Student Life
Leading E.D.G.E.

The Leading E.D.G.E. is dedicated to working with individuals and groups as they seek to reach their full potential through team-building sessions and topical leadership workshops.

The Leading E.D.G.E. consists of facilitators who have gone through extensive training to facilitate groups through experiential activities that can focus on a variety of topics including:

• Getting to know each other
• Communication
• Trust
• Teamwork
• Conflict managment
• Decision-making
• Problem-solving
• Goal-setting
• Taking positive risks

To schedule a team-building session, please contact the Assistant Director of Leading E.D.G.E. Reed Traphagan, and our facilitators will be happy to work with you to find a time and design a session that meets your needs.

Please complete and submit a facilitation request form to the Student Leadership Team office located in Ragsdale Center, Room 308 and a trained facilitator will contact you to design a session just for your organization.

Leading E.D.G.E. has worked with: Academic Enrichment Tutoring, Health and Wellness Center Staff, Student Life Staff, Residence Hall Councils, Hispanic Student Association, Alpha Phi Omega, HillRaisers, Student Government Executive Board, University Programming Board, Student Service Council and more.

Facilitators in Training

Facilitators in Training (FIT) is a weekend program that teaches participants to work with groups to enhance group dynamics, communication, problem-solving and more using experiential learning and team building activities. Participants will:

• Attend a weekend workshop
• Complete 10 hours of shadowing
• Co-facilitate four sessions
• Complete a facilitation certification exam

FIT will be offered in the spring semester this year. Participants who successfully complete the program requirements are eligible to become Leading E.D.G.E. facilitators and will have learned techniques for working with groups that can be applied on campus with student organizations as well as in future work environments.

For more information on Facilitators in Training, please contact the Director of Leading E.D.G.E. Reed Traphagan.

Leadership Tracks

Leadership Tracks is a leadership workshop series that focuses on a particular area of leadership. The Fall 2009 semester will focus on Spiritual Leadership, Global Leadership and Organizational Leadership. Students will have the opportunity to attend interactive workshops and various speaker series that focus on specific leadership areas.

Check out the schedule of Leadership Tracks for Fall 2009.

For more information regarding Leadership Tracks, please contact the Director of Leading E.D.G.E. Gladys Hernandez.