MSU Horizons Leadership Conference Staff Manual 2014 by Alexander Young

RISE ABOVE

STAFF MANUAL

AUG 2-4

2013

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCE POLICIES 2 KEY CONCEPTS 3 SESSION ONE: WELCOME 5

SESSION TWO: STRESS & TIME MANAGEMENT 8 SESSION THREE: LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION 12 SESSION FOUR: TRUST & RISK 16 SESSION FIVE: DIVERSITY 20 SESSION SIX: SELF-AWARENESS 25 SESSION SEVEN: ON THE HORIZON 29 SESSION EIGHT: CLOSING 31 SPONSORS 34 CONTACT INFORMATION AND NOTES 48

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CONFERENCE POLICIES

ID Tags and Room Keys Delegates must keep their ID tags and room keys with them at all times during the conference. Delegates will be charged $185.00 for lost room keys.

Zero Tolerance for all Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons and Sexual Activity Possession of alcohol, illicit drugs, and weapons is strictly prohibited at all times. As well, engaging in sexual activity is prohibited. The conference will be operating on a ZERO TOLERANCE policy; engaging in any of these behaviors will lead to a delegate being sent home at his or her own cost, as well a notification of the early dismissal to the delegateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents and/or guardians.

Respect Delegates must be respectful at all times towards other delegates/staff and their views.

Delegates Must Be Supervised at All Times Delegates must remain on university campus grounds at all times during the conference, and must always remain with their respective groups throughout scheduled activities.

Lost or Stolen Items Horizons 2013 Conference Leaders, McMaster University, and the McMaster Students Union are not responsible for any lost or stolen personal items.

Damage Delegates will be fined for any damage done to McMaster University property as a direct result of their actions.

Abiding By Rules Delegates must adhere to curfew times as directed by Conference Staff, as well as rules set out by the Horizons Coordinator and as dictated by the McMaster Student Code of Conduct.

Have Fun Above all else, delegates are required to have fun!

2013 KEY CONCEPTS 1

Positive Focus Every experience has a purpose. Whether negative or positive, it will help build us as a leader and a person. Approach situations with an optimistic attitude.

Speaker in Charge Allow people to share ideas and themselves freely. Do not rush them. Let them be in charge when they have the floor. Do not take over conversations. Let everyone express his or her own ideas without being interrupted.

Right to Pass Respect a person’s right to pass or not participate by not pushing them into something they do not feel comfortable saying or doing.

Speak for “I” Speak for yourself and what you believe in. Take ownership for what you say – avoid generalizations such as using “we” to represent your personal ideas.

Avoid Killer Statements Avoid negative comments at all times, no matter how casual they may seem (i.e. insults, sarcasm, generalizations).

Validations Give feedback at all times and practice acceptance to make people feel more comfortable (especially if you have made a killer statement).

Unfinished Business Do not let unresolved items and conflicts build up. Discuss problems and concerns as soon as possible.

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Level Out Do not put yourself on a level above others because of your position and always remain equal with those around you (that goes for putting yourself on a lower level too!).

Do Not Play the Role Be proud of who you are and respect the individuality of everyone around you. To be the person others want you to be is to deny the person you are. You are better at being you than being anyone else!

Chill Out Time If you do not agree with a point being made by another person and you become angered, allow for “Chill Out” time (calm down, breathe, think things through before you speak).

What’s Said in the Group, Stays in the Group Information exchanged within sessions can be private and personal. It is not meant for dinnertime conversation! Respect the words of your group members and they will offer you the same respect.

Be Careful with Humor Sometimes humor is used inappropriately to mask an uncomfortable situation. It can keep things too superficial when seriousness is required. This is not to say that you cannot have fun; just make sure your fun is appropriate to the situation.

WELCOME “ ” One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure William Feather

2013 WELCOME NOTES FOR LDs đŏ Squirt - Be wary of preferred names and ensure that everyone in your group is comfortable with how they are being addressed. đŏ Snowball - Encourage everyone to write appropriate messages đŏ “Me too!” - Do not force your delegates to eat the candy. Allow them to leave it aside. đŏ You are not required to conduct all of the activities listed for this session. You are able to improvise if you feel it is appropriate to do so. Keep in mind that you can reuse any of these activities or ice-breakers throughout the duration of the conference. đŏ Introduce Warm Fuzzies

1. SQUIRT Everyone stands in a circle around the person in the center. The person in the center then points at someone in the circle and yells, Squirt! The person who they pointed at then has to duck and the two people on either side of them have to turn towards each other and shout out the name of that person first. Whoever is slowest is out, and the circle becomes smaller until there are only two people left. When there are two people left, they duel. The person who has been in the center the entire game makes the two people left stand back to back, and then they proceed to tell a story. When the word “Squirt” comes up in the story, the people left turn around and yell the others’ name. Whoever says it first is the winner.

