Leadership
App State is about developing leaders. Whether you’re interested in taking one leadership course or earning the Leadership Studies (LDS) Minor, we have excellent learning opportunities that prepare you to lead.
Our office strives to help you develop life and career skills such as critical thinking, team development, conflict resolution, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and consensus building. In addition, leadership opportunities and studies are a resume builder that stands out to employers who value leadership education and experience because it tells them that you are ready to accept the challenge to lead in an increasingly diverse and challenging environment.
Global Leadership Exchange
The Global Leadership Exchange (GLE) program, hosted by the Office of Community-Engaged Leadership, is a cross-cultural initiative designed to foster global dialogue and leadership development among students. The program’s core mission is to cultivate curiosity and openness toward diverse identities, cultural perspectives, and global leadership practices. Through interactive sessions, participants explore how culture influences leadership styles, activism, and advocacy.
LEAD Team
LEAD Team members are current undergraduate students who serve as peer education facilitators. They are trained to facilitate a variety of leadership development workshops for all students on campus. LEAD Workshops are engaging, relevant, one-hour sessions for any group, class, or organization. Each workshop focuses on a different leadership topic or skill to foster your personal and professional development. You’ll get great experience and information to help you lead and be able to network with other students interested in leadership.
Leadership Studies (LDS)
The Leadership Studies Program, a part of the Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education (or CTH) in the Reich College of Education, offers a number of courses each semester. Leadership Studies courses utilize critical reflection, active engagement, and community-based learning to explore the phenomenon of leadership through theory, research, scholarship, and lived experience.
Plemmons Leadership Scholars
Plemmons Leadership Scholars is a cohort-based, four-year scholarship program. Each summer, up to ten scholars are accepted from the incoming first-year class. Scholars join an active community of 40 students and an alumni network of over 250 individuals. Over four years, Plemmons Leadership Scholars foster strong connections with fellow scholars, program directors, and campus administrators; engage in academic and experiential leadership learning; and are challenged to create positive social change on campus and in the local community.