Maximize
The Art of Risk Taking
HANDBOOK 2023-2024
MENTOR
15th Cohort
TABLE OF CONTETNT
Table of Content
04 Maximize the Art of Risk Taking to enhance and complement your educational success
10 PEP honors successful completion of the program, and outstanding service in the community.
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Welcome Team Program Timeline Introduction Goals & Expectations Maximize Themes The Art of Risk Taking Projects Internships Experiences Service Pillars Conference
Research Opportunities Practical Opportunities Networking Opportunities Philanthropic Opportunities
16 The Pillars conference wraps up the year-long schedule of the SBSHS Professional Enhancement Program.
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WELCOME TO PEP Thank you for agreeing to serve as a mentor in PEP. Throughout the year, our students will engage in special projects, internships, experiences, and service opportunities that allow them to apply theoretical knowledge and skills in a practical setting. This academic year, our theme is "Maximize the Art of Risk Taking." Living with risk may often seem like we are leaving things to luck. However, there is a risk in every situation. In some scenarios, we have time to think things through. In other cases, we don't have the luxury of time. We must decide immediately. In the next few months, we will examine the difference between "luck or gambling" and the art of risk-taking. In that regard, we have assigned students two books: 1) On Managing Risk: A New Framework (2020) by Robert S. Kaplan and Condoleezza Rice and 2) Risk: A Very Short Introduction (2012) by Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany. The first is a compilation of Harvard Business Review (HBR) articles focusing on organizational risk, especially during rapid change. It should prepare them to understand the different types of risks that they may face in their careers as workers and leaders. In the second book, the authors explain "what science has learned about how people deal with risk, applying these lessons to diverse everyday examples." Each week, we will touch on relevant chapters in these books or have guest speakers deal with topics such as leadership, scenario planning, and decision-making. Maximizing the Art of Risk-Taking takes courage, bravery, and integrity. It is the opposite of gambling, taking chances, or living by luck. Rather than wishful thinking, risk-taking is a thoughtful process involving an ongoing commitment to reality at all costs. I hope that you will help our students maximize the opportunity to develop the art of risk-taking. This handbook was developed to give you a quick overview of the program. Please review it and let us know how we can assist you as you serve our students. We are grateful for your commitment of time, expertise, and energy. Sincerely, Lulrick Balzora, PhD Pathway Dean The Social Behavioral Sciences & Human Services Broward College
OUR LEADERS Lulrick Balzora, PhD Dean, Social Behavioral Sciences & Human Services
Kisha King, MA Associate Dean, Central Campus International Centers Liaison Phillipa Vassell, MA Executive Assistant Ingrid Jones, LHMC Adjunct Professor, Psychology Professional Enhancement Program Coordinator Jeffrey Dockswell, PhD Assistant Professor, History Professional Enhancement Program Advisor Bethany Bowra, PhD Assistant Professor, Political Science Professional Enhancement Program Advisor Bonnie Flory, MA Assistant Professor, Sociology Professional Enhancement Program Advisor Laura Rambarose, MA Assistant Professor, Psychology Professional Enhancement Program Advisor Giselle Forero Aministrative Specialist II Graphic Design
OUR TEAM
Genesis Williams Senior Lead Nursing US Team
Moises Ponce de Leon Senior lead intern Mechanical Engineering Bolivia Team
Patricia Garcia Senior lead intern Education Panama Team
Queennie Jimenez Lead Intern/ US Economics
Fernande Charlier Assist. Lead Intern/ US Nursing
Jasmine Gamble Lead Intern/ US Psychology
Francesca Woolley Assist. Lead Intern/ US Psychology
Salem Ramirez Lead Intern/ US Radiography
Kaela Villa Assist. Lead Intern/ US Psychology
Luciana Claure Lead Intern/ Bolivia Industrial Engineering
Ashley Osamor Assist. Lead Intern/ US Psychology
Juliana Costas Lead Intern/ Bolivia Biomedical Engineering
Nazarena Romero Assist. Lead Intern/ Bolivia Biomedical Engineering
Nairobys Mora Lead Intern/ Panama Biology/Dentistry
Alexia Nunez Assist. Lead Intern/ Panama Psychology/ Neuroscience
Edilsa Martinez Lead Intern/ Panama Law
Marie Claire Beauvil Assist. Lead Intern/ Panama Education
PROGRAM TIMELINE
2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2023 Program begins (10/13/2023) Student assigned Peer Mentors (10/13/2023) Three-weeks Orientation (10/13/2023-11/10/2023 Five-weeks Preparation (11/11/2023 - 12/15/2023) Students assigned alumni mentors (11/10/2023 Students learn what it means to be a mentee (November-December) Students prepare and plan to execute projects in the spring (November-December) 2023 Guest Speakers (11/17/2023 & 12/2/2023)
WINTER 2024 Student assigned Industry/ Community Mentors (1/5/2024) Welcome back (1/12/2024) Commission Breakfast (1/19/2024) Students receive their official letters of offer. Students meet with all mentors. Students work on completing projects. Students meet regularly with mentors. 2024 Guest Speakers (1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/22. 3/29)
SUMMER 2024 Students assigned summer internships. Students prepare presentations for end-of-year conference. Students present at the 15th Annual Pillars Conference August 8-9 (Guest Speakers - Remote) August 10-11 Guest Speakers (On-site Pillars Hotel) August 11th Awards Dinner On-site at the Pillars Hotel
INTRODUCTION There are many types of internships. An Internship is one of the best ways for a student to gain professional experiences, while also enhancing their resume. Additionally, it is a great way for them to acquaint themselves with the opportunities and challenges within various industries, while learning universal values like responsibility, accountability, and teamwork. The SBSHS Professional Enhancement Program (PEP), is a unique internship which pairs Broward College students with Broward College leaders and community professionals to gain experience and knowledge in their intended fields of study and/or careers. Internship providers who participate in the program share their time and talent to give interns meaningful, career-related experiences.
