Nick Mamalakis Emerging Leader Program

The Nick Mamalakis Emerging Leader Program is a 9-week leadership development program for freshman and sophomore students. The program will be highly interactive with participants taking a major role in each program. Mini-lectures, skill building workshops, and human potential exercises will provide hands-on training for the participants to learn to be more effective as a person and as a leader.

There is no cost to students who are chosen to participate in the program.
 

What is the purpose of the program?

• To assist students with their transition into college leadership opportunities.
• To teach students the skills that are needed to be successful in leadership positions.
• To enable students to discover within themselves the qualities that make them effective people and leaders.
• To help direct new students into appointed and elected leadership positions that are available on campus.
• To develop new students as leaders so that their marketability upon graduation is improved.

What topics are covered in the program?

• Leadership Styles
• Consensus Seeking
• Servant Leadership
• Coalition Building
• Motivation
• Customer Service and Leadership
• Leadership and Reward
• Ethics in Leadership
• Communication Skills and the Leader
• Table Manners and Courtesy
• How to be a Good Leader
• How to be a Good Follower

How do I apply to the program?