Office of Leadership Development
- 214 Hundley Hall
- 434.544.8470
- studentdevelopment@lynchburg.edu
Leadership development is a critical component of the University of Lynchburg experience. We engage students in exploring identity in place (who you are and what you bring) and explore interests and causes embedded in life experiences that provide a primary lens for purpose and passion. In community, we unlearn existing myths of leadership that center lone rangers and investigate alternative leadership archetypes to create a campus that is leader-full. Throughout the academic year, Leadership Development provides current and emerging student leaders a variety of opportunities to learn about and to develop skills for effective leadership, including:
- Emerging Leaders — The Emerging Leaders program is designed for first-year and sophomore students seeking to develop leadership skills in preparation for serving in campuswide positions within University Experience and Student Success. Participants attend the Emerging Leaders Retreat before classes begin for the spring semester and the Anderson Leadership Conference.
- Bonner Leader Program – Is a four-year, cohort-based, credit-bearing, community engagement program for students passionate about addressing pressing social challenges of our time through community based learning and service. Students participate a work-study paid internship with a local non-profit and are supported by both their non-profit supervisor and the Bonner community to develop self-awarness, social responsbility, and professional skills. Bonners receive academic credit by integrating their classroom learning with their community engagement internship.
- National Society of Leadership and Success — The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) is the nation’s largest leadership honor society. Second-year undergraduate students at the University of Lynchburg are invited for membership in the Lynchburg chapter of NSLS based on their academic standing and leadership potential. To accept membership, students complete a series of on-campus and online training programs to build their leadership skills. Members also receive access to NSLS scholarships and awards, ongoing training opportunities, employer recruitment through an online job bank, and other benefits.
- Off-Campus Leadership Conferences — Delegations of University of Lynchburg students are sent to selected regional and national conferences to expand their leadership knowledge and abilities, enabling greater contribution to the campus community. A limited number of scholarships are available to assist students who wish to attend regional and national leadership training conferences.
- Courts 338
- 434.544.8224
- olp@lynchburg.edu
- lynchburg.edu/student-life/outdoor-leadership-program
Outdoor Leadership and Education offers both recreational adventures and leadership development programs for the University of Lynchburg campus community. Activities are organized and facilitated by Lynchburg students and include hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, caving, whitewater rafting, canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding, and ropes course workshops. All activities are “challenge by choice,” and no experience is necessary. The only prerequisites are a willingness to explore, a desire to challenge oneself, and curiosity to seek adventures available in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond.
Outdoor Leadership and Education offers a variety of student staff positions. Staff members spend their first year training in the basics of adventure education, and then build upon that foundation by leading wilderness and adventure course programs.
