{"id":548,"date":"2014-02-20T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=548"},"modified":"2014-02-20T18:06:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T18:06:35","slug":"centre-unveils-new-courses-on-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2014\/02\/20\/centre-unveils-new-courses-on-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre unveils new courses on leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Adam Falluji<\/strong> –\u00a0Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

Improving yourself is a lifelong endeavor, and our daily experiences contribute to our personal growth. When we graduate and go on to be the new owners of the modern world, it\u2019s important that we reach our maximum potential, so that we may offer all that we are capable of to the world. To help us tap into our potential as leaders and uncover the innate characteristics we have in us that make us our best selves, Centre makes a constant effort to provide students with a transformative experience, both in and out of the classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, outside of lecture halls, leadership programs have been opened for students to kindle their leadership skills and cultivate their inner aspirations, in hopes that Centre students may better lead as examples of tomorrow when they leave campus.
\nLeadership programs have been offered at Centre consistently in the past, but this year the programs are being revamped and made more attractive to students as the FutureMe Leadership Lifestyle series. Composed of six one-hour long sessions weekly on Wednesday nights, each seminar tackles a different topic that aspiring leaders must contemplate.
\nBeginning by defining what leadership is, the course sequentially builds upon itself, covering ethics and a well-oriented moral compass, communication skills, time management, goal setting, and having students complete personality assessment tests to gain insight on their individual inclinations and capabilities. A community service opportunity and ropes course are also optional experiential events provided by the course.
\nApplications to the program were received until Tues., Feb. 12, and the program boasts over a dozen students.
\nIntended to be offered again in following years, the program is sponsored and operated by the Student Life\u2019s Office of Campus Activities under the management of Kendrick Durham, Director of Campus Activities, and Student Life Coordinators Elizabeth Frank \u201913 and Sara Muren \u201912.
\n\u201cThe main goal is discovering your personal identity in relation to how you become a leader,\u201d Frank said. \u201cIt\u2019s very much focused on the self and what you can do to transform into the person you want to be, because we all have leadership qualities in us. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s called FutureMe.\u201d
\nMore than just preparing students to be club presidents, the leadership qualities that FutureMe aims to instill in students provide more personal fulfillment. Leadership is a complicated subject frequently discussed on campus. CentreTerm featured President Roush\u2019s annual \u201cRainmaking: The Study of and Preparation for Leadership\u201d course, and another program more intensive than FutureMe was provided for this year\u2019s first-year Brown Fellows called LeaderShape.
\nSupervised by Academic Fellow Megan Noltemeyer and Chair of the Psychology Program Dr. Brian Cusatto on Centre\u2019s campus, LeaderShape is a national program dedicated to the learning of leadership theory and interactive ideas.
\nFutureMe is more introductive and broad, done from the ground up here at Centre, whereas LeaderShape is a program consistent on all its campuses.
\nTeaching the importance of \u201cleading with integrity and having a healthy disregard for the impossible\u201d is the mission of LeaderShape, a goal not as easily achieved as it is said.
\n\u201cI think LeaderShape showed me my flaws more than my benefits. Since I was young I was more of a leader than a follower but working with all these people that are like me showed me that I have a lot to learn about leadership,\u201d said first-year Brown Fellow Daniel Lee.
\n\u201cInstead of just using my words I can use action to convince people to follow me, without getting caught up in my stubbornness. Intelligence isn\u2019t everything there is to leadership.\u201d
\nBeing a leader when no one else is stepping up to the plate is a challenge, but another scenario that students should expect to face in the future is being most effective and helpful when amongst others with ambition and intelligence. When everyone is a leader you cannot force others to follow you. Instead you must connect with others, and when they discover your character and learn to rely on you, you can achieve your objectives.
\nTo this end, exercises in LeaderShape aim to push students to cooperate and combine their intellect. One such exercise involved moving a bowling ball without touching it, provided only with a set of ropes that couldn\u2019t be tied in knots. Students were able to resolve the problem by coming to a consensus on forming a net with the rope.
\nOver the course of the program students are pushed to create a stretch goal for themselves, and then detail a step-by-step plan to achieve it. Students coming from the LeaderShape program with the intent to change the world around them will have mastered its content.
\nOur world is ready for change that only we can bring. Every one of us has something to bring to the table, so don\u2019t miss the opportunity to invest time into developing your leadership skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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