Maryland LEAD
The Maryland Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program engages students in leadership experiences that complement academic, co-curricular, career, and community engagement opportunities. Through institutes, conferences, retreats, and peer education the Maryland LEAD Program develops the skills necessary to practice socially responsible leadership.
Happy Black History Month! As a part of Black History Month, the MLEAD Program will charter a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture .
February 28th, 2025 11am - 4pm
(transportation and meals included)
The purpose of this program is to explore Black leadership throughout historical and contemporary contexts by engaging students in experiential and community-based learning. The curriculum will focus on the artifacts and stories in the following exhibits: Reclaiming My Time; Forces for Change; Slavery and Freedom; Making a Way Out of No Way; and more. Participants will be grouped into teams and will have the opportunity to examine how Black figures throughout history made collaborative efforts for collective impact, healing, and liberation. Through guided self-reflection and dialogue, students will have the opportunity to consider their leadership practice and strategies for committing to conscious action and living and leading with integrity
- 11:00am Meet at Stamp Student Union
- 11:15am Departure
- 12:00pm Arrival at Museum
- 1:00pm Lunch
- 3:00pm Depart for Stamp
- 4:00pm Arrive at Stamp Student Union
Our Leadership Assumptions
Our view and philosophy on leadership and leadership development includes...
- Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed
- Leadership is collaborative
- Leadership is a process, not a position.
- Leadership starts with the individual (purpose, motivation, values)
- Leadership is values-based
- Leadership is inclusive
- Leadership is about working with others for positive change
- Leadership development is a life-long process