Cultivating Leadership

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Here at MSSU, the Global Leaders Program at Missouri Southern is designed to cultivate and develop globally minded leaders and enhance their personal, professional, civic, and academic experience. We’re joined now by Zach, a freshman who says the opportunity to develop his leadership potential was one he couldn’t pass up. You are on, I’m excited about this one. Please take it away.

– Thanks for the introduction, Alex. When looking for a college, I wanted to find somewhere where I could explore a variety of different majors, enjoy the outdoors, and of course play my favorite sport, football. While checking out Missouri Southern, I was especially intrigued to join a program designed to cultivate leadership potential. The Global Leaders program at MSSU, was a match for my academic aspirations, allowing me to develop relationships and leadership skills with a close knit group of people. During my first semester in Global Leaders, I was able to attend a retreat with my cohort. The guest speaker was super energetic and engaging, it really got me fired up about the program After you complete 30 credit hours, global leaders program offers a $4,000 stipend that can be used for international travel, undergraduate research, or travel to academic conferences and other events. I’m always looking for my next adventure that can pursue my passion in marine biology. With this being said, I’m currently exploring opportunities to travel near the water. We also got to hear from speakers sharing their thoughts on leadership development from business owners and CEOs to even the vice admiral of the US Navy. High achieving students can also find a home in MSSU’s Honors Program. It offers a specially designed academic path designed to challenge and provide a distinguished learning environment. The program embraces the study abroad experience, offers an annual speaker’s series, and a scholarship program that covers 6,500 per academic year. The leadership experiences I’ve been afforded both in the classroom or on the field are gonna be super valuable to my future. I can go on forever, but that’s in a nutshell. Now, back to you, Alex.

– Zach, thank you for sharing and we’ll be looking forward to great things from you as you take your experience in Global Leaders into the world. With a scholarship program, engaging curriculum, a speaker series, and the $4,000 stipend that can be used for overseas travel, and more. It’s an amazing opportunity for students at Missouri Southern to explore and expand on their leadership potential. Take care.