FROM FUSE TO BOOM

Mike Chapman
STATE OF THE FUSE
 Title Slide: – 1
 Table of Contents:– 2
 When the Fuse first lit– 3
 the Fuse burns (Self Leadership) – 4
 the Fuse dampens (Inclusive Leadership and Diversity)– 5
 spark reignites (Interpersonal and Organization Concepts & Skills)– 6
 Burning strong (Critical Thinking)– 7
 I the fuse disappears (Leadership Theory)– 8
 Conclusion: Boom-9
WHEN THE FUSE LIT
 The first Spark was when I made the decision to
come to URI
 Chemistry and forensic Chemistry major
 More Sparks occured when I told myself I was
going to the leadership institute
 The Fuse lit when I got on the bus to institute
THE FUSE BURNS (SELF LEADERSHIP)
Outcome 2: student will demonstrate personal, organizational, and academic examples of self-discipline

 Who I Am as a Student
 Time management
 Set aside blocks of time
 Always allocate more time than needed
 Self-Disciplined
 Academics first, play later
 Mental Health
 Organized
 Controlled chaos
 I know where to find everything, and some
couldn’t fathom it
THE FUSE DAMPENS (INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY)
Outcome 90: students will demonstrate personal application of the “model of intercultural sensitivity” by Bennett

 Eyes opened about the reality of

working in a lab
 the lab is full time job
 No 9-5 clock in, clock out

 I still do not feel completely integrated

 2 years of work
 More work behind the scenes than you
realize
SPARK REIGNITES (INTERPERSONAL AND ORGANIZATION CONCEPTS & SKILLS)
Outcome 159: student will describe personal examples of mentoring and being mentored

 Gaining a mentor, Paul Wineman

 Met at the Nelson Leadership institute

 Chairmen of the institute

 I asked him to be my mentor

 Lot of courage on my part

 Committed to make a change for

myself
 Lives in San Diego California

 Always talk over the phone

 Constantly tells me how much I have

changed over the course that we
have been talking
BURNING STRONG (CRITICAL THINKING)
Outcome 99: student will demonstrate proficiency of critical thinking

 Why Critically Think

 Not regret decisions
 Can only travel down 1 path
 Can’t always back track

 The Bomb Squad Vs Explosives lab

 Real world experience Vs lab experience
 Broadening my network vs lose a valuable
connection
 Acquire new skills vs mastering current skills
THE FUSE DISAPPEARS (LEADERSHIP THEORY)
Outcome 68: student will describe personal application of chaos theory (wheatley)

 Chaos Theory
o People are information
o When people interact there is an exchange,
transformation or creation of information

 We are all nodes in the organization known as

URI
 Phi Kappa Psi
 Order of Omega
 Mentor Team
BOOM