Discusses benefits of college mentoring programs for enhancing students' leadership abilities. Describes success of University of Minnesota's EXCEL program that provides community-based leadership development experiences for student leaders. (Author/CM)

Notes that many high school students do not see themselves as having the capacity and ability to lead. Considers ways to help students become aware of and develop their leadership skills. Describes "All Students Are Leaders" program designed to provide high school students with skills to be leaders in school, family, and community activities.…

After attending school for several years, many students consider themselves experts in education. Teenagers brought expertise to Washington, D.C. by busload over past several months. Kids told congressional representatives and cabinet officers problems with education and exactly how to fix it! Hottest topic was crime and violence. Students also…

This article describes a middle school science enrichment program which focused on encouraging highly motivated students to take leadership roles in selecting and developing science experiments and activities based on a pyramid approach building on regular classroom lessons. (DB)

Schools play a very significant role in fostering participation and leadership skills and in promoting the way forward to a better future. This article offers a number of strategies which can pave developmental pathways to student leadership. In addition, it analyses the beneficial aspects of such activities in enhancing the competency of students…

Community colleges are a democratizing force in post-secondary education, different from but equal to universities. They offer an expedient route to the labour market. This suggests the need for colleges to focus on the development of their students' leadership ability and to implement strategies for evaluating the success of leadership…

The University of Tampa's Leadership and Sailing program introduces students to leadership and sailing simultaneously by situating their learning about leadership in the context of sailing. By combining outdoor adventure and leadership training, the program is designed to help students learn the basic components of a sailboat and operate the boat…

The past decade has provided a unique opportunity for the New Hampshire College & University Council (a multipurpose statewide consortium) and Campus Compact for New Hampshire (a state affiliate of a national consortium) to leverage the role of consortia toward building campus cultures of service-learning and civic engagement among member…

While many people may not realize that the words they speak may offend, carelessly used words can indeed lead to hurt, discrimination, and, on occasion, violence. Hate crimes occur all too frequently, even on college campuses--places which should be designed to be open and accepting. The role of educators and student leaders is to raise…

This article focuses on student leadership and transformation because of the belief that a) students have a tremendous influence on the academic leadership of an institution, and b) students themselves form part of this academic leadership--whether they are formally recognized for it or not--and can transform it in significant ways. The article…

Outlines a five year old student leadership program in a New York state high school. This is a year-round multi-faceted program that serves the needs of students, school, and community. (MD)

Discusses benefits of developing young potential leaders. Outlines comprehensive leadership program for college freshmen containing four components: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. (Author/CM)

An approach to developing leadership potential involves having gifted students write and implement leadership plans which focus on an important area of needed change in the student's school, community, or religious affiliation. Presented are the purposes and benefits of the plans, processes involved in designing plans, and sample topics.…

Describes Growth Opportunities in Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.), student leadership program developed to create supportive environment in which students could learn about their leadership styles, gain confidence about themselves in leadership roles, and apply learning to future activities/responsibilities. Notes that G.O.L.D. program applies…

Describes a program at a North Carolina high school in which students from the leadership class share an entire workday with a civic or government official. (SR)