SOPHOMORE SCHOLARS
The Sophomore Year as a LEAD Scholar is designed to begin actively applying leadership skills and assuming leadership positions either on Saint Leo University's campus or in the local community. Sophomore scholars are encouraged to explore leadership opportunities that match their own interests and skill-sets but will challenge them in new ways. Opportunities abound and include but are not limited to: ministry and church leadership, clubs and organizations, Student Government, Orientation, Residence Life, Greek Life ... the sky is the limit! This is your opportunity to apply/nominate/volunteer for leadership roles and reflect on the interplay of your emerging leadership skills, growing leadership experience and developing ideas about leadership-in-practice and peer-leadership.
One sophomore will be selected by the LEAD Scholar group at the Senior Send-Off in their sophomore year to serve as the President-Elect in their junior year (to shadow the President) and will then assume the LEAD Scholar Presidency their senior year.
In addition, the Sophomore Scholars will be responsible for working together as the Sophomore LEAD Scholars cohort to design and facilitate the LEADALL community service each semester. All LEAD Scholars will participate in the community service event, but the planning and implementation will be managed by the Sophomore Scholars.
Things the Sophomore Scholars might choose to consider (not an exhaustive list or checklist-just a resource!) when planning LEADALL Community Service are:
- service site and purpose (where will we serve and why?)
- logistics (date, time, duration, reservations needed, maintenance tickets, approvals needed, etc.)
- communication amongst LEAD scholars (what does that look like? reporting structure)
- timeline (when do things need to get accomplished? how will that be accomplished?
- accountability (how will Sophomore scholars hold one another accountable for task completion/involvement?)
- resources available and needed (if you need items or funds not provided, how will you procure them? what if procurement attempts fail? what is the backup?)
- marketing (how will the event be advertised? while LEADALL events are designed & required for LEAD Scholars, we want them to be open opportunities for the entire campus)
- assessment (how will you know if the service was successful or not? how can assessment be used to improve planning community service events in the future?)