The Neeley School of Business at TCU has founded the Next Generation
Leadership Program to train future business and community leaders.Through
action-oriented classes, community service projects, personal coaching,
leadership forums and presentations from leaders in a variety of fields, Next
Generation Leadership students will get first-hand leadership experience,
interact with people who are making a difference in their communities and
companies, and practice their own leadership skills.
“Leadership skills separate individuals from the crowd,” says Dr. Christine
Riordan, TCU Neeley School of Business’s associate dean for external relations
and the Luther Henderson Chair of Leadership. She founded a similar, successful
program at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. “This
program helps business students hone their communication skills, build
successful teams, recognize the importance of leadership, and bring valuable
leadership styles and standards to work for their future employer.”
The two-year Next Generation Leadership Program is reserved for TCU students
accepted in the Neeley School of Business their junior year. The program is
designed to fit into the course of study for all degrees in the business
school.
Students will be required to take four classes in leadership that will focus
on personal leadership, interpersonal skills, team skills and leading an actual
project. In addition, the students will participate in activities outside the
classroom that are designed to help them develop their knowledge and
competencies in leadership. A special ceremony will commemorate completion,
participation in the Leadership Program will appear on their transcripts, and
each will receive a special cord to use at graduation.
For more information on the Next Generation Leadership Program at the Neeley
School of Business, visit www.neeleyleader.tcu.edu.
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