Applying an FYE
Shared Leadership Model
Presented by
Nancy Twynam
and Kathy Mitchell,
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Thompson Rivers University
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History of the FYE Initiative
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Encouraged from Senior Management
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Team attendance at FYE Conference for
Vancouver 2003
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Post conference debriefing nightly
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Regular team meetings for updates on initiatives
Support for attendance at relevant
conferences
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Team approach
Goals of FYE Initiative
1. To foster a purposeful, coherent approach to
students’ transition to TRU
2. To support student success in both the
specific and broad educational process in
which they are engaged while they are TRU
students.
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academic achievement
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student leadership
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personal development
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employment transition
Overview – FYE Initiatives
Initiatives
Needs
Design
Budget
AdminFaculty
Pilot
SWOT Assessment
Orientation
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Supplemental
Learning
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Foundations
for Success
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Student
Leadership
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FYE Shared Leadership Model
FYE Leadership Team
FYE Shared Leadership Model
Foundations
For Success
Supplemental
Learning
FYE Leadership Team
Student
Leadership
Orientation
Open
House
Spring Break
Conference
New FYE
Initiative
Student Leadership Initiative
Needs Assessment
Sources:
Focus Groups
Nominal Group Technique
Zaichkowsky,1980)
Students currently involved in leadership activities:
*Service Learning
*Supplemental Learning
*Peer Support
*Athletics
*Student Government & First Nations Student Leaders
*Greek Organizations
*Scholarship Recipients
*Orientation
*Wellness centre
*Students at large, clubs, National representation
(Claxton, Ritchie,
Focus Group Results
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Communication of leadership
opportunities and activities
Training programs
Academic recognition of leadership roles
Cohesive leadership team
Community involvement (internal &
external)
Diversity
TRU recognized by external community
Design
1. Create a campus-wide committee to plan
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and implement a student leadership
program
Develop a mission statement
Develop program goals
Develop terms of reference
Develop
program/timeline/audience/budget
Conduct program
Evaluate and revise
Budget
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December 2004
$5000.00
(Conference Subsidy)
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January 2005
$0
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January 2006
$5000.00
(program designer)
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Sept 2006-2007
$30,000 est
Administration/Faculty/Staff Support
Champions for the program
“What’s in it for them?”
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What does a TRU Grad look like?
Service learning
Community liaison
Volunteerism
Academics
Pilot
Begins Fall 2006
• Student Leader recruitment
• Leadership workshops
• Certificates
• Leadership retreat
• Opportunities for leadership
involvement (TRU & Community)
• Recognition events and awards
ASSESSMENT
Mid-year review (SWOT)
End-of-year review (SWOT)
December 2006
April 2006
SWOT
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
SOURCES:
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TRU Office of Institutional Research and Planning documents
Student Leadership participants survey and focus groups
Refer to other institutions for benchmarks
TIPS & TRICKS
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Design program based on student graduate profile
and institutional expectations.
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Political savvy “Mr. VP you’re invited to the
leadership luncheon, - oh and here’s the bill.”
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Right senior management
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Provide relevant senior management with the
right tools to promote the program to the senior
executive
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Find champions
More Tips & Tricks
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Time management
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Leave office to do planning
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Side of desk - release time
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Communication
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Work with positive responses
Even More Tips & Tricks
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Start VERY small – not too costly
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Creative funding
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Do an evaluation and pay close
attention to the results
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Have FUN!
Avoiding Traps
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Institutional changes (strategic
plans, status, legislation)
Mission statements
Restructuring – change of senior
management and champions
Stay within collective agreements
Avoiding Traps
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Faculty buy-in
Idea generators versus doers
Focus on positive responses
Lobby for release time versus “off
the side of your desk”
Commitment for meetings
Designing a Student Leadership
Program within a Shared Leadership
Model
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Focus Group – who to invite
Design – what does it look like
Budget- creative sources
Key Stakeholders
Pilot
Assessment
Tips, Tricks & Traps
Where to from here?
Creating a Shared Leadership Model:
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Put some one in charge
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Create a team
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Brainstorm for initiatives
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Establish ownership for each initiative
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Meet regularly
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Don’t compete with others within model
– synergy creates attention and $$
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Follow same format for EACH initiative
Criteria for Selection
of FYE Leadership Team
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Designing an FYE Program Using
a Shared Leadership Model
FYE Leadership Team
Criteria for Selection
of FYE Leadership Initiatives
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Designing the FYE Program Initiatives
Proposed FYE Leadership Team