A.R.F. Shant Student Association
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 306
Glendale, California 91206
Tel: 818-462-3006, Fax: 866-578-1056
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website:
Contact: S. Levonian
PRESS RELEASE
June 7, 2006
Ground-breaking Workshop Equips Shant Members with Essential Leadership Skills
GLENDALE, CA – The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Shant Student
Association (ARF Shant) conducted a Leadership Workshop for its
general members on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the ARF SSA headquarters in
Glendale, California. The purpose of the workshop was to provide
general members with progressive leadership skills and concepts as
they pertain to non-profit, volunteer-based organizations such as the
ARF SSA.
The workshop was conducted by Chris Minassian, a doctoral candidate in
Organizational Development and consisted of a program equally balanced
between presentations and hands-on activities. The subjects covered
were External Organizational Environment Analysis, Internal
Organizational Analysis, and Motivation and Goals. The presentations
more directly focused on the specific topics of S.W.O.T. Analysis,
Porter’s Five Forces and Analysis, Identifying Core Competencies,
Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals, and Motivation through Goal Setting.
In addition to the aforementioned presentations, workshop participants
had the opportunity to test and develop their leadership skills
through several hands-on activities. For each activity, participants
separated into groups and worked on tasks designed to highlight and
strengthen leadership skills, communication, and team-building. In
one such exercise, each group member assumed the role of a city
official such as a mayor or fire chief and was responsible, along with
her team members, to respond to a natural disaster in the team’s
virtual city. This activity and the other activities engaged the
participants and contributed to the energetic and lively atmosphere of
the workshop.
The ARF SSA Executive Board will continue to conduct such workshops
for the advancement of its general members. All college students
interested in the activities of the ARF SSA can contact the Executive
Board by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or visiting the
website.
The mission of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation “Shant” Student
Association (ARF SSA) is to bring a higher level of political and
cultural awareness to Armenian students within American Universities
and institutions of higher learning. Shant’s goal is to work side by
side with the Armenian Student Associations and other Armenian Student
organizations to further the Armenian Cause. In the last All-ASA
General Meeting, ARF SSA was elected chair of the All-ASA Genocide
Recognition Committee.