The Benefits of Getting Involved on Campus

When you think of home, what do you think of? Is it a place? A smell? A feeling? The people? For many of us, it is all of the above. When I think about home, I think about a small town settled deep in the piney woods with wild jasmine and magnolias blooming in the spring and laughing with my friends as we walked to class or to our latest club meeting. As I walk through campus here at EWU, listening to students chatter with one another and watching the squirrels scurry many of those same memories pour back into my mind and take me back to my own college days. Suddenly, a quarter century and 2,000 miles doesn’t seem so very far away. Isn’t that what college is about, though? The experience. You can go anywhere and get an education. You can learn online. There is a reason you are at Eastern. It’s the bouncing ideas off one another and connecting with others who are more like, and more different, from you than you than you could ever imagine. It is the culmination of these experiences, these people, that makes this campus such an amazing place.

At Eastern, we have over 130 student-led, student-run clubs and organizations that allow students to network with one another and develop their leadership skills. These organizations provide a support system for students while they are at EWU and allow them to develop connections they will take with them throughout their lifetime. In Student Engagement, we are very deeply invested in students’ needs to develop holistically as individuals, as well as leaders, which is why we offer the EagLead Series, as well as Clubs and Orgs Trainings, to our student organizations. Clubs and Orgs Trainings are focused on running a student organization and developing skills needed to succeed in specific areas within those roles. The EagLead Series is a broader keynote/workshop-based approach focusing on developing students as leaders in today’s world. Below are the available Clubs and Orgs and EagLead sessions for Winter 2025 and Spring 2025:

Clubs and Orgs Meetings – Cheney Campus

First Amendment	2/12/2025
10 Mistakes Every Leader Makes	3/6/2025
Delegating 101	4/23/2025
Officer Transition 101	5/19/2025

Clubs and Orgs Meetings – Spokane Campus – Health Science Building Room 274

Fireside Club Meet and Chat	1/23/2025
Fundraising	1/27/2025
Officer Transition 101	2/10/2025
Procrastination	2/24/2025
Conflict Resolution	3/24/2025

EagLead Sessions

January 28 – 3:00pm-4:00pm – Positive Power Playbook with guest speaker Lorin Phillips – In the contemporary landscape of leadership and group dynamics, understanding the nuances of power dynamics and personal empowerment is more crucial than ever. This program offers a comprehensive exploration of how power can be wielded effectively and ethically within educational and organizational settings.

This program will delve into the intricate dynamics of power differentials within various contexts and explore key concepts of how power is gained and given. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and personal reflection, learners will be able to identify unhealthy power and leverage personal power to build others up and influence positive change.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will:
Differentiate between power-happy and empowered behaviors and mindsets.
Recognize various factors that contribute to power imbalances in relationships, organizations, and broader structures.
Enhance communication skills to navigate power dynamics effectively fostering healthy dialogue and collaboration.
Understand the ethical implications of power differentials and develop a sense of responsibility in using values-driven power.

January 28 – 6:00pm-7:00pm– Spilling the Tea: Fierce Confrontation with guest speaker Lorin Phillips – Do you ever find yourself frustrated by individuals not following through or being apathetic? Do you avoid confronting things that need to be said and are or weighing on you? Does the thought of confrontation make you feel overwhelmed? These stressors impact your well-being, your team, and your organization and community. You know something needs to change, and you’re worried about making it worse, hurting someone’s feelings, or damaging a relationship. Stop thinking things will magically change. Confront it with confidence.

In this empowering keynote, Lorin digs deep into the pitfalls surrounding communication and provides strategies to navigate a variety of everyday situations. Students will walk away with a toolbox of tactics to apply in any given conversation to challenge the process, team, and each other.

This keynote can also have an add-on workshop where Lorin will aid students in developing their plan to resolve a specific concern and practicing skills from the keynote. Let Lorin bring this skill-building keynote to your campus, or ask for it as an add-on workshop. Either way, students will walk away feeling empowered and called to action to address the problems happening in their organization, community, or personal relationships.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending this program, students will:

Describe what factors make conversations difficult,
Identify and navigate common pitfalls in communication, and
Follow the steps necessary for having difficult but effective conversations.

Cultivating Allyship – students will attend a series of workshops hosted by the Pride Center and the JLD Multicultural Center

03/07 – PUB 317/319 – 3:30pm-5:30pm – Rhythms of Leadership – In this workshop, you will discover the way your leadership style and personal rhythm influences your leadership style and how you interact with those around you. Our guest musician, Noah Mosgofian, has over 30 years of drumming experience, touring the world as a performer, composer, educator, and director with dozens of groups including Stomp, The Drum Café, San Francisco Ballet’s Dance Outreach program, Lan’naya Drum and Dance, and Austin Samba.

04/18 – PUB 317/319 – 3:00pm-5:00pm – Where the Magic Happens: Putting Everything Into Practice – To attend this course, you must have first have registered in advance for the Career Center’s Fuse Career Fair held at the Davenport Grand on April 2 from 2pm-6pm. You will then bring your top job prospect from the job fair to this workshop, where you will take what you have learned throughout your coursework at EWU, combined with your learnings from the Leadership series to build a resume showcases experience and expertise needed to get the position you desire.

05/19 – PUB 317 – 3:30pm-4:30pm – Make a Splash! Officer Transition 101: A How-To Guide for Smoothly Handing Over the Reigns of an Organization