Employers consistently rank leadership skills among the most important qualities they are seeking in employees.

Freshmen and other students who wish to enhance their leadership skills as they prepare to accept leadership positions at the University and in their communities should strongly consider becoming part of The LEAD Scholar Program (Leadership through Experience, Academics, and Development). We are currently recruiting students who will become the 11th LEAD cohort. To become a LEAD Scholar, students must complete a comprehensive leadership program consisting of three components: Experience, Academics, and Development.

The LEAD Scholar Program students will take LEAD 110: Emerging Leadership for three hours of credit in the spring and then complete their academic requirements by enrolling in nine additional hours of courses with leadership content before they graduate. The program is designed such that it is possible for LEAD 110 to be the only "add-on" course; i.e., the remaining academic requirements can be completed within the student's academic plan. The LEAD Scholars are expected to participate in co-curricular leadership-focused programs and workshops and then use the skills they will have acquired in their classes and discussions in leadership positions they will assume-Resident Assistant, Orientation Assistant, UNIV 100 Peer Instructor, etc. Students who complete all program requirements have a notation about this accomplishment placed on their transcripts. (Students who have taken LEAD 110 and then opted not to complete the remainder of The LEAD Scholar Program requirements have found the LEAD 110 course to be an excellent elective.)

Students who are interested in learning more about the LEAD Scholar Program are encouraged to contact:

Jessica Twiest
ruleader@radford.edu