Seminars
Seminars are open to current UC San Diego undergraduate and graduate students.
Quarterly seminars
CSI-Communication and Leadership offers non-credit seminars that develop students' leadership, professional, and social skills through fun and interactive activities and discussion.
Beginning Week 3 of each quarter, the seminars meet twice a week for eight 80-minute sessions in a cohort-based learning environment. Participants are asked to attend all sessions for optimal learning from the seminar.
Students who attend all sessions and successfully complete assigned exercises will be given a certificate of completion and a validation of the seminar on their Co-Curricular Record.
Winter 2023
Interpersonal Relationships Seminar
(Weeks 3-6: January 24 to February 17 | Tuesday & Thursdays in-person | 10:30 -11:50 AM)
Interpersonal Relationship Seminar seeks to help students:
- Learn about their leadership and personality styles
- Develop skills to improve relationships
- Build confidence to present your ideas and thoughts more effectively
- Explore conflict resolution techniques
- Meet other students and learn in a cohort-based environment
- Earn a certificate and CCR validation
For any questions, concerns, or accommodations, please email our Communication & Leadership Graduate Assistant, Teresa Contreras at tcontreraschavez@ucsd.edu.
For more information about any of our programs, please visit ccl.ucsd.edu or email: ccl@ucsd.edu
Seminar topics offered
Equity-Minded Leadership Seminar
Emphasizes the development of competencies on social justice and equity-mindedness through experiential activities and discussions that seek to help students:
- Gain awareness of their social identities and group memberships.
- Explain how socialization has impacted their identities, actions, and decision-making.
- Understand the various levels of privilege, power, and oppression.
- Identify practices to implement as an equity-minded leader.
Interpersonal Relationships Seminar
Emphasizes the development of social self-confidence and "people skills" through experiential learning activities that address:
- Initiating and developing relationships with peers, staff, and faculty
- Listening and self-disclosure skills
- Understanding personality styles and group dynamics
- Using inclusive practices and cross-cultural communication
- Navigating difficult conversations
Public Speaking Seminar
Develop public speaking and presentation skills through practice speaking activities covering these topics:
- Developing appropriate nonverbal communication and body language
- Speaking with confidence and impact
- Dealing with stage fright and anxiety
- Speech preparation and practice
- Preparing visual aids and utilizing technology
Strengths-Based Leadership Seminar
Emphasizes the recognition and development of students’ natural talents by using Strengths Framework, Clifton’s StrengthFinder, and engaging activities that help participants:
- Gain an awareness of their greatest talents
- Understand how their talents have helped them be successful in the past
- Determine how they can use their talents in classes, the workplace, and student involvement
- Learn about how they can further develop talents into strengths.
- Apply their strengths to build a comprehensive picture of the leader they want to be
