Overview

Spring - Washington, D.C.
FREE College Credit
March 20 - March 25 »
March 27 - April 1 »

Summer - New York, NY
June 27 - July 2 »

Summer - Baltimore, MD / Washington DC
July 7 - July 12 »

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Unlock your Leadership Potential

Welcome to Leadership University, the premier forum for transforming today’s most motivated students into tomorrow’s most influential leaders. Leadership University is an in-depth, intensive immersion experience that uncovers true potential and develops lifelong skills - and is specifically geared toward top students from around the globe. Leadership University is designed to tap into your natural potential and teach you specific and tangible skills that you’ll carry forward throughout your high school, college, and professional career.

Nurture, Grow & Test Your Skills

In high school, you learn from textbooks and lectures. At Leadership University, you’ll learn by practicing your team-building skills in realistic, hands-on scenarios. Our role-playing and time-sensitive challenges give you the chance to practice, test, refine, measure, and improve your leadership expertise - a rare and valuable opportunity not available to most high school students. Best of all, you’ll learn to give and receive constructive and timely feedback - tools critical for every successful leader.

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Guest Speakers

Business & Community Leaders, Leadership Experts and Academics

• Marshall Bailly, II, Executive Director, Leadership Initiatives
• Jean Berubi, Director, Day of Discovery, Gallaudet University
• Dr. W. Warner Burke, Edward Thorndike Professor of Psychology & Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Olegario D. Cantos VII, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice
• Ira Chaleff, Founder & Preside;nt, Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates
• Dr. Brenda Graham, Associate Professor of Leadership, Department of Leadership, Concordia University
• Christopher Irving, M.A., Executive Director, The Miller Institute of Leadership & Diversity
• Catherine Meloy, M.A., President & CEO, Goodwill of Greater Washington
• Jenne Myers, Executive Director, Working In The Schools
• Rayona Sharpnack, Founder & CEO, Institute for Women’s Leadership
• Kimberly Wright-Violich, President & CEO, Schwab Charitable

Experiential Leadership Organizations

• Pacific Leadership Institute
• Gallaudet University Day of Discovery
• Alley Pond Adventure Course
• Harmony Hills Ropes Course

Tuition, Location and Dates

Complete tuition, enrollment and other conference details can be found in the Application and Enrollment & Other Details included in your invitation package and in the online application.

Please pay careful attention, as dates may have changed from printed material.

2010 Spring Leadership University Sessions*
FREE College Credit with Tuition

2010 Summer Leadership University Sessions*

Tuition includes:

• A full schedule of classes, briefings, lectures and simulations
• Certificate of Completion
• Housing accommodations at a University/College dormitory (summer) or Conference Center (spring only)
• All on-campus meals **
• Course materials and lab fees
• Transportation as needed for off-site activities, briefings and events
• Field trips and social events
• Program Faculty and on-site staff for supervision
• LeadAmerica T-shirt

College Credit requires that the student successfully complete all aspects of the program (see college credit information for more details).

Leadership University spring and summer conferences are accredited for one (1) college credit issued from Loras College which is optional and not included in the tuition. The college credit (normally $475) is available at the reduced rate of $299.

** Students will need spending money for several off-site meals, souvenirs and incidentals.

Students are responsible for their own airfare or other travel costs to and from each conference location.

*Dates and locations are subject to change.

Program Highlights

• Build Confidence and Team-Building Skills through a challenging Ropes Course experience that contains high and low elements, group initiatives, and team building activities
• Obtain a front-row-seat and behind-the-scenes insight into leadership development through participation in a Community Service Project
• Explore Washington DC, New York City, Boston, or San Francisco
• Earn up to one College Credit
  
  
  
• Spring Leadership University students to visit Mt. Vernon, the estate of George Washington.  Students will explore the interactive museum, tour the home of our nation’s first President, and walk the vast estate as they contemplate Washington’s character and leadership attributes.
• Spring Leadership University students to participate in the Leadership Challenge -- an experiential Ropes Course at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.  Students will practice team building and communication skills through various high ropes and ground activities.
  
• Leadership University students in New York to visit the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and view the Statue of Liberty during their New York Harbor Cruise. This visit provides students with the unique opportunity to explore exhibits, view artifacts and photographs, and search the immigrant archives to see which family members may have entered through Ellis Island and the Port of New York.
• Leadership University students at the Johns Hopkins University to visit Capitol Hill and view our nation’s leaders in action. This visit challenges students with collecting and searching for historical facts during a leadership exploration that takes them to the U.S. Supreme Court, Capitol Hill Visitor’s Center, Library of Congress, and the U.S. Capitol Building.
• Leadership University students to visit the historical Freedom Trail in Boston. Students discuss and analyze leadership qualities and skills of our nation’s founding fathers as they visit places such as Paul Revere’s Home, The Old North Church, the Massachusetts State House, and the site of the Boston Massacre, among others.
• Leadership University students at the Stanford University location to tour San Francisco, highlighting the ethnic and cultural diversity of this great city, resulting in long-standing regional prosperity and mutual respect for all. Students will get a first hand look at the variety of economic and cultural hubs including visits to sites such as the world famous Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf district (including Ghirardelli Square).
• Students that attend the Leadership University program to actively participate in a Community Service Project. Designed to help them understand the importance and benefits of becoming involved, students will gain knowledge of how to carry involvement to their community and school back home.

• Leadership University students will enhance their teambuilding skills during the “Leadership Challenge”; a “Challenge-by-Choice” ropes course containing high and low elements, group initiatives, and team building activities.

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

• College Accredited, Academic Curriculum
• Practice personal leadership development with an emphasis on communication skills, team building, critical thinking, public speaking, goal setting, time management, conflict resolution, and decision making
• Participate in an interactive leadership curriculum involving many of the same activities used for skill training in international corporations and government agencies
• Explore leadership theory, principles, and styles
• Engaging Faculty & Guest Speakers
• Gain access to Academic and Professional Leaders in diverse fields
• Speakers may include Corporate Executives, Elected Officials, Community Organizers, Non Profit Directors, Leadership Trainers, and professional academicians
• Program Relevant Field Excursions
• Experience the program content and appreciate regional sites of importance through field excursions designed to complement the academic and skill building objectives of the program.
• Field Excursions, including a Challenging Ropes Course Experience may also include community service projects in addition to visits to Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island (New York City), the Freedom Trail & Faneuil Hall (Boston) and Pier 39 & Ghirardelli Square (San Francisco).
• Career Focused Skills & Personal Development Workshops
• Formulate a Personal Mission and Vision plan for your future
• Develop and polish skills like Time Management, Decision Making, Team Building, Conflict Resolution, Public Speaking, and Communication
• Explore the opportunities and strategies to advance in program related career fields
• Collegiate Experience & College Enrollment Seminars
• Experience College Life from challenging academics to dormitory living
• Gain an important head start in the Preparation for College and the College Admission Process
• Friends & Support for a Lifetime
• Develop a network of Fellow Scholars, Friends, and Mentors

A DAY AT LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY