MORE ABOUT THE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM

The Purpose of Emerging Leaders Series is to provide new UMSL students the opportunity to develop their leadership abilities through workshops, activities and reflection in order to prepare them for future leadership experience at UMSL and beyond. 

Our Mission is to develop student leaders who will model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act and encourage the heart. 

MENTORSHIP
Student Mentors adopt a group of four to five students (mentees) from the program.  These mentors are trained by the Office of Student Life to develop leadership potential on a peer level.  They operate as a campus and community resource for their mentees and are examples of experienced student leaders.  Mentors will help facilitate discussions on the principles of leadership and will guide the participants’ leadership development.  Mentors will maintain a relationship with their mentees beyond the program and throughout their shared time at the University.

TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS
Using the Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Challenge as a framework for our weekly two hour workshops, participants will focus on each of the five leadership challenges highlighted by Kouzes and Posner.  Each discussion will be lead by a program coordinator with the assistance of mentors.  These large group discussions will be followed by small group activities and reflection.