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Show C5 news MONDAY • AUGUST 20 • 2007 EXTRA! XTRA! The College Times is looking •writers, photographers and designers to help contribute to our weekly publication '•::}%>-,.. •*:.y&. Volunteer, scholarship and work j } study options available "Apply at SC 220 Spencer Shell/College Times Joseph Watkins and Jennie Nicholls from the PresidenHal leadership Program at UVSC at Ventana Apartments The seeds of leadership are planted UVSC Presidential Leadership students awarded two year housing scholarships Spencer Shell News editor A leadership ecosystem began last Wednesday not too far from campus. A total of 36 students are enrolled in the Presidential Leadership Program at UVSC. The program aims to help students achieve their leadership goals before entering the workforce. The students have a two- year housing scholarship at the Ventana Apartments, where by living together, they can hopefully become a close-knit group. The students are placed into groups of three where they will compete through leadership goals and projects. "We chose you very, very education major, and second carefully/' Bruce Jackson, year participant, 'it also director of UVSC's Cen- helps to work with other ter for the Advancement of people who are hard workLeadership, told the group ers and have similar goals." The program is highlightbefore they moved in. "We really look at this leader- ed by the flexibility to allow ship center and especially students to choose their own the Presidential Leadership major of study, while parstudents as an ecosystem." ticipating in the leadership courses, A c assesscording to ments, the Presi- "7 hope that I will learn a lot d e n t i a 1 more leadership skills, like how w o r k shops, L e a d e r - to deal with people, because commuship Pro- that is what I like doing.'" gram, the nity and program organioffers 36 highly qualified zational leadership projects, students acomprehensive ac- mentoring relationships, netademic, professional prepa- working opportunities and ration and personal develop- other leadership activities. "I plan to be a teacher, ment experience each year. "The Presidential Lead- and it definitely takes leadership Program has ben- ership to be a teacher beefited me by making me cause you need to be able realize the importance of to be an example, show my future, and helping me hard work, and help others keep the goals which I had realize what they what for set before college," said their future, and help them McKenzie Lundell, a dance with that," said Lundell. "I was drawn to the program because some people at Timpview [Highschooi] told me about it, so I looked into it, and I was interested because I love leadership courses. I decided I would apply and I got in, so I am as happy as can be," said Chad Workmen, a freshman planning to study business. "I hope that I will learn a lot more leadership skills, like how to deal with people, because that is what I like doing. It would be very helpful in the business world." Workmen said. 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