The Center for Leadership supports the development of student leadership and service on campus and in the surrounding community. The center fosters personal growth, determination and self-awareness while providing guidance and inspiration to future leaders through our events and services. The Center for Leadership does not subscribe to a single model of leadership development. We strive to foster holistic leadership education through a variety of programs and resources by focusing on essential leadership competencies and using multiple theories, such as: the SALT model, Social Change Model, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, Leadership Identity Development Model, Relational Leadership Model, and Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.
 

Goals

• Create opportunities for learning and growth grounded in the inherent and necessary connection between leadership, social justice, and action. 
• Empower students to be leaders, followers, and active members of their communities. 
• Create pathways to student success and life-long personal skills.
• Motivate students to develop intellectual, professional, and civic skills.
• Provide avenues for learn by doing leadership opportunities.
• Create an opportunity for existing student leaders to connect, share experiences and find a common purpose.

Values

	Integrity Always Uphold and cultivate personal and group values, ethical strength and trustworthiness. With the ability to be comfortable and genuine while having a transparency in values, beliefs, and actions.
	Excellence Through Innovation Unique, unconventional methods practiced with a purpose. Introduction of better solutions to meet dynamic, evolving requirements.
	Be Passionate & Relentless Strengthening drive, ambition, and enthusiasm for leadership. While simultaneously inspiring others to take action and develop.
	Personal Courage Acting for a common good and challenging conflict. Empowering others to develop their own sense of personal courage.
	Expect & Embrace Change Coping with and welcoming change as an opportunity for growth, both internally and externally. Understanding the fluidity of our current society and embracing these changes.