MENTOR EXPECTATIONS
MENTOR GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS Provide guidance and feedback as your mentees/protégés conceptualize their future goals and professional aspirations. Dedicate 3-4 hours per month or as needed with mentees/protégés. Dedicate 7 months with mentees/ protégés.
T.E.A.C.H.
TIME/TALENTS/ AND TREASURES
Determine how much time you can afford to spend together with your protégé. Determine what specialization or expertise that you can offer to your protégé. Determine what resources that you can offer to your protégé (ex. Special contacts, information concerning scholarships, job or internship reference). Mentee Expectations: Make initial contact and follow-up with mentor. Prepare relevant and appropriate questions for initial meetings.
ESTABLISH EXPLANATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS Establish and explain ground-rules with protege. Establish clear expectations and consequences for not abiding by ground-rules. Mentee Expectation: Be prepared to negotiate time and schedule with mentor.
ASSESSMENTS/ANSWERS Learn about your protégé’s priorities and objectives. Provide your protégé answers to basic questions or make appropriate references. Provide opportunities for protege to meet people in their desired field. Mentee Expectation: Process and provide after-reports for any guidance or assignments.
COMMUNICATE/COLLABORATE Create a schedule for meetings and communication. Create opportunities for collaboration. Mentee Expectation: Communicate with mentor promptly and consistently.
HELPFULNESS/HOPEFULNESS Be a source of “Help” for your mentee/protégé. Be a source of “Hope” for your mentee/protégé. Mentee Expectations: Be helpful to other students in the program and share what they are learning from their mentorship experience.
MAXIMIZING SINCE 2008 THROUGH:
Leadership
Service
Reviewing Your Vision
Truth telling
Leading Change
Conflict Transformation
Minimizing Excuses
Discipline of Focus
The Art of Simplicity The Art of Negotiation
Mastering Soft Skills Personal Development Teamwork & Diversity
The Power of Now
The Art of Risk Taking
Purposeful Living
Future Themes: The Art of Networking, Mastering Good Habits, Personal Development, & The Art of Negotiation.
MAXIMIZE THROUGH
"The Art of Risk Taking" To maximize the Art of Risk Taking, students must learn to make the most of their time at Broward College, investing their energy and prioritizing the areas in which they have influence. This academic year, our theme is "Maximize the Art of Risk Taking." In the intricate journey of higher education, decisions can define one’s path. And for students living with risk, it may often seem like they are leaving things to luck. Since there is a risk in every situation, we seek to help students foster a mindset that values calculated risk. In the next few months, we work with our students as they examine the difference between "luck or gambling" and the art of risk-taking. In that regard, we have assigned students two books: 1) On Managing Risk: A New Framework (2020) by Robert S. Kaplan and Condoleezza Rice and 2) Risk: A Very Short Introduction (2012) by Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany. The first is a compilation of Harvard Business Review (HBR) articles focusing on organizational risk, especially during rapid change. It should prepare them to understand the different types of risks that they may face in their careers as workers and leaders. In the second, the authors explain "what science has learned about how people deal with risk, applying these lessons to diverse everyday examples." We will touch on relevant chapters in these books or have guest speakers dealing with topics such as leadership, scenario planning, and decision-making each week. Maximizing the Art of Risk-Taking takes courage, bravery, and integrity. It is the opposite of gambling, taking chances, or living by luck. Rather than wishful thinking, risk-taking is a thoughtful process involving an ongoing commitment to reality at all costs.
RISK: A Very Short Introduction by Baruch Fischhoff & John Kadvany
Managing Risk by Harvard Business Review
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
PROJECTS Mentors are encouraged to provide input for existing projects and help create new projects that may benefit the students in the program.
