Leadership Institute

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Formerly known as the Falcon Leadership Institute (FLI)

Through a leadership development course and development meetings, Ledership Institute (LI) participants have the opportunity to attend a weekend leadership retreat, plan and implement a service project, and gain invaluable leadership experiences and insights during their first year at BGSU.

Students interested in the Leadership Institute must submit an application for acceptance.

The Leadership Institute (LI) is a values-based leadership program for first-year students that develops emerging leaders with the confidence, ability, and passion to be active and engaged leaders in their communities. The Leadership Institute takes place during the Fall Semester of the first year.

Applications for Fall 2024 are open!

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The Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement’s Leadership Institute is a program that develops self-aware leaders who have the skills to build professional networks and create personal connections within their cohort and throughout campus. Additionally, LI helps each student develop skills most sought after by future employers, including decision making, communication, and ability to work in a team structure. 

Guided by the ideals of servant leadership, students participate in service-learning and leadership projects that enhance the community. Participants begin earning the BGSU Leadership Achievement Award by learning the skills and competencies necessary for a successful life and career.

Vision Statement

The Leadership Institute (LI) is a semester-long program that develops first-year students with the confidence, ability, and passion to be active and engaged leaders in their communities.

Mission Statement

The C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement’s Leadership Institute develops self-aware leaders who have the skills to build professional networks and create personal connections within their cohort and throughout campus. Guided by the ideals of servant leadership, students participate in service-learning and leadership projects that enhance the community. Participants begin earning the BGSU Leadership Achievement Award by learning the skills and competencies necessary for a successful life and career. Additionally, participants can count this course (LEAD 1000) towards completing the new BGSU Leadership minor.

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Leadership programming at Bowling Green State University seeks to develop the following competencies in student leaders.

  • Inclusion
  • Purpose
  • Integrity
  • Group Development
  • Global Citizenship
  • Inclusion: Creating broad and safe environments that engage and support diversity.
  • Purpose: Understanding personal and organizational values and establishing a sense of purpose that contributes to the development of others.
  • Integrity: Acting in an ethical and legal manner that is harmonious with personal and organizational values.
  • Group Development: The ability to manage and lead individuals in the establishment and execution of
    group goals.
  • Global Citizenship: Versatility in leadership and communication style that is respectful of cultural context
    and implications.
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Leadership Institute members enroll in a 3-credit hour experience combining LEAD 1000 and BGSU 1910 courses. LEAD 1000: Foundations of Leadership is a leadership development course that gives participants the opportunity to plan and implement a service project, participate in personal, team, and professional development opportunities, learn valuable leadership skills and theories, and begin earning the BGSU Leadership Achievement Award. This course takes a deep dive into the study of leadership development and offers students information on how to get involved during their time on campus.

BGSU 1910 is a course where students explore concepts of Life Design and concepts from this course are incorporated into the LEAD 1000 curriculum.

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The Leadership Institute's weekend leadership retreat will take place in October 2023. All LI participants are required to attend and have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with their cohort. This weekend allows participants to participate in team-building activities with their cohort, learn about valuable leadership techniques such as group consensus, brainstorm your service project ideas, and take an in-depth personality assessment.

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In keeping with the core values of Bowling Green State University, cohort members will be designing, coordinating, and implementing a service project that they will work on all semester. Students will be divided into groups in their LEAD 1000 course. Each group will participate in a service-learning project that enhances the community. By taking part in this project, cohort members help others, put the relational leadership model and servant leadership theory into practice, and represent BGSU at its highest. 

Following the completion of the project, each group will also give a formal presentation on the project in front of campus community members. All group members must actively participate in planning the service project and final presentation.