2. SNOWBALLS Each person is given a piece of paper on which they write three facts about themselves. Next, you ball up the piece of paper and then... SNOWBALL FIGHT! Throw the balls of paper around at each other. When the snowball fight is over, each person will pick up a ball and open it. Each person must then find the person that corresponds to the snowball they just picked up. Finally, everyone stands in a circle and reads out the three facts about the person whose snowball they picked up.

2013 WELCOME 3. EVOLUTION A fun twist on Rock, Paper, Scissors! There are five different stages in this evolution game, the Egg, the Chicken, the Dinosaur, the Yoda, and finally, the Ultimate Being. The way it works is each person starts off as an Egg and must win against another Egg to evolve to the Chicken. The Chicken must then win against another Chicken to evolve into the Dinosaur, and so on and so forth. However, if you lose at any point along the evolutionary path, you go back to being an Egg and must start over. Once you make it to Ultimate Being, you are done the game and get to watch the rest continue!

4. ME TOO! Everyone in the group gets 10 pieces of candy. The first person states something she/he has done (eg. Fought an alligator). Everyone else who has done the same thing must say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me too!â&#x20AC;? and eat or set aside one of their candies. Then the second person states something different (eg. Been crowd surfing at a concert). Everyone who has done the same thing must eat/set aside one of their candies. Continue until someone has completely run out of candy.

5. WARM FUZZIES Warm fuzzies are a Horizons tradition, wherein conference participants (both staff and delegates) take some time to appreciate one another. Everyone will be given a paper bag to decorate with their name. The bags will be put up in a communal area throughout the weekend, and you are encouraged to drop positive little notes into the bags of those you have met or interacted with. At the end of the conference, everyone leaves with their bags and notes. Warm fuzzies are great for capturing memories and help to elongate that warm, fuzzy Horizons feeling.

McMaster Fun Fact

The McMaster Museum of Art houses 6000 works of art, the total value of which is $98,000,00 ~ entry is free with your student card!

STRESS & TIME MANAGEMENT

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Give your stress wings and let it fly away Terri Guillemets

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Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough George Bernard Shaw

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STRESS & TIME MANAGMENT NOTES FOR LDs

đŏ Before starting Today’s Not My Day - Talk to delegates about what they want their priorities to be while at university. Get them to rank their top three. This will connect well back to the debrief as you can talk about time management to allow them to accomplish their priorities. đŏ Make sure you have given the delegates the map. đŏ As an LD/LDL, you should be giving little to no help to the delegates. This is supposed to be stressful for the delegates. If you notice they are going in the complete opposite direction (e.g. going to ABB instead of TSH) then you can say something such as “Cold, you are very very cold” to let them know they are going in the wrong direction. đŏ If they do not make it to all stations, that is okay. That is just something else you can talk about during debrief. đŏ While you are at a station, give a quick rundown on what happens there. đŏ Stress Test - Take a small pause after each sentence to allow time for the delegates to take a step. You may also want to step outside the room to allow for more space to step forward.

1. TODAY’S NOT MY DAY! Time to experience the day in the life of an average university student. Use your map to find your way around campus! Keep an eye out for classrooms, services offered by the McMaster Students Union, libraries and much much more! My Top Three Priorities at University are: 1. __________________________________ 2. __________________________________ 3. __________________________________

