Leadership Edge

Students will grow as competent, ethical, and effective leaders.  They will:

• Appreciate the ethical underpinnings of effective leadership
• Understand group dynamics and processes
• Develop an awareness of personal leadership strengths and weaknesses
• Attain the knowledge of different leadership styles and approaches

To satisfactorily achieve the outcome, students will complete:

• 100 hours that includes a combination of theory, ethics, and experience.  A minimum of 50 hours must be leadership experience.
• Log your hours on the Superior Edge logging system
• Write a reflection paper and complete a short survey

Examples of what would count towards completion of the Leadership Edge:

• theory:  courses, workshops, or conferences with leadership theory
• ethics:  complete courses or course content, participate in presentations or workshops on ethics              
• experience:  leadership role in a student or community organization, resident adviser (RA), Student Leader Fellowship Program (SLFP), ROTC, employment with leadership responsibilities

Possible Leadership Edge Activities:

• Position on a committee or in a student organization
• Leadership Skill Builder! workshops
• Leadership theory class
• Residence hall leadership positions
• Organize talk/guest speaker (house/hall/Platform Personalities)
• Be a resident adviser or community adviser
• Hold a supervisory position at your place of employment