Learning to Lead
The participants of the leadership retreat at the Thunder Mountain Overlook.
Jeremy Gardner, Writer
August 31, 2010
Filed under Student Life & News, Top Stories
Recently, the Catawba College Student Government Association (SGA) took at trip to the Blowing Rock Conference Center in Blowing Rock, North Carolina to take a few lessons on how to be a successful leader.
Sponsored by the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values, nineteen students, all comprised of students in the SGA, defined what a leader was to them, as well as how they could become a better leader. There were many types of lessons, dealing with anything from time management to what values a leader should have.
The sessions were all led by Dr. Ken Clapp, with input given by the participants. The retreat included special guest Dr. Karl Hales, a retired professor of communication arts at Catawba, led a session on parliamentary procedure.
Jana Burkhardt, candidate for Freshmen Class President said that the most important part of her goal to become a great leader was “the discussion we had about what values fuel Catawba and what we wish would fuel Catawba because I got a better understanding about what little things I could do to make small change.” She also mentioned that the session on how to talk to our peers being important because “you know what is important to them and how you can best serve your ‘people’.”
The retreat also had down time where the participants went hiking through the North Carolina Mountains, went swimming in the pool at the conference center, played basketball in Ken Clapp Gymnatorium (named after Dr. Clapp of Catawba), or just relaxed and took a chance to enjoy the cool air of the mountainside.
Short excursions were taken to The Woodlands Barbeque in Blowing Rock, and to Thunder Mountain Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Congratulation 2010-2011 SGA!! Dream BIG and then FOLLOW-THROUGH!
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