Emerging Leaders is a cohort based, leadership experience for first-year undergraduate students and transfer students at Tulane University. Utilizing Tulane University’s Leadership Framework to guide the program, Emerging Leaders aims to engage first-year students in the leadership process and identify pathways to leadership within the Tulane community. Students selected for Emerging Leaders will participate in workshops that highlight tenets of the leadership framework.
Emerging Leaders participants will be provided with the opportunity to:
The Emerging Leaders Mentor position is a volunteer leadership position that supports the transition and retention of first-year students participating in Emerging Leaders throughout the fall semester. Mentors serve as a resource for all Emerging Leaders participants and will facilitate leadership curriculum during weekly meetings. Additionally, Mentors will aid in the recruitment and selection of the 2019 Emerging Leaders cohort, lead small group discussion, plan weekly meetings, and conduct end of semester check-ins with Emerging Leader participants. For more information about the position, review the position description here. Applications for the Emerging Leaders Mentor position will open up again in January 2020.
The application for the 2019 Emerging Leaders will consist of three essay questions. Applications will be reviewed by two Emerging Leaders Mentors and New Student & Leadership Programs staff members. Please check back in early August for more information about the 2019 Emerging Leaders application.
All meeting dates will occur on Tuesdays between October 1 and December 3 in the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life. All meeting times will start at 5:00 pm and end no later than 7:00 pm. Please review the below dates and topics before applying for the 2019 Emerging Leaders cohort. For more information, contact Rachel Weber at rweber1@tulane.edu.