About the Center
Mission:
To cultivate and engage students through practical leadership skill development and involvement experiences.
Vision:
Aspiring to be the premier center for integrated leadership development and involvement resources for all students.
Core Departmental Values
Intentional Learning through Experience: We promote student development through purposeful engagement and reflection to achieve significant learning outcomes.
Inclusive Collaboration: We strive to create a culture of openness, respect, and enthusiasm that generates valuable partnerships enabling all constituents to work towards accomplishing common goals.
Integrity & Accountability: We believe in empowering ourselves and others to make decisions based on honesty and equity while accepting the responsibilities of our actions.
Student Centered: We understand that our common purpose in each action is to provide developmental opportunities for the students of this University.
Intentional Decision Making: We are committed to making strategic decisions based on research and data collection to further advance the opportunities for student learning.
Quality Programs & Services: We are dedicated to providing valuable out of the classroom learning experiences for students that produce a measurable and meaningful impact.
Leadership Principles
Experiential Education: We provide purposeful opportunities for development through students’ direct engagement with their environment and experience and continue the process with in-depth reflection.
Challenge & Support: We extend a student's experience beyond the familiar through intentional learning opportunities while providing a safe and stable environment.
Depth & Breadth: We honor the profound impact that specific and intense engagement has on student development while also providing extensive opportunities for continued learning.
Evaluate & Adapt: We incorporate assessment measures into all of our programs to ensure meaningful impact and we make tactical adjustments when necessary.
Socio-Cultural Awareness:We promote diverse learning opportunities that integrate experience and reflection on critical issues of social justice, diversity, and multiculturalism.
Transference of Knowledge: We generate learning outcomes for our programs that are intrinsically applicable to other contexts and promote holistic development.
Involvement Principles
Collaborative Spirit: We value partnerships with wide ranging campus constituents which enable us to connect students with constant opportunities for holistic learning.
Process Oriented: We focus on the behavior of our students and customize our initiatives to promote their involvement and in turn their growth and development.
Balanced Involvement: We encourage measured involvement and reflection that broadens perspectives and abilities while adding life long value.
Connected to Campus: We support students in building their own unique ties within the University community and provide resources to assist in the discovery of these opportunities.
