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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.

Learn to lead effectively in LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS.

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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LEADERSHIP ATTITUDES & SKILLS

Attitudes and Skills that will be developed, tested and honed include the following:

  • Communication and public speaking
  • Negotiation and conflict resolution
  • Self-awareness and self-coaching
  • Vision, commitment and integrity
  • Personal responsibility
  • Team building
  • Goal setting and time management

Work as a team in our LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

The Leadership Challenge ropes course* gives you the opportunity to hone team building, leadership, communication, collaboration, experimentation, problem solving and coaching skills. You’ll participate in activities that require trust, effective communication and mutual support for success. Some of the exercises in the course involve physical activity while others focus mainly on creative thinking and problem solving. Regardless of the exercise, you’ll find that each activity promotes respect, the sharing of ideas and opinions and understanding of individual strengths - while illustrating the importance of teamwork and well-formulated plans.

*In the event of rain alternate indoor activities are planned.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
  • Uncover your leadership potential
  • Acquire practical tools and skills you can apply every day
  • Raise your personal standards and the expectations you have for yourself, your career and for others
  • Create a personal roadmap and action plan for your future
  • Develop personal responsibility for all of the outcomes in your life
  • Participate in hands-on, cutting-edge leadership modules
  • Build relationships and network with other emerging leaders
  • Earn 1 optional college credit

A DAY AT LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY*

7:30 - 8:30
Breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 Leadership Discussion: The Essential Principles of Leadership - Vision, Passion and Commitment
9:45 - 11:00 Leadership Workshop: Assessing Personal Strengths in Times of Conflict
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 Leadership Challenge Course
5:00 - 6:00 Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 Guest Speaker: Goal Setting and the Principles of Self-Management
7:30 - 9:00 Leadership Simulation: Critical Thinking and Time Management
9:00 - 10:00 Social Event
10:30 Room Check
*This is a sample day and examples of lectures, excursions and activities each program may include. All speakers and events are subject to availability and change, without notice, before or after the start of a conference.

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