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n the path to leadership
By Katie Mish we’ve focused on one specific nizations involved.
^ By Katie Mish
The Battalion
le 46th annual Fall Leadership
Conference kicks off today at
theTexas Utilities Electric Lead-
tshi]) (Center in Trinidad, Texas.
' The main goals of the three-day
onference are to educate dele-
H, give them useful tools to ap-
Jy to their organizations and help
Relegates with their personal
jowth and self-analysis.
Bi ent Troyan, chair for FLC
nd a senior English major, said
heiocus of the conference has
aried greatly through the years.
Rhe purpose has changed a lot
H the past few years, and I’m
H over the last 46 years.” Troyan
H “We sat down in May and de-
:Bd what our purpose was going
obe for this conference.”
Nathan Cray, director of dele
tes and a junior mechanical
neering major, said a big
age for this conference is the
ons given to the delegates.
Ve’re giving them options,” he
id, “where they want to go, what
want to improve on, so hope-
they’H decide what fits them.”
Cray said the conference is
jjving away from the idea that
ncMcm) |ere is one specific leadership
■e and focusing on different
Btions to various situations.
^■People learn in different
diphone» c ra y said, “i n the past,
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we’ve focused on one specific
leadership style. We moved away
from that this year.”
The conference is for any stu
dent leader who wants to fur
ther their leadership develop
ment and is for members of big
and small organizations alike,
he said.
‘‘Basically anyone from any
organization who wants to de
velop themselves as a leader,
we’ll take them,” Cray said. “We
have about 80 or 90 organiza
tions represented.”
'Tall Leadership
Conference doesn t
believe that you have to
have a title to be a leader
in an organization "
— Brent Troyan
FLC Chair
Troyan said a student does not
have to be the head of an organi
zation to attend the conference.
“Fall Leadership Conference
doesn’t believe that you have to
have a title to be a leader in an
organization,” Troyan said. “You
don’t have to have a title, just
show leadership potential.”
MacGregor Stephenson, an
adviser for FLC, said the confer
ence tries to get all sorts of orga
nizations involved.
“There are 150 spots, and we
try to limit the number of people
that each organization can
send,” MacGregor said. “It gives
many opportunites for a variety
of organizations to participate.”
The FLC office is in the Stu
dent Programs Office in the
MSC, and 40 percent of the 150
delegates come from MSC orga
nizations, Troyan said.
Despite efforts to spread
awareness, the number of MSC
delegates has not increased
much, he said.
However, the conference has
broadened the types of organiza
tion participation with delegates
from the Inter-Fraternity Council,
organizations from the Business
Student Council and smaller or
ganizations, Troyan said.
The conferences give the del
egates an opportunity to interact
with faculty, staff and other stu
dents on a more personal level,
Troyan said. The delegates
break into small focus groups
lead by administrators, advis
ers and other campus leaders.
The delegates also attend
different sessions that fit their
interests, he said.
“In the past, the entire delega
tion was spoken to by one speak
er,” Troyan said. “Now there are
different speakers, and they can
attend sessions that they like.
That’s a good change.”
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foie is not a passing
ley.
ODAY! ■This isn’t a hobby
iany of us,” Lowery
Id. “(Playing music)
Ivhat we want to do,
|nd that’s what we’re
Hitinuing to push
|oward.”
[With any luck, that
ement could become
ity for Blue Earth.
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For now, however,
the band is looking
ahead to it’s next few
gigs (one at the Crooked
Path on August 29th
and another at The The
atre in Bryan on Sep
tember 16th) and con
centrating on
performing the live
shows to keep its local
fan base coming back
for more.
► People in the News
Hungry renews Parton’s life
NASHVILLE, Term. (AP) — Dolly Parton
is ready for Life, Act II. Her new album, Hun
gry Again, went on sale Tuesday to critical
acclaim after a long, dry spell of no coun
try hits or movie appearances.
“I’ve never been more excited or felt
more creative in my life,” the 52-year-old
Parton said in Tuesday’s USA Today. “I feel
like I’m just starting the second part of
my life, and it’s going to be even better
than the first.”
Parton launched this stage by going back to the begin
ning. A year ago, she retreated to the Appalachian cabin
where she grew up. She stayed for three months.
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