Civic Engagement, Leadership & Service MISSION: As we develop your STRENGTHS, we help you explore and connect to your PASSION to make positive social change through opportunities, resources, and support that encourage: engagement in your community, reflection on your leadership, and your participation in service.
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We value innovative leadership that is not positional, but rather an ongoing transformational process. Effective leaders intrinsically challenge themselves and inspire others by exemplifying collaboration, respect for diversity, strengths focus, and team and community engagement. We encourage an engaged student body that is civically and personally responsible for the welfare of others, by providing opportunities for volunteerism and holistic community service on campus and in the broader community.
Director: Pamela Nessle Curtis Location: Student Activities Center W310 Phone: 502-852-0242 Website: www.louisville.edu/leadership
GOALS (2011-12) 1. Develop a sustainable administrative system for National Student Exchange, Bonner Leaders and America Reads, programs 2. Better utilize social media to further mission, goals and impact 3. Improve Engage.Lead.Serve. on line – office Flickr account, office blog, integrate into programs and use for assessment as well as marketing 4. Increase face to face relationships 5. Enhance the student experience
POINTS OF PRIDE 1. How Can We Best Serve - This program won a Student Award for Best New Program; the students also presented what they did at Gulf South Summit, Honors Symposium and to the i2a Task Group 2. Student Awards - Gerome created two new awards for our office – The Red Wagon Award (for taking people with you) and The True to Form Award (for Freshmen LEAD); we also recognized several Bonner Leaders and America Reads tutors 3. Leadership Programs • uLEAD – was launched; a new partnership with Northwestern Mutual Financial Group (NMFN) allowed us to make this happen both with funding and access to high level business and community leaders used as speakers • Freshmen LEAD – Selected a senior director for the incoming LEAD class in addition to two LEAD directors • Leadership Quest – two graduate interns helped shape this year’s program and contributed to the most successful Legacy projects completed by the students – the creation and launch of two brand new Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs), EPCOT (Engaging The Philanthropic Community of Tomorrow) and WFP (World Food Programme) Campus Chapter • Etiquette dinner – partially funded by NMFN and student meal plans 4. Profiles in Leadership - Gerome took the lead on creating the Profiles in Leadership format, collecting nominations of students, coordinating the submissions and photo taking and working with Communications and Marketing to post the information on UofL Today and the website; the goal was to spotlight the successful students who have been closely connected with our office 5. Kentucky College Women’s Leadership Conference (KCWLC) and Elect Her - The Women’s Center and Women 4 Women came to Engage.Lead.Serve. and together offered a statewide leadership conference for college women; a nomination to become an Elect Her site was submitted in the fall and UofL was selected among 15 other universities to host this American Association for University Women sponsored event; the goal is to get more women to run for SGA office and run effective campaigns so they will more likely run for public office after they graduate—getting more women in elected positions
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