JUNIOR SCHOLARS
Junior LEAD Scholars begin the transition from focusing on their own leadership skill-development and experience and begin mentoring and training others. Leadership is not just about doing, and as an organization on a University campus the educational component of leadership is front and center! Junior Scholars spend the year developing other leaders via mentorships and LEAD Scholar workshops. A current junior is selected at the end of their sophomore year to serve as President-Elect and will spend their junior year shadowing the LEAD Scholars President before assuming the presidency the following year.
LEAD WORKSHOPS
Each junior will be responsible for leading or co-leading one LEAD Workshop in the academic year. Junior Scholars with busy spring terms are encouraged to complete this requirement in the fall. Junior Scholars may host or lead multiple workshops, if they desire, but will only be held accountable for leading/hosting one. A minimum of four LEAD workshops will be offered in each of the following months: October, November, February & March). Please note September and January only have one workshop each as it is built into the Overnight/Mini Retreat and there are no workshops in December/April to allow Scholars to focus on finals. Juniors may choose to work independently, to pair up with each other, to co-present with an outside leader (faculty/staff/guest presenter/other student leader) or work with the LEAD Scholars adviser to host a workshop. No more than two presenters should be attached to any one workshop. Responsibilities for hosting/co-hosting a workshop include:
As MENTORS, each Junior will have a First Year Scholar to mentor. Junior Scholars will help their mentee begin to explore collegiate and community leadership opportunities and transition to leadership within our community. 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 help your mentee explore:
Mentee meet-ups can take many forms! Including but not limited to:
LEAD WORKSHOPS
Each junior will be responsible for leading or co-leading one LEAD Workshop in the academic year. Junior Scholars with busy spring terms are encouraged to complete this requirement in the fall. Junior Scholars may host or lead multiple workshops, if they desire, but will only be held accountable for leading/hosting one. A minimum of four LEAD workshops will be offered in each of the following months: October, November, February & March). Please note September and January only have one workshop each as it is built into the Overnight/Mini Retreat and there are no workshops in December/April to allow Scholars to focus on finals. Juniors may choose to work independently, to pair up with each other, to co-present with an outside leader (faculty/staff/guest presenter/other student leader) or work with the LEAD Scholars adviser to host a workshop. No more than two presenters should be attached to any one workshop. Responsibilities for hosting/co-hosting a workshop include:
- Coming up with a topic that addresses leadership skills not already covered at a LEAD Workshop in that academic year -or- which covers leadership skills already covered at a LEAD Workshop in the same academic year in a new and different way
- Submitting a LEAD Scholars Workshop Proposal
- must be submitted by the 25th of the month prior to implementation (for example: must be submitted by October 25 if planning to present in November); must include ALL documents/presentation materials in addition to outline
- Holding the Workshop as Proposed
- Monthly Workshop Assignments
- August (no workshops or ELLOs; kickoff & mentee meetings only)
- September (only one workshop for month; led by adviser & held during Overnight Retreat!)
- October
- TBD
- TBD
- November
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- December (no workshops; concentrate on finals!)
- January (one one workshop for month; led by adviser & held during Mini-Retreat)
- February
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- March
- TBD
- TBD
- April (no workshops, attend Recognition Celebration & focus on finals)
As MENTORS, each Junior will have a First Year Scholar to mentor. Junior Scholars will help their mentee begin to explore collegiate and community leadership opportunities and transition to leadership within our community. 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 help your mentee explore:
- 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 their 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.