The following workshops are open to all Elon Students. They will all be held on campus. More information will follow once you sign up.
Stress Management Workshop: Thursday, Oct. 18 5-6:30pm
Stress is composed of psychological and physiological components. This workshop will use an experiential approach to help students understand holistic, wellness model of stress management. It will focus on achieving a healthy balance of mind-body-spirit offering its participants tools to increase their overall sense of physical and mental well-being through stress reduction.
Decision Making Workshop: Sunday, Oct. 21 2-3:30pm
College students have many decisions to make on a daily basis but sometimes deciding is no small feat. Each workshop participant will be asked to focus on one pending decision to be made and will be walked through a decision making process using an effective model.
Conflict Management Workshop: Monday, Oct. 22 5-6:30pm
Conflict is all around us. In our dorms, in our friendships and family relationships; conflict may be small and go unnoticed or large and painfully impact our daily interactions. Either way, almost everyone could improve their conflict management skills. This workshop will use a model proven effective in the professional literature to help students understand the sources of conflict and gain some of the necessary skills to manage and reduce the variety of conflict in their lives.
Group Dynamics Workshop: Wednesday, Oct. 24 6-7:30pm
Understanding human behavior in groups can improve your relationships with others, from your fellow students to our immediate family. We will teach you how to increase the attractiveness of your group to others, how to gain authority in a group, and how to understand th different types of roles people fill in a group. This workshop will include self-assessment and encourage self-awareness and leadership behaviors.
Professional Communication Workshop: Section 1: Monday, Oct. 22 7-8:30pm
Section 2: Thursday, Oct. 25 5-6:30pm
This workshop is a must for college students. After all, how many of you have had training in the professional way to answer a phone? We will review telephone etiquette, how to write appropriate emails particularly to professors and job supervisors, and how to write basic professional correspondence such as the art of the thank you letter.
Time Management Workshop: Tuesday, Oct. 23 7-8:30pm
Too many things on your plate? No time for homework? Since mom isn’t here to help you manage your time, let us explore some ways students have found to be successful in their time management. You will walk away with some helpful suggestions that may just let you fit one more thing into your calendar or breathe easier.
Bridging the Technology Gap Workshop: Tuesday, Oct. 23 5-6:30pm
Do you start and end your day instant-messaging? Do you sneak looks at your cell phone to see who called during organic chemistry? This workshop will discuss the use of technology’s impact in our relationships and in our daily life. We will discuss the perceptions of both the older generation (professor aged) as well as the younger ages (us) toward the use, abuse, love and hate of technology in our lives.
If you are interested in signing up for one of these workshops please email elonvols@elon.edu.