Events & Workshops

The Wurtele Center for Collaborative Leadership offers a range of workshops, speaker events and other co-curricular experiences that offer students an opportunity to grow their own capacity to lead collaboratively and equitably, and gain inspiration from collaborative leaders in a variety of fields. Wurtele Center programming explores the contours of our Collaborative Leadership Model, creating space for students to reflect on and build their own practice (ME), learn effective ways of engaging in and leading a team (WE), and apply their knowledge to work toward positive change (IMPACT).

Connect with Wurtele

The Wurtele Center offers weekly drop-in opportunities to connect with our staff and student interns, get to know more about what we do, and build community.

Weekly Coffee Chats

Every Friday starting January 30 from 10:30–11:30 a.m., Campus Center Café.
Curious about what it means to be a leader–or not sold on the whole “leadership” thing? Maybe you’re navigating a sticky situation in your group, looking for thought partners to help bring an idea to life, or want to tap into the resources the Wurtele Center offers. Whatever brings you in, we’re here to chat–and the coffee’s on us!

Wurtele Wednesdays

Every Wednesday starting February 4 from 4:30–5:30 p.m., McCartney Hall
Wurtele Wednesdays are a weekly drop-in event where students can come together with our staff and student interns to have fun and connect. Want to try out some low stakes public performance? Join us for karaoke! Want to meet some new people and connect in a chill way? Join us for game night! Every Wurtele Wednesday brings something new, and we hope it brings you too!

Customized Workshops, Trainings, & Retreats

Whether or not you hold a formal leadership position, the Wurtele Center provides tools to help you collaborate and lead within diverse communities.

If you're looking for help to design a custom workshop, training, or retreat for your group, Wurtele Center staff can help you create a plan and share tips for group facilitation.

If you just need the supplies to run a meeting or workshop, we can provide those too. Our new facilitation kits have post-its of all sizes, name tags, dots, sharpies, and collaborative card decks!

Please use our Workshop Support and Facilitation Kit Request Form to let us know how we can help you, or email Annie DelBusto Cohen with any questions.

We also offer peer-led facilitation by our LEAD Corps, a team of students who are trained to help prompt dialogue and facilitate interventions centering equity and inclusion. Fill out our LEAD Corps Intake Form to get their support.

 

Some Examples

  • Teambuilding
  • Setting group norms and culture building
  • Intentional meeting design
  • Effective communication for collaboration
  • How to navigate conflict
  • How to facilitate retreats
  • Maintaining momentum/motivation
  • Transitioning leadership