SOPHOMORE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

What is the seminar?  Two hour per week program designed to instruct our sophomore Liberal Arts and Sciences students on the critical thinking and leadership skills needed to excel in a rapidly changing world  Will combine experiential and class based learning to develop leadership skill sets  Pilot program

Origins of the Leadership Seminar  Desire to implement cross discipline leadership education for sophomore students  Opportunity to provide sophomores with more connection to the College of Liberal Arts and Science  Opportunity to develop mentoring opportunities with upper division ambassadors

Leadership Curriculum  Developed and tested with the CLAS Ambassadors  Theoretical instruction combined with experiential opportunities that allow theory to be put into practice  Mentoring based with teams matched up with upper division CLAS leaders

First Semester Modules  Theoretical Leadership  Personal Values  Leadership Skills and Team Building  Goal Setting

Second Semester Modules  Vision Building  Establishing Credibility and Commitment  Vision Implementation  Reflections on Success and Failure

Expectations  Seminar students must be Liberal Arts and Sciences Sophomores  Seminar students must maintain a 3.0 UF GPA  Attendance at the Thursday 3-4 th period seminar is mandatory  Some outside commitments (limited though)

Application Timeline  First class of 25  Paper Applications due April 19 th at 5pm to 100 Farrior Hall  advising.ufl.edu/information/leadership.html  Final selection by the end of the semester

Contact Information Nick Mrozinske Mandi Santos Questions?