Leadership Programming

Date: February 1, 2025

Keynote and Schedule will be updated soon. Stay tuned via our Instagram @njitosil for the most up-to-date information about this amazing opportunity.

Featured Speakers

2024: Casey Coleman, Assistant Director for Student Involvement at Montclair State University

2024: Kerolos Rophail, Executive Director at Empire Beauty School

2024: Robert Serrani, Marketing and Communication Coordinator at Montclair State University

2024: Kimberly Alfonso, Wellness Coordinator at Boys & Girl Club of Newark

2021: Dr. John E. Gray, Professor at Stockton University & co-Founder of Empowerment Matters, LLC

2020: T.J. Sullivan, Partner and Vice President of Sales for ForCollegeForLife

2019: Harlan Cohen, a New York Times Bestselling Author

2018: Lawrese Brown, Founder of C-Track

Conference Highlights Include:

Interactive breakout sessions
Networking with campus-wide partners
Professional development opportunities

Digital Badges Criteria: Students participated in a comprehensive two-hour training session on this topic, which encompassed, but was not limited to, the following components: Skill development training, Case study analysis, and Collaborative teamwork activities.

Civic Engagement:

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Skills within this session:

Critical Thinking
Civility
Collaboration

Personal Development

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Skills within this session:

Public Speaking
Professional Communication
Conflict Resolution
Strategic decision making
Problem-Solving

Professional Development

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Skills within this session:

Networking
Interpersonal communication
Professionalism

Diversity & Inclusion

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Skills within this session:

Emotional Intelligence
Identity
Vulnerability

Enter our first-year leadership academy where technical skills meet leadership excellence to shape tomorrow's innovators.

There are three different badges that you can sign up for:

Bronze Badge:

Requirements: 3 Leadership Workshops and 3 NJIT Events

Events:
NJIT Convocation -- August 30 at 8:30 AM
Fall Involvement Fair - September 4 at 2 PM NJIT GREENS
Any Peer Wellness Coaching Event

Benefits: A Leadership Development Digital Badge from the Office for Student Involvement and Leadership

Silver Badge

Requirements: 5 Leadership Workshops and 4 NJIT Events

Events:
NJIT Convocation -- August 30 at 8:30 AM
Fall Involvement Fair - September 4 at 2 PM NJIT GREENS
Any Peer Wellness Coaching Event
NJIT LEADS Conference - February 1 Campus Center 9:30 AM

Gold Badge

Requirements: 7 Leadership Workshops and 5 NJIT Events

Workshops
True Colors and Me (Individual Value) - November 20 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
What is my Leadership Style (Individual Value) - February 26 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Storytelling and Public Speaking (Individual Value) - October 23 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Navigating Difficult Conversations (Societal Value) - September 11 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM & March 26 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
What is my Communication Style? (Individual Value) - April 9 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Emotional Intelligence (Group Value) (In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence) - October 30 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Identity 101 (Individual Value) (In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence) - March 12 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM

Events:
NJIT Convocation -- August 30 at 8:30 AM
Fall Involvement Fair - September 4 at 2 PM NJIT GREENS
Any Peer Wellness Coaching Event
NJIT LEADS Conference - February 1 Campus Center 9:30 AM
Any Office of Inclusive Excellence Event

Benefits: A Leadership Development Digital Badge from the Office for Student Involvement and Leadership & An Effective Communication Digital Badge from the Office for Student Involvement and Leadership & A Diversity and Multiculturism Digital Badge from the Office for Student Involvement and Leadership

Professional Development Badge:
Budgeting Your Future (Individual Value) - September 18 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Impostor Syndrome ( Individual Value) - October 16 Center Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Time Management and Organization (Group Value) - February 12 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Dream Job: The Roller-coaster of Getting to the Dream (Societal Value) - April 2 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM

Leadership Development Badge:
Storytelling and Public Speaking (Individual Value) - October 23 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Trailblazing: Lessons and Reflections of Being a First Generation College Student (Societal Value) - November 6 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
True Colors and Me (Individual Value) - November 20 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
What is my Leadership Style (Individual Value) - February 26 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM

Effective Communication Badge:
Navigating Difficult Conversations (Societal Value) - September 11 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM & March 26 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Effective Communication (Group Value) - November 13 Campus Center 240 @ 2:30 PM & March 5 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
What is my Communication Style? (Individual Value) - April 9 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM

Diversity and Multiculturalism Badge:
Apportartions versus Appreciation (Society Value) (In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence) - September 25 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Emotional Intelligence (Group Value) (In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence) - October 30 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM
Identity 101 (Individual Value) (In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence) - March 12 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Authenticity in STEM and Beyond (Individual Value) - October 9 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM

Conflict Resolution Badge:
Conflict Resolution (Group Value) - October 2 Campus Center 235 @ 2:30 PM & February 5 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Rebuilding: How to be Resilient after Conflict (Group Value) - April 16 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
De-escalation (Individual Value) - February 19 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM
Advocacy and Me (Society Value) - April 23 Campus Center 240 @ 3 PM

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