Center for Responsible Leadership

Scholarship, Stewardship, Leadership.







You can be a leader. Whether you have always been active in student organizations, or you have shied away from being the center of attention, you have the opportunity to lead at Alma College. The Center for Responsible Leadership will show you how.

The CRL is your chance to develop your leadership skills and apply them to the campus, community, and even the world. Whether it’s the opportunity to build affordable housing through an Alternative Break experience, or the ability to influence United States policy through creative solutions like the Eugene Kenaga International DDT Conference, the options are limitless.

Leadership is important to your College experience. On the athletic field, in your fraternity or sorority house, in the classroom—there’s always an opportunity for you to take the lead. In addition to enhancing these existing opportunities, the CRL will create additional opportunities for you, allowing you to acquire the skills and knowledge to be a future global leader.

Click here to see the purpose and mission as well as the guiding principles of the Center for Responsible Leadership.

What are you waiting for? Get involved!

Attend leadership events both on and off campus. Click here to see a calendar of events.

Summer Leadership Institute at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico will be June 18-22, 2012.

There will be a Senior Leadership Summit at Ghost Ranch June 20-24, 2012.

International Spring Term courses focused on Global Leadership Issues result in student-led projects such as the International Criminal Court Retreat in April 2010. View the video. Additionally, Alma College students led a project for the 500th Anniversary Conference on Universality in Human Rights with a conference in Washington, DC.

See video documentary projects from the 2010 High School Leadership Academy based on the leadership issue of water in our local and global communities:

1. Our Generational Gift

2. The Point of No Return

3. Global Garbage Can

4a. The Heart of the Matter

4b. Time to Wake Up

Read comments from CRL students who attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen: http://michstudentsatcopenhagenconference.wordpress.com

 

In the 125 years since its founding, Alma has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, a competitive pipe band and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.

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Leadership Profile

Bob Devaney

Bob Devaney

Bob Devaney began his football career at Alma College, playing on the varsity for three years and earning a most valuable player award. His love for the game didn't vanish after graduation. He eventually became head coach at the University of Nebraska, where he created a legacy as one of the greatest coaches in collegiate football history.

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