APIA U is Coming to IU February 7!

          Register for APIA (Asian Pacific Islander American) 101 Leadership Workshop! February 7, 2009. In its 10th series of trainings, APIA-U: Leadership 101 provides Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) student leaders and activists a unique training that focuses on development of leadership and organizational skills that are relevant to APIA campuses and communities. If you have any questions, please visit the OCA national website http://www.ocanational.org

          The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) has chosen the IU Asian Culture Center to be a host school for Asian/Pacific Islander American College Leadership Training this coming February 7! This will be the first time that APIA U will be hosted in Indiana; former host sites include Cornell University, Boston College, U Penn, and Yale University. APIA student leaders from colleges and universities all over Indiana and nearby States will be invited to take part in this intensive training.

          APIA U: Leadership 101 is hands on program that concentrates on the development of leadership and organization skills that are pertinent to all campuses and communities. Student leaders will participate in workshops focused on self-awareness, team building, and taking action. The training hopes to give students tools to become catalysts for change by empowering them to develop their identities as strong APIA leaders and advocates. This training also hopes to build bridges between student groups, foster a sense of unity, and camaraderie while striving to impact others.

          written by Mai-Lin Poon