Leadership Academy- New!

On Tuesday, July 12th, students from around the country came together for the Leadership Academy. Caroline Weir, Leilani Mullins, Andrew Schantz, and Kristen Ray, members of the Leadership Training Team, all put on these workshops. Workshops focused on building certain leadership skills such as professionalism, networking, and communication. Not only that, some of the workshops focused on The Student Leadership Challenge’s areas of “Enable Others to Act” and “Encourage the Heart.”


Students participating in the session worked together to complete tasks and build teamwork. Games and activities were utilized to encourage active participation and skill building. One of the games featured had to do with fostering collaboration. The members began with an icebreaker where they had to add on to what the person before them said, creating an uncooperative story. The game produced some giggles and achieved its purpose of bringing members together for some fun and collaboration, but the story was nonsensical so was followed up by one that did make sense. Then, they wrapped up by making a cooperative story to bring together the ultimate goal and lesson of collaboration.

By participating in these sessions, students got a better overall understanding of leadership skills that they possess and can develop even further. Students were able to work together, network, and have fun!