Student Group Leadership Conference

Conference Goals
Keynote Speaker
Conference Assignments
Conference Registration
Student Group Training Requirement
Conference Schedule

Conference Goals

The goals for the Student Group Leadership Conference are:

To provide newly elected student leaders with a common comprehensive foundation of leadership training;
To provide an opportunity for student leaders to engage with other student leaders, staff and faculty in a cohesive learning environment;
To provide an opportunity for student leaders to learn critical skills as leaders and advocates for their organizations;
To give student leaders the tools to build, strong, responsible, goal-focused organizations;
To show leaders how to lead an organization with insight, effectiveness and integrity.

The ultimate goal of the Student Group Leadership Conference is to provide student group leaders with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully lead and strengthen both their organizations and memberships for the betterment of the Kean University student community.

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Keynote Speaker

To be announced!

Conference Assignments

Please refer to the list below to determine which group your organization has been assigned to attend the conference as a part of. If you are a member of multiple groups and assigned to attend multiple dates, you only need to select one day to attend. Please speak with all of your executive board members to determine the best date for you to attend.

Accounting Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Active Minds at Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
African Students Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Alpha Kappa Alpha: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Alpha Phi Alpha: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
American Chemical Society: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
American Institute of Architecture Students: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
American Medical Women's Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
American Sign Language Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Art Over All: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Association for Computing Machinery: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Association for Computing Machinery - Women: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Athletic Training Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Beta Kappa Psi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Beta Kappa Sigma: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Biology Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Biotechnology Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Black Leadership Union: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Blank Slate Literary Magazine: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Catholic Newman Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Chance At Performing: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Chi Upsilon Sigma: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Coptic Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Criminal Justice Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Cru at Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Delta Phi Epsilon: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Delta Sigma Theta: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Early Childhood Education Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Earth Science Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Economic's Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
EEO Society: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Exercise Science Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Filipinos Uniting Nations at Kean: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Gamma Psi Epsilon: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
GO! The Graphic Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Graduate and Part-time Student Council: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Student Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Greek Senate: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Haitian Student Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Hallyu Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Helping Younger Hands: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
IMPACT Apostolic Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Indian Cultural Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Industrial Design Society of America: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Interior Design Student Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
International Student Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Iota Phi Theta: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Dance Theatre: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy): Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Film Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Gospel Choir: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Got Talent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Musical Movements: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Ocean Communication Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Criminal Justice Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Education Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Entrepreneurship Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Forensic Psychology: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean History Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Pre-Med/Pre-Health Society: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Psychology Club: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Ocean Public Relations Student Society America: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Kean Theatre Council: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Triple Helix: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Afro-Latinx Dance Project: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Anime Society: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Council for Exceptional Children: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Hillel: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University PRISM: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Rotaract Action Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University Student Education Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University's Men of Excellence: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean University's Top Knotch: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean Women of Excellence: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Kean's Warrior Within Martial Arts Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Delta Chi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Theta Alpha: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Theta Phi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Latin American Student Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Love Your Melon Campus Crew: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Metalsmith Student League: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Mu Sigma Upsilon: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Multicultural Greek Council: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Muslim Student Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Association for Music Education: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Council for Negro Women: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Pan-Hellenic Council: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Society of Leadership and Success: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Nu Delta Pi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Nu Sigma Phi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Nu Theta Chi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Omega Sigma Psi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Operation Smile: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Order of Melchizedek: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Outdoor Adventure and Recreation Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Pan-African Student Union: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Physical Therapy Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Point and Shoot: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Portuguese American Club at Kean: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Pre-Medical Pre-Dental Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Pre-Physician Assistant Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc.: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
PSY Organization: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Public Relations Student Society of America: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Rec - N - Crew: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Screenwriter's Society: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Sigma Beta Chi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Sigma Beta Tau: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Sigma Theta Chi: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Social Work Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Speech, Language and Hearing Student Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
STEM Educators: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Student Occupational Therapy Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Student Organization Class of 2020: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Student Organization Class of 2021: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Student Organization Class of 2022: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Student Organization of Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The Poetry Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The Tutors Club: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Theta Phi Alpha: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
THREADS: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Unified Sports Club of Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
United Nations Association at Kean University: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Voices of Kean: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Topics: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Wenzhou-Kean University Student Association: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Zeta Phi Beta: Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Conference Registration

Registration for the 2019 Student Group Leadership Conference on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 is now open! The conference is required for all presidents, vice presidents, treasurers, secretaries, public relations directors and new member educators of all non-funded, funded, governmental and Greek letter organizations. Student group leaders were only required to attend one day of the conference (or the equivalent number of student group workshops throughout multiple days).

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Student Group Training Requirement

To fulfill the 2019-2020 student group training requirement, each student group executive board member must obtain seven (7) workshop credits with the following breakdown:

3 Organizational Development Workshop Credits
2 Group Fundamentals Workshop Credits
1 Leader Development Workshop Credit
1 Elective Workshop Credit (Any Workshop Category)

Group Fundamentals

Group fundamental workshops are designed to provide essential and technical information related to running a recognized Kean University student group or organization or hosting a student group activity or event.

Organizational Development

Organizational development workshops are designed to develop and enhance the functioning of the student group as a team or their events, activities and programs.

Leader Development

Leader development workshops are designed to develop and enhance a student’s leadership abilities or promote personal wellness.

Professional Development

Professional development workshops are designed to provide the student leader with information that will help the student articulate the experiences gained through their various student leadership roles or help develop the leader’s skills and abilities for the professional/career world.

Elective Workshop

Fulfillment of this item is met when a student attends any group fundamentals, professional development, leader development, or organizational development workshop outside of the workshop category requirements.

Track Your Completion Progress Through Cougar Link

Progress towards completing the student group training requirement can be monitored through the curriculum feature in Cougar Link at https://kean.campuslabs.com/engage/involvement/paths.

Conference Schedule

9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Breakfast and Check-In
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Welcome and Opening
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Keynote Presentation
11:20 a.m. - 12 noon	Educational Workshop 1
12:05 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Educational Workshop 2
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Lunch
1:50 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Educational Workshop 3
2:35 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Educational Workshop 4
3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.	Break
3:25 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.	Educational Workshop 5
4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.	Educational Workshop 6
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Dinner (optional)

Workshops

Workshops and descriptions will be available soon.

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