Haven Leadership Program
Welcome to the Haven Leadership Program. This program was designed to assist Lock Haven University students to develop skills and techniques so they can be impactful and effective leaders on campus and in the community. This program was developed around the Student Leadership Challenge.
Students who enroll in this program will complete two levels in which they were learning about individual leadership development and leadership within a group. All students who complete the two levels will have the opportunity to interview to be a Student Orientation Leader & Mentor for the following year.
The Haven Leadership Program is a great to enhance your leadership skills by attending monthly workshops. Students will also be required to attend weekly study hour sessions and they will have access to a student mentor.
This mentor is an upperclassman that will work with you through the semester and be there to answer questions or point you in the right direction.
Program Levels
Bronze Level - Individual Development
Students will spend an entire fall semester exploring ones self & studying various leadership practices. Student will clarify their values and find their voice. They will learn how to set examples and align their thoughts with their actions. Students will develop communication skills and learn how to share their aspirations with others to find commonalities.
Requirements for completing level:
- Must have and maintain a 2.3 GPA at LHU to particpate
- Attend four Haven Leadership Program workshops
- Complete four hours of monitored study hours a week
- Meet with your mentor monthly
- Communicate with your mentor bi-weekly
Silver Level - Community Development
Students will spend an entire spring semester learning how to work through challenges, strengthening others around them to work effectively together, and how leaders appreciate those around them and create a spirit of community.
Requirements for completing level:
- Must have and maintain a 2.3 GPA at LHU to particpate
- Attend four Haven Leadership Program workshops
- Complete four hours of monitored study hours a week
- Meet with your mentor monthly
- Communicate with your mentor bi-weekly
Gold Level - Practical Experience (Mentor/Student Orientation Leader)
Students who complete the bronze & silver levels and have a 2.3 GPA will have the opportunity to become a Student Orientation Leader and a student mentor for the Center for Excellence & Inclusion through an application & interview process. This is a paid position in which students get a chance to use the skills and techniquesthey learned throughout the previous year to engage and lead incoming students through their first year at LHU.
Requirements for position:
- Maintain participant email and social media lists and
provide information about resources at LHU to all mentees
through this list - Help students become familiar with university resources;
advise and refer residents to appropriate university
resources, as needs arise - Facilitate and supervise study groups
- Provide guidance and support to the student by creating
an atmosphere of openness, caring, and concern where
meaningful communication and trust can exist - Encourage students to take advantage of other support
services within the university - Communicate with mentee if you need to cancel meetings
if emergencies arise - Follow through with appropriate action, if any, after meeting
with your mentee - Keep accurate records of each contact with mentee. Submit
the reports to the CEI after each meeting - Encourage students to meet with their professors within the
first two weeks of the semester to identify and address
any potential weaknesses in their academic performance - Encourage mentee to keep you informed about his/her academic progress
- Assist the mentee in identifying academic goals and objectives
- Participate in periodic evaluations
