Community Leadership Observation Paper
Community Leadership Observation On September 28, 2015, my group members and I observed a staff board meeting at the Office of International Services. There were seven professional attendees, which hold roles of Director, Assistant Director, Assistant Director for programs, Programs Coordinator, Graduate Assistance in Communication, International Services Coordinator and Office Manager. These professional board members represent the Office of International Services at NCSU through, following the NCSU and government standards to better assist students coming from outside of the United States. These full-time faculty’s relationships to students serve as a primary resource to students while they live in the United States. At the meeting, Mr.
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The staff’s first discussion was about remodeling their offices. All members were welcome to share thoughts on supplies that needed to be replaced in the office. The other topic was on hiring full-time professional faculty for advising. Ms. James mentioned that they are low on staff, and it is difficult for the current staff to handle many students. While this appeared to be a major problem by listening to the staff discussion, Ms. James revealed that having lower staff in the department caused them to not focus on other programs designed for students. An energetic topic addressed by the staff was to have students involved in programs because they realized that only few students attend programs. They also talked about job opportunities on campus for international students, which would enable students to work 20 hours a week in places like Talley and the Library. From all the topics that they discussed, they plan on having another meeting before fall break to report what they had to do. There were deadlines on some things that they discussed, such as remodeling of the office. They hoped to achieve some things by the end of fall and spring semesters. The staff showed that they collaborate by asking and listening to each person’s opinion as well as finding a common
The staff’s first discussion was about remodeling their offices. All members were welcome to share thoughts on supplies that needed to be replaced in the office. The other topic was on hiring full-time professional faculty for advising. Ms. James mentioned that they are low on staff, and it is difficult for the current staff to handle many students. While this appeared to be a major problem by listening to the staff discussion, Ms. James revealed that having lower staff in the department caused them to not focus on other programs designed for students. An energetic topic addressed by the staff was to have students involved in programs because they realized that only few students attend programs. They also talked about job opportunities on campus for international students, which would enable students to work 20 hours a week in places like Talley and the Library. From all the topics that they discussed, they plan on having another meeting before fall break to report what they had to do. There were deadlines on some things that they discussed, such as remodeling of the office. They hoped to achieve some things by the end of fall and spring semesters. The staff showed that they collaborate by asking and listening to each person’s opinion as well as finding a common