Workshops and Training Sessions
Haas Center for Public Service
2008 Spring Workshops and Speakers!
* All workshop locations designated "DK Room" below will be held at the Haas Center in the Donald Kennedy Conference Room.
To attend any of our workshops, make SURE to RSVP to Nick Cheng at nicholas.cheng@stanford.edu unless otherwise noted.
Curriculum Design and Active Learning
Tues 4/15 7:00 - 8:00pm Haas Center DK Room
Topics: Learn how to engage students with all types of material.
Facilitator: Kelly Beck, Assistant Director of Service Learning Programs and director of the Science in Service Program at the Haas Center, will share her extensive knowledge and experience in creative curriculum design.
Voices of Public Service Leadership: Melinda Henneberger
Wed 4/16 12:00 - 1:00pm Haas Center DK Room
Melinda Henneberger is the author of If They Only Listened To Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear. RSVP to Abby Conover (aconover@stanford.edu) noting any dietary restrictions.
Community Service Projects
Thurs 4/17 4:15 – 5:05pm Haas Center DK Room
Topics: How to plan successful one time and recurring community service projects for your fraternity, sorority, student organization, or dorm.
Facilitators: Haas Center Advising Staff
Voices of Public Service Leadership: Liz Hill
Fri 4/18 4:00 – 5:30pm Haas Center DK Room
Liz Hill, ’73, is Chief Legislative Analyst for the State of California. RSVP to Abby Conover (aconover@stanford.edu) noting any dietary restrictions.
Haas/OSA Ethical and Effective Service Workshop
Tues 4/22 12:00 – 1:00pm Haas Center DK Room
Topics: Get a better understanding of the complex and delicate issues surrounding service.
Facilitators: Haas Center and OSA Advising Staff
Website Creation for Fuzzies - Developing a Sustainable Online Presence is Fast, Easy, and Free!
Wed 4/30 6:00 – 7:30pm Haas Center DK Room
Topics: If you can use Facebook, you can create and manage a powerful and sustainable website for your student group. There is absolutely no programming experience necessary! Learn how to implement a yourstudentgroup.stanford.edu website with OpenSource content management system software. It's fast, easy, and best of all, FREE! By the end of this workshop, you will likely have a functional website for your student group.
Facilitator: Junior Christian Tabing (http://www.stanford.edu/~ctabing) is an MS&E major and web-technology enthusiast. In addition to co-directing ASES SUMMIT 2008 (http://asessummit.stanford.edu/) he serves as a Research Assistant with the Department of Management Science & Engineering and is currently conducting individually-led research on environments that promote knowledge-building communities. Christian is from Fairfield, CA and enjoys tennis, percussion, graphic and web design, photography, architecture, riddles, and learning about others.
Voices of Public Service Leadership: Daniel Brock
Tues 5/6 7:30 – 9:00pm Location TBA
Daniel Brock is the author of The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America.
Conflict Resolution
Wed 5/21 7:00 – 8:30pm Haas Center DK Room
Topics: Learn new tools and approaches for resolving conflicts successfully.
Facilitators: Senior Molly Roberts has been mediating conflicts since she was in middle school, is a certified mediator, and now teaches others how to mediate conflicts.
Don’t forget to RSVP to Nick Cheng at nicholas.cheng@stanford.edu unless otherwise noted.
Additional Advising/Consultation/Facilitation Topics:
Haas Center staff and friends of the Haas Center are available for individual advising, consultation, and small group facilitation on the following topics:
Best Practices for working with your Community Partner
East Palo Alto 101
Ethical and Effective Service
Fundraising Ideas
Leadership Transition
Motivating Volunteers
Non-Profit Organizations
Service Event Planning
Service Liability and Safety
Social Entrepreneurship
Training and Retaining Volunteers
Values and Vision for your Service Organization
Don’t ever hesitate to contact us if you need additional help with a public service topic. Just contact Nick Cheng at nicholas.cheng@stanford.edu or 650-725-0543.