We believe EVERYONE has the potential to be a leader!

We at LEAD help students to develop as effective, ethical leaders through a series of workshops, conferences, classes, speakers, dialogues, and retreats. Our programs provide opportunities to develop a strong sense of self, augment critical thinking and interpersonal skills, develop global and cultural competencies, and cultivate organizational skills for transition into the professional world.

Welcome to the LEAD newsletter! We have lots of exciting ways to get involved in the LEAD office this year which we will be highlighting through our monthly newsletters, including events, workshops, and service opportunities. We hope to see you soon at some of our upcoming programming throughout the upcoming semester!

LEAD EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES!

Leadership Consultant

(position is for undergraduate students only)

Apply by May 19, 2023

Are you interested in working with the LEAD Office and serving as a Student Leadership Consultant? Do you who have a passion for ethics and leadership? Are you committed to sustainable service? Are you interested in providing leadership training and education for your fellow peers? Do you want to make a positive difference through active leadership? Are you interested in engaging and collaborating with others around leadership, civic engagement, ethics, service, and activism?

If you enjoy all of these different things, then the Leadership Consultant position is a great opportunity for you to consider. Leadership Consultants serve as a representative of George Mason University and the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Office by empowering and inspiring Mason students to lead to the best of their ability with integrity and passion. A Leadership Consultant (LC) must be a mature student who desires to grow and to help others to grow in the various areas of leadership by working as part of the LEAD Office. Leadership Consultants will be responsible for planning, developing, and facilitating educational leadership programs that will appeal to the diverse population at George Mason University while also supporting the day-to-day operations of the LEAD Office.

To apply for the 2023-2024 Leadership Consultant position: CLICK HERE. The deadline to apply is May 19, 2023 at 5:00pm.

LEAD PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS!

Virtual Leadership Connection Cohort Series

The Leadership Connection Cohort Series provided an opportunity where students and staff could learn about various leadership topics that can be applied to current and future courses, careers, and social change. This semester we had two amazing Leadership Connection Cohort Series installments facilitated by our Leadership Consultants. The first was on Student Activism and Civic Engagement, and the second on Global Health and Leadership. The Student Activism and Civic Engagement session empowered students to think about how they could make an impact in the world through activism and student civic engagement, providing students with an opportunity to think of ways to solve problems in society and invigorate students to make positive change. The second session on Global Health and Leadership focused on developing leadership within the global health field and aimed to help students develop leadership qualities to help motivate students planning to help communities battling disparities and health threats.

This program allowed students to develop a deeper understanding of leadership and offer ways in which they could incorporate leadership behaviors within their lives. Through this program, are able to gain leadership skills in a non-positional setting that are beneficial for professional experience and resume-building!

Virtual Leadership Certificate Series

This Spring we launched the second track for the virtual Student Leadership Certificate Series on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence. The Student Leadership Certificate Series was designed to provide students with the opportunities to:

Connect with other students around various topics of leadership in a cohort experience
Develop a variety of different leadership skills and strengthen one's own personal leadership skills
Identify ways you can help make a positive change in our communities
Develop an understanding of one's personal leadership values are and how they influence one's leadership style
Engage in a variety of leadership sessions that focus on leadership styles, emotional intelligence, and social change

The Spring track included sessions on Leadership Values, Leadership Communication, and Leadership Across Difference. Leadership Values was an interactive virtual workshop that allowed for students to identify their personal ethical values, the ethical values of their teammates, and how they connected to their leadership style and presence. Leadership Communication allowed for students to complete the True Colors assessment which allowed them an opportunity to gain a better understanding of themselves based on their personality temperament. Students were also able to gain more insight into different motivations, actions, and communication approaches as they connect to leadership. Finally, Leadership Across Difference was also an interactive virtual workshop that allowed for students to look at various leadership styles across differences, from A to Z (click here to learn more).

A total of 48 students attended one or more of the Leadership Certificate Series sessions this semester! Students who participated in the Certificate Series had an opportunity to not only develop a variety of different leadership skills and strengthen their own personal leadership skills, but they were also be able to connect and engage with other students around various topics of leadership in a cohort experience.

VISIT SPAIN!

Visit Spain!

May 2024

LEAD is planning to offer the “Leadership Across Difference: Lessons from Medieval Spain” study abroad program again in May 2024. It’s not too early to start thinking about how this course can fit into your schedule.

This is the 2nd time that LEAD is offering this leadership study abroad program. Participants will learn how part of what is now Spain was ruled by an Islamic civilization called Al-Andalus. They will explore how Muslims, Christians and Jews collaborated and lived together relatively peacefully for hundreds of years and that this history is also contested. The program will help prepare students to be more effective, ethical leaders by introducing them to historical examples of conflict, cooperation and collaboration across difference in Spain. Participants will examine the history of this region with a specific focus on what we can learn about leadership & ethics across difference, that is applicable to students and life today.

Read a George Mason University article about the last time LEAD offered the Spain program (in May 2022): https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-07/study-abroad-experience-and-lesson-leadership

For more information about the Spain program visit: https://lead.gmu.edu/spain/. To put your name on the interest list for the May 2024 program, please email LEAD’s Director, Dr. Nick Lennon at nlennon@gmu.edu.

LEAD STUDENT

SPOTLIGHT!

PIPA PIPA

Class Year - 4th year

LEAD Position - Leadership Consultant

Major & Minor - Criminology, Law, & Society

What are your favorite hobbies? Reading, writing poetry, painting

Where is your favorite place on campus to hang out? The Hub! I love that it’s quiet, not silent and the chairs are comfortable.

What is your favorite LEAD program? The Mason Leadership Conference

What do you like doing during your free time? Reading or painting while listening to music.

What are some interesting facts about yourself? I had a pet hedgehog named Mickey and I’ve met Former President Bill Clinton.

What have you enjoyed most about working in the LEAD office so far? Working in the office itself. If I’m ever having a rough day, I know I can come into the office and have a laugh with the other Leadership Consultants.

What is your favorite TV show or movie and why? The Owl House on Disney. It’s a cute show, with amazing writing and character development, and has great representation for the LGBTQ+ community.

What do you think is the most beautiful part of campus? The Cherry Blossoms in bloom by Mason Pond!

What is something interesting/the most important thing you have learned about leadership from your time in the LEAD office so far? The most important thing I’ve learned about leadership while being a Leadership Consultant is that you can do anything that you set your mind to and work hard at. 3 years ago, if you had told me that I would be working as a Leadership Consultant, I wouldn’t have believed you. But here I am, and I am forever grateful for this job.

What is your favorite quote about leadership? “Choose people who will say your name in a room full of amazing opportunities.” -Unknown

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