List of Possible Workshops
Workshops About Leadership Skills:
• “Recruiting Volunteers”
• “Training/Managing Volunteers”
• “Developing Leaders for Tomorrow”
• “Public Speaking”
• “Running Effective Meetings”
• “Running Effective Committees”
• “Personal Effectiveness: Managing Your Time”
Workshops About Campaign Skills:
• “Identifying and Defining the Issues”
• “Lobbying 101: Communicating With Decision-Makers”
• “Building Public Support: Petition Drives, Letter-Writing Drives, and Call-In Days”
• “Organizing a Lobby Day”
• “Power-Mapping Decision-Makers”
• “Media Outreach 101”
• “Organizing a Press Conference”
• “Writing Opinion Editorials and Letters-to-the-Editor”
• “Crafting Your Message”
• “Making a Plan for Big Events or Big Projects”
• “Publicity: Getting the Word Out”
• “Setting Realistic and Motivating Goals”
Workshops For Strengthening Your SGA:
• “Building a Campus-Wide Coalition”
• “Making a Campus Relations Plan”
• “Visibility: Building Your Image on Campus”
• “Making a PR Plan for Your SGA”
• “Developing a Student Government Internship Program”
Recruitment Workshops:
• “Planning a Recruitment Drive”
• “Recruitment: Class Announcements”
• “Recruitment: Tabling”
• “Recruitment: Phonebanking”
• “Recruitment: Using Publicity to Recruit Volunteers”
• “Overview: The Power of Recruitment”
Voter Registration and Get-Out-the-Vote Workshops:
• “Voter Registration 101: Overview of Strategies and Tactics”
• “Planning a Voter Registration Drive”
• “Voter Registration: Skills Training and Practice”
• “Get-Out-the-Vote 101: Overview of Strategies and Tactics”
• “Planning a Get-Out-the-Vote Drive”
• “Get-Out-the-Vote: Skills Training and Practice”
• “Using Social Networks and New Media to Mobilize Young Voters”
• “Getting Media Attention for the Youth Vote”
• “Building a Campus-Wide Voter Registration Coalition”
Workshops About Developing State Student Associations:
• “Starting a State Student Association”
• “Building Support for Your State Student Association”
• “State Student Association Funding Mechanisms”
• “Developing a Statewide Field Campaign”
• “Hiring State Student Association Staff Members”
• “Making a 3-Year Plan for Your State Student Association”
• “10 Ways to Strengthen Your State Student Association”
Issue Briefings:
• “Overview of Federal Higher Education Policy”
• “Textbooks: Why They’re So Expensive and What You Can Do to Change It”
• “Basics of Students’ Voter Rights”
• “Tenants’ Rights and What They Mean for Students”
• “Case Studies of Great Campus Sustainability Initiatives”
• “The Power of Recruitment”
• “Basics of Student Fee Autonomy”
• “History of Student Government and Student Empowerment in the US”
• “History and Types of State Student Associations”
