Leadership Education Program
Alice Lloyd College pursues the ideal of comprehensive leadership development for its students. Knowledge is one component that develops leaders; therefore, this program contains aspects of leadership philosophy, citizenship, and cultural development, which build upon a strong traditional liberal arts academic program. The institution attempts to infuse leadership education initiatives into all aspects of the educational experience including: formal classroom instruction, activities that help students learn to cope with cultures outside of Appalachia, group learning activities, involvement in service to others, opportunities to question their moral, ethical, and religious positions and activities that place them in leadership roles.
To accomplish this ideal, the Academic, Student Services and Community Life, and Student Work Programs have become intimately connected in pursuing the mission of preparing leaders to serve Appalachia through the following formal leadership development program.
Program Components
- Registration - Students must register for the program with the Leadership Program Coordinator.
- Academic - Students must complete Leadership 101 and complete the Bridge Program for academic credit.
- Leadership Seminars - Students must attend four Leadership Seminars after enrolling in the Leadership Education Program, which will be offered through the Convocation Program. Students will be required to provide proof of attendance.
- Leadership Workshops - Students must attend the Leadership Workshops that will be offered the week before the beginning of the fall semester. The topics that will be covered include: Planning and Development of Goals and Objectives, Leadership and Motivational Styles, Experiential Exercise in Team Building, and Conflict Resolution.
- Community Services - Students must complete 40 hours of community service after enrolling in the Leadership Education Program and provide appropriate documentation of their work. Community service includes volunteer activities that involve service to others as well as involvement in campus or community clubs and organizations.
- Special Recognition - Students who complete all of the aforementioned requirements will receive the Servant Leader Award, which will be presented at the Honors Day Ceremony.