Become a Leader Through UK's Emerging Leadership Institute

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 21, 2015) — The University of Kentucky's Emerging Leadership Institute (ELI), an exciting program that helps students develop their leadership potential through a series of programs and real-life experiences, is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2016 ELI class.  Applications are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27.

This highly competitive program, in which a select group of emerging students are selected to participate, provides a unique opportunity for students to analyze and develop their leadership skills while also enhancing their abilities to network and foster relationships with other students, faculty, staff and community leaders.

“My experience is Emerging Leadership Institute was not only an applicable one, but one that still resonates with me today," said Brandon Linville, ELI class of '14. "As an involved leader on this campus and in my fraternity, ELI contributed largely to my leadership perspective. There are so many ways a leader can fault or fall short. ELI helped me to acknowledge these shortcomings and work through them with various leadership styles. My time in ELI will forever shape the leader I am, as well as the leader I become.”

In ELI, UK student leaders are encouraged to tackle a variety of issues such as being authentic, understanding core values, ethical decision making, communication styles, building teamwork, cultivating diversity, striving for global citizenship and many more.

Students grasp a strong understanding of civic engagement as they work in groups to propose meaningful leadership projects and events that bring about positive change to the campus and community. This group work helps teach students the value of working collaboratively to bring about this change, and also encourages students to work toward a common purpose and handle controversy with civility.

Students accepted for the institute can earn three credit hours of elective college credit for their involvement in the program.

Applications are available at https://orgsync.com/69920/forms/102319 and are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. For more information about ELI, contact Igor Vasilj, a co-instructor for the class, at igor.vasilj@uky.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT: Rebecca Stratton, rebecca.stratton@uky.edu, (859) 323-2395