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Individual Teams

Coaching

Purpose:
Leadership Coaching empowers individuals within the context of the Christ-Centered Leader Model to help others clarify their values and to live in a way that honors those values.

Objectives:
  • Develop, train, and teach students, faculty, and staff to become leadership coaches with an increased knowledge of coaching fundamentals, essential coaching skills, and an ability to facilitate personal growth
  • Provide quality leadership coaching, using a Christ-Centered Leader Model lens, to improve individuals’ leadership abilities and character
  • Inspire students, faculty, and staff to have a positive impact on the individuals within their sphere of influence

Communications & Marketing

Purpose:
The purpose of the Communications Team is to create, manage and promote consistent branding and to help connect individuals to the Christ-centered resources.

Objectives:
  • Establish and maintain a cohesive, consistent brand (includes visual identity and core messaging)
  • Aligning all SC communications with our brand
  • Create and orchestrate Christ-centered platforms (such as the website, social media pages, newsletters, photos/videos, etc.) to reach all corners of campus and beyond through content that promotes the Sorensen Center’s mission and vision.
  • Support internal initiatives that will help to equip and inspire individuals to become moral and ethical leaders.

Inspired Leadership Initiative

Purpose:
The Inspired Leadership Initiative helps students identify their unique contributions and develop their potential as Christ-centered leaders.

Objectives:
  • We provide students with leadership opportunities and engagement through student-inspired and student-led experiences.
  • We facilitate dialogue and community around the Christ-Centered Leader Model (CCLM) by gathering students and alumni actively engaged in leadership on campus, in their chosen field of study, and worldwide.
  • We empower students to lead as Jesus Christ does by practicing Christ-centered leadership principles through volunteering at Sorensen Center-sponsored conferences, workshops, and student engagement events.

Lead Out

Purpose:
We inspire and equip underrepresented students to be Christ-centered leaders who exude dignity and foster community.

Objectives:
  • Develop Christ-centered leaders who seek learning to better understand and enact belonging, even by study and also by faith (Doctrine and Covenants 88 :118)
  • Recognize and act on opportunities to gather those seeking to be remembered and nourished (Moroni 6:4)
  • Exemplify and promote cultural pluralism among our campus community

Office Administration

Purpose:
The Administrative Support Team provides exceptional administrative service to create an edifying and organized work environment which helps students and staff excel in their efforts at developing Christ-centered leaders.

Objectives:
  • Provide positive front desk interactions with internal and external contacts.
  • Manage the main office email and phones, coordinate meetings, and maintain staff calendars.
  • Create and maintain efficient financial systems, handle inventory of office supplies and equipment, and make travel arrangements.
  • Provide HR support through internal personnel training and event planning along with other pertinent record management.

Outreach

Purpose:
The purpose of the Outreach Team is to reach individuals and all corners of campus through targeted efforts, inspiring students to participate in Christ-centered leadership opportunities offered by the center.

Objectives:
  • Provide students and campus community with personal introductions of the Sorensen Center and encourage active involvement in our Christ-centered initiatives.
  • Manage educational and interpersonal booths and presentations in order to promote the Christ-Centered Leader Model and the mission and vision of the Sorensen Center.
  • Continually grow our reach on campus while providing support to internal efforts through collaboration, experiential learning, outreach campaigns and regular booths.
  • Oversee implementation of branding and promotional goods, ensuring messaging is clear and aligned with our brand and objectives.

Programs

Purpose:
The purpose of the Programs Team is to create transformative experiences that enable development of Christ-centered leaders throughout the BYU campus and the community.

Objectives:
  • Provide students with hands-on experiences to design, plan, and execute programs and events that support and align with the Sorensen Center’s mission and vision.
  • Students collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and BYU entities to maximize the reach towards all students across campus.
  • While the scope and target audience of each event may vary (e.g., BYU student focused vs. national conference), each student-led event is meant to enhance leadership development of both those that participate and the students that create the event.

Research

Purpose:
The Research and Assessment Team facilitates fidelity in Sorensen Center efforts to the vision, mission, and values and empowers data-driven storytelling.

Objectives:
  • Gather, organize, and ensure and protect the integrity of research and assessment data to make it available, trustworthy, pertinent, and comprehensible for respective stake holders.
  • Encourage and facilitate the exploration of Christ-centered leadership concepts and principles and better understand their impact on families, congregations, communities, organizations, and society.