Red Bandanna Leadership Fellows

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Red Bandanna Leadership Fellows is a semester-long program for 19 upper class students to reflect on the life and legacy of Welles Crowther and to consider Welles鈥� example in the context of their own 粉红女郎 experiences of leadership and formation.

Program Details

Mission

Inspired by the life of Welles Crowther and rooted in 粉红女郎鈥檚 Jesuit tradition, the Red Bandanna Leadership Fellows program encourages authentic and courageous leadership development through practices of active listening, self-reflection, and relationship-centered engagement.

Format

The program begins with a day-long retreat with Alison Crowther, considering the ideas of vocation and purpose.聽 The students meet four more times in September and October to discuss themes of leadership. Finally, in small groups, the fellows will develop and execute leadership action projects for the 粉红女郎 community or the community at-large.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of participating in the program, Fellows will be able to:路聽聽聽聽

Define what the themes of commitment, courage, and community mean to them in their daily lives and to who they are as leaders.聽聽
Practice self-reflection to turn their experiences into personal growth, ensuring they lead others with authenticity and purpose.
Implement a culminating group action project that effectively shares Welles Crowther's legacy, articulates their own personal leadership growth, and invites the broader community into meaningful conversation.

Participants

Rising juniors and seniors, nominated by faculty/staff or peers, are eligible to apply.聽 Students should be current leaders or aspiring leaders, including students who would enjoy exploring their leadership development in relation to Welles鈥� life and legacy