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Building Leadership Strategies Summer Academy

Develop The Leader Within You

During this one-week credit-bearing intensive program, students will engage in a series of integrated lectures and public speaking workshops, and activities. Students will also identify their 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:

  • Earn 1.5 college credits upon completion in the academy
  • 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

Academy Overview

Who
Students completing their sophomore and junior year, ages 16 to 18 by Summer 2026

What
A residential, in-person summer program to learn and develop personal leadership and communication skills

When
Week I: July 12 - July 18, 2026
Week II: July 19 - July 25, 2026

Where
Rutgers–New Brunswick in New Jersey

Additional Benefits

All students will earn 1.5 college credits upon completion of the Building Leadership Strategies Academy.

Application Information

Daily Sample Schedule

Below is the sample schedule for a student in the Building Leadership Strategies Academy.

*Evening activities will consist of a variety of different events, such as a movie night at the Rutgers Cinema, arts and crafts events, sports, and more. All activities are supervised by a residential or program assistant.

  • Students will move into their on-campus residential dorm.

  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Welcome and Introduction of Faculty, Icebreaker
    9:30am Academic Sessions
    • Introduction
    • Theories of Leadership
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Sessions
    • Communication Skills for Leaders
    3:30pm Debrief
    4:00pm Assignment, rest, and recreation time
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Sessions
    • The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
    11:00am Academic Sessions
    • Self Leadership
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Sessions
    • Self Leadership
    2:00pm Academic Sessions
    • Working in Groups and Teams
    3:45pm Debrief
    4:00pm Assignment, rest, and recreation time
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Sessions
    • The Ethical Leader
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Sessions
    • Leading with Your Strengths
    3:45pm Debrief
    4:00pm Assignment, rest, and recreation time
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Sessions
    • The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
    11:00am Academic Sessions
    • The Power of Planning: Own Your Time
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Team Building Field Trip
    3:45pm Debrief
    4:00pm Assignment, rest, and recreation time
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Sessions
    • Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Sessions
    • Outgroups
    2:00pm Final Group Presentations
    3:45pm Debrief
    4:00pm Rest and recreation time
    6:00pm Closing ceremony and dinner
    8:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity
  • Students will move out of their on-campus residential dorm.

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