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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 dedicated leaders. Leadership University is an in-depth, intensive immersion experience that uncovers true ability and develops lifelong skills - and is specifically geared toward students who want to reach their full potential. Leadership University is designed to tap into your natural talents and teach you specific and tangible skills that you’ll carry forward throughout your high school, and college years.

Develop Your Leadership Skills in Real-World Scenarios

In middle school, you learn from textbooks. At Leadership University, you’ll learn by doing. You’ll practice your team-building skills in realistic, hands-on scenarios. Role-playing and time- sensitive challenges give you the chance to practice, test, refine, measure, and improve your leadership abilities. And you’ll learn to give and receive constructive and timely feedback - tools critical for every successful leader.

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 to achieve 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.

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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*

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 for off-site activities, briefings and events
• Field trips and social events
• Program Faculty and on-site staff for supervision
• LeadAmerica T-shirt

* 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.

• 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

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Leadership Attitudes & Skills

Attitudes and Skills that will be developed, tested and honed may include some of 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

A DAY AT Leadership University*

*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.