SOCIAL VALUES ACADEMY
SVA
The Principles of Social Value provide the basic building blocks for making decisions, in order to increase expected returns on investment (ROI), improve well-being and increase sustainability. Student use generally accepted social accounting principles and apply them on their projects for a better understanding of the skills of forecasting and analyzing the outcomes of the art of risk taking.
PSG: END THE DEMAND
Students work with local organizations and sponsor anti-human trafficking initiatives such as the Walk for Awareness Campaign and annual youth conferences for high school, colleges and university students. PEP interns also work with the department of homeland security to offer education and prevention webinars that create awareness in higher education.
ORAL HISTORY
Oral History is for students who enjoy engaging with community members, the research process and conducting interviews will be assigned to the Oral History Lab. The Lab helps the Oral History director plan and coordinate special interviews, mini-conferences, and promote experiential learning certificates.
PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNSHIPS Mentors are encouraged to provide internship opportunities for students. Note: summer internships allow students maximum flexibility for internships.
PSYCHOLOGY LAB
SIMULATION CENTER
The Psychology Lab is for those interested in research. The lab assists with planning research and engaging in forums in which students work in semi-structured focus groups.
The Simulation Center (HSSC), is a educational facility that models a hospital setting. It is designed to provide students with a safe learning environment where they transfer theory into hands-on practice.
GIS LAB
BMI LAB
Geographic Information systems Lab (GIS) works as a catalyst for creative thought and problem-solving skills and facilitates spatial reasoning. Students who love working with technology will be assigned to the GIS Lab to find solutions to real world challenges that benefit their community.
The Brain Machine Interface Lab allows students to explore the ethical implications and current and future applications of BMI. Students will engage in discussions that relate to translating neuronal information into computer commands.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERIENCES Mentors are encouraged to invite students to experience shadowing opportunities in professional, celebratory, and conference settings.
WEEKLY WORKSHOPS
PILLARS CONFERENCE
PEP students meet weekly on Fridays at 11:00am to engage in forums that focus on teamwork and the art of risk taking, along with current issues and events. PEP mentors and leaders in the community often lead the discussions.
The four-day conference is the final PEP event of the year (8/8/2024 -8/11, 2024). It is a collaborative effort that provides experiences for leaders to maximize their opportunities to strengthen their sense of global purpose, personal well-being and individual resilience.
INTERNATIONAL
FLORIDA READY TO WORK
Broward College has several International Centers around the world. Students take courses taught in English typically by local faculty in the host country. This means PEP interns are able to collaborate with peers with different perspectives from team-mates from and in different countries.
PEP interns must complete The Florida Soft Skills training, which features highly interactive digital training focused on in-demand employability and leadership skills, including, communicating effectively, teamwork, , and thinking critically and solving problems. Student who successfully complete the training receive a certificate signed by the governor of Florida.
PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE Mentors are encouraged to promote and challenge students to use their projects as service opportunities and engage in service work with mentors.
PILLARS CONFERENCE
Mentors are invited to attend the annual conference to be held on August 8th and 9th, 2024 (remotely via Zoom) and August 10th and 11th, 2024 (remotely via Zoom or in-person at the Pillars Hotel) This year, our theme is “The Art of the Risk Taking.” In other words, make the most of the present, which is the only moment which holds true power. In the next few months, we will meet weekly to examine different scenarios for success, focusing attention on and investing our energy and prioritizing the areas in which we have influence. Our goal is to provide a peaceful and effective forum for students as leaders to strengthen their sense of global purpose, personal well-being, and individual resilience. As we adjust to the realities of wars, conflicts, and global pandemic, we hope the 15th Pillars Conference achieves its objective. In so doing, we hope to help all maximize the Art of Risk Taking! All PEP interns/mentees must present the outcomes of their projects at the conference. Mentors may consider supporting the conference in various ways, such as scholarships.
PILLARS CONFERENCE
The Pillars Hotel is ideally situated right on the Intracoastal Waterway. It offers a casually elegant and charming experience in the prime of the most renowned Florida beach and yachting town. PEP students are treated to an exceptional level of individual service and luxury reminiscent of the finest European boutique inns. This is a first-time experience for many students. Key features of the conference include gourmet dining in The Secret Garden restaurant during the final night at the Award Ceremony, in which recipients are awarded student Pillars, Faculty Pillars, Alumni Pillars and Service Pillars of the Community Awards. Visit the link below for last years Pillars Conference Program: HTTP://PILLARSCONFERENCE.COM/PROGRAM
CERTIFICATES AND BADGES PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT CERTIFICATES SOFT SKILLS CERTIFICATES SOCIAL VALUES/ SOCIAL IMPACT CERTIFICATES
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