Jeopardy and Johari Windows

There was a lot to process this past week. I had never attended a leadership learning session before so I wasn't sure what to expect. The amount of information I received during the Friday and Saturday sessions was insane.

The first one I attended was multicultural jeopardy. The speaker did a great job of mixing important helpful information into a fun and entertaining format. I had no idea how little I knew about the resources for multicultural students on campus. I guess I had never needed to use them so I never got around to learning about them. I found all of the information during this session very useful because it was mostly new to me. I feel much more confident in helping multicultural students now.

The second session I attended on Friday discussed community building, something I thought would be extremely useful next Fall. The speakers had some great ideas for different types of events to get students together and interact with each other. Having a variety of activities to get they students involved is important to me. I get bored when I have to do the same routine over and over again. I'm all about mixing things up. The speakers also had some good tips for dealing with someone who feels alienated from the group. This kind of information will be very useful next Fall.

I went to some ISLE sessions with the president of my fraternity. He went to it last year and found it very useful. The session I enjoyed the most was the Johari Windows presentation. It was about analyzing how much of yourself you let others get to know. It was also about learning new things about yourself as well. I learned that I definitely could share more with others right when I initially meet someone. I still consider myself an introvert for the most part so it can be hard to show my personality to people I've just met. This is something I intend to work on a lot during the semester. I really like who I am so I shouldn't be afraid to let other people get to know me.