~Social Change Leadership Program~

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Students on the Programming and Diversity Board identify, coordinate, and implement a wide range of programs for the campus. Through this work, Board members develop a culminating portfolio and have the opportunity to actively explore and develop their individual and group leadership capacities through the Social Change Model of Leadership.

Program Goals:

Students on the Programming and Diversity Board will:

• Develop transferable and marketable skills in leadership, program planning, marketing, collaboration, and budget management
• Understand leadership as a dynamic process instead of a static set of skills, qualities, traits, or experiences that a leader "possesses" or a title they hold

Social Change Leadership Model:

This approach to leadership development is embedded in collaboration, and is concerned with fostering positive social change. The model examines leadership development from three different perspectives:  

• The Individual- What personal qualities are we attempting to foster and develop in those who participate in a leadership development program?  What personal qualities are most supportive of group functioning and positive social change?
• The Group- How can the collaborative leadership development process be designed not only to facilitate the development of the desired individual qualities, but also to effect positive social change?
• The Community/Society- Toward what social ends is the leadership development activity directed?  What kinds of service activities are most effective in energizing the group and in developing desired personal qualities in the individual?

Adapted from: A Social Change Model of Leadership Development: Guidebook Version III. Los Angeles: The Regents of the University of California.