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STRESS & TIME MANAGMENT

2. STRESS TEST Close your eyes and listen to the following story. Anytime during the story if you feel stressed take a step forward. Increase your step size in proportion to the amount of stress you feel (i.e. a little step means a small amount of stress). The Story It’s a Monday, during your second month of school at McMaster. Groggily you open your eyes to a brightly lit room. You look at your clock and realize that your alarm didn’t go off in time for you to make it to your 8:30 class. You scramble out of bed throwing on some clothes and quickly grab your books before you rush out the door to your 9:30 class. You run to Centro to grab something to eat, but if you wait in the long line you will miss your next class, so you decide to skip breakfast and run straight to class. At the end of lecture your professor reminds everyone that their ten page assignment is due in tutorial this week. You haven’t started yet and your tutorial is Wednesday morning. After class your good friend texts you saying they want to meet up for lunch because they need someone to talk too. When you meet your friend, you notice that they are extremely sad, and immediately they plunge into a story about how they broke up with their significant other of three years, and how their life is a mess. Unfortunately you have a group project meeting soon, but you promise your friend you will spend the night with them to help them get over their breakup. You leave and meet up with your group at the library. Though this project was assigned during the second week of classes, your group members are not as invested in the project as you are, and yet again they fail to meet any of the goals you set for them, and your group will be presenting its project in a week. After the meeting, on your way back to your residence room, you get a phone call from your parents. Your parents are calling with some sad news however, as your dog of twelve years has just died.

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STRESS & TIME MANAGMENT

Your arrange to go home this weekend to be with your parents and siblings, however you know that you have to get a lot of work done this week in order not to worry about anything this weekend. As you sit in your residence room, you get a faint odor of smoke just as the fire alarm begins to go off. As you gather outside of the building, your Community Advisors inform you that there was a fire on the floor just below yours, and that depending on how bad the fire was your room may have been damaged and your property loss, additionally you will not be able to return to your room for some time.

DEBRIEF TOPICS đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ

How did your priorities change from before Today’s Not My Day and after it? What are some ways we can manage our time in university? How can we deal with stress? What are some signs that you are stressed? How are stress and time management related?

McMaster Fun Fact

Underground tunnels connect the entire campus but are closed to the public due to security concerns.

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader John Quincy Adams

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LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION NOTES FOR LDs

đŏ Helium Stick - It is imperative that you explain to your delegates that the main challenge is to lower the Helium Stick to the ground. Although it may sound easy, the activity is deceptively difficult and presents an opportunity for your delegates to learn how to work together and communicate within their group. The activity can be completed with ease once your group calms down, concentrates, and patiently works as a team to lower the stick. đŏ Note that the stick does not actually contain helium. The secret (shh, keep it to yourself) is that the collective upwards pressure created by everyone’s fingers tends to be greater than the weight of the stick. As a result, the more a group tries, the more the stick tends to ‘float’ upwards. Your delegates will likely be confused initially about the paradoxical behavior of the Helium stick. đŏ As a facilitator, you may offer direct suggestions or suggest the group to stop the task, discuss a strategy, and then have another go. You may also find that your group may get tired of trying and believe that it is not possible or too hard - be prepared to be encouraging or offer suggestions or strategies. Alternatively, your group may appear to be succeeding too fast. At this point, you can add further challenges. đŏ All Aboard - This is an excellent team building activity to get your delegates to work closely together and creatively solve this fun challenge. It is also a fabulous energizer! Therefore, take advantage of this activity and modify tactics where you see appropriate to get your delegates to work together. đŏ Warp Speed - This activity is great for goal setting, communication, and problem solving. The game usually begins in a circle and then progresses as people realize the rules of the game are simple. Tell your group that you want them to speed up the process and that you will be stepping out to time how long it takes to complete the task. Your role as the facilitator is to tell your group that they are going too slow! - “I just did this with a group of 6 year olds at my camp and they took much less time! C’mon team!”

McMaster Fun Fact

McMaster has a piece of Einstein’s brain.

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1. HELIUM STICK The Helium Stick is a fun activity which involves using a long, thin, lightweight rod. All delegates will line up in two rows which face each other. Participants will be required to point their index fingers and hold their arms out. The challenge is simply to lower a lightweight helium stick to the ground as a team. The catch is that each person’s fingers must be in contact with the Helium Stick at all times. Pinching or grabbing the rod is not allowed - it must rest on top of everyone’s fingers. If anyone’s finger is caught not touching the stick, the group will have have to restart. Let the task begin...

2. ALL ABOARD A volcano near by has erupted and your island is now shrinking!! In order to bring your islands people to safety, you must flip over your island to stop it from sinking. Note that you are surrounded by lava, so they cannot get off of the shrinking island. Together as a team you must all stay on the island, and find a way to flip the tarp to all get on the other side.

