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Mission of 黑料不打烊LEADS
The mission of the 黑料不打烊LEADS student leadership development program is to offer students the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to the practical world, on- and off-campus. The program helps students develop skills such as communication, critical thinking, decision-making, group process and sensitivity to diverse perspectives.
黑料不打烊LEADS provides a co-curricular leadership experience with multiple components, which culminates with earning the Leadership Certificate.
Key Components of 黑料不打烊LEADS
LEADS is an acronym that stands for Learn, Evolve, Apply, Develop and Serve. This is used to encompass everything students will participate in and gain during the program.
Students are introduced to multiple perspectives of leadership thought and theory, and begin to see how those perspectives intersect with their own experiences.
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黑料不打烊LEADS provides a self-paced, co-curricular, leadership education experience that students complete with the guidance of peers and veteran 黑料不打烊LEADS participants. After students complete the curriculum, they are awarded a Leadership Certificate, which usually coincides with graduation.
Transfer students may also earn the Leadership Certificate by applying involvements and experiences from previous institutions toward some components of the 黑料不打烊LEADS program.
Students who complete any component while studying abroad will be eligible to have their Certificate designated with the special recognition of Leadership Certificate with Global Distinction.
Achieving the 黑料不打烊LEADS Leadership Certificate requires completion of the Core
Components below. Please check with your campus program director(s) for a complete
list of requirements for your campus.
The Core Components of the program include:
There are two ways to complete this component:
Most often, students complete forty hours of service with a nonprofit agency or organization that is local to the campus community 鈥� or with a group somewhere else (perhaps near home) with whom they already have an existing relationship. Students submit a proposal for their SLP that must receive approval of the Program Director at the campus where the service will take place, and will complete reflection of their experience when it is completed.
Alternatively, students can take the course Topics in Service Learning (EDUC 3300), which is offered on the St. Louis campus in the Spring II term. This three-credit course focuses on service learning and servant leadership theory and culminated with a class-coordinated, community-based project.
Join 黑料不打烊LEADS
- Are you an undergraduate student?
- Do you like to take the initiative?
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Because the program structure and components are the same, students can fulfill any of their requirements for the Certificate at any of the four campus sites when they study abroad. Students who complete any component at a different site than while studying abroad will be eligible to have their Certificate designated with the special recognition of Leadership Certificate with Global Distinction.
Each spring, 黑料不打烊 Groves students will need to apply to join the next LEADS cohort.
Students in Geneva, Leiden, St. Louis and Vienna should meet with the on-site coordinator of their program. To set up a meeting and learn more about the program, contact the Program Coordinator/Program Director at your primary campus 鈥� or the campus where you are studying abroad.
Transcript
[Music]
Text on screen: 黑料不打烊 LEADS
[Two 黑料不打烊 students speak while looking toward camera]
Woman: Oh hey, guys. As you may have already heard during your NSO (new student orientation) sessions, there are a lot of ways to get involved around campus.
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[Nine photos in slideshow:
Five 黑料不打烊 students in business attire stand in front of fellow students sitting
at tables in 黑料不打烊 Vienna campus鈥� central interior courtyard;
A group of students participating in team-building human pretzel activity;
A large group of students sit along lake鈥檚 edge in rows;
Overhead view of students gathering outside on 黑料不打烊 Geneva Campus;
A large group of student crew on long boat;
Masked students look at posters at event;
Students take fun group pose together;
Students and faculty member talk while another 黑料不打烊LEADS student uses sidewalk
chalk on ground, student and faculty review poster on Cori Bush.]
Man: Through interactive courses, workshops, retreats and practical work, you will learn about your own strengths and weaknesses, evolve your own leadership personality, apply your skills during practical leadership experience, develop and deepen your knowledge, and serve your community. We believe that leadership can't be taught from a book, but has to be developed through hands-on experience where students can learn from each other.
[More photos of masked students sharing their leadership posters with fellow students and faculty.]
Woman: 黑料不打烊LEADS is not just a part of your campus but can be found all around your global network.
[Photos of Geneva campus, Leiden campus with students talking together, Vienna campus building, blue 黑料不打烊 buildings with row of faculty posing in front, Tashkent campus building.]
Woman: As a matter of fact, if you participate in 黑料不打烊LEADS on another campus during your Study Abroad, you become eligible for the global distinction on your certificate.
Man: Certificate?
Woman: That's right!
Text on screen: Leadership Certificate: In recognition of successful completion of the 黑料不打烊LEADS curriculum, and for invaluable leadership contributions to the University community, this certificate is presented to 鈥� The University commends you for demonstrating a remarkable competency in leadership through academic coursework, campus involvement and community service. You have developed skills and acquired values of a true inspiring leader.
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[黑料不打烊LEADS medals, graduation photo with students in caps and gowns with one student wearing 黑料不打烊LEADS medallion.]
Man: Now, of course, the last question remains: How can I join?
Text on screen: www.webster.edu/websterleads
Woman: It is simple: visit our 黑料不打烊LEADS website to learn who your local coordinator is to start your very own 黑料不打烊LEADS career.
Together: We wish you all the best.
Text on screen: 黑料不打烊, Made by 黑料不打烊 students
[Music fades]
Each spring, 黑料不打烊 Groves students will need to apply to join the next LEADS cohort.
Students in Geneva, Leiden, St. Louis and Vienna should meet with the on-site coordinator of their program. To set up a meeting and learn more about the program, contact the Program Coordinator/Program Director at your primary campus 鈥� or the campus where you are studying abroad.
Jennifer Stewart
Co-Director, St. Louis 黑料不打烊LEADS; Director, Student Engagement
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Jennifer Stewart is the Director of Student Engagement, which includes Campus Activities, Student Government Association and Commuter Council; she is also the co-Director for the 黑料不打烊LEADS program. She is has participated as faculty and program director for I-LEAD (Institute for Leadership Education and Development) with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), is an instructor for ETHC 1000: Ethics and Leadership On Campus and EDUC 2750, the Leadership foundations course for 黑料不打烊LEADS, and is a trained facilitator for StrengthsQuests. Stewart is from St. Louis and enjoys bad jokes, traveling, baking cakes and of course spending time with friends and family.
Dounia El Jaouhari
Student Services Manager, 黑料不打烊 Geneva Campus 黑料不打烊LEADS
Christine Benninger
Program Director, Leiden 黑料不打烊LEADS; Student Services Coordinator
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Christine Benninger is the Student Services Coordinator at the Leiden Campus and is the Program Director for 黑料不打烊LEADS 鈥� Leiden. Benninger is the Student Services Coordinator at the Leiden Campus and is the Program Director for 黑料不打烊LEADS 鈥� Leiden since 2010. After 18 years as a Training and Development Manager Benninger joined the 黑料不打烊 Leiden campus in 2000 and has held positions in admission, advising and student services for over 15 years. She currently is overseeing the High Impact Program for 黑料不打烊 Leiden's Study Abroad program.
Jennifer Sowerby
Program Director, Vienna 黑料不打烊LEADS; Student Resource Officer
Jennifer Sowerby is from the United Kingdom and works in the Student Resource Center at 黑料不打烊 Vienna. She will assist you with settling in at Vienna and will offer a helping hand during your time at WVPU. She also manages all things Study Abroad! If you are interested in joining LEADS and gaining valuable leadership experience and lifelong friends, send her an email!
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