Develop The Leader Within You
During this one-week intensive program, you will engage in a series of integrated lectures and public speaking workshops, and activities. Through this program, you will identify your personal leadership strengths and style, enhance critical thinking skills, and hone in on communication skills.
Final student presentations address individual leadership development, theory, and applications.
Students will:
- Analyze and discuss their own behavior in group problem-solving challenges
- Define emotional, social, and cultural intelligence and their impact on effective leadership
- Describe concepts, theoretical perspectives, and current trends in organizational leadership
- Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate ethical dilemmas that leaders face
- Make engaging, informative oral presentations with confidence
- Reflect upon and share their own leadership development
Program Overview
What is the Building Leadership Strategies Academy?
A residential, in-person summer program for pre-college students to learn and develop personal leadership and communication skills
Who can apply?
High school students completing their sophomore and junior year, ages 16 to 18 by Summer 2025
When is the Building Leadership Strategies Academy?
Two one-week sessions will run for students to choose between
Session I: Sunday, July 13 to Saturday, July 19, 2025
Session II: Sunday, July 27 to Saturday, August 2, 2025
Where will the Building Leadership Strategies Academy take place?
Students will attend classes, eat meals, engage in activities, and reside in a dorm on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus in New Jersey
Academy students will attend daily academic workshops, lectures, tours, and activities, taught by Rutgers faculty and supervised by program assistants (PAs), and resident assistants (RAs).
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