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the student leadership challenge
Entering its fifth year, The Student Leadership Challenge serves as Temple’s signature leadership development program for undergraduates and includes a leadership living learning community, speaker series, skills workshops, seminars, service experiences, career development events, leadership coaching, and one-day conferences throughout the year open to all students. Click here for our calendar of events to learn of the many programs occurring throughout the academic year.
leadership diamond points system
To track attendance and provide incentives for students to continue to participate in programs that focus on diverse leadership competencies in a variety of formats, the program operates on a “Leadership Diamond Points System” whereby students earn points for participating in its programs. In addition to attendance at Student Leadership Challenge events, students can earn Leadership Diamond Points for completing academic courses related to leadership and participating in leadership experiences outside of its programs. Overall, the various Student Leadership Challenge opportunities focus on personal development, skill building, problem solving, intercultural issues, and exposure to diverse leadership perspectives centered in Philadelphia and global contexts.
The Diamond Leaders program is an opportunity available to those students that have demonstrated a commitment to developing their leadership potential and putting those talents in to action. To become eligible for application to the Diamond Leaders program, you must acquire 50 Leadership Diamond Points by participating in programs offered through the Temple University Student Leadership Challenge and meet the rest of the application requirements. These Leadership Diamond Points may be earned through participation in any combination of the programs listed below, and may be accrued throughout your undergraduate and graduate experience.
student leadership challenge programs & leadership diamond Point Value
SLC EVENT | LEADERSHIP DIAMOND POINTS | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|
15 | Full Day Participation. | |
25 | 6-Session Participation | |
up to 15 per course; 30 points total | Successful completion of designated course, written essay and meeting with the Academy Coach. | |
5 per session | Participation in one 60-minute session. | |
25 | Participation in a service immersion experience and submission of a completed application. | |
up to 25 | Successful completion of a written essay and meeting with an Experiential Coach. | |
| Career Development Events | 5 per session |
Participation in one Career Center event (i.e. Resume Workshop, Senior Job Search Strategies Workshop, etc.) |
| "Say Something" Workshops | 5 per session |
Participation in "Say Something" workshop facilitated by the HEART Office |
5 per session | Participation in one 60-minute workshop. | |
| Additional programs - TBD | TBD |
We are always looking to add more leadership development programs already occurring at Temple and awarding Leadership Diamond Points to TU participants. Contact us for more information or if you have a program on campus you'd like us to help promote and award Leadership Diamond Points for participation. |
