PLANNING A CHAPTER CALENDAR

By Seth Ogoe Ayim

Chapter President

BYU-MS Ghana Chapter

BYU Management Society Annual Leadership Conference October 4, 2013

Provo, Utah

OVERVIEW

• Definition of a calendar

• Importance of planning a chapter calendar

• Features of a planned chapter calendar

• How to plan a chapter calendar

• The Ghanaian Experience

• Use chapter website

• Achievement

What Is a Calendar?

A timetable of daily, weekly, monthly, yearly activities

Why Must We Plan a Chapter Calendar ?

“If you fail to plan , you plan to fail”

•To ensure that the activities for the year are carried out as planned•To anticipate unforeseen problems that may occur in the year•To ensure maximum participation of stakeholders and target group•To ensure the moral and ethical needs of the target group is met

How to Plan an Effective Calendar

• Identify the needs of the people

• State your objectives for the year

• Plan your topics

• Look for resource persons

• Give assignments to chapter leaders

• Post event on chapter’s website

The Ghanaian Experience

• Talk About

• Career Fair

• The Collaboration for the Summit

• Career Clinics

• Career Seminar–with BYU Alumni–an MPA graduate

• LECTURE Series–an Evening with the Deputy Director of Inspection Unit , Bank of Ghana

Outcome

Thank you