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MIAMI UNIVERSITY
A chance for student s NOT involved in these leadership positions to speak their minds and offer insights
DEFINING LEADERSHIP
For the sake of this assignment , we defined leadership as:
A student who holds an official title and/or position within any organization on an university/college campus
This is NOT our personal view or definition of leadership! This definition allowed us to focus on a specific demographic of student
A great need exists to understand better the unique nature of college student leadership development as well as how the collegiate experience contributes to that process
(Dugan & Komives, 2007)
METHODOLOGY
Five 20-30 minute Interviews 5 open-ended questions Collected responses Cross-checked for themes Questions asked: 1) Do you consider yourself to be a student leader on this campus? Why or not not? 2) Do you see these leadership positions as positions of leadership? 3) Are these types of roles valuable for students to obtain? 4) Walk us through your thought process when determining whether or not you will attempt to participate in a leadership role within your organization(s) 5) What are the pros and cons of becoming an official leader within an organization?
PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHICS
Abby
Sophomore Xavier University Female
Justin
Junior Miami University Male
Brian
Senior Xavier University Male
Jordan
Senior Miami University Female
Cassie
Sophomore Xavier University Female
ABBY - XAVIER
Does not consider herself as a leader Does not see these leadership positions as positions of leadership within her organizations Time, is the eventual deciding factor that leads her to NOT participating in these roles/positions
Art student and projects take a lot of time
These roles are, good for the resume, helps portray if someone can be a good boss
The college experience is on learning, and only a few can take a job. If leadership was an important part of college then everyone would have to be a leader to have the full experience - Abby
BRIAN - XAVIER
Considers himself to be a leader on campus Not all students in leadership roles are student leaders
It depends Some people get the roles but don t do anything or they really do not care, they just use it to boost their resumes
You can be a leader other ways. In the classroom, outside the classroom, etc. - Brian
CASSIE - XAVIER
Yes, I consider myself a leader on campus for wanting to make a difference, although I am not in a leadership position
I consider any student wanting to make a difference and is active in their organization to be a leader in some sorts - Cassie
JUSTIN - MIAMI
Sees himself as a leader on campus
Because of my performance within the organization Sometimes you don t need an official position
These roles are valuable, depending on what organization, these roles can prepare you for what you are trying to do after college Did not involve himself in these roles because, felt that it would have been too much heading into the academic year
I only run for these positions if I can dedicate all of my time too it, but I wanted to be involved in a bunch of other things instead It s more about your presence and what you do during your time involved. Just because I don t hold a specific leadership position doesn t mean I can t be looked at as a leader from others - Justin
JORDAN - MIAMI
I am a leader, because I show up to thing that I don t necessarily have to These leadership roles are not positions of leadership, they are more of a job Not all students in these roles are leaders
The current officers do what is needed to do, but do not go above and beyond
I didn t run for a position because I didn t have time and I didn t want the extra stress Leadership is about getting more people involved and putting the organization in a better situation than it was before - Jordan
THEMES UNCOVERED
Leadership positions are stressful Titles may not be as important as we originally thought
4 out of 5 students considered themselves to be leaders
What can we do differently in terms of working with student leaders based off the information gathered?
QUESTIONS?