Leadership Fellows invitation, or form letter?

cmariel
Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:49:07 +0000

Chiming in a little late here, but I wanted to let people know that even if their child is not invited to the Leadership weekend, or chosen as a scholar, they CAN still be part of the leadership program in the “LEAD program.” The Center for Leadership home page on the main Elon website has a full explanation.

My daughter was invited to the weekend but was placed on an alternate list for the Leadership fellows. The weekend was SO worthwhile and probably the reason she went from being lukewarm about Elon, to deciding she would want to attend.

As a freshman, she opted to apply for the Leadership Elon 101 group and found it to be a wonderful experience. She was then encouraged to apply as an Elon student program director for a leadership seminar for N.C. youth, and got the job as a freshman. She now works in the Center for Leadership, and is on the LEAD team. She also applied for and got a leadership travel scholarship for her London study abroad, where she will also be attending a leadership seminar, courtesy of Elon!

She considered lateral entry into the Fellows program second semester freshman year but decided she couldn’t fit the classes in.

Just wanted to tell those whose children didn’t get invited, or don’t get chosen as a Fellow, there are lots of other ways to be a leader at Elon - just get involved and the opportunities will come.