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Souleymane Anne
Rachel Anstead
Vereena Badrous
Nabeel Baksh
Alyssa Barnett
Makenna Batcho
Helaina Behm
Isabella Behm
Ellie Bernard
Delaney Bird
Grace Biro
Cora Blount
Seth Boes
Jamal Booker
Ryan Bowshier
Bethany Brail
Caitlyn Broadwater
Caroline Brooks
Leona Brown
Kaitey Calvey
Katherine Carpenter
Ava Carter
Cadence Carter
Emma Cheek
Julianne Colvin
Mckenzi Corcoran
Kara Cottrell
Travis Cox
Kyla Daugherty
Reece Dellinger
Sydney Dern
Leah Dipaolo
Gabriel DiPietro
Patrick Donnelly
Grace Dowler
Cameron Duncan
Kylie Eckert
Annie Eggerding
Ace Ehlen
Carolyn Engle
Evan Fedak
Jonathan Flores
Kiera Foreman
Nathaniel Francis
Emily Fraser
Dreas Fredriks
Christina Freeman
Andrea Gilbert
Nicholas Gill
Khamyla Goodwin
Camille Graves
Catherine Gray
Meriele Green
Emma Greulich
Connor Haggard
Briana Hamilton
Chavez Harris
Gloria Head
Kayla Horney
Robert Houser
Hailey Hughes
Kelli James
Madison Jeffries
Samantha Johnson
Joseph Jordan
Violeta Jorda-Talevich
Hunter Kehn
Shannon Kelley
Ashley Kelly
Lukas Kleinfeldt

Rebekah Klynn
Abigail Kramer
Rayne Latham
Savana Lee
Alex Lehman
Chloe Lloyd
Olivia Luscombe
Nicholas Mackin
Landen Malabanan
Sahr Mani
Amanda Mantel
Iulia Marginean
JaeLynn Marks
Stone Martin
Ethan Mason
Jill McAnespie
Charis Meldrim
Skyler Mick
Andrea Millenbaugh
Amanda Mitchell
Lucas Mosier
Christopher Naula
Kay Nicht
Mariah Niezgoda
Clementina Ortiz
Cameron Pack
Matthew Parker
Kiara Patrick
Emma Patton
Jason Payne
Olivia Pietrantozzi
Brieley Proffitt
Tatum Proffitt
Gaven Purnell
Gabriela Rajic
Bartholomew Reamer
Joshua Reimer
Emma Reindel
Brooklyn Richardson
Kaylee Roberts
Taylor Roberts
Shaya Robinson
Tatiana Rodriguez
Leo Rojas
Connor Rotolo
Bryce Sacre
Kalista Sampson
Cynthia Seames
Avery Shinkawa
Mackenzie Sidders
Adam Siegfried
Nathan Silsby
Kiele Sims
Grace Smith
Wynter Smith
Andrew Sorg
Andrew Stauffer
Ashton Steele
Terrance Stephens
Cruz Stock
Madelyn Stys
Harold Taylor
Ella Tharpe
Grace Tienarend
Isaiah Van
Makayla Vermillion
Kylie Vorhees
Talaya Warren
Jacob Webb
Carlton Williams
Tia Wilson
Zamia Wilson
Jillian Windbiel
Sarah Witt

Kemery Aichele
Samuel Anspach
Noah Archer
Madelyn Arnold
Justyn Atherton
Corinne Bailey
Leah Bainbridge
Hannah Baran
Justin Bartholomew
Laney Bates
Leah Bennington
Eric Berndt
Katie Bish
Makayla Bok
Mariann Bonnice
Elise Boyle
Janautica Bradley
Ash Branum
Nathaniel Brooks
Alexander Brown
Breanna Burditt
Daniel Burggraf
Anthony Castrigano
Sara Cavin
Chloe Cavins
Carson Charville
Austin Cochrun
Katie Cole
Olivia Cooper
Derick Cox
Peter Craft
Alexis Craig-Baker
Elizabeth Crawford
Aidan Creager
Katherine Crossman
Danni Cruse
Jadyn Danzy
John Daschbach
Caitlyn Daube
Ella Dedes
Jaydin DeLand
Allison Dellinger
Isabella DeVincentis
Mars Dickey
Courtney Ebbeskotte
Jacob Everly
Brandon Faris
Lotus Fike
Jaryn Fischer
Katherine Fischer
Jordan Foster
Alaina Foster
Kimberly Frazier
Alexa Fulk
Ben Gagliano
Olivia Galek
Zachary Goodman
Timberly Gribble
Jason Gronn
Elizabeth Ham
Trinity Hancock
Abigail Harshman
Drake Hartman
Jenna Hastings
Nick Hepp
Sawyer Holbrook
Carly Householder
Eric Huber
Christian Isler
Caleb Isler
Samantha Johnson
Willow Keller
Liam Kennedy
Rylee Kibler
Nicholas Kiehl
Tara Koncelik
Paula Kryzkala
Emily Lambert
Madeline Lewis

