Center for Advancement of Leadership
A Division of Student Affairs

Getting Involved in Leadership

All CAL students are encouraged to check in with their Department Chairs and Deans to discuss potential leadership and engagement projects. These may be the focus of your step 7 and provide clear connection to your major area of study.

Current Opportunities

10 Leadership Students needed to participate in this interesting and exciting Research Project!

Invitation to participate in a Crocodiles not Waterlilies Research Project

  1. Introduction:
    Our company: Crocodiles not Waterlilies, specializes in Personal Development and Leadership Training. All of our training is delivered using specific animal Iconic Characters to impact the particular principles being taught. We are now looking for 10 leadership students to assist us in our research.
  2. Project Details:
    1. Research specific animals in the wild to identify their unique behavioral characteristics and how these characteristics would help if applied to human leadership behavioral skills.
    2. Record the source of all research data.
    3. Where possible, attach video footage of animals that highlights their particular characteristics, and obtain permission to use the footage.
    4. Each student will research approximately 3 animals each.
    5. Each student will be required to spend a minimum of approximately 20 hours over a period of 60 days
    6. All data is to be recorded neatly and in logical order
  3. Benefits:
    1. A Stipend of $300 will be paid to each student at the successful conclusion of your research
    2. Research hours will be credited to your CAL Leadership Training Hours.
    3. Each student will receive free training scholarship, from CNW valued at $1,200.00, to attend the highly acclaimed Crocodiles not Waterlilies Leadership Course.
  4. Applications:
    Please apply to Roger Anthony at roger@crocpond.com stating your name, cell number, and that you are applying to participate in the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Research Project. Also, to ensure that your application is not lost in Roger’s spam filter, please call Roger within 4 hours of sending the email on 415 516 8024 to inform him of your name, email address and that you have emailed your application to participate in the project.
  5. Project Information Meeting:
    Upon acceptance of your application, Roger Anthony, founder of Crocodiles not Waterlilies, will meet with you for 1 hour to discuss the project, answer any questions you may have, and set the dates and times for the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Training Course. Both date and venue will be chosen when we finalize our 10 participants.


Every Meaningful Life Arenas, whether you are speaking of business, law, politics, medicine, engineering, the sciences, etc… provides the context for developing your leadership potential. Students participating in the Leadership Certification Program (LCP) can acquire their leadership experience in a variety of ways. These may include but are not limited to:
  • Formal on-campus roles (Student Government, Clubs, School Representative, etc...)
  • Getting involved with Service Learning and taking advantage of their many projects where you can craft a leadership role.
  • Working directly with your Dean or Department Chair to involve yourself with one or more projects.
  • Apply for a Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) grant in partnership with one or more professors.
  • Internship project experience.
  • Serving as a UV Mentor
  • Serving as a UV Ambassador
  • Serving in the Why Try Program
  • Serving in the Know Greater Heroes program
  • Special projects offered by the CAL
  • Developing your own project that you lead and manage

For more information on getting involved in leadership, you may call the CAL office at (801) 863-6465 for more information.

NOTE: All CAL students are encouraged to check in with their Department Chairs and Deans to discuss potential leadership and engagement projects. These may be the focus of your step 7 and provide clear connection to your major area of study.

 

This is a special invitation to all of our CAL/PLP students. Will you send this via email to everyone with a short note from me stating:

CAL Students:

A special project has been offered by Roger Anthony to assist in a leadership research project.

A small stipend is offered but your experience will be significant.

Please review the attached invitation and make contact with Roger immediately if you are interested.

There is a limit as to the number of students he can take so best to jump on this opportunity.

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