Leadership Institute
Welcome to the Texas State Leadership Institute
The purpose of the Leadership Institute is to bring students together to learn leadership skills, engage in activities that foster ethical behavior, build an inclusive community, demonstrate social responsibility and inspire a commitment to excellence. The Leadership Institute will
- Serve as a clearinghouse of information regarding leadership opportunities at Texas State.
- Provide a variety of leadership development opportunities within a tiered structure for incoming students, established sophomore/junior leaders and a capstone program for highly experienced junior/senior leaders.
- Collaborate with departments within and outside the Division for Student Affairs to deliver experiential learning opportunities.
Core Values
- Ethics/Integrity
- Excellence
- Social Responsibility
- Inclusivity
- Civic Engagement
- Empowerment
Upcoming Events
Save the Date: 2013 Texas State Leadership Institute Annual Conference
The Dean of Students Office will host the 2013 Texas State Leadership Institute Conference on February 15-16, 2013. The primary purpose of the conference was to bring together students to learn leadership skills, engage students in values-based activities that foster personal leadership development, build a unified community, cultivate social responsibility, and inspire students to adopt a new way of life while expanding their leadership potential.
The theme for each year’s conference is based on the Common Experience theme and Core Values of the Leadership Institute. Next year’s theme will offer students opportunities to learn and more clearly understand global relationships, cultures, ideas, and communities and their implications for being an effective leader on campus, in the community and in the world beyond. It will also emphasize the core values of inclusivity, empowerment, and civic engagement.
News and Information
2012 Texas State Leadership Institute Annual Conference
The Dean of Students Office hosted the 2012 Texas State Leadership Institute Conference on February 17-18, 2012, with the theme of “The First Amendment: Freedom, Democracy and Social Responsibility”. We welcomed approximately 300 attendees from Texas State University, Baylor University, St. Edward's University, St. Mary's University, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas Lutheran University, The University of Texas at Austin and the University of the Incarnate Word. The primary purpose of the conference was to bring together students to learn leadership skills, engage students in values-based activities that foster personal leadership development, build a unified community, cultivate social responsibility, and inspire students to adopt a new way of life while expanding their leadership potential.
Visit the conference webpage to view photographs and learn more about the 2012 conference.
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