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Student Leadership Institute
 
 (Certificated Leadership Training Program)
 
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STUDENT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (SLI)

​The Student Leadership Institute, a partnership effort between SAC and CSUF, is a certificated leadership training program that has been in existence for over 10 years.  Students are required to take 9 workshops over two days covering a range of leadership development topics.  All workshops are one or two hours in length and will be conducted by skilled and trained professionals from the greater Santa Ana area and SAC community.  The mission of SLI is to provide essential leadership skiils development so that graduates can build from this core foundation and apply these skills in their college and future professional careers.
​Benefits for Participants   Participant Expectations   ​
ACQUIRE the building blocks to effective leadership
UNDERSTAND how to have meaningful interactions with a diverse group of people
LEARN techniques to communicate effectively
ENHANCE important life skills
NETWORK with current students, faculty, staff, and professionals from the community
SUPPLEMENT your in-class education with out-of-class experiences
​		 ATTEND both days from 8-5:30pm
DRESS professionally
BE on time or early each day
ACTIVELY participate in and take all 9 workshops
DEMONSTRATE respectful and cooperative behavior at all times
ATTEND the official awards banquet ceremony on May 3, 2012 from 6-9:00pm at CSUF to receive your certificate


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​2012 Workshops & Seminar Presenters ​
Communication Skills   
Diverse Community
Effective Leadership
Public Speaking 
Marketing Your Leadership Abilities
Time Management 
Creating Networks
Ethical Decision Making
Teamwork and Collaboration ​		 Alicia Maciel, Executive Director of Strategic Development, THINK Together
James Armendaris & Stphanie Westmyer, OC Human Relations
Dr. Osiel Madrigal, SAUSD
Prof. Lance Lockwood, SAC
Rosemary Touyanou, OEC
Paul Z. Garcia, SAC & UCLA Alumni
Lorraine Moos, EVP & Senior Partner, Project Pro Search
Prof. Andy Gonis, SAC
Cynthia Whisler & Eduardo Lopez, SLI Board Members

 Congratulations to the 63 graduates of the
SLI Class of 2013


  
Fernando Antunez, Peal Arzate, Yessenia Barajas, Mishael Bella, Rosa Benites, Zayra Brito, Alejandra Colon, Diane Colon, Luis Correa, Josue Cruz, Linda Delgado, Vi Dinh, Phuong Dinh, Erica Espinosa, Violet Falealili, Lizbeth Felix, Kristen Fogarty, Eduardo Gallegos, Genoveva Garcia, Lilian Garcia, Roberto Garcia, Lourdes Garcia Andreu, Stephanie Guerra, Jesus Guerrero, Suzie Gulshan, Johnny Gutierrez, George Heredia, Daniel Hernandez, Josefina Herrera, Kevin Ho, Guillermo Iasillo, Kenney Jones,
Minh La, Anh Lam, Huy Lien, Jorge Lopez, Melissa Luviano, Angel Magana, Gabriel Martinez, Stephanie Martinez, Jorge Medina, Elizabeth Mendoza, Melanie Michel, Katherine Mitchell, Viridiana Mojica, Tency Montes de Oca, Tai Nguyen, Tram Nguyen, Tara Nicholson, Jacqueline Olalde, Arturo Ortiz, Brayan Osorio, Edgar Patino, Franklin Perkins, Sadot Reyes, Aldo Reyes, Ireri Rodriguez, Manuel Sagarnaga, Daniel Salinas, David Seuss, Ian Stamp, Bianca Washington, Monica Zambrano
 

Who Can Apply For The 2014 SLI Program?

If you...
  • Are a current SAC student
  • Are committed to developing your leadership skills while playing an active role in each seminar, listening carefully, and demonstrating excellent behavior
  • Are committed to being punctual and completing the entire two day institute
  • Are committed to looking very sharp and dressing professionally
  • Are committed to not only completing the two day leadership institute at SAC on April 5th & 6th 2013 but also committed to attending the closing banquet at CSUF on May 2, 2013 from 5-8:30pm.

Then...

  • SLI is the program for YOU!
  • SLI will provide you with an extraordinary opportunity at no cost to you
 
  SLI Advisory Board -- Founding Members 
Frank Luna
Berizohar Padilla
Oscar Pilotzi
Victoria Rivera
Kaylee Tran

 
SLI Advisory Board Members, 2012-2013
 
Dates for 2014 SLI Program 
TBD
 
 
How to Apply
1) Applications for the Spring 2014 SLI Program will be available in January, 2014.
 
Download our important informational brochure by clicking here.
 
WATCH OUR INFORMATION VIDEO BY CLICKING HERE TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND HEAR STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

Turn in completed applications to:
Santa Ana College, Daniel Marquez
Student Leadership Institute
1530 W. 17th St. Bldg. U-121A, Santa Ana, CA 92706
 
For additional information call (714) 564-6214 or email marquez_daniel@sac.edu.