Participant and facilitator applications for the spring Emerging Leaders Program are now available.

The Emerging Leaders program is an exciting and engaging leadership introductory and development program designed for first-year students and others seeking to develop their leadership skills. This eight-week program provides students a chance to meet new people, explore new ideas, and become more involved in university-wide leadership opportunities including student government, student organization officer positions, residence hall leadership, and student mentor positions.

The Emerging Leaders program is open to all first-year students, but sophomores are encouraged to apply as well. The weeks are divided into different topics that have been found to be critical to developing strong leadership skills:

• Leadership Foundations 
• Diversity, Ethics, and Leadership
• Communication, Conflict, and Leadership
• Professionalism and Leadership Application

Sessions will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays and run from 3:30-5:30 p.m. each day. Campus and state COVID-19 guidelines will be applied to all participants of the program, including maintaining social distancing, and wearing face masks while participating. Seats for either session will be limited to accommodate for social distancing as these sessions will be offered in person. 

Interested student participants should click on the link: Emerging Leaders, to find out more about the program and to apply online by 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.

Facilitators will have the chance to work with students and assist in the facilitation of various leadership exercises. Interested student facilitators should click on the link: Emerging Leaders, to find out more about the program and to apply online by 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Questions about the program should be directed to Jonas Zabriskie at jezabris@uark.edu.