FIRST YEAR SCHOLARS
the First Year as a LEAD Scholar is designed to test the waters and begin building your leadership legacy at Saint Leo. This is your opportunity to attend clubs and organizations outside of your comfort zone, attend "random" events and activities and begin thinking about where and why YOU want to make an impact.
You might consider:
- what is your passion?
- what TYPE of leadership are you drawn towards?
- what campus or community involvement will make you happy?
- what campus or community involvement will give you a better college experience?
- what campus or community involvement will benefit you post-graduation?
- how much time do you have to devote to a leadership position?
- what attracts you about leadership opportunities?
To assist in this developmental year, each First Year Scholar will have an upper-class mentor in the form of a Junior LEAD scholar. These mentor/mentee pairs will meet at least once a month. While there is no formal topical information to cover, you will be required to submit a short reflection after each meet-up using the contact form below. Things you might want to ask/utilize your mentee for:
- learning about what involvement opportunities exist on campus
- having someone to go to events with
- asking questions about the challenges and opportunities related to moving into leadership positions in your freshman or sophomore year
- getting to know the campus better
- getting to know the local community better
Mentee meet-ups can take many forms! Including but not limited to:
- meet up before or after an ELLO or LEAD Workshop that you attend together
- grab a booth & eat together in the dining hall
- doing a brown-bag lunch discussion picnic-style outside (once the weather cools off)
- go to a fun campus event together - like Bingo or a Comedian
- go off campus for a meal or something fun like mini-golf
- hang out at the lake
- etc.