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High School Institute

Are you looking for ways to expand your leadership skills beyond your high school boundaries? Do you want to make a difference in the world but are unsure of how to start? Mark your calendar for July 13-17, 2009 and come to Alma College for a chance to develop these skills and meet with other students who are doing the same.

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“I was able to learn a lot about myself and the meaning of leadership in the world. I created a new sense of self-confidence, and I believe I will now be able to go out and make a positive impact on others.” - 2008 participant

The Alma College High School Leadership Institute is open to current high school juniors. While at Alma, you will develop leadership capabilities and an understanding of the complexity of local, state and global economic and technological changes. You’ll be immersed into the study and practice of leadership through workshops, case analysis and experiential activities.

“No matter how small the act, I can make a change in my community and hopefully influence others around me to do the same.” – 2008 participant

You will:

  • Gain an appreciation for the current reality in the world today.
  • Create a vision for the future to which they are committed.
  • Learn skills to help lead their community to the life and world they envision.
  • Create lasting friendships and develop tools to work with different personalities.

“I realized I have the confidence to act as a role model in the everyday world. I can be a real leader NOW!” – 2008 participant

Alma College's Center for Responsible Leadership has partnered with the ART of Leadership Foundation to bring ALF's proven leadership curriculum to Alma's campus and give students a real world leadership experience.

Please contact Sallie Scheide at the Center for Responsible Leadership, 989-463-7981 or hsli@alma.edu, if you have questions or wish to receive an application and nomination form.

We are grateful for the sponsorship of this institute from The Dow Chemical Company. The fee for participation in the High School Leadership Institute is $50.  Students will be rooming in an Alma College residence hall and meals will be provided in the dining commons.

Applications are requested by May 15. The application process will remain open until we reach capacity.

Applications and nomination forms may be submitted electronically. Both are requested to complete the application process.

Applications and nomination forms may also be printed and mailed to:

        Sallie Scheide
        Center for Responsible Leadership
        Alma College
        Alma, MI   48801
        989-463-7981
        989-463-7959, fax
 

 

Alma College students are annual high achievers in the national Model United Nations competition. Alma has received Outstanding Delegation awards in each of the last 12 years (1997 through 2008) at the world’s largest and most prestigious collegiate Model UN Conference in New York City.

 

Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.