- Participate the 8 week program where students learn about the Social Change Model of Leadership. You will be in a small group of 12 - 15 students. The class will be led by a CSLEPS instructor. This program begins with a retreat on Saturday, February 9, 2008.
- Each small group will then meet for 1 hour each week for 6-weeks. Class Assignments
- Your group will either participate in Service Raleigh (a Saturday in late March or early April) OR select a different weekend and do a service project together as a group.
• Participate in a CSLEPS service-learning trip (AFB, AWB or ASB) or a club service trip
• Attend a leadership conference (WILD, LEAD, NCARH, SAACURH, Club sponsored leadership conference, etc)
• Attend the LeaderShape Institute
• Attend an LDS Workshops that interests you
INDIVIDUAL - The development of personal qualities that make you effective in a group (student organization, on the job, as a leader) .
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Consciousness
of Self |
Awareness of the values, emotions,
attitudes, and beliefs that motivate one to take action. |
| Congruence |
Thinking, feeling, and behaving with consistency,
genuineness, authenticity, and honesty toward others. |
| Commitment |
The psychic energy that motivates the individual to
serve and that drives the collective effort. |
GROUP - The development of skills that allow/assist groups in working together effectively as a team and also maintain individuality.
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Collaboration |
Achieving common goals by sharing responsibility,
authority, and accountability. |
| Common Purpose |
Working with shared aims and values,
facilitating the groups’ ability to engage in collective analysis of the
task at hand. |
| Controversy
with Civility |
Recognizing that differences in viewpoint are inevitable and valuable and that such differences must be aired openly and with respect and courtesy. |
COMMUNITY - Working together as a group/team to accomplish a task, goal, program, or event that serves the community or greater good.
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Citizenship |
The process whereby an individual and the
collaborative group become responsibly connected to the community
and the society. |
CHANGE - The ability to adapt to environments and situations that are
constantly evolving, while maintaining the core functions of the
group.
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Social Change Model of Leadership
Source: Higher Education Research Institute. (1996). A Social Change Model of Leadership Development: Guidebook version III. College Park, MD: National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs.
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