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The Student Life Office is committed to developing leaders who are socially, intellectually, spiritually, and physically self-actualized, who are grounded in ethics, and who will work courageously to improve the lives of themselves and others.
The Student Life Office caters leadership sessions for students in every walk of campus life. From first-semester students seeking their niches, to campus leaders standing up for change, to graduates looking forward to Alumni life, the Student Life Office has programs to push old boundaries and expand horizons.
We recognize leadership as a process of growth. The Leadership Experience at UMKC is structured to guide the growing leader through the six stages of leadership identity development based on the theoretical model developed by Komives, et. al. (2004). |
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The mission of the UMKC Institute for Leadership & Service is to provide opportunities for students to make meaningful contributions to their community while building their academic and civic skills. Our support and encouragement of service-learning projects is guided by four principles:
- Meet Community Needs:
Service-learning projects put the talents and energies of UMKC’s students to work solving real issues in their communities; taken together, these programs make a significant national contribution.
- Improve Participants’ Lives:
Students’ lives are enriched through service-learning as they become engaged in their own educational process, see the work they do benefit those around them, and become actively contributing citizens and community members. The Institute for Leadership & Service is dedicated to ensuring that our programs improve the lives of every participant, building academic, civic, and character excellence.
- Strengthen Communities:
Service-learning projects bring together students, teachers, parents, and organizations to improve their community. By working together towards common goals, participants build trust and strengthen community ties.
- Build Partnerships:
The Institute for Leadership & Service is committed to stimulating strong, sustainable partnerships among local schools, colleges, and organizations in order to improve communities’ abilities to meet their ongoing needs.
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Roll over a date to see events scheduled for that day. Click on an event for more information. |
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Talent Scholars Leadership Program: Talent Scholarship recipients participate in this specifically designed leadership program. Through 170 hours of service during their freshman and sophomore years, Talent Scholars are pushed to develop their personal and professional identities in a structured series of individual and group activities in the community and the University. The Student Life Office coordinates programming, tracks participation, and assists students in maintaining their eligibility and successful completion. |
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| Scholars 4 Success: Scholars 4 Success is specifically designed to help first-year scholars acclimate to college, find friendships with similar-minded students, and develop knowledge and skills to help them be successful students and citizens. S4S includes seminars throughout the year and communications to track academic progress, to share relevant campus activities, and to provide effective tips for being successful in college. |
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Emerging Leaders: The Emerging Leaders is an intensive eight-week leadership development program that introduces personal and organizational leadership, specially designed for students looking to develop basic leadership skills. Two-hour sessions challenge participants to explore different leadership theories and undergo practical training for the UMKC leadership experience. Emerging Leaders also participate in the Involvement Challenge and Community Service Day. |
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| M.B. Rickard Mentoring Program: Following the vision and generosity of alumnus William Poland, the M.B. Rickard Mentoring Program pairs specially trained junior and senior year students with first-year students to ease and expedite the transition to UMKC life. Mentors begin contacting their proteges the summer before their enrollment at UMKC begins. Mentors remain in contact throughout the first semester, participating with their proteges in a variety of formal and informal sessions designed to integrate students into campus leadership and develop skills for college life and beyond. |
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Involvement Challenge: The Involvement Challenge takes UMKC students to an experientially-based ropes course. Combining traditional training methods with interactive techniques, participants are challenged with low ropes elements, group games, and other vigorous teambuilding activities. The high ropes course increases the challenge with intensive climbing apparatuses and elevated elements. Any student can participate in these challenge-by-choice activities to develop creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills.
The Involvement Challenge is a dynamic and innovative program designed exclusively for students interested in getting involved at UMKC. This program offers opportunities and learning experiences that promote personal development and leadership skills. The activities allow you to get to know the many unique facets of UMKC at your own pace. You should take up the challenge if you want to:
- balance classroom learning and out-of-class activities to enjoy the best of both worlds
- have fun while you meet new people and broaden your circle of friends
- make the connection with UMKC by getting to know the system through interaction with key student leaders
- faculty and staff on campus
- enhance your leadership skills and transition to UMKC
- begin participating in college life at your own pace
- thrive when challenged to participate in new and exciting activities
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Leadership Gone Wild: The prestigious leadership symposium brings recognized student leaders into close contact with administrators to discuss key UMKC issues and developments in UMKC's near future. Students are challenged to incorporate the ideals espoused by the consortium into their personal development and in their organizational leadership. Attendance to the formal event is by written invitation. |
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| Urban Survivor: The prestigious leadership symposium brings recognized student leaders into close contact with administrators to discuss key UMKC issues and developments in UMKC's near future. Students are challenged to incorporate the ideals espoused by the consortium into their personal development and in their organizational leadership. Attendance to the formal event is by written invitation. |
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Vice Chancellor's Leadership Consortium: The prestigious leadership symposium brings recognized student leaders into close contact with administrators to discuss key UMKC issues and developments in UMKC's near future. Students are challenged to incorporate the ideals espoused by the consortium into their personal development and in their organizational leadership. Attendance to the formal event is by written invitation. |
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Leadership on Demand (Scheduled by Request): In addition to scheduled leadership programs, the Student Life Office can present tailor-made sessions on a wide range of subjects to suit a group's particular needs. These may include risk-taking, goal-setting, events promotion, problem solving, risk management, teambuilding, conflict management, diversity, and many other topics. Activities are highly interactive, incorporating hands-on experiential tasks, introspective discussions, and fun.
Staff will create workshops according to group size, needs, and abilities. Sessions can range in duration from one hour to multiple days. Programs are free of charge to UMKC students, student organizations, faculty, staff, departments, and offices. There is a negotiable cost to other groups. Leadership on Demand is effective for corporations, high schools, community centers, service organizations, and youth groups.
To request a session, email the Student Life Office. |
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Questions?
Prospective Students, Parents and Current UMKC students interested in learning more about UMKC’s Institute for Leadership & Service, may contact the program coordinator, Steve Terry, at (TerryS@umkc.edu) or call 816.235.1084. |
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