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Leadership Development

 

 

Throughout the academic year, University Experience and Student Success 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.

 

  • Anderson Leadership Conference — Held in the spring semester, the Anderson Leadership Conference helps junior and senior undergraduate students prepare for a successful transition to life after college. Sessions focus on establishing a budget, understanding job contracts and benefits packages, and other topics pertinent to life beyond the University of Lynchburg. This conference is made possible by an endowment established in 1990 by Crantford V. Anderson ’59 and his wife, Jeri, in honor of their son, Chip ’85.

 

  • 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.