Leadership is present in many areas at Metro. There are many students who look
for opportunities to develop leadership skills as well as take initiative to be leaders
in the community. Some of the examples of leadership here on campus are: the
Urban Leadership Program, leadership conferences, and Student Government.
The Urban Leadership Program (ULP) is an opportunity for students to develop skills
within leadership. As members in the program students take one class within
leadership studies. In these classes students gain an academic understanding of
leadership. To take this understanding into practice students in ULP also complete
a service-learning project. Also students work with a member of the community
who is a leader to gain knowledge and leadership skills from them. Students in
this program leave the program with the skills and experience to be leaders in the
community after they complete their studies at Metro.
Throughout the year at Metro there are several leadership conferences to attend.
There is the Women’s Leadership, the African-American Leadership, Latino
Leadership, Fraternity and Sorority, and the Leadership Immersion Conference.
Some of these conferences are hosted by other schools on the Auraria Campus but
are open to Metro Students. One of the signature events for leadership programs
at Metro is the Leadership Immersion Conference. This event spread over three
days in Estes Park allows students to address an area on campus where leadership
is needed and explore options through the process. The conference is set around a
book within leadership that helps guide the student’s thinking and gives them ideas
to use for their project.
The Student Government Assembly offers chances for students to take advantage of
opportunity to be leaders in the campus community. As members of the assembly
students hear students concerns and present these ideas to the administrative
leadership of the college. This valuable experience allows students to practice
leadership techniques, and presents real world leadership experience for them.
These are just some of the opportunities for students to look for leadership here on
campus. There are many other chances for students to get involved with leadership
programs and to grow into leaders in the community. Stay tuned to this blog to
learn more about all things leadership that are going on here at Metro.
