Greensboro College’s Civic Leadership Program is a highly exclusive experiential program for qualifying students that show major interest in involving themselves in an active civic life and demonstrate high potential in being a civic leader on campus. Students will develop their leadership skills and civic identity through discussion-based workshops and lectures, hands-on civic engagement, and by receiving the opportunity to create and lead their own personal civic project that addresses a specific problem and issue that the student is passionate about.

From interpersonal skills such as effective communication and conflict resolutions to managing team dynamics and project development skills – being a part of the Civic Leadership Program will teach a student important skills that will help them be successful in their college career and any future endeavors.

Furthermore, the hands-on experience that a student will receive as part of the Civic Leadership Program will develop the student’s skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. In addition, the student will gain a much more meaningful perspective regarding the importance of being civically engaged.

Lastly, perhaps the most important part of the Civic Leadership Program is being able to provide a platform for students to explore their civic identity and be able to hone their civic leader potential with ample support and zero pressure.

Mission of the Civic Leadership Program:

1. Create and empower civic leaders amongst the student population.
   • Having a clear and established platform that enables students to freely grow as a leader and provides them with a platform to engage in any project that they are passionate about will effectively create and empower civic leaders.
2. Cultivate a civically engaged and educated student community.
   • An indirect effect of the civic leadership program is its impact on the overall student community. Hands-on engagement with the student population is crucial in the creation of student civic leaders. As a result, though the civic leadership program only works with a specific and limited number of students, it allows the student community to also grow civically and become more civically engaged.
3. Address specific civic issues on campus.
   • A major component of the civic leadership program is for students to be able to lead an initiative revolving around a civic issue they are passionate about. By allowing students to freely address any specific civic issue they wish, both the overall campus civic life and specific civic-related problems are improved upon.

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