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Aboriginal Circle of Leaders

 
Location Commerce Rm 116
Time 4 pm - 5:30 pm  (45 min - 1 hour of presentation and half hour of questions and discussion).
   
  Snacks Provided
   

 The goal of the seminars is to arm Aboriginal students with new skills, information, and recourses to help them succeed in commerce and the business community.

   
Wed, Jan 17, 2007 Networking
Wed, Jan 24, 2007 Academic Survival
Wed, Jan 31, 2007 Resume & Cover Letters
Wed, Feb 7, 2007 Financial Matters
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 Presentation Skills & Techniques
Wed, Feb 28, 2007 Conflict Management
Wed, Mar 7, 2007 Entrepreneurialism
Wed, Mar 14, 2007 Personal Success
   
   
Wed, Jan 17, 2007 Networking
 

Facilitator: John Ault, Manager of Student Employment Career Centre (SECC)

  • Networking advice with potential employers

  • How to work a room

  • What questions to ask to keep the conversation enticing, enjoyable, and standing out above the crowd

  • Useful for the Edwards School of Business Networking event for January 24, 2007, from 10am to 3pm

Wed, Jan 24, 2007 Academic Survival
  Facilitators: Kristen Johnson & Jessa Alston O'Connor
  • Study skills and time management
  • How to handle stress
Wed, Jan 31, 2007 Resume & Cover Letters
  Facilitator: Shawna Tilbury, Career Development Coordinator with SECC
  • Creating professional resumes and cover letters
Wed, Feb 7, 2007 Financial Matters
  Facilitator: Advisor from the Saskatoon Credit Union
  • Tips and advice on managing cash flow through out the year
  • Student lines of credit, how to access
  • Mastercards, RRSP's, overdraft, etc
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 Presentation Skills & Techniques
  Facilitator: Aytan Archer, Marketing Professor
  • Advice on the proper ways to market and present oneself to class and business situations
Wed, Feb 28, 2007 Conflict Management
  Facilitator: Liz Duret, Life skills Coach & Group Facilitator
  • Identifying your own style of conflict
  • Exploring other ways of dealing with conflict
  • Recognizing other conflict styles so you can adapt, which is great for group work
Wed, Mar 7, 2007 Entrepreneurialism
  Facilitator: Kelly Fiddler B.Comm, Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation -- www.sief.sk.ca
  • Sources of funding for Aboriginal peoples
  • What is entrepreneurialism?
  • Examples of other success stories among Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan
Wed, Mar 14, 2007 Personal Success
  Facilitator: TBA, Influential Aboriginal in the business circle
  • What is takes to be successful in the Aboriginal circles
  • Positive story of success from an Aboriginal person
   

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