Leadership
Leadership is generally defined as the act of motivating and inspiring others toward achieving common goals.
These experiences should help you explore your values, leadership principles, ethical boundaries, and self-awareness as you collaborate with others. Through this process, you will begin to understand how your unique personality and skills influence others.
You are expected to complete a minimum of 60 cumulative hours of leadership experience within two semesters.
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Participation in leadership programs
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Work as a Resident Assistant
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Officer for a student organization or Greek group
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Athletics team leadership positions
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Other experiences fitting the stated goals of the category
- Art Interest Group e-board positions
- Each One, Teach One (EOTO) leader
- International Student Orientation (ISO) leader
- Student Literary Arts Board (SLAB) e-board positions
- LEADS program
- President of Geology Club
- Resident Assistants
- Varsity Athletic Team Captain/Leadership Council/Tribe Leader
- Flock Leader/Orientation Coordinator
- Please visit the pre-approved list for an updated selection of all pre-approved Leadership experiences.
- You will be able to describe your approach to the process of leadership and will recognize how this manifests in the work that you do.
- You will learn to work effectively with others due to an understanding of leadership principles.
- You will be able to articulate principles that guide your work with others.
- You will reflect on how you wish to engage in leadership during and after your Cornell experience.
- Describe what you did to gain leadership experience. From this experience, what did you learn about skills and characteristics of an effective leader (Learning Outcome 1)?
- Describe an experience you had while working with other individuals. What did you learn about yourself as a leader in this instance (Learning Outcomes 2, 3)?
- How can you continue to strengthen your leadership skills in the future and what steps will you take next (Learning Outcome 3)?
- Create a resume entry, including the title of the experience and 1-3 bullet points (resume style) describing your experience. Focus on aspects of your experience that demonstrate the applicable skills you gained as a result of this experience (Learning Outcome 4).
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Your sponsor will use the following rubric to give your final reflection a pass/fail grade.
If you have questions directly related to the Leadership category, contact Jodi Schafer in the Berry Career Institute.