3. WARP SPEED One person will start, holding a ball. They will then toss the ball to someone in the circle. When you receive the ball, you should toss it to someone who is NOT right next you and that has not had a turn yet. Once you have had a turn, fold your arms. Each person must touch the ball only once. Remember the order you tossed the ball in!

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LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION DEBRIEF TOPICS

All Aboard đŏ What would you have had to do to rate your teamwork as a 10? (Ask high raters what made them rate the team so high - or low - depending on the response) đŏ Did you use your planning time well? đŏ Did everyone feel that they were involved? đŏ Did communication work for the group? đŏ Could it have been improved? đŏ How did you solve it as a team? đŏ Were you flexible and adapt your plan? Warp Speed đŏ Who took leadership? đŏ How many different ideas did you try? đŏ Did someone have an idea that was not considered? đŏ When did a big improvement occur? đŏ Reflection: Continuous improvement by being challenged/looking at new ways of doing things!

McMaster Fun Fact

Need some stress relief? Play video games on the big screen in the Mills Lyons Media Centre.

TRUST & RISK

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2013 TRUST & RISK NOTES FOR LDs đŏ You will be walking your delegates to the Altitude compound (by Ten Acre field) for this session. Be wary of your delegates needs and encourage them all to grab a bottle of water/drink water at a fountain before heading out. You may choose to conduct your debrief at the compound, or you may choose to do it once you are back inside your session room. You will have ample time set aside to make the trip from MUSC to the field. đŏ The Altitude staff will be overseeing the setup of activities. đŏ The purpose of this session is to build trust within your group. đŏ After each activity, time permitting, you can choose to do a “mini-debrief” as opposed to doing a larger one at the end of the session. đŏ *Alternative planning will be made for Activity 3 and Activity 4 in the event that this session is relocated indoors due to weather. đŏ Wind in the Willows - As a pre-briefing, you can mention to your delegates how important it is for the middle person to trust that those in the circle will catch their fall. Be sure to demonstrate and explain the roles, and demonstrate the ‘spotters’ role first! Have the spotters and fallers go through commands before starting the activity. đŏ Minefield and Lycra - Predominantly led by Altitude staff đŏ Ensure that all your delegates are comfortable and willing to participate in this activity. The Altitude staff members will be present to oversee all safety considerations. đŏ Trust Wave - Remind everyone standing in the two lines to lift their hands up in due time. Do not force every member in your group to participate as the ‘runner’. Instruct your runner to run as fast as possible and remain as fearless as possible!

McMaster Fun Fact

The basement of BSB (Burke Science Building) has a planetarium that does public showings.

2013 TRUST & RISK 1. WIND IN THE WILLOWS Everyone stands in a circle, with shoulders close together. Have one person (the ‘faller’) start and stand in the center of the tight circle. The person puts their feet tightly together, body rigid and hands/arms crossed over their chest. Everyone standing in the group (the ‘spotters’) will have their palms held out in front of them. Once the appropriate commands are said, the person in the middle closes their eyes and falls backward. Whoever they fall towards will LIGHTLY push them back up; this will cause them to fall towards another person, who does the same thing. This activity can be repeated to allow each person an opportunity to stand in the middle.

2. MINEFIELD Partner up with someone from your group. One person will be placed at the start of an obstacle course, while the other individual guides them through the course. Sounds simple? Sure! But did I mention the individual being guided around the obstacle course is wearing a blindfold?!

3. LYCRA A group of four will stand inside the lycra tube. Each person in the tube has a partner on the opposite side. To begin, one set of partners switch positions by running and passing the other on the left while giving a high five with their right hand. This will cause the lycra tube to stretch and ‘slingshot’ the other set of partners towards each other.

4. TRUST WAVE Everyone in the group will line up in one of two lines, and face each other with their arms held out. One person volunteers to be the runner and will begin from a small distance away from the two lines. The person will run as fast as they can towards the lines, with the hopes that each group member will raise their hands just before the runner comes close.

2013 TRUST & RISK DEBRIEF TOPICS đŏ How do you feel trust and risk are related? đŏ What was one thing you were nervous or scared about in any of these activities and how did you overcome that? (ex: how did you feel about having to rely on someone else while falling backwards?) đŏ On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest): (a) How easily do you trust others? (b) How often do you take risks? đŏ Have you ever looked back on a ‘risk’ that was presented to you and wish you would have taken it? đŏ How do you decide what risks should be taken and which ones should not? đŏ How can you tie this back to university life?

