for managing your loans and other financial commitments after graduation.
Instructor: Archie Cureton, Director, Financial Aid

True Colors: What Color Are You? (Silver) or (Emerald)
Monday, January 30, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 322/323

In building relationships with members of your organization or team, you help others to connect and recognize how personality plays a role in the overall effectiveness of your team. This workshop will examine various personality assessment tools, look at ways in which personality effects relationships and work-style; and provide suggestions for using these tools to create a stellar team that works collaboratively based on individual assets.
Instructor: Kimberly Harvey, Director, New Student Programs

Time Management (Bronze) or (Sapphire) (Business PD Event)
Tuesday, January, 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
GOLD Leadership Center, MacVittie College Union, Room 114

As an involved and active student, it can be challenging to fulfill the responsibilities of both the "student" and the "leader" parts of your life! This session, facilitated by an active student leader, will provide tips and strategies on reconfiguring your time to effectively balance your academic, social, and leadership lives.
Instructors: GOLD Leader Mentor Staff

Using the Path-Goal Approach to Leading (Gold) (Business PD Event)
Tuesday, January 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 319

Different leadership approaches are suitable to different situations. This session will cover some of the major concepts of the Path-Goal approach and help you determine strategies for what might work best for you in a variety of leadership situations.
Instructor: Dr. Avan Jassawalla, Professor of Management, Jones School of Business

Personal Finance Series: Basics of Money Management (Bronze)
Tuesday, January 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 322/323

In today's economic environment, keeping your financial house in order can be a challenge. Learn the basics of money management and personal finance. Find out about the key do's and don'ts when it comes to achieving financial success. The session will address budgeting, debt management, saving and investing, and the power of compound interest.
Instructor: Dr. Michael Schinski, Dean and Associate Professor, Jones School of Business

Running Effective Meetings (Silver Certificate Requirement) (Business PD Event)
Tuesday, January 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Hunt Room

Running an effective and efficient meeting is the key to getting your members to keep coming back, and we'll give you tips on how to do just that! This program will address issues like agenda setting, necessary parliamentary procedure, committee meetings, and dealing with unruly members.
Instructor: Barbara Stewart, Lecturer, Mathematics Department

Personal Development Session (Bronze Certificate Requirement)
Wednesday, February 1, 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
GOLD Leadership Center, MacVittie College Union, Room 114

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GOLD LEADER MENTOR STAFF. This session is one of the four required workshops for the bronze leadership certificate. The GOLD Leader Mentor volunteer staff members have been trained to assist you in developing a personal plan for successfully completing the GOLD Certificate Program. You need to register for this session just like all other workshops. Make an appointment at the GOLD Leadership Center in MacVittie College Union 114, or call 245-5884, or e-mail gold@geneseo.edu. The mentor staff is available between 12:00-8 PM Monday through Thursday and 12:00-5:00 PM on Fridays.

Volunteer and Study Abroad Fair (Sapphire Certificate Requirement)
Wednesday, February 1, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
MacVittie College Union Lobby & Ballroom

Representatives from college and community organizations will be present to recruit volunteers and explain their programs and services. Students involved in the GOLD program and the Sapphire Certificate Program should attend and visit with as many organizations as possible in order to discover the range of possibilities for volunteer involvement. Sapphire students will need to complete additional paper work and submit a reflection.
Hosted by: Kay Fly, Coordinator, Volunteerism and Service Learning

If Sustainability is the Solution, What is the Problem? (Jade Certificate Requirement)
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 319

All people on the planet participate in activities that impact the environment through use of power sources and water, heat, transportation, food consumption and waste production. The impacts of these activities differ depending on the technologies used and the number of people involved. This workshop will help participants better understand environmental issues related to overpopulation, consumption, pollution, climate change, etc. that result from human activities, and that have led to the rise of sustainability as a mindset/strategy to mitigate these problems. The workshop will follow the theme of "Think Globally, Act Locally" by examining the issues from a global perspective, considering the campus community's carbon footprint, and helping participants understand their individual contributions to the problems through the use of an ecological footprint calculator.
Instructor: Dr. Kristi Hannam, Professor, Biology

Listening Skills (Bronze Certificate Requirement)
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Room 322/323

What makes someone a "good listener?" Think of his/her characteristics. What can prevent someone from listening carefully? This session will examine listening skills and offer ways to improve them.
Instructor: Melinda DuBois, Administrative Director, Health & Counseling

Developing a Personal Leadership Model (Gold Certificate Requirement)
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30-3:30 pm
MacVittie College Union Hunt Room

The Gold level of the Leadership Certificate Program requires students to articulate written and verbal statements of their personal philosophy of leadership. This informal coaching session will provide students with an opportunity to work on their model with the assistance of the instructor. Reference materials and resources will be available. This session is limited to students planning to complete the Gold certificate this semester.
Instructor: Dr. Tom Matthews, Director, Leadership Education, Development & Training

Presentation Skills (Bronze Certificate Requirement) (Business PD Event)
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30-3:30 pm
Welles 24

This workshop is designed to help students learn the foundational skills of developing and organizing effective speeches and presentations. Strategies to overcome fear of speaking in public, and resources to make effective presentations will be discussed. Limited time does not allow for students to practice their presentations.
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Bulsys, Associate Professor, Communication

Problem Solving (Bronze) or (Sapphire) or (Diamond)
Thursday February 2, 2:30-3:30 pm
GOLD Leadership Center, MacVittie College Union, Room 114

Have you ever played the "whack-a-mole" game? In this session, you will learn a methodology to solve problems so that you do not feel as if you are constantly hitting the same concerns only in different areas. We will discuss the process in detail and have some fun at the same time.
Instructor: Barbara Wale, Class of '75, Chief Operating Officer, ARC of Monroe County