Leadership; JUST DO IT!
“MSUM will continue to foster an environment that encourages students to become versatile, thoughtful, innovative, and engaged leaders who contribute to their professions and their communities.”
This is a section of the vision statement of MSUM, basically Dragons = Leaders
Now you might be thinking to yourself; nope, not me, I’m not a leader. Well before you close out this window I want to remind you that we here at MSUM we believe that leadership as a journey that everyone is on, and it looks differently for every individual, but you have the potential to be a great leader!
So I bet you’re asking yourself– “Ok, how do I become this “great leader”, where do I get started?” GREAT QUESTION!
Emerging Leaders is a free leadership development program available to all students. Each group meets once a week for one hour for eight weeks. It aims to help MSUM students develop the leadership skills they will need to become active and engaged members of MSUM and the community. The program is based on the Social Change Model which is a widely used leadership theory that emphasizes how individual, group, and societal values work together to create change. 
Get more info and registrar here:http://www.mnstate.edu/osa/leadership/emerging-leaders.aspx
If you have already started your leadership journey but you want to continue to grow, The DLP might be your next step!
The Dragon Leadership Program (DLP) provides practical and relevant opportunities for you to develop leadership skills both in and out of the classroom. The DLP will showcase all the ways you can participate in skill development to complement your academic coursework. The opportunities highlighted in the DLP show deliberate and meaningful collaborations among campus departments working together to actively engage you as a leader. This powerful skill set will increase your marketability and professional readiness so that when you graduate, you are an attractive candidate to employers.
Look more in to DLP here: http://www.mnstate.edu/osa/leadership/dragon-leadership-program.aspx
The registration deadline (Sept. 18th) is coming up quickly for both these amazing opportunities, don’t waste another second to advance your leadership skills! Sign up now Dragons, JUST DO IT!!