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The Building Leadership Strategies summer academy will be held in-person in the residential environment on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus.

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.

8:00amBreakfast
9:00amWelcome and Introduction of Faculty, Icebreaker
9:30amAcademic Sessions
• Introduction
• Theories of Leadership
12:00pmLunch
1:00pmAcademic Sessions
• Communication Skills for Leaders
3:30pmDebrief
4:00pmAssignment, rest, and recreation time
6:00pmDinner
7:00pmCultural/recreational group activity
8:00amBreakfast
9:00amAcademic Sessions
• The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
11:00amAcademic Sessions
• Self Leadership
12:00pmLunch
1:00pmAcademic Sessions
• Self Leadership
2:00pmAcademic Sessions
• Working in Groups and Teams
3:45pmDebrief
4:00pmAssignment, rest, and recreation time
6:00pmDinner
7:00pmCultural/recreational group activity
8:00amBreakfast
9:00amAcademic Sessions
• The Ethical Leader
12:00pmLunch
1:00pmAcademic Sessions
• Leading with Your Strengths
3:45pmDebrief
4:00pmAssignment, rest, and recreation time
6:00pmDinner
7:00pmCultural/recreational group activity
8:00amBreakfast
9:00amAcademic Sessions
• The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
11:00amAcademic Sessions
• The Power of Planning: Own Your Time
12:00pmLunch
1:00pmTeam Building Field Trip
3:45pmDebrief
4:00pmAssignment, rest, and recreation time
6:00pmDinner
7:00pmCultural/recreational group activity
8:00amBreakfast
9:00amAcademic Sessions
• Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure
12:00pmLunch
1:00pmAcademic Sessions
• Outgroups
2:00pmFinal Group Presentations
3:45pmDebrief
4:00pmRest and recreation time
6:00pmClosing ceremony and dinner
8:00pmCultural/recreational group activity

Students will move out of their on-campus residential dorm.

Voted one of the country's best summer programs for pre-college students by College Consensus.

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