Meeting 10: January 30, 2026

Opener: 5 minutes

• Weather Report

  • In the chat, share a weather-related emoji that reflects how you are feeling about the start of the semester

  • Follow up question: What is the one thing that would help improve your weather report by one step?

Christine and Mary shared a face covered in icicles.

Sarah shared a tornado but “in a good way.”

Christina shared a rainbow.

Laine shared a sun covered by cloud with rain.

Taylor shared a thundercloud with rain and lightning.

Chante shared a sun, a face covered in icicles, and a snowflake

Professional Development & Show N' Tell: 30-45 minutes

• Leadership & Coaching

  • Presenter: Christine Huang, Wayne State University

• • Additional Breakout Room Discussion Questions:

    • What leadership qualities inspire you the most?

    • What's one question or concern you have about your leadership ability now?

    • In your SI role, when have you needed to lead rather than coach and when has coaching been the more effective approach? 

    • How do you realistically balance autonomy while still maintaining accountability with your SI leaders?

    • What coaching strategies have you found helpful for supporting different types of SI leaders?

    • Looking at the final tips (seeking feedback, reflecting, setting goals, repeating and adjusting), which practice do you currently do well and which one would most strengthen your leadership if you committed to it this semester? 

Updates & Closer: 5-8 minutes

• ICSI Updates:

  • Peer Leader Webinar Series

    • Free opportunity for professional development for SI Leaders and other peer educators, and their supervisors!

      • Student leader sign up to present: https://tr.ee/n5nwMNorV_

      • Sign up to attend: https://tr.ee/Op31yDZfqb 

  • Spring 2026 Community Catch-Ups: https://tr.ee/NLz6y3YTLc 

    • Free opportunity for SI supervisors, directors, and coordinators to share resources and have discussion about specific topics each month

      • February 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT - Program Management & Operations

  • 14th ICSI Conference: https://info.umkc.edu/si/2026-conference-information/

    • Regular registration ends May 3, 2026

    • Pre-conference Workshops:

      • HELP training

      • Accreditation Workshop

      • SIL Summit

      • Weathering the Storm: Strategic Leadership for Learning Centers in Times of Fiscal Crisis

• Closer:

  • Start/Stop/Continue

    • In the chat, share one thing you want to start doing this semester, one thing you want to stop doing this semester, and one thing you want to continue doing in your role with the Supplemental Instruction Program

Chante posted that she wanted to start doing more check-ins with campus partners and leveraging those partnerships that her team has, stop packing her calendar to the max with meetings and intentionally building in time for task completion when needed, and continue remembering the little things about her team and leveraging them.

Taylor posted that she wanted to start allowing for the autonomy of others, stop taking on everything herself, and continue finding strengths in everyone.

Christine posted that she wanted to start delegating more, stop fixing people's problems, and continue to smile.

Mary posted that she wanted to start delegating more to others, continuing to grow the SI mentor program, and stop worrying so much.

Christina posted that she wanted to start doing more one-on-ones with her mentoring team, stop getting overwhelmed by the amount of to-dos, and continue leaning on her strong team of peer leaders.

Sara posted that she wanted to start being an accredited program since they are submitting their materials this semester (go Sara!), stop controlling everything, and continue intentional relationship building with staff, students, and other departments.

Sarah posted that she wanted to start delegating more tasks, stop working past her hours, and continue having fun chats in the office with leaders to get to know them more.