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The Leadership Program Application Form

Please complete the following application form if you are interested in participating in The Leadership Program. Respond carefully and fully to each of the following questions. Your responses should be thoughtful, reflective, clear, and well edited. When you are finished, please click “submit.”

First Name

Last Name

Address (while at Illinois College)

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

Email

Current Year

Majors

What major(s) do you currently intend to pursue at Illinois College?

Minors

What minor(s), if any, do you currently intend to pursue at Illinois College?

I. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

These questions relate to prior experiences you may have had in leadership and service.

Leadership roles

What leadership roles have you held during your high school career or while at Illinois College? (Please elaborate, provide more than a bullet-pointed list.)

Service

What types of service have you engaged in? (Please elaborate, provide more than a bullet-pointed list)

II. REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP

These questions ask you describe leaders whose actions you have respected as well as those you have not.

Identify a leader

Identify a leader for whom you have great respect and explain why. (If you describe an individual whose work/career the Leadership Program Committee is unlikely to know—a parent, high school coach, or teacher, for example—be sure to provide some background information about that person.)

Disappointment in leader

When have you been disappointed in a person in a leadership role and why? (If you describe an individual whose work/career the Leadership Program Committee is unlikely to know—a parent, high school coach, or teacher, for example—be sure to provide some background information about that person.)

III. LEADERSHIP GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS

These questions ask you to identify and describe your goals and expectations as a potential member of the Leadership Program, as well as to describe a particular issue you’d like to focus your skills upon.Please be as specific as possible.

Participation

Why do you want to be a part of The Leadership Program at Illinois College? (Please elaborate; provide more than a bullet-pointed list.)

Passion

Describe an issue for which you feel passion and discuss how you think your leadership skills might be used to address it. (Please elaborate; provide more than a bullet-pointed list.)