Workshops

ACCESS U Laurier Workshops

Throughout the year ACCESS U Laurier is facilitating a variety of useful workshops for students. Workshops are conveniently facilitated on campus and offered at a nominal cost (donation to ACCESS).

1. Andy Thibodeau’s “Success Keys”

Date:  September 21st

Location:  Student Leadership Centre (in the 24 Lounge)

Content:  Andy progresses through his career to offer students insight into the struggles, lessons, and achievements that he’s made.  As   a professional public speaker who has spoken to 2 million people in 10 provinces, the Yukon, and 38 states, Andy has a tremendous amount of experience.   His ‘funshop,’ as he calls it, is designed to help students recognize their leadership skills and aspire for greatness.

Admission: Small monetary donation

2. Cate Huston’s “In Pursuit of Awesome with Google”

Date: October 25th

Location: Student Leadership Centre (in the 24 Lounge)

Content:  Cate, an associate at Google Canada, will chronicle through her life at Google to offer insight into what it means to be ‘awesome.’  She will demonstrate some of the interesting and innovative things that she has accomplished as a Google associate, while offering sound leadership advice for achieving excellence.

Admission: Small monetary donation

3. Hilary and Marc’s “The Art of Journalism and Media”

Date: November 21nd

Location: Student Leadership Centre (in the 24 Lounge)

Content:  Hilary and Marc will trace their lives in the media industry to offer students insight into the skills needed for becoming a successful journalist.  Hilary is the founder of RQ Magazine (an online magazine), while Marc is a creative consultant, freelance journalist, and entrepreneur in the Waterloo region.  Both of them have an incredible amount of experience in the media industry, and are open to help anyone interested in the media achieve their maximum potential.

Admission: Small monetary donation

4. Ramy Nassar’s “A Night with TEDx Waterloo”

Date: November 28th

Location: Student Leadership Centre (in the 24 Lounge)

Content: Ramy Nassar is the founder of TEDx in Waterloo.  TEDx Waterloo convenes a series of inspiration, academic, and informal talks, which mimics the TED conferences in California and around the world.  Ramy is a passionate entrepreneur who will offer insight into how he started TEDx.  He will be accompanied by a couple keynote speakers who will give samples of TEDx talks.  This is a workshop you do not want to miss!

Admission: Small monetary donation

Past Workshops (Archive)

Winter 2011 Term

The Art of Being Invisible

• Nick LaChance will be leading this workshop on tips and tricks for photojournalism!
• February 9, 2011
• 8:00 pm

Traditional Politics and Political Parties

• Nick Gibson will share how to effectively get involved in the political arena, network and understand party politics.
• March 1, 2011
• 8:00 pm

Performing Under Pressure

• Peggy Baumgartner will teach how to prepare and develop professional presentations and how to manage your nerves!
• March 7, 2011
• 7:00 pm

Leaving Your Mark

• Mayor Brenda Halloran will discuss how to make an impact as a university student, benefiting the community, Laurier and your future.
• March 8, 2011
• 7:00 pm

Journalism and Technology

• Linda Givetash will explain how to effectively use social media to share information and understand legalities surrounding journalism and the media.
• March 14, 2011
• 8:00 pm

Perfecting Yourself

• Trevor Georgie will help you discover how to make yourself marketable in today’s fast pace business environment.
• March 21, 2011
• 8:00 pm

Fall 2010 Term

• About:  The How-To of analyzing the way that one can turn an idea into a lobby platform
• When:  October 25, 2010
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where: Schlegel Centre SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members:  $2.00 or donation

Lobbying:  From Access to Influence
Workshop Presenter:  Kory Preston

• About:  A mock lobby session geared towards providing students with the tools needed to lobby effectively.
• When: November 1, 2010
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where: Schlegel Centre SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members: $2.00 or donation

Journalism and Technology
Workshop Presenter:  Linda Givetash

• About:  How-To effectively use social media to share information, do a media interview, and understand the legalities surrounding journalism and the media
• When:  November 7, 2010
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where: SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members: $2.00 or donation

Participatory Strategic Planning for a Social Enterprise
Workshop Presenter:  Sean Geobey

• About:  A discussion of a start-up organization’s working values, a process to prioritize those values, and the development of a rough operational timeline.   This is an excellent workshop for those who are looking to start up a non-profit organization or wish to organize an existing non-profit organization more efficiently.
• When:  November 22, 2010
• Time: 8:00 – 9:30pm
• Where: SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members:  $2.00 or donation

Board-Management Delegation
Workshop Presenter:  Asif Bacchus

• About:  Understanding the differences between strategic and operational goals and what groups in an organization are responsible for each type of goal.  This is ideal for prospective WLUSU Board Directors.
• When:  January 11 and 17, 2011
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where:  SBE1230
• Admission for Non-Members:  $2.00 or donation

Constitution Drafting
Workshop Presenter:  Asif Bacchus

• About:  Participants will work through interactive scenarios to discover what should and should not be in organizational/club policies and constitutional documents.
• When:  January 10 and 18, 2011
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where: SBE1230
• Admission for Non-Members: $2.00 or donation

The Art of Presenting
Workshop Presenter:  Peggy Baumgartner

• About:  How-To prepare and deliver a professional presentation.
• When:  January 23, 2011
• Time:  7:00pm – 8:30pm
• Where: SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members: $2.00 or donation

Traditional Politics and Political Parties
Workshop Presenter:  Nick Gibson

• About: How-To effectively get involved in the political arena, network, and understand party politics
• When: February 15 and 20, 2011
• Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm
• Where: SBE1210
• Admission for Non-Members: $2.00 or donation