First-Year Seminar Readings
Lesson 4: Becoming a Leader
Opportunities to show leadership at Lehman
The National Assocation for Colleges and Employers defines leadership as the ability to:
Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals
There are many ways you can develop as a leader while in college, starting in your first semester. Here are some possibilities to check out:
· The ANY (America Needs You Fellowship) – A career and leadership
development program for freshman students … the applications for this year
may not be open yet, but put a note in your calendar to follow up in a month if
you are interested.
https://americaneedsyou.org/fellows-program/
· The Herbert H. Leadership Program lets you earn
certificates for completing both the beginning and advanced leadership programs
and provides many opportunities for students who are involved.
https://www.lehman.edu/student-leadership/
· Urban Male Leadership Program Not just for males …
everyone is welcome!
https://www.lehman.edu/urban-male-leadership/our-services.php
· Student Government You can get involve in student
government right away -- there will be elections and you can run for office, or
start off by attending meetings. Student government at Lehman has a huge
impact, for example they succeeded in getting library hours extended.
https://www.lehman.edu/sga/
· And
don't forget that clubs need leaders too. Lehman even
provides a way to track your involvement so that you can share that when
applying for work or graduate school.
https://clubs.lehman.edu/