Going All In!

How to Create a Leadership Education And

Development (LEAD) Retreat for Peer Advisor
Presented By Heather LaPerle, M.A.
San Diego State University

Heather LaPerle
Peer Advisor Coordinator & Academic Advisor
College of Business Administration, SDSU
6 Years of Professional Academic Advising

Experience
General Academic Advising Center

4 Years of Student Management Experience

Student Success Advisor, Compact Scholars Program
4 Years of Student Organization Advisor Experience
Associated Business Student Council

Undergraduate & Graduate Degree from SDSU

Focused in Leadership

San Diego State

University
Large Public University
35,000+ Students
College of Business Administration
Top 3 Majors
4,000-4,500 Students
10 Programs
2nd Highest GPA- 2.9

Leadership Programs
Student Life and Leadership has 200+ Student
Organizations
CBA has 16 Business Organizations

Business Advising Center (BAC)

Peer Advisors

BAC Peer Advisor

Program
3-7 Peer Advisors
Required to work one year including breaks
Not required to be a business major
Looking for leadership
Training is one-on-one for 4-6 weeks
Evaluations are a time to check in
Training- 1 and 4 month one-one-one
Self and Supervisor Evaluation once a semester
Talk about goals for position, student, and
career

Leadership is Key
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
Transferable skills
Create ownership
Get involved
Required Leadership Projects
Teamwork- get to know each other
Communication
Develop Professionalism
Give them something to do besides homework

BAC Leadership Projects

Peer Post
Newsletter published each semester
Focus: teamwork and written communication
Goal: on going training
Civic Learning
Donation drive to benefit the San Diego
community
Focus: community service and management
Goal: community awareness

BAC Leadership Projects

Student Organization Wall
Location of information about business student
organizations
Focus: student involvement and management
Goal: training
Get to Know You Activities
Peer Advisor finds/creates and leads an
icebreaker at the beginning of each meeting
Focus: public speaking
Goal: group bonding

Creating LEAD Retreats

Started thinking about it first day- June 9, 2008
Training tool
Group bonding
Use my leadership background
Provide venue to recognize Peer Advisors
Wanted to be purposeful about leadership
Looking for an acronym to guide all activities
Leadership
Education
And
Development

Development of LEAD
Retreats
Resources
Room Availability
Campus Colleagues
Time- working with student schedules
Themes
Communication
Time and Stress Management
Leadership
Professionalism

1st LEAD Retreat: Communication

Youre Terrific Peer Recognition

2nd LEAD Retreat:

Time and Stress Management

Peer LEAD Retreat Feedback Form

3rd LEAD Retreat: Leadership

4th LEAD Retreat: Professionalism

Peer Advisor Activity:

Fishbowls

Peer Advisor Activity:

Fishbowls

LEAD Retreats: Lessons Learned

Feedback is Essential!
It is a Peer Retreat, so give them what they
want
Know the Guiding Purpose
Stay true to the vision, even if it does not
include what the Peers want
Recognition is Important!
Brings Peers and senior advisors together
Dont be Afraid to Ask for Help and to do it

Yourself!

Capture the Memories!

Thank You for

Attending Going All In!
How to Create a Leadership Education And
Development (LEAD) Retreat for Peer Advisor
For questions, please feel free to contact
Heather LaPerle
hlaperle@mail.sdsu.edu
619-594-5219