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Leadership Fellows Program

Leadership Service

The hallmark requirement of the Leadership Fellows Program is to serve in a major leadership capacity for a year. Many, of course, serve more than one year, or as leader of more than one group. As a remarkably diverse group of young leaders, the areas in which LFP participants serve is also diverse. INST 300 Leadership Practicum is taken at the same time one serves in leadership. It is basically a support group for leaders. Following are some of the positions LFP members have held while in Practicum.

2011-2012  Students in Service

Five Resident Assistants and a Student Chaplain; Student Government President, Dominican missions trip leader; Service Coordinator/YACHT Club; Wednesday Night Worship founder/leader; Young Life Leader; Operation Net leader; Operation Vote founder/leader; Worship Team, LFP Chair and 3 LFP small group leaders, three sports captains. And much more!

Thoughts on Service: Ashley Cook-Cotton LFP 2009

"When evaluating all of the activities in which I participated while at Eastern, nothing has been as beneficial as the Leadership Fellows Program.  Within the confines of LFP I learned three important lessons/skills. First and foremost I learned that leadership requires service. It is not about being in the spotlight or making a name for yourself. Your service may put you in the spotlight but obtaining a name for yourself is not the goal. Secondly, LFP improved my writing skills. For many of our homework assignments, we were required to read and synthesize material. In turn we took our analysis and had to apply it to real situations that we faced as leaders. Developing this high level of reasoning has been especially useful as I now pursuit a career in law. Lastly, LFP encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone. As the former Chair of LFP and an introvert, I definitely had to move beyond what was comfortable. However, I am so very glad that I did. As the Chair, I had opportunities to interact with the members of LFP in a capacity that I would not have been able to otherwise. For this I am truly grateful." Ashley is now a law student at Temple University.

2010-2011 Students in Service

Golf Team Captain, Leader of Refuge, Co-President of Habitat for Humanity, SIFE leader, four Resident Assistants, two Student Chaplains, Tennis Team Captain, Volleyball Captain, Baseball Captain, Leader 20/20 Club, Student Government Vice President, Leader Redefined hip hop dance troupe; Leaders of Band of Athletic Gentlemen and Athletes Service Club, Presidents of Operation Net and Sign Language Club, Founder Operation Vote, Leader of the Friends of Radnor Library, Chair LFP, Freshman Class President. And more.

Thoughts on Service: Frenika Mudd LFP 2005, MA Sociology

"During Practicum, someone mentioned that when they were in charge of Bowling Club, they didn't always get to bowl.  I have seen that so much in leadership.  Sometimes when you are leading you may not be able to partake in things the way others may....and it's okay." Frenika is Program Manager for Wesley Theological Seminary.