McMaster Fun Fact

McMaster’s four libraries contain more than 1.6 million books.

DIVERSITY “ ” I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap Ani DiFranco

2013 DIVERSITY NOTES FOR LDs đŏ Please remind all delegates that session is not a joke and is meant to be taken seriously. đŏ Provide the delegates with the right to pass and that they are free to share as little or as much as they feel comfortable sharing. đŏ Keep an eye out for delegates how may feel awkward about any topics brought up. đŏ Monkey Hear, Monkey Say...? - Do not ask your delegates to show you what they have written for their ‘Mad Lib’. Allow them to keep that information private and reflect. Do not force anyone to discuss their answers during the debrief. However, do ensure that you talk about the different aspects of diversity that can be found at McMaster! đŏ Provide your delegates with a sample Mad Lib before starting the activity. You may use the following example and improvise wherever you see fit: Today I met someone who is _____. My first impression is that they are probably really ______________. I think this person is really ________. Personally, I would be surprised if he was _______ However, I would not be surprised to hear that he is _________ I probably have nothing in common with this person because I have_________________. Although, we might share a common interest in ____________. After having met __________, I think we will become _________. đŏ Emphasize that they can write whatever comes to mind first on each of the lines. They are not restricted to a single word - it can be a phrase as well. đŏ Remind your delegates to use a new sheet/paragraph each time a new sub point is presented. đŏ Tallest Tower - Use this as your second activity for the session! It is a great way for everyone to wind down and have some fun playing out various roles. This can be a fun debrief as well! Once again, keep an eye out for delegates who may not feel comfortable with any roles that are brought up or are discussed.

McMaster Fun Fact

Thode library looks like a football helmet from above - check it out on Google Maps!

2013 DIVERSITY 1. MONKEY HEAR MONKEY SAY...? Monkey Hear, Monkey Say involves the immediate thoughts that come to mind following what the monkey has heard. With this in mind, each delegate will be given the opportunity to play the so called role of the monkey, and provide a written response to whatever the delegate has heard. Each participant will be given several sheets of paper, each with a paragraph containing several blanks left for the delegate to write on, similar to a Mad Lib. The LD/LDL will read out a scenario that has been pre-scripted. Simply fill in the blanks while listening to the situation. An example will be provided before starting the activity. Foreign Student Subpoint 1: Coming to McMaster will be Leoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first time in Hamilton. Subpoint 2: English is Leoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second language. Subpoint 3: Leo emigrated to Canada two years ago as a refugee. Today I met someone who is foreign. My first impression is that they are probably really nervous about coming to Mac. I think this person is really brave. Personally, I would be surprised if he was english major. However, I would not be surprised to hear that he is very cultured. I probably have nothing in common with this person because I have been to another country. Although, we might share a common interest in meeting new people. After having met someone from another country, I think we will become friends. Sexuality Subpoint 1: Frank is from a small rural town in PEI. Subpoint 2: He comes from a very conservative and traditional family. Subpoint 3: Frank has been in a three-year relationship with his boyfriend, Tyson. Today I met someone who is homosexual. My first impression is that they are probably really enthusiastic. I think this person is really different. Personally, I would be surprised if he was a hockey player. However, I would not be surprised to hear that he is a poet. I probably have nothing in common with this person because I have never kissed a guy. Although, we might share a common interest in a love for cheese pizza. After having met Jake, I think we will become good friends.

2013 DIVERSITY Socioeconomic Subpoint 1: Kira loves to dance but was not successful in gaining a University scholarship Subpoint 2: She is a part-time student at McMaster University and works during the day in a small diner Subpoint 3: She is currently paying for school, for rent, and for the day care center down the street Today I met someone who is a part time student. My first impression is that they are probably really busy. I think this person is really stressed. Personally, I would be surprised if she was working more than one job. However, I would not be surprised to hear that she is struggling. I probably have nothing in common with this person because I have never had a child. Although, we might share a common interest in a love for food. After having met Kira, I think we will become acquaintances.

