Thank you for visiting our Internet site. As an up-and-coming service organization, we want to give you the opportunity to stay in touch with us         and take advantage of our services and events. 

Please feel free to browse the links to the left and leave feedback on our guestbook. We would be happy to answer any questions that you may have - please find our contact info in the tab to the left.   

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday 4/5, 7:00-8:30pm CAREER PEER MENTORING SOCIAL             This event is gearded towards pre-professional students and pre-graduate school students - all UF students are welcomed to attend.                                                                                      Upperclassmen, professional students, graduate students, and other mentors will be available to answer questions, icebreakers, fun activities, networking, food provided (see menu below) 

BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY  - April 19th, 7pm-8:30pm                       All are welcomed to attend (even if you have never been before).                Pot luck Dinner will be served and awards will be given for anyone in             ACES who has contributed to our success during the                                    2009-2010 school year.                                                                       There will be live performances...                                                                                  

SESSION I WORKSHOPS:    9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

B) THE 5 PRACTICES OF LEADERSHIP What's Your Style? -                 Presented by Lead 101                                                                          Assess your skills regarding the 5 exemplary practices of exceptional leadership. Interactive and Informative. A must for anyone who wants to be a strong & effective leader.   

C) PROGRAM YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS -                                    Coach Black                                                                                The first portion focuses on the barriers to you achieving success and helps you learn how to get out of you own way. There will be a brief self -assessment. The second portion will include goal setting and steps to take to attract success to you. Information from experts in the field will be discussed. We will start making steps towards your success immediately! 

            SESSION II WORKSHOPS:    11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

A) GRADUATE STUDENT & PROFESSIONAL STUDENT PANEL - Kelly Anguish Facilitator                                                                            Graduate and Professional students (Liberal Arts, Sociology, Dental, Pharmacy, etc.) share their experiences on getting into and surviving their respective programs. An informal question and answer forum. The panel is invited to join us for lunch as well. 

B) ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND  - Show me the money - Coach Black      Professional Entrepreneurship graduate discusses money attitudes, the basics of credit, how to think like an entrepreneur, starting up a small business, and the language of  success. Self-assessment, practice activities, and sample business plans included.                                    Can you handle the shark tank!     No prior knowledge needed.

C) EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION (THIS SESSION IS FULL - PLEASE SELECT ANOTHER CHOICE - Space may open the day of the conference please ask at the registration table)                                                     - Calia Torres                              Do you ever get distracted or bored while talking to others?                     Ever wonder if you should or should'nt say something?                            Do you want to have better communication with loved ones and peers?      Have you ever wondered why people react the way that they do?            If you answered yes to any of these then this workshop is for you...          Several fun communication activities will be performed. Find out how to improve your communication skills, understand others, and be understood by others. Time permitting: relationships, dating, how to translate what the other gender is saying and have it make sense, and how to instantly connect with anyone.

D) THE ART OF NEGOTIATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION - Dennis Sisson & SOBLE SADIQ  (This session is closed - we will have this workshop next week - please inquire at the registration table or email entrepreneur@ufl.edu)

LUNCH (see menu below) & entertainment

            SESSION III WORKSHOPS:   1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A) Perfect Interview Skills - Katya Tsorova      
Learn how to make your interview successful with invaluable tips on
- making a good first impression
- managing your verbal and nonverbal responses
- understanding what information about yourself the interview is meant to identify
- preparing for the interview
...and participate in fun interactive activities!

B) ADVANCED STUDY TECHNIQUES OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS - Coach Black                                                                                  Do you dread or put off studying?                                                       Do you ever finish reading and can't remember what you read?            Then this workshop is for you. Boost your confidence & decrease test anxiety. Find out how the top students study. Learn how to study less and get better grades. Increase comprehension, focus, speed, and retention.   
Outline:
brief assessment                                                                               learn techniques to help you concentrate and read faster with better comprehension, learn better ways to study and remember the information, practice the techniques, and ending assessment - 99% of people see immediate improvement!

C) Powerful Public Speaking - Mike                                              Workshop includes tips on creating demand, writing enticing titles and the entire speach, breaking the ice, connecting with your audience, performance anxiety, incorporating audiovisual aides and PowerPoint. There will be a brief freewriting exercise and participants may volunteer to practice in front of the group - but this is not a requirement.                                  

BREAKFAST MENU: Coffee, O.J., bagels and cream cheese, fruit platter with yogurt, coffee cake, muffins, and pasteries.

LUNCH MENU: Pollo classical chicken, yellow rice with veggies, black beans with rice, fruit platter with yogurt dip, veggie platter with dip, plantains, yucca bites, ceasar salad, macaroni and cheese, savory snacks, pretzels, dip and crackers, tortilla chips, sweet tea, lemonade, fruit punch, and cake.

REGISTER HERE:   

Gators Gathering Giving Thanks - Monday 11/23 from 7-9pm Come eat and socialize with other mentoring organizations, have fun, eat, and come together with ideas for future projects. There will be optional stations for making cards for terminally ill children - sponsored by Friends for Life, other fun booths, and live entertainment. Some of our members will be in costume - suggested but certainly optional. This is a potluck meal - If you are partaking you need to bring a dish or something for around 10 servings. See the sign up form below:                                                          Suggestions (go traditional or bring something from your family or heritage) apple pie, bread loaf, Corn casserole, dinner roles, sliced turkey, salad, dessert, pumpkin pie, vegetable dish, Sweet tea, deviled eggs, appetizers, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatos with marshmallow or sweet potato pie, pecan pie, anything tasty, if you are poor bring a 2 litre and a loaf of bread.Winter Mentor - December 6th 1-5pm Downtown Main Library

Workshops - Overcoming procrastination - 11/16, Effective Communication 11/30, and Stress without Distress or how to de-stress for the holidays 12/7 

DIRECTIONS to our office: Go to the third floor of the Reitz and enter the glass doors of the south offices (not the side where the sg offices are) head all the way back into a little hallway and there we are in 339A (our office wall is the back of the computer lab).