Students at Randolph College can take advantage of a new kind of fall break experience beginning this weekend.
The College is creating a new option for alternative fall and spring break trips, during which students will develop their leadership skills through service activities. This weekend, a group of students will travel to Camp Friendship, in Palmyra, Va., to participate in a weekend focused around service and leadership.
Evan Smith ’15 and Sandeep Poudyal ’16 planned the trip under the direction of Amanda Denny, Randolph’s director of leadership and engagement.
At Camp Friendship, students assist with several projects around the site as the camp management prepares for upcoming camps and a fall festival. They will remove graffiti, clean up trails, prepare meals, and clean camp buildings.
Denny expects to see the this trip’s impact go far beyond fall break. She has seen service trips like this help students develop leadership abilities and friendships. “There is nothing like being able to go into a different culture, community, or environment, and to be selfless in providing a service to those in need; but also to develop a friendship and relationship with the people with which they worked,” she said.
The alternative Fall Break trip is part of a new grouping of service and leadership opportunities being offered to students. First year students from the Emerging Leaders program recently attended a weekend retreat where they engaged in team building and leadership activities. There are also program offerings for sophomores and seniors. The benefits of these programs are numerous, but the ultimate goal is to help students learn about and practice leadership skills.
Any student is welcome to attend the fall break trip to Camp Friendship, and it is free to attend. Spaces will be offered on a first come, first serve basis and anyone interested should contact Amanda Denny (adenny@randolphcollege.edu).
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Randolph starts new leadership programs this fall
New programs at Randolph College will allow students to learn about leadership and service in a variety of settings, ranging from workshops on campus to inner-city food banks hundreds of miles away.
Amanda Denny, Randolph’s director of student involvement, is designing the new leadership development programs and service opportunities to help students at each stage of their experience at Randolph. Most of the programs will start in September.
For the past five years, Denny worked as the director of student activities, but the Dean of Students office created her new position to consolidate service and leadership programs under one supervisor. Denny, who has a master’s degree in student development focusing on leadership and service, is excited about the opportunity. “I want to help students realize their leadership styles,” she said. “Also, there are many service learning opportunities related to their academic course study, so they can learn while reaching out to populations they might enjoy.”
Denny’s plans include programs that will help first-years, sophomores, and seniors get involved or stay involved in the Randolph community and develop their leadership abilities. Each of these programs will require students to apply.
The first-year program is designed to help students start exploring their leadership styles. The sophomore experience will aim to help students tackle the challenges that come with the second year of college. The senior program, titled “Keystone,” will use the analogy of building an arch to help students realize how to apply what they have learned at Randolph to build a successful future.
(There is not a separate program for juniors because they will be encouraged to investigate career options by visiting the Experiential Learning Center and pursuing internships, Denny said.)
Denny plans to continue the Leadership Challenge Program, a series of workshops she has organized in recent years. This is open to all students. She also will continue involvement with the Davenport Leadership Institute, a summer program that builds leadership skills and prepares participants to lead orientation for new students in the fall semester.
Students will be encouraged to participate in service projects throughout the year, beginning with the Day of Caring during orientation. But Denny will organize alternative fall and spring break trips to give students the opportunity to participate in larger projects. “Students can opt to be connected to the college throughout fall break and spring break by doing something really cool, whether that’s helping inner city youth in Harlem or going to Washington D.C. to serve at the central D.C. soup kitchen,” she said.
Denny looks forward to seeing Randolph students build and strengthen their leadership skills, as well as accomplish more academically as a result of these skills. “It’s important for students to have communication skills and to be well-rounded outside the classroom, and also take the knowledge that they’re learning in a co-curricular environment and apply it in the classroom,” she said.
Amanda Denny, Randolph’s director of student involvement, is designing the new leadership development programs and service opportunities to help students at each stage of their experience at Randolph. Most of the programs will start in September.
For the past five years, Denny worked as the director of student activities, but the Dean of Students office created her new position to consolidate service and leadership programs under one supervisor. Denny, who has a master’s degree in student development focusing on leadership and service, is excited about the opportunity. “I want to help students realize their leadership styles,” she said. “Also, there are many service learning opportunities related to their academic course study, so they can learn while reaching out to populations they might enjoy.”
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| Donald Saltmarsh-Lubin '16, a participant in the Davenport Leadership Institute, plays pool with a local high school student during a summer program this year. |
The first-year program is designed to help students start exploring their leadership styles. The sophomore experience will aim to help students tackle the challenges that come with the second year of college. The senior program, titled “Keystone,” will use the analogy of building an arch to help students realize how to apply what they have learned at Randolph to build a successful future.
(There is not a separate program for juniors because they will be encouraged to investigate career options by visiting the Experiential Learning Center and pursuing internships, Denny said.)
Denny plans to continue the Leadership Challenge Program, a series of workshops she has organized in recent years. This is open to all students. She also will continue involvement with the Davenport Leadership Institute, a summer program that builds leadership skills and prepares participants to lead orientation for new students in the fall semester.
Students will be encouraged to participate in service projects throughout the year, beginning with the Day of Caring during orientation. But Denny will organize alternative fall and spring break trips to give students the opportunity to participate in larger projects. “Students can opt to be connected to the college throughout fall break and spring break by doing something really cool, whether that’s helping inner city youth in Harlem or going to Washington D.C. to serve at the central D.C. soup kitchen,” she said.
Denny looks forward to seeing Randolph students build and strengthen their leadership skills, as well as accomplish more academically as a result of these skills. “It’s important for students to have communication skills and to be well-rounded outside the classroom, and also take the knowledge that they’re learning in a co-curricular environment and apply it in the classroom,” she said.
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