Apply now for the Charting your Journey program for sophomore students. Space is limited; application deadline is Oct. 26.
The program includes a two-day retreat and a one-credit hour course led by faculty and peer leaders during the first half of the spring semester. This program offers sophomore students the opportunity to discover who they are, where they want to go in life and how to get there.
Elon University is collaborating with national leadership development company, New Mountain Ventures, to offer this innovative program for sophomore students. Charting Your Journey will prepare students to craft a meaningful and flexible life plan in light of the ever-changing, fast-paced world outside Elon. Students will learn to identify their strengths, be alert to opportunities, take measured risks, set goals and think strategically, and practice the art of reflection and renewal. Students will also develop a resume. These skills will help students better align their core identity with their professional and personal goals, especially in the context of their remaining years at Elon.
Five cohorts of 10 to 12 students will participate in the two-day retreat on Jan. 30-31, 2012, featuring Christopher Gergen, author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. Students will enroll in a one-credit Transitions Strategies course during the first half of the spring semester. Cohorts will each be co-led by a faculty or staff person and an upper-class peer leader trained by professional facilitators. Students selected to participate will be assigned a cohort that will schedule a convenient time for the weekly class meetings in the spring semester.
There is a $100 program fee to participate (limited program fee scholarships available on a case-by-case basis) and students are required to submit an application, along with one reference from a faculty or staff member. Applications are due electronically or in hard copy to the Office of the Vice President for Student Life in Alamance 109 by Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. Those accepted to participate in the program will be notified by email no later than Monday, Nov. 7. Accepted students are required to submit the $100 program fee by Nov. 18 to guarantee their place in the program.
We encourage you to apply. If you would like an application or have any questions please contact Brian O’Shea, assistant to the vice president for student life and dean of students at 336.278.7220 or boshea@elon.edu.