Convocation and Learning Day
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Seminole State's Convocation and Learning Day is dedicated to connection, learning and celebration for our faculty and staff. All campus locations will be closed, and no classes will be held on March 6, 2026, for Convocation and Learning Day. The day will feature sessions on personal and professional development, as well as the presentation of the Raider Excellence Awards.
There also will be a continental breakfast and a lunch catered 4Rivers Smokehouse (vegan and vegetarian options will be available).
Stay tuned for details about the event schedule and workshops. For more information about awards as part of this celebration, visit the Employee Recognition Programs webpage.
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Keynote Speaker: Don Yaeger
Award-Winning Leadership Speaker, Executive Coach & New York Times Best-Selling Author
As a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, business leadership coach, a twelve-time New York Times Best-selling author, host of the top-rated Corporate Competitor Podcast, National Geographic’s “Storyteller in Residence,” and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, Don Yaeger has fashioned a career as one of America’s most provocative thought leaders. As a speaker, he has worked with audiences as diverse as Fortune 500 companies and cancer survivor groups, where he shares his personal story.
He is primarily sought to discuss lessons on achieving greatness, learned from first-hand experiences with some of the greatest sports and business legends in the world. Additionally, Don has been retained by companies and organizations to coach their leaders on building a culture of greatness by looking at Great Teams in sports and discerning the business lessons we can learn from them. In 2023, Real Leaders magazine acknowledged Don as a “Speaker to Watch” because of his success on stage. Throughout his writing career, Don has developed a reputation as a world-class storyteller and has been invited as a guest to every major talk show – from Oprah to Nightline, from CNN to Good Morning America. Few journalists can lay claim to as exciting and colorful a career as Don Yaeger.
'The New Science of Momentum'
As author and co-author of over 40 books, including "The New Science of Momentum," Don Yaeger will speak on the power momentum holds and how small wins power big successes. He will be at a table immediately following his presentation with a limited number of books to sell and sign.