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Leadership and Service Center

  • LEAD retreat participants engaged in a facilitated activity on a lawn overlooking the ocean.

Leadership Enrichment and Development (LEAD) Cohort

The Leadership Enrichment and Development (LEAD) Cohort will be a group of student leaders committed to advancing the student experience beyond the classroom on the University of South Carolina campus.

Cultivate positive change and connect with fellow student leaders.

By participating in the LEAD Cohort, students will have opportunities for greater collaboration among other student leaders on our campus and will increase their ability to exercise leadership for positive change.

Am I eligible?

The LEAD Cohort is open to students who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students in the Fall of 2019. Ideal applicants to the cohort are students who serve as positional or nonpositional leaders of student organizations and/or student-led initiatives on our campus. Additionally to participate, students must have at least a 2.5 GPA, be in good standing with the university, and agree to commit to the following:

-Attend LEAD Cohort Orientation on April 29 from 5-6:15 p.m.
-Attend the LEAD Retreat, May 8-9, 2019
-Engage in a committee that contributes to a yearlong project to better the student experience
-Meet at least monthly throughout the 2019-2020 academic year 

 

LEAD Cohort Application

The 2019-2020 Leadership Enrichment and Development (LEAD) Cohort will be a group of students committed to advancing the student experience beyond the classroom on the UofSC campus.

By participating in the LEAD Cohort, students will have opportunities for greater collaboration among other student leaders on our campus and will increase their ability to exercise leadership for positive change on our campus.

The LEAD cohort is open to students who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students in the Fall of 2019. Ideal applicants to the cohort are students who serve as positional or nonpositional leaders of student organizations and/or student-led initiatives on our campus. Additionally to participate, students must have at least a 2.5 GPA and be in good standing with the university.

Students who wish to be a part of the LEAD Cohort, must be able to commit to the following: 
-Attend LEAD Cohort Orientation on April 29 from 5-6:15 p.m.
-Attend the LEAD Retreat, May 8-9
-Engage in a committee that contributes to a yearlong project to better the student experience
-Meet at least monthly throughout the 2019-2020 academic year

Transportation, lodging, meals, and materials for the retreat and other activities throughout the year will be provided. 

For more information about the LEAD Cohort please contact Ryan Patterson, 777-2811, pattersonr@sc.edu.

Friday, April 5 at 11:59 p.m.

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