Leadership Resources

Strengths Quest Program: an online resource with interactive, web-based, leadership assessment activities. Contact the Director of Student Activities to receive a username and pin number to access the resources on https://www.strengthsquest.com/

Student Affairs Library

Located in the Student Affairs office area, the growing library contains many resources about leadership and student organizations

50 Creative Training Openers and Energizers: Innovative Ways to Start your Training with a BANG!
ACPA Journal of College Student Development, V 48, No 2 Hamrick & Schuh March - April 2007
Advising Student Groups and Organizations by Dunkel, Schuh
Challenging & Supporting the First-Year Student, by Upcraft, Gardner, Barefoot & Assoc (2005)
College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About it
Creating Campus Community, by McDonald & Assoc. (2002)
Cultural Perspectives in Student Affairs Work, by Kuh (ed) (1993)
Developing Student Expertise and Community, by Petrosino, Martin & Svihla (eds) (2006)
Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education
Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, by Quenk (2000)
Exploring Leadership, 2nd Ed, by Komives, Lucas, & Mcmahon (2007)
Freshman Year Experience, by Upcraft, Gardner, & Assoc (1999)
How College Affects Students: V 2 A third Decade of Research, by Pacarella, Terenzini (2006)
Identity Development of Diverse Populations, by Torres & Howard-Hamilton (2003)
Service-Learning in higher Education, by Jacoby & Assoc. (1996)
Student Development in College, by Evans & Forney (1998)
Students Helping Students: A guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses, by Ender & Newton (2000)
Sustaining & Improving Learning Communities, by Laufgraben & Shapiro (2004)
Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Team, by Thiagarajan & Parker

50 Creative Training Openers and Energizers: Innovative Ways to Start Your Training with a BANG!

- Challenging and Supporting the First Year Student: A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College

- Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams by Sivasailam Thiagi

- The Freshman Year Experience: Helping Students Survive and Succeed in College by M. Lee Upcraft & John N. Gardner

Advising Student Groups and Organizations

- Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference, 2nd Ed.

- Good to Great, Why some companies make the leap and others don't by Jim Collins

- The Design to Things To Come, How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Products by Craig Vogel & Jonathen Cagan

Among The Believers, An Islamic Journey

- Beyond Belief by V.S. Naipaul

- Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education

- Ishmael, An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn

- My Du'a Book by Darussalam

- Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Books

- Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices by Barbara Jacoby & Associates