2. TALLEST TOWER Everyone will be split into two groups and given a supply of toothpicks and marshmallows. Groups will attempt to build the tallest tower...but of course there is a catch! Each delegate will have a card on that forehead that will tell the rest of the group how to treat that person. Be sure to treat people as the card says the whole time! Below are a few roles that can be assigned to certain members of the team at the discretion of the staff. Write the name of the role on a cue card and ask the delegates to tape it onto their foreheads. đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ

The Boss The Showman The Class Clown Too Cool for School The Chicklet The Mathematician The Negative Nancy The Stressed Student The Body Builder/Jock

đŏ The Cheerleader/Barbie đŏ The Thespian/Theatre Student đŏ The Engineering Guy đŏ The Gossip Columnist đŏ The Part-time Student đŏ The Music Student đŏ The Nerd đŏ The Computer Geek

đŏ The Rebel/Wild One đŏ The Foreign/International Student đŏ The Know-it-all đŏ The Teachers Pet đŏ The Mature Student đŏ The Student Who Skipped 4 Grades

2013 DIVERSITY DEBRIEF TOPICS đŏ Do you see any major changes between the additional information you were given for a specific scenario? đŏ Do you think your initial responses might have been different had you been given all the information about a particular individual? đŏ What were key factors that influenced your overall perception of the individual? đŏ Despite your initial judgement, do you think you would take time to get to know this individual a little more to help you reevaluate or reinforce your first impression? đŏ Was there anything you found surprising? đŏ How are stereotypes different from prejudices? đŏ Do you categorize yourself as one of the roles in Tallest Tower?

McMaster Fun Fact

The McMaster Student Meal Plan is accepted at Boston Pizza, East Side Mario’s, Kelsey’s, Gino’s, Pita Pit, Basilique and several other local restaurants. Take a moment to read up on freedom and flex dollars or ask someone about the difference this weekend!

SELF-AWARNESS

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Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you! Dr. Seuss

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SELFAWARENESS NOTES FOR LDs

đŏ MUST SAY: Please remember that this is a safe space in which no judgement is passed. This should be an opportunity for each of you to open up and express yourself. What is said in this room stays in this room. That being said, depending on the situation and what is in your best interest, you may need to communicate what was said to the Conference Coordinator. Their safety and privacy are our top priorities. đŏ Ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to speak. đŏ To help with the timing of Sticky Sticky Life, it may be a good idea to remove 3 or 4 sticky notes at a time for the first two go arounds. Still allow students to talk about each of them, but have them do so all at one time. When it gets to the last 4 or 5 sticky notes, only remove one at a time to allow students to get ample opportunity to discuss and explain why it was difficult (or not difficult) to remove those few sticky notes. đŏ This session is often very emotional, however that is not always the case. Be prepared for delegates who have a strong emotional response to the activities, but also for the delegates who do not connect to them. They may feel disconnected from the activity for a number of reasons so do not assume it is because you are not doing your job correctly. đŏ It is possible for Sticky Stick Life will take the whole session. Do not rush through it. PIN-spiration can be skipped if needed. In that case, instead of using the beads and pins for PIN-spiration, ask each delegate to take three beads that will represent their three most important things in their life and pin it to their lanyard. đŏ Pterodactyl is to be used as a cool down. You can also use some of the activities discussed in training.

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1. STICKY STICKY LIFE Everyone will be given ten sticky notes. On each sticky note, each person will write down the ten most important things in their life. One by one, each person will remove a sticky not from the group until eventually each person is left with only one or two. These remaining sticky notes will represent the most important things in each persons’ life.

2. PIN-SPIRATION Pass around the bag of beads and have each person grab three different colour beads. Then go in a circle and have each person share their answers to the questions that correspond to the colour of their beads. At the end, place your beads on a pin and attach it to your lanyard. đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ đŏ

Red - What is a quality you have that you consider a strength? Orange - What is something that motivates you in school or in life? Yellow - Who inspires you? Green - What is a fear or anxiety you have about coming to McMaster? Purple - What is an example of a time you stepped outside of your comfort zone? White - What is an experience you have had in your life that you think is going to help prepare you for university? Blue - What is an experience that you are looking forward to in university? Indigo - What is your greatest fear in life? Black - What is something that you want to accomplish by the end of your time at McMaster? Pink - What is a motto you try and live by?