Daniel Lima
Ashley Loughridge
Abigail Mann
Haley Mansell
Molly McGlothlin
Savana McMillen
Jaiden McQuillin
Riley Meese
Chloe Meranda
Grace Metz
Abby Michalak
Owen Miller
Danajah Mills
Kyen Mitchell
Miranda Mochan
Jonathan Mong
Trenton Moore
Kyle Moyer
Hannah Mueller
Sarah Murphy
Morghan Musselman
Nataliya Mykolayevych
Alexis Ochi
Eric Oglesbee
Ifeloluwa Oladoyin
Jacob Pawlaczyk
Kassidy Pearson
Isaiah Peterson
Emily Piekenbrock
Evan Ponstingle
Cailah Porter
Ellie Radabaugh
Gabrielle Repko
Abi Reyna
Bridgette Robek
Peyton Robertson
Elijah Salierno
Logan Sanders
Derek Sandor
Dymond Santiago
Timothy Saxton
Owen Schneider
Emma Schrimper
Madison Schroer
Luke Schuler
Ben Shanahan
Reese Shull
Zion Singletary
Shea Skinner
Genevieve Smiley
Colleen Smith
Kamille Smith
Lacie Snyder
Zacary Sparks
Devin Spiegelberg
Kassidy Stanford
Trey Stanton
Tomi Starcher
Emily Stephens
Ally Stroll
Nae Tarrant
Jocelyn Tate
Keaton Thieding
Ronald Thompson
Vivian Traficanti
Mason Trout
Jason Urban
Elizabeth Varis
Fabian Velazquez-Vazquez
Julianne Wallenhorst
Alex Waltrich
Armand Washington
Corrianne Werning
Paige Westerburg
Eryce Wilcoxson
Alyssa Wilkins
Tyler Wise
Kaylee Woodring
Reagan Zehnder
Dakota Zerman
Rachel Zsembik

Hope London
Bailey Lemus
Samuel Musteric
Clara Elkins
Noah (Faith) Gaspar
Emma Horner
Kennedy Turek
Katelyn Lagrange
Frankie Moore
Barbara Waller
Abigail Staats
Nicholas Muscarella
Shelby Leigh
Hannah Lee
Jasmine Light
Rachel Miller
Tori Franklin
Kathryn Recker
Clorianna Hackenburg
Olivia Fraser
Lidya Hollingsworth
Ellison Robertson
Madison Wiss
Morgan (Alexandria) Miller
BethAnne Bautista
Zachary Noesen
Ryan Harless
Alyssa Graham
Sarah Richter
Morgan Gourley
Madison O'Halloran
Caitlyn Snow
Samantha Farabaugh
Madalynn Papp
Caleb Danielak
Kelsey Ferguson
Melina Bell
Emily Devore
Jakob Fay
Savannah Munger
Emma Brown
Hunter Staton
Micah Burkart
Blake Price
Makenna Conklin
Alyssa Ketcham
Morgan Lunsford
Hannah Lentz
Nina Navarrete
Kloe Young
Bailey Moodispaugh
Araya Musselman
Kimia Zargarian
Drake Honaker
Erin Lynch
Savannah Kast
Lana Sengsourichanh
Jillian Kowalski
Ian Tajgiszer
Courtney Brown
Sarah Sutherland
Ashlyn Wright
Fiona Flower
James Berry
Kaitlyn Elkins
Freya Woods
Alexandra West
Camryn Tarle
Samuel Price
Hannah Glatt
Jaden McFarland
Delaney Van Cleef
Kristen Blyler
Lucas Paschall
Sara Formica
Ella Erickson
David Wilson
Ryan Falke
Camiryn Kohlhorst
Carly Hitchcock
Darren Widmer
Jacob Miller

Abigail McClintock
Owen McNeely
Reagan Halford
Ciarra Cousins
Andrew Sullivan
Adelei Kolan
Andrew Ross
Jordan Hamilton
Mallory Marconi
Nia Lambdin
Mallory Miller
Julia Cooper
Isabelle Moricca
Carson Craig
Aidan Craig
Natalie LaMacchia
Amanda Grimm
Hannah Secre
John Wardzala
Layla Vickers
Destini Tompkins
Emma Borbely
Charles Tur
Quentin Shalawylo
MariCait Gillespie
Kaden White
May Gulley
Brittany Izor
Kassidy Scott
Natalie Ellis
Lauren Frase
Annabella Briggeman
Kaleb Ihlenfeld
Kaiden Goins
Audrey Huzl
Emily Hawkins
Emily Ribovich
Alyssa Lago
Delaney Slavin
Makenzie Detrick
Desiree Taylor
Olivia Zack
Lannie Sweet
Trinity Gardner
Hannah Babbitt
Liam Harper
Robert Elam
Shayna Shaw
Katelyn Depuy
Anthony Alessio
Megan Stibley
Bri (Brianna) Everhart
Felix Haese
Purvi Chauhan
Connor Zebrowski
Mackenzie Miller
Ashley Mahaffy-Davis
Abdulla Davlatboyev
Bella (Isabella) Gammell
Brianna Holtzapple
Melissa Palmer
Bethany Durkin
Mi'Kaila (Mi'kaila) Henderson
Madeline Hreha
Jordan Gall
Gianna Arquilla
Sydney Kuhlman
Andrew Blachly
Reagan Faunce
Regina Radziwon
Karley Becker
Maia Garbrandt
Alicia Charron
Abigail Eggleton
Angela Cassady
Samantha Pratt
Nathan Fulton
Raegan Hall
Hannah Boyle
Sara Klausmeier

Section 1001

2019-1001

Instructors: Sarah Loeffler and Jacob Morton-Black

Brooke Barman
Lexie Beckman
Brandon Bliss
Isabelle Boker
Marissa Boyd
Alexa Burak
Lillian Daughton
Selena Dominguez
Lydia Ellinger
Katelyn Estle
Lizzy Gafner
Alexander Gillman
Alexandra Hoffer
Larissa Jones
Jocelyn Jurcevich
Maureen Lambacher

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Kendell Davis

Brandi Newberry
Sydney Price
Jarrett Prizel
Abby Reynolds
Dana Richards
Donald Rowland
Mikayla Russ
Alexa Stout
Chase Tyler
Alexis Uplinger
Leon Wang
Julianna Wheatley
Joshua Zweizig

Section 1002

2019-1002

Instructors: Blaze Campbell and Yan Xiong

Angela Agati
Madison Baltimore
Robert Barno
Megan Bingham
Napoleon Bradford
Rachael Brandel
Canyon Caldwell
Maya Carr
Hallie Cunningham
Brianagh Dean
Julie Dibble
Kara Dishon
Gabrielle Fleming
Will Hawkins
Sarahkathryn Henderson
Elizabeth Johnston
Alexander King
Rebekah Kissling
Emileigh Kleps

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Armando Prince

Joshua Lawless
Justice Long
Alyssa Loushin
Haley Lutz
Uzochi Nwauwa
Hugh O'Neill
Libbey Phipps
Mason Pugh
Alexander Rhea
Anna Roach
Kiley Sabo
Graham Steed
Chelsee Washington

Section 1003

2019-1003

Instructors: Hunter Bowers and Emily Creamer

Kaylie Avery
Dana Braxton
Tristan Castor
Jillian Davis
Brenden Dean
Alaina Evinger
Gregory Harrison
Riley Hendrix

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Christopher Chandler

Brooke Hill
Paige Hostetler
Kennedy Knuth
Emily Marzari
Miarri Phillips
Samantha Schuh
Jackson Swartz
Kate Thomas

Section 1004

2019-1004

Instructor: Rabab Darwish

Ashley Adams
Kloe Atwood
Joshua Auten
Kaitlyn Balkcom
Hannah Bedinghaus
Katherine Biggie
Hayley Carter
Mikensi Ehlinger
Libby Farren
Kathryn Fassih
Xavier Gschwind
Gabrielle Gurley
Alexis Heath
Bailey Hettinger

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Nicole LaCroix

Stephanie Kafer
Alexander Kennedy
Rachel Larsen
Sydney Limbert
John Noegel
Kaileigh Oldfield
Leila Oswalt
Sarah Painter
Emily Remer
Mackenzie Robertson
John Robinson
Lindsey Schneeg
Alexa Tenney
Anna Zdrojewski

Section 1006

2019-1006

Instructors: Rachel Kaltwasser and Jason Nankivell

MacKenzie Cameron
Magnus Collins
Katherine Conrad
Emma Ellerbrock
Ariel Fellenstein
Chase Fleece
Emmanuel Gaither
Sarah Giesy
Chloe Gomez
Annelise Gomez
Jordan Gresh
Drake Harlett
Ava Harper
Zachary Hotelling
Ash Kolsky
Kandyce Kreiner
Rudolf Kubasak

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Olivia Metcalfe

Emma Lamont
Reighann Marckel
Hannah May
Victor McDaniel Hopkins
Emily McKeen
Bree Meers
Andre Ramirez
Sam Shoemaker
Madilyn Slingwine
Samantha Smith
Tahlil Taalib Deen
Kyle Thompson
Morgan Tumbusch

Section 1001

Instructor: Conor Mclaughlin

Emily Andersen
Felix Bangert
Kyle Claus
Christina Conforto
Erin Czyznik
Hannah Davies
Victoria Deam
Mikayla Fitzpatrick
Anthony Fulco
Robert Howard
Zoe Hudson
Alyssa LaCava
Molly Marody



Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Kathryn Smith

Cali McQueen
Savannah Meeker
Andrea Moening
Tori Niese
Thomas Paul
Anthony Pichacz
Matthew Repasky
Madeline Royster
Julia Schwertner
Jillian Shelton
Savannah Sparks
Kara Stacy
Kassidy Thompson
Zachary Tubbs
Katherine Weller

Section 1002

Instructor: Kristen Hidinger

Albani Alexander
Kayla Cooper
Claudia Corso
Carolyn Dailey
Nicolas DeLucia
Meghan Dobbins
Rosiland Fletcher
Andrew Gallagher
Michael Johnston
Nicole Lacroix
Aaron Lehane
Aleah Martin
Delaney Megahan
Olivia Metcalfe
Taryn Molitierno
Robert Moots

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: Caitlyn McNulty and David Via

Morgan Nance
Kaitlyn Noel
Marikate Polcyn
Cameron Riggenbach
Spencer Sawyer
Abigail Schaefer
Brooke Schlatter
Carolyn Smith
Psalm Steffen
Elizabeth Thompson
Chad Tucker
Daniel Weidmayer
Savannah West
Caileen Williams
Alyssa Williams
William Young



Section 1003

Instructors: Samantha Juarez and Michael Young

Keegan Bezenah
Grace Blandin
Jacob Boy
Kaleigh Dougherty
Madilyn Epley
Zu Forshee
Gretchen Foster
Louis Gonzales
Joelle Hess
Nicholas Jones
Raquel Jones
Courtney Kennedy
Heather Lammers

Undergraduate Teaching Assistants:
Matthew Nolan and Tamia Reditt

Veronica Menendez Figueroa
Michael Miller
Kaitlyn Molnar
Natalie Nieschwitz
Griffin Olah
Alayna Pearson
Mary Sebastian
Courtney Smith
Makenzie Stephens
Emma Trickey-Wazny
Blakely Watson
Spencer Wolf
Amya Worley

Section 1004

Instructor: Brittany House

Matthew Battaglia
Autumn Bowman
Macray Brown
Kathleen Cox
Kendell Davis
Abigail Dougherty
Emir Finn
Olivia Free
Niles Haibach
Olivia Hemmelgarn
Alyissa Horn
Allen Hursh
Alexander Jonovich

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Alyssa Brose

Maya Kirkling
Rachel Kubick
Bailee Lane
Benjamin Lawson
Brittany Massey
Imani McCullough
Kyle Miller
Thomas Moody
Armando Prince
Gabrielle Sheets
Brenna Smith
Chase Somodi
Madalyn Suscha
Madysen Vance
Rebecca Zak

Section 1006

Instructor: Beth Denzel

Madison Abner
Molly Bowman
Jordan Briggs
Christopher Chandler
Caitlyn Cupp
Anjolena Davis
Marisa Faass
Ryan Freeby
Emily Good
Natalie Goris
Brayden Hanshaw
Noah Kasper
Taylor Kitchen

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Estee Miller

Raine Lewis
Elizabeth Miller
Emma Montgomery
Jadyn Mummey
Ethan Price
Katlynn Pristas
Cole Reindel
Kazarah Smith
Ashton Spencer
Lamont Stahl
McKenzie Taylor
Caitlyn Webber
Cason Welly
Faith Wilker
Sydney Zavoda

Instructor: Megan Arnold
Graduate Intern: Emalie Chandras
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Ben Myers

Kimberly Brandle
Alyssa Brose
Ethan Daub
Stephanie Esterle
Maddison Fortman
Lauren Galloway
Richard Harrison Carter
Caitlyn McNulty
Estee Miller
Hannah Natzke
Jacob Newberg
Devany O'Neal
Jordan Parker
Constance Rathert
Alyssa Sansavera
Nathan Schwieterman
Andrea Sedlacek
Timothy Selhorst
Corynn Spahr
Kelsie Vaillant
Tiffany Voland

Instructors: Dr. Julie Snyder and Graduate Assistant Aryn Lipnieki

Paige Barton
Dominique Buchanan
Marissa Garrett
Audra Gill
Rebecca Good
David Homoelle
Kirsten Jones
Khayla Law
Chloe Metcalf
Amber Nunez
Nicholas Ocampo
Griffin Patterson
Kathryn Smith
Madalyn Smith
Lauren Strauss
Nioka Thacker
David Via
Ashlyn Victoria
Madelyn Wilkinson
Noel Wuesthoff
Ryan Zampounis
Molly Pierce

Instructors: Dr. Julie Snyder and Undergraduate Assistant Alison Bailey

Leah Allison
Allison Beaupry
Kathleen Blake
Abbianne Coil
Katelyn Eisenmann
Shelesha Evans
Stacey Fogt
Zu Forshee
Emily Heider
Diondre Lowery
BreAysia Moorer
Benjamin Myers
Madison Oettinger
Gabrielle Owens
Hanna Pittman
Devyn Russell
William Seger
Kyle Szwajkos
Isaiah Vazquez

Instructors: Dr. Julie Snyder

Alexa Busby
Rebecca Erwin
Shakeela Gary
Austin Gilbert
Sierra Mathews
Christina Moore
Halle Newson
Alexis Nichols
Nadia Oehler

Stephanie Surblis
Nick Frank
Maggie Dorian
Alyssa Collert
Dominic Badea

You will be required to:

  • Enroll in a 3 credit hour LEAD 1000 course
  • Identify an upperclassman mentor and meet with them 3 times per semester
  • Plan and execute a service project to meet a need in the community with your group
  • Attend a retreat in the fall semester
  • Be a part of a cohort experience and develop relationships with students on campus passionate about leadership development
  • Learn about your personal leadership style, values, strengths and more through LEAD 1000
  • Impact the community through the completion of