Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Did you know that the #1 criticism employers have about UW graduates is that they don’t know how to work with people different than themselves?

Learn about yourself as an individual...
How individuals create groups...
and how those groups create community with:
- Different opinions
- Different ethnicities
- Different personality styles
...and much more!

How it Works:

Brought to you by the Student Leadership Program, Emerging Leaders is an eight week series of interactive workshops for freshmen and sophomores that focus on leadership skill development. These workshops are based on the Social Change Model of Leadership and provide you with an out-of-classroom learning experience that can be applied to many aspects of your life. With a unique and very hands-on teaching approach, Emerging Leaders has become one of SLP’s most popular programs with an average class size of 25-30 people. Each week focuses on a different topic and allows participants to explore themselves while having fun and meeting other people on campus. While the program is aimed toward a freshman & sophomore audience, it is open to all UW-Madison students free of charge. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Topics Include:

This course is divided into three areas: 1) Self, 2) Working in groups, and 3) Working within a community. Past topics have included: consciousness of self, commitment, collaboration, congruence, controversy with civility, common purpose and citizenship.

For more information about the Emerging Leaders Program,
contact the Student Leadership Program at slp@odos.wisc.edu, call 263-4663, or go online at: http://soo.studentorg.wisc.edu/slp.