While iLEAD serves all students, it engenders a special relationship with specific populations including first-year, first-gen, honors students, international students, commuters, transfers and, probationary students. iLEAD serves these members by providing additional support in acclimation and academic growth through special events, organizations, collaborations and programs.
This is a three-tier program for non-billable academic credit that offers leadership training through supporting academic assistance, academic and student life clubs, organizations and Learning Services. See Credit-Bearing Classes >
Emerging Leaders series is a non-billable, seven-week, non-credited survey class that teaches leadership understanding and skills. Most students are chosen from nominations by FY SYM professors. The success of the program is realized in the number of upperclassmen who also independently seek this leadership development opportunity. ROTC members are particularly encouraged to participate, availing themselves to the widest versions of leadership and further assisting them in their pursuit of commissioning.
As the nation's largest leadership honor society, membership within this society extends a variety of resources such as scholarships and awards for leadership work and lifelong benefits such as an employer job bank and personal discount opportunities. Learn more about NSLS >
Including international faculty and students involved with the Center for Student Diversity and the Inclusive Excellence Committee to move "theory to practice" by creating student-research opportunities, letter writing campaigns, panels and other activities from the discussions to present to the larger community.
A series that provides alumni speakers and others "in the trenches" to inspire, teach and network with students, resulting in follow-up learning and service opportunities.
Communications director at the Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program, U.S. House of Representatives. His talk was titled, “Creativity in Leadership.”
Educator, humanitarian and Fulbright Scholar who served in Zambia and Malawi supporting free elections and coordinating educational programs.
Mount St. Mary's University Class of 2013 alumna and founder and executive director of Emmaus Farm, a service-based retreat center in Lewis County, Kentucky.
Regional director for stARTSSomething, an arts in education partner with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Cultural Alliance of York County, Pennsylvania. She's also the manager for Poetry Out Loud and founder of the professional education outreach program for the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
American sociologist specializing in gender studies. He holds the position of distinguished professor of sociology at Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities.
Mount St. Mary's University associate professor of economics and director of the BB&T Center for the Study of the Moral Foundations of Capitalism in the Mount's Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business. His talk was titled, “Civil Society and the U.S. Constitution.”
A former teacher and administrator for Catholic education and Hanover Magazine's 2016 Person of the Year. She's currently the CEO and co-founder of Roots for Boots, a volunteer organization dedicated to helping veterans, service members and families.
Congolese political refugee and humanitarian, working toward American citizenship to serve others with mental illness.
Mount St. Mary's University Class of 1999 alumnus and former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, John W. Miller, and filmmaker David Bernabo, collaborated to make the feature-length film about Moundsville, a city in Marshall County along the western edge of West Virginia's northern panhandle documenting history through the voices of its residents.
Mount alumnus and resident assistant, L’Arche Community, Washington D.C.
Mount St. Mary's University Class of 1994 alumnus and Adams County, Pennsylvania commissioner. His talk was titled, ”How Does the U.S. Constitution Affect Local Government?”
Hospice care nurses and co-authors, OK, Now What?: What Matters Most.
Founding president and chairwoman of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad By-Way Board of Directors. She's also a chief human resource officer of Fortune 500 companies, as well as a poet, playwright, historian and panelist.
Her talk was titled, “African American Mathematicians.”
Youngest gold medalist on the U.S. track and field team at the 1960 Rome Olympics. In 1963, he capped off his medal collection with a pair of gold medals in the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a part of the relay teams. With a faith-based approach, Earl donates his time traveling around the country to share his near-death story and encourage others to save lives by signing up for the bone marrow donation registry.
A monthly opportunity for student-led discussions on film clips in light of leadership qualities and styles.
A combination of service opportunities in which Mounties engage with younger children by assisting in the Head Start program, after school programs, One Book One Maryland and National Poetry Month.
iLEAD sponsors the SPARC Debates, providing students opportunities to be recognized for research and public speaking.
iLEAD sponsors pro-life rally and fundraising events to place sonograms in local crisis pregnancy centers.
Sponsored nonprofit to fundraise and support veterans and especially Wounded Warriors.
Sponsored by active membership to educate and fundraise in the quest to wipe out cancer while supporting survivors. An iLEAD member serves on the Office of Social Justice board for this activity.
iLEAD sponsors the Earl Young Team cooperatively with the Health Professions Club, CSES and athletics to raise awareness and contribute to a registry for the collection of bone marrow.
West Point Ethics and Leadership Conference annually invites civilian Mounties to participate in its annual conference, offering the insight if 10 of the nation's top leaders. Participants share their experience with the Mount community.
NSLS Conferences are offered to members of the NSLS Executive Board annually and present a plethora of topics to further an understanding of leadership and provide soft leadership skills to support the Mount's chapter.
Various activities aimed at increasing enrollment and retention works in coordination with iLEAD.
Sponsored economic program of the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business in which students competitively problem-solve and promote ethical economic plans.
From the Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business, the BB&T Center and iLEAD collaborate in discussions of civil society and curriculum building toward leadership offerings of faith-based universities supporting faith-based organizations including diocesan Catholic schools.