Welcome to the Online Newsletter for CNU's Student Groups!
   
Did you know? CNU has over 85 recognized clubs and organizations, with 17 being approved last semester!
- IN THIS EDITION: | CNU Relay For Life |SAGE Awards|| Motivation Tips for Officers | Stress Management Strategies
UPCOMING EVENTS-MARK YOUR CALENDARS!:
- The Power of Decisions-Andrea Mosby-Jones, Thursday, April 3 @ 7 pm.
- Sarah Weddington, long-time women's rights advocate will be speaking at CNU on Tuesday April 8, 2008.
- Boys Like Girls Concert w/ opening act Mayday Parade, The Freeman Center. Show starts at 7 pm, doors open at 6 pm. CNU students can purchase tickets for $5 each from The Freeman Center. Tickets are $10 the day of the show.
- PLP Middle School Conference "The Journey of the Incredible", Friday, April 18, 2008.
- 2008 Student Leadership Awards will take place Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the DSU Ballroom.
- SpringFest 2008 will take place Friday May 2, on the Great Lawn
- The 82nd Commencement Exercises will take place on Sunday, May 18, 2008. The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia, will address the 2008 CNU graduating class. Get more Commencement info here.
CLOSE OUT YOUR YEAR WITH STRONG PROGRAM PROMOTION! :
- Want your event advertised on the Plasma screen? – fill out this application and turn it in to the Office of Student Activities.
Don’t forget – the Student Organization Resource Center has extended hours. Tuesday thru Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (daytime hours remain the same, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Want your event advertised in the table tents in all CNU dining areas – E-mail Kathleen Krohn for details at Kathleen.krohn@cnu.edu
Go ahead – use the button maker and sticker maker. See Jessica at the front desk for materials (and if any costs are associated).
CNU Relay For Life "Cruising for a Cure"
Want to spend a night helping to find a cure for cancer, cruisin' among the sand and palm trees? Join Relay for Life! On April 12th and 13th, you can join the rest of the CNU community as we CELEBRATE the lives of those who have battled cancer, REMEMBER those lost, and FIGHT BACK against cancer. Relay for Life is a 12-hour event in which teams gather in The Freeman Center for a night of games, entertainment, walking, and fundraising to help fight cancer. Our theme this year is "Cruisin' for a Cure". So bring your grass skirt & all parrotheads are welcome.
With a preexisting club or group on campus, or even just as a group of friends, you can fundraise and participate in fun events all night long! If you are interested, there are two main ways to get involved:
1) Be a Team Captain. Start your own team! As a team captain, your job would be to inform your team about Relay and their responsibilities and to communicate their questions to the Committee.
2) Join a Team. Even if you aren't a team captain, still get involved by joining a team! As a team member, your job is to help your captain and team raise money any creative way that you can!
If you want to be a part of the fight against cancer, Sign Up today for the Relay For Life at CNU. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please email us at cac@cnu.edu.
Honoring SAGE Award Winners
SAGE stands for Standards of Achievement for Greek Excellence. It is a program for every Greek organization at CNU to complete each year. It is submitted in November and is graded by members of the Greek community.
2006-2007 Overall Award Winners:
Silver: Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Mu
Bronze: Gamma Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta Rho, Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Tau Delta Phi
Motivation Tips for Organization Officers
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Quick Tips on Motivation
- Be enthusiastic
- Listen to what others say
- Be a good role model
- Provide a sense of unity
- Avoid domination or forcefulness
- Keep them informed
- Be careful what you say and how you say it
- Use people’s names often
- Use team building activities to re-energize the group and strengthen loyalty and commitment
- Give members the opportunity to fulfill their own motivational needs.
GIVING THE right kind of praise ( from weLEAD inc.)
- Don’t praise ordinary performance
- Be specific about what you are praising
- Skillfully use praise to improve poor performance.
- Put excellent praise in writing.
- Don’t assume praise is all that is needed.
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It’s about that time of year – summer break is quickly approaching and keeping your club or organization motivated may be challenging. Motivation is an art. Use these tips to help you.
1. Involve your members. Many members want to be involved in the ongoing development and progress of their club/organization. Plus, they have insightful ideas that can make a significant difference.
2. Communicate. A frequent axiom in business is, “No news is good news.” However, members want regular updates on the progress and their personal performance. Use memos, email, telephone, and one-on-one and group meetings to keep your team apprised of changes, updates, new products, etc.
3. Celebrate individual and team performance. Catch a member doing something right or going above and beyond and focus on recognizing excellent performance. Provide positive reinforcement, issue awards, use a newsletter to highlight specific achievements. Send thank-you cards and congratulatory notes, make phone calls, and send emails.
4. Set challenging goals. By setting challenging goals your team will work hard to accomplish them, providing of course, they are realistically attainable.
5. Give them the tools to succeed. No team will stay motivated if they do not have the necessary tools required.
6. Manage poor performance. Members expect you to manage individuals who do not perform to standard. However, many managers ignore these situations because they are afraid to deal with them, hoping instead that the situation will resolve itself. It never does and this “blind” approach affects and generates low morale.
7. Believe in your members. Treat each person as an individual; recognize that, by nature people want to do a good job. Don’t over manage competent members; delegate both work and authority.
-- adapted from www.teambuildingtips.com |
Manage Stress With These Strategies
Strategies to help control and manage stress:
Self-Awareness – Be aware of YOU! Be aware of your needs, values, and desires. Listen to your body.
Budget your Time and Energies – Ask yourself “what are the most important things to do today?” Make a list in order of importance and attach it accordantly. Do not take on more than you can handle. Learn to pace yourself.
Operate in a Supportive Environment – Organize your personal space so it works for you. After being around a hectic, chaotic environment, you need quiet, private space.
Change Your Way of Looking at Things – Being positive can reduce a lot of stress. Put problems in a broader perspective. Remember to step outside the situation and decide how important the whole thing is.
Work Off Stress – Exercise regularly and often – dealing with stress calls for physical stamina. Exercise is a great way to release tension. It can lift your spirits, relax you, and increase your energy.
Talk Out Your Problems – Seek out a trusted friend. You will be surprised how it lightens your burden. Problems, when kept to yourself tend to appear much worse than when you share with someone else.
Learn the Art of Mini-Escape – When pressures begin to mount too high, give yourself some breathing room. Take time out for a walk, see a movie, read a book, learn to relax and reenergize yourself. This may help you to gain some insight into your pressure.
Eat Regularly – Don’t skip meals. Your energy level will go down quicker without nutrition. Never think that you haven’t got the time.
Express Your Anger – Leader how to fight fair – it can clear the air and relieve a lot of stress. Be sure that the issue is worth fighting for; don’t hassle over the small stuff. Remember – it is okay to agree to disagree.
--Adapted from the University of Omaha |