– Minnesota State University, Mankato

Page address: https://www.mnsu.edu/activities/leadershiperies.html

Sessions are open to all interested students. Dinner is provided to attendees. RSVP to Imad Mohamed.

Dive Into Self:

Tuesday, Jan 24 , 2012

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

CSU 253/4/5

Benefits to attendees:

Understand tendencies (per MBTI framework)
Understand strengths and "blind spots" relative to tendencies
Notice and appreciate the complementariness of tendencies/ strengths of self and others

Facilitator: Ashley Strom

Ashley is one of the newest members of the Student Activities team at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Born and raised in Moorhead, MN, she moved to St. Cloud, MN in 2001 and began working toward an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies. Following graduation in the spring of 2006, she traveled to South Korea to teach English at a private school for grades K – 6. During this time, she took advantage of holiday breaks and made additional excursions to China and Thailand. After traveling to Korea, Ashley spent time working in the private sector for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, where she gained knowledge and experience in the transportation and logistics field. Two years later however, Ashley decided to follow her true passion and began her graduate work in College Counseling and Student Development at St. Cloud State University. During her studies, she worked as a graduate assistant for The Division of General Studies, a first year experience program for youth who begin their college careers needing a little extra guidance academically. As a graduate assistant, she advised students on course schedules, adjustment to college life issues, and taught sections of the Discovering College course. Ashley is passionate about people and learning their stories; she has an affinity for learning, and will likely be one of the more inquisitive people you will meet.

Values: What's In Your Bucket?

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

CSU 253/4/5

Benefits to attendees:

Awareness of personal values
Gained understanding of where values came from
Understand and SEE that not everyone shares the same values
Explore how values play into our leadership style

Facilitator: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

Dr. Kimberly Zammitt joined the Social Work faculty in Fall 2007. She earned a PhD in social work with a concentration on Policy, Planning, and Program Administration from Jackson State University, both her BSW and MSW from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her dissertation explored social workers’ attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women using the Implicit Association Test. Her research interests are in the area of GLBT issues, attitudes, cultural responsiveness, and critical incident stress management.

Kimberly has ten years of clinical social work practice experience in the fields of community mental health, child and adolescent mental health, and geriatric mental health. She worked throughout the state of Mississippi to establish behavioral health services in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. She served as clinical social worker and training specialist for Jackson State University in a federal grant funded program to bring mental health services to remote rural areas in Mississippi through community health collaborations. This position included clinical work with individuals, families, and groups, along with supervision of field students and training of professional staff. Prior to that, Kimberly worked as a therapist coordinator at a child and adolescent day treatment program. She currently teaches many of the advanced direct practice courses in our MSW program.

Interests: What Draws You In?

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2011

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

CSU 253/4/5

Benefits to attendees:

Awareness of interests (pre Strong Campbell framework)
Understand how personality and values form interests
Explore how interest impacts leadership

Facilitator: Ashley Strom

Evolving Communities

Tuesday, Apr 17 , 2012

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

CSU 253/4/5

Benefits to attendees:

Facilitator: Bukata Hayes

The most important thing about Bukata Hayes is that he is the son of Dia Damani Courtney and Karen Hayes, husband to Lisa and father to Damani, Jalen, Zavier, and baby to be born in Spring 2011. In addition to this, Bukata has served as the Executive Director of the Greater Mankato Diversity Council since September, 2006. Prior to this role, he served as the Coordinator of the Multi Ethnic Center at Bethany Lutheran College here in Mankato, the first-ever position of its kind at the college. Bukata received his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota and is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Sociology from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has membership and/or is on the board of numerous organizations such as Mankato Kiwanis Diversity Club (Board), Mankato-organizing Chapter of the NAACP, Mankato Family YMCA (Board), Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Board, and Latin American Multicultural Association for Networking and Opportunity –LA MANO (Board).