Expanding Leadership!

Welcome everyone to the second blog post on developing leadership throughout campus. Yesterday I mentioned the current leadership on campus and I now want to expand on our thoughts about how we can develop these areas. I want to address our ideas for expanding the leadership certificate, connecting leadership groups on campus, and motivating students to enhance their leadership skills. I first want to touch on development of the leadership certificate. I have already met with the main coordinator for the leadership certificate program and she has shown extreme interst in developing a wonderful partnership. We have discussed setting up possible leadership days and spreading the certificate to all majors across campus. We have also discussed creating a "leadership team" to help spread the word about this wonderful progam. We had some conversation about how to enhance the program as well. This would include possibly adding in community service activites, mentoring within the group, a leadership certificate retreat, and other leadership development experiences. The second aspect of leadership will include cooperation and coordination between leadership groups and teams. I want to personally connect different groups to develop leadership events, leadership workshops, and enhance the overall leadership experience. In my mind, there are so many leadership groups with wonderful experiences and skills that need to be spread all across campus. If we can connect leadership groups, I think we can effectively develop the potential of all students at Iowa State. Finally, I want to just simply spread the word about leadership. In my mind, I truly believe all students have the potential to do wonderful things both inside and outside of the classroom. I want to motivate students to discover their full potential and to seek opportunities all across campus. The dedication I have towards helping students understand how much they truly can succeed will help me share my passion of leadership with others. Stay tuned tomorrow for the final segment of maximizing leadership potential!