Resources for Presentations
June 2018: School of Health and Human Sciences Welcome Session, UNCG’s SOAR Orientation Program
- Presentation (PDF) – soar first-year student welcome session, 6-6-18
- School of Health and Human Sciences Information Sheet – school of hhs information document, 6-5-18
- List of Majors at UNCG – majors-concentrations, 6-5-18
- HHS125: Design Your Life I – What Could I Do With My Life
- Course Syllabus (Fall 2017) – hhs125-course-syllabus-fall-2017
- Course Evaluation (Fall 2017) – hhs125 course evaluation results (short), fall 2017
May 29, 2018: Advising and Coaching with Purpose in Mind for the 21st Century Economy (2017 NACADA Region 3 Conference, Charleston, South Carolina)
- Overview of Life Design Program – overview of life design program, 3-3-18.doc
- Presentation Slides – advising and coaching with purpose, 5-23-18
- How to Generate Ideas for a Side Hustle – how to generate ideas for a side hustle, 3-21-18
May 3, 2018: Pitt Community College Staff Retreat Presentation, “Becoming a Better You”
- Presentation (PowerPoint) – becoming a better you, 5-3-18
- Value Tags Values Assessment: value tags, 8-2-16 (and Instructions – value tags assessment instructions, 8-2-16)
- Transformation Triad Self-Assessment: transformation triad reflection activity, 5-1-18
- Transformation Triad Worksheet: transformation triad worksheet and bill example, 4-28-18
- Seven Word Life Motto: seven word life motto activity, 5-1-18
- Life Design 7-Day Challenge Worksheet: life design 7-day challenge (handout size), 5-1-18
April 9, 2018: NACADA Academic Coaching Spotlight Series
- Life Design Catalyst Program Overview handout – overview of life design program, 3-3-18
- Life Design Catalyst Coaching Program handout – life design catalyst coaching program, 3-28-18
February 11, 2018: Coaching and Student Success with Life Design in Mind (2018 FYE National Conference)
- Presentation (PDF): coaching for life design, 2-6-18
- Handout: Overview of Life Design Catalyst Program: overview of life design program, 2-6-18
- Activity Sheet and Contact Info: activity sheet and contact information, 2-7-18
November 30, 2017: Life Design Catalyst Workshop (University College: North Carolina Central University)
- Handout: meaningful work and life workbook-nccu, 11-28-17
- Presentation: nccu presentation, 11-29-17
- Find Your Spark Coaching Questions and Purpose Statement Activity: find your spark and purpose statement activity, 11-18-17
October 13, 2017: Revolutionizing Academic Advising and Coaching with Life Design in Mind (2017 NACADA National Conference)
- Session Presentation: revolutionize advising, 10-10-17
- Session Handout: life design program overview, 10-7-17
- Activity and Information Sheet: activity sheet and contact information, 10-8-17
- Data on Higher Education and American Workplace: data on higher education and american workplace, 10-10-17
- “What’s Important to Me?” Quick Values Assessment Results: what’s important to me results, fall 2017
- HHS125 Syllabus, Fall 2017 – hhs125 course syllabus, fall 2017
- HHS126 Course Evaluation, Spring 2017 – hhs125 course syllabus, spring 2016
- Design Your Life Poster Examples
- My Life Story Posters – https://thedreamdean.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/posters-my-life-story-spring-2016.doc
- Major/Career/Calling Posters – https://thedreamdean.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/posters-major-career-exploration-spring-2016.doc
- Personal Charter Posters – https://thedreamdean.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/posters-personal-charter-spring-2016.doc
- (Article) Envisioning the Future (of Academic Advising): https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Portals/0/Events/Annual%20Conference/documents/Lowenstein_proof.pdf
- (Article) Student Success: Definition, Outcomes, Principles and Practices (Joe Cuseo) – https://www2.indstate.edu/studentsuccess/pdf/Defining%20Student%20Success.pdf
- (Article) U-M, IBM partner on advanced conversational computing system – http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/23407-u-m-ibm-partner-on-advanced-conversational-computing-system
September 29-30, 2017: Find Your Why – Meaningful Work, Meaningful Future, Meaningful Life (Paradise Valley Community College)
- Workbook: find your why – meaningful work, meaningful life, 9-20-17
- Presentation (web version): find your why (web version), 9-29-17
- Handout: vision of best self, 9-26-17
August 8, 2017: Find Your Why – Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life (University of North Carolina at Wilmington)
- Workbook: uncw workbook, 8-7-17
- Presentation (PDF): find your why, 8-6-17
- Why Life Design (data supporting this work) – data on problems in higher education, 8-7-17
- Life Design in Chronicle of Higher Education – life design in chronicle, 3-6-17
- UNCG Meets “Advising Challenge” – https://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/advising-challenge-momentum/
- Momentum Advising Challenge (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) – https://www.slideshare.net/dwoolis1/momentum-challenge-brief (slides 22 and 33)
August 4-5, 2017: Renew and Recharge – Redesign a Life You’ll Love
- Workbook: workbook – renew and recharge, 8-2-17
April 19-21, 2017: NACADA Region 3 Conference
- PC1. Pre-conference Workshop (Wedneday): Find Your Why – Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life
- Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint): find your why to meaningful life – 4-19-17
- Session Handout (Microsoft Word): find your why to a meaningful life, 4-19-17
- Keynote Address (Wednesday)
- Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint): purpose-meaning inspired advising, 4-19-17
- C29. Concurrent Session (Thursday): Reinventing Academic Coaching with Life Design in Mind
- Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint): reinventing coaching with life design in mind, 4-20-17
- Session Handout (Microsoft Word): reinventing academic coaching, 4-20-17
- How a University Fights to Keep Students’ Demographics From Becoming Their Destiny (Chronicle of Higher Education) – life design in chronicle, 3-6-17
- Michael Jr: Know Your Why – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZe5y2D60YU
February 21 and 28, 2017 and March 3, 2017: UNCG Graduate School Workshops – Graduate School with Soul: Find Your Why, Find Your Way
- Graduate School with Soul Flyer – graduate-school-with-soul-flyer-1-31-17
- Find Your Why, Find Your Way Presentation (Power Point) – find-your-why-find-your-way-2-18-17
- Find Your Why, Find Your Way Handout (Microsoft Word) – find-your-why-find-your-way-handout-2-18-17
- On-line Resources (Career Advice for Graduate Students)
- Rethinking Professional Development – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/11/02/grad-departments-need-prepare-students-careers-beyond-academe-essay
- Why Career Self-Assessments Matter – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/01/23/using-self-assessment-tools-help-you-determine-best-career-yourself-essay
- Cultivating a Career Calling – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/07/11/how-identify-your-career-calling-essay
- Help Is Right at Hand – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/02/27/alt-ac-phds-should-take-advantage-myriad-campus-career-development-opportunities
- Developing Your Story – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2015/04/20/essay-how-new-phds-can-work-mentors-develop-their-career-story
- Grad Students, Entrepreneurialism and Career Preparation – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/01/25/grad-students-should-think-entrepreneurs-about-their-careers-essay
- The Rogue Scholar – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/02/11/essay-pursuing-alternative-academic-career
- A Year of Carpe Careers – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2015/09/28/essay-years-worth-advice-inside-higher-ed-blog-careers
- Simple Self-Love for Grad Students – https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/simple-self-love-grad-students
- Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Mentor – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/03/13/questions-ask-when-selecting-mentor-and-trying-nurture-mentoring-relationship
February 2017: First Year Experience National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
- Session: Reinventing Academic Advising with Life Design in Mind
- Session Handout: Reinventing Academic Advising with Life Design in Mind – reinventing-academic-advising-2-10-17
- Session PowerPoint Presentation – reinventing-academic-advising-with-life-design-in-mind-rev-2
- Design Your Life Course Design Info
- Personal Core and Desired Work Values, Meaningful Work Statement, and Calling Connections Worksheets – values-meaningful-work-calling-connection-packet-2-13-17
- Design Your Life Poster Examples
- Course Evaluation, Spring 2016 – hhs125-final-course-evaluation-results-short-4-29-16
- Time Left Worksheet
- Microsoft Word: time-left-worksheet-2-13-17
- PDF: time-left-worksheet-2-13-17
February 2017: University of Missouri-Columbia
Day 1: Find Your Why, Find Your Way: Reinventing Academic Advising for an Optimal Life
- Reinventing Academic Advising: Optimizing the College Experience (Power Point) – reinventing-academic-advising-with-life-design-in-mind-2-7-17-1
- Find Your Why, Find Your Way: Optimizing the Advising Experience – find-your-why-find-your-way-workshop-2-3-17
- Time Life Worksheet – time-left-worksheet-2-2-17
- The Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), UCLA – http://marc.ucla.edu/
Day 2: Designing Your Life Course Design
- Design Your Life Course Design Handbook – design-your-life-course-design-info-1-29-17
- How to Optimize Your Life – The 10 Principles of Optimal Living – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJFlEBBAzes and The #1 Key to Happiness/Flourishing/Rockin’ It – https://www.optimize.me/optimal-living-101/lessons/1-introduction/
- Design Your Life Poster Examples
Life Design Catalyst 