StrengthsQuest
The mission of the StrengthsQuestTM program at Texas A&M is to facilitate participants achievement of academic, career, and personal success through identification, development, and utilization of their top five strengths. To that end we facilitate sessions with all sizes and types of groups, including student organizations, academic classes, and with staff that work directly with students.
Introduction to Strengths
Students take the Clifton StrengthsFinder inventory to learn their five strongest talents. Knowledge of these talents allows students to learn how best to lead themselves in order to be prepared to lead others. Through learning more about their natural strengths, students learn how to become more effective leaders. StrengthsQuest has been successfully integrated into curricula across campus, ranging from classes in the College of Agriculture to the Mays Business School.
Strengths Round 2
Strengths Round 2 is a series of workshops designed to offer students who have already completed an initial Strengths session additional opportunities to learn more about their personal themes in fun and interactive ways. Through conversations about pop culture, careers, multiculturalism, and more, you will be able to use your knowledge of StrengthsQuest in new and different ways.
Our Workshops Include
- Strengths and Careers
- How can you best utilize your knowledge of your Strengths when job searching? This workshop will help students learn how to use their strengths to put their best foot forward in the interviewing process.
- Strengths and Pop Culture
- This workshop is designed to help students learn to better identify strengths in themselves and others using a popular TV show. Previously these shows have included Friends and West Wing.
- Strengths in a Multicultural World
- How do the characteristics valued by different cultures impact how people embrace and understand their strengths? Come discuss StrengthsQuest through the lens of culture, and walk away with a new understanding of your own perspectives.
- Strengths and Leadership
- How does knowing and understanding your Strengths impact your ability to lead? This workshop will help students learn how to utilize their Strengths in order to work with and lead others more effectively.
- Strengths and Service
- This workshop is designed to help students explore and identify how they can use their Strengths to help them serve with purpose.
- Strengths and Teams
- This workshop is designed for the student leader or group project coordinator who would like to better utilize Strengths with his or her exec or academic team. From this workshop, you'll be given additional activities to take back to your organizations that will help keep Strengths an active component in your organization. (To best utilize this workshop it is designed for a group of 5 or more and is by request only.)
How do I register for scheduled workshops?
Register for Intro to Strengths Workshop
Please be sure to register for the workshop no later than 7 days prior to the workshop start date.
Register for Strengths Round 2 Workshop
Please be sure to register for the workshop no later than 7 days prior to the workshop start date.
How do I request a facilitator?
Request a certified facilitator to lead a Strengths session for your student group, staff, classroom or executive team
All requests must be received at least 2 weeks prior to the preferred workshop date.
How do I order books and/or codes?
Order books and codes for your student group, staff, classroom or executive team
In order to schedule a session, all members of the group or class need to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder inventory prior to the workshop. Codes to access the online inventory can be purchased from the Leadership and Service Center for $12.50 per code, or purchase a reference book for $24.00 (a code is included in each book). Please bring your receipt when you pick up your books.