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3. PTERODACTYL All participants sit in a circle and must cover their teeth with their lips so their teeth are not visible. While still hiding their teeth, the person who begins looks to their right or left and says, “Pterodactyl!” and this continues around the circle until someone says, “Caw!” which reverses the direction. If at any time one group member shows their teeth, then the other group members cry out, “Teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth!” to alert everyone that someone showed their teeth. That group member is out of the game until the next round.

DEBRIEF TOPICS đŏ How are you going to apply what you have taken from Horizons and this session to your time here at university? đŏ How does Self Awareness apply to being successful at university? đŏ What are some techniques you can use to help improve your own self awareness? And that of others around you? đŏ *Be sensitive to how the group is feeling. Make sure that everyone is comfortable with the conversations.

McMaster Fun Fact

Two American Pie movies (Beta House & Naked Mile) were filmed at McMaster.

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ON THE HORIZONS Luck, that is when preparation and opportunity meet Pierre Elliot Trudeau

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ON THE HORIZONS NOTES FOR LDs

đŏ Delegates may not have questions, but this is a good time to give a personal story that you think may help your delegates in their transition. đŏ Let them know anything that you wish you had known before coming to McMaster. đŏ This is a time to write Warm Fuzzies, but talk to them about the transition first so that the entire session does not become a writing session. đŏ Feel free to deviate from the questions and use spare time to play other activities and enjoy your last session together.

1. TOPICS TO DISCUSS đŏ What did you like best about Horizons? đŏ What did you learn at Horizons that will help you in first year? đŏ What are you still nervous about? Do you have any questions about: đŏ residence life? đŏ how to get along with your roommate? đŏ where is the best place to eat on campus? đŏ how to do laundry? đŏ what Welcome Week is like? đŏ how to get involved with the McMaster Students Union? đŏ where to go to buy groceries? đŏ how to look for financial assistance? đŏ what you need to bring to class? đŏ what tutorials are like? đŏ how to get involved with Horizons 2014? Now is your time to ask!! Your questions can be about residence, classes, student life, or anything else! You are also going to get some time to work on your Warm Fuzzies!

CLOSING “

It’s something unpredictable, but in the end its right. I hope you had the time of your life! Green Day Lyrics

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2013 CLOSING NOTES FOR LDs đŏ This session can be emotional at times so find a private place for the activity to take place. It would be good to remind everyone once again that this is a safe space and what is said in the room stays in the room. đŏ An LD or the LDL should be leading Heads Down. đŏ For Heads Down, remind everyone at the beginning that what is said or done in the session stays in the session. Talk to them about how this should be an anonymous activity. It may be good to do a practice round before hand to ensure that all participants understand how it works. đŏ A list of examples is provided for what to say during Heads Down, but you are not limited to using that list. Feel free to make up your own. đŏ While doing Web of Friendship, ensure that every member of the group is getting the ball of string at least once. Keep in mind that once the web has been passed to everyone, you can keep going and sharing. đŏ If you have extra time, spend it reflecting on the conference and talking about what everyone has taken away from this experience.

1. HEADS DOWN Everyone sits in a circle with their eyes closed and their heads down. One person will facilitate this activity by standing in the centre of the circle saying the instructions. The person facilitating the activity will go around the circle and tap 2 or 3 people on the shoulder. The people tapped must then stand up and open their eyes while everyone else remains with their eyes closed and heads down. The person facilitating will then say a statement. The people standing will then walk around the circle tapping other people on the shoulder if they think that statement applies to them. After a couple of statements, those standing will sit back down and other delegates will take their place. An example is “Tap someone on the shoulder if they made you smile this weekend” and the people standing would then proceed to tap anyone sitting down on the shoulder that made them smile.

2013 CLOSING Examples for LDs: đŏ Someone who has made you smile. đŏ Someone who has had an impact on you. đŏ Someone that has made you excited about coming to Mac. đŏ Someone who made you laugh. đŏ Someone who you want to be friends with. đŏ Someone who you think is kind. đŏ Someone that you believe is going to change the world for the better.

2. WEB OF FREINDSHIP Have everyone sit down in a circle. Take a ball of string and wrap it around one person’s wrist. The first person can pass the ball of string to anyone in the circle they choose. When they hand over the string however, they must share something positive about the person that they are passing it too. This could be a variety of things including, something interesting that they learned about the person, a quality of theirs you admire, or even an inside joke.

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