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.
	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.
	Be Passionate & Relentless Strengthening drive, ambition, and enthusiasm for leadership. While simultaneously inspiring others to take action and develop.
	Self Awareness Being in tune with one's emotions as well as one's motivations and actions.