HENDRIX COLLEGE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS

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HENDRIX COLLEGE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS

• 4-Year SequenceBeginning Fall of 2005

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Leadership Scholars Mission

• Learning
• Living
• Leading

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Starting Points

• Leadership is a way of living and thinking, not
  simply a set of skills or characteristics
• Leadership Scholars enter Hendrix with extensive
  leadership experience
• Leadership Scholars have a unique opportunity to
  learn and experience together over four years

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Six Core Competencies

• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence
• Ability to take a broad, systemic view
• Ability to work effectively in social systems
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to learn from experience

Source The Center for Creative
LeadershipHandbook of Leadership Developmentby
Cynthia D. McCauley, et al.Jossey-Bass, 1998.
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Fundamental Components

• Action
• Active learning processes that engage mentally,
  physically, emotionally, and spiritually
• Interaction
• Interaction with each other through formal an
  informal functions. Also, opportunities to
  interact with other leaders scholars
• Production
• Active processes must include some tangible
  outcomes
• Reflection
• Individual opportunities to take experiences one
  step further through formal reflection

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THEFOUR-YEARSEQUENCE

• This sequence provides intentional progression of
  leadership development. It expects each class to
  become a learning community while encouraging
  interaction among all classes.

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Common Components

• PERSONAL REFLECTION
• Various forms and requirements per class.
  Options include personal writing and Educator
  postings
• READING
• FR, SO, and JR classes read a common text (per
  class) according to a timeline.
  Theory-to-Practice is achieved using Educator
  online forum.
• PROPYLAEA
• In order to be recognized as a graduate of the
  Leadership Scholars, each scholar must earn the
  Propylaea credit by graduation (2007 2008).

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Freshman Year Foundations

• Fall Retreat introduction team building
• All-Scholars Workshop (end of retreat)
• Workshop series
• Winter Retreat Low- High-Ropes
• Book Exploring Leadership (Komives, et al)
  Involvement with Campus Kitty (SO transition)
• Year-End Commencement (all scholars), including
  class year in review presentation

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Sophomore Year Organizing, Motivating, and
Empowering

• All-Scholars Workshop (end of FR Retreat)
• Invitation to Lilly-sponsored Soph. Retreat
• Scheduled meetings w/ JR Scholars
• Exploration of group and event facilitation
• Event Planning
• Scholar Monthly Montage Series
• Year-End Commencement
• Spring Sophomore retreat
• Campus Kitty event (JR transition)
• The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes Posner)
• Student Leadership Practices Inventory (2nd
  semester)
• Year-End Commencement (all scholars), including
  class presentation

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Junior Year Outreach Service

• All-Scholars Workshop (end of FR Retreat)
• Scheduled workshops w/ SO Scholars
• Plan facilitate leadership workshops in pairs
• Outreach-project planning
• Winter Retreat with FR class (Winnamocka)
• Implement community outreach projects
• Higher Standard of Leadership (Nair)
• Year-End Commencement (all scholars), including
  project presentations

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Senior Year YOUR Next Step

• All-Scholars Workshop (end of FR Retreat)
• Independent Project
• Scheduled Meetings
• Semester kick-off meetings (one each)
• Weekly e-mail w/ Director
• Meetings w/ Director as needed
• My Self as Leader project
• Year-end Commencement (all scholars), including
  individual presentations

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Hendrix Leadership Scholars

• Student Activities Office
• Hulen Hall
• 1600 Washington Avenue
• Conway, AR 72032
• 501-450-1291
• Activities_at_Hendrix.edu
• www.hendrix.edu/studentactivities