Campus Pride's Queer It Up Young Adult Leadership Institute at Creating Change 2011 has been a blast. We're winding down the day, which is sad because we've grown to love every body here! At least we have the rest of the weekend to continue getting to know you!

After lunch, the group tackled conflict management. Every organization, gay or straight, experiences unique dynamics. Learning how to approach conflicts and doing it successfully can grow your group and ensure its longevity.

How would you approach an individual member in your group? How would you address conflict when approaching a larger group of members? What resources do student organizations have in tackling these challenges and seeking solutions?

These are important questions made a little bit easier if one has a sense of their own leadership and conflict management styles. People deal with conflict and other difficult situations in different ways. Being aware of your own personality as well as the personalities of your fellow student leaders can make a response to conflict run more smoothly.

The group is having phenomenal conversation on all of these complex issues. As we get closer to the end of our day-long institute we'll take all of these conversations and bring them to a head, asking each of our student leaders to draft an action plan for creating change on their campuses and in their communities.

Identifying challenges, seeking success
Students discuss in small groups issues with which they've experienced a challenge or issues with which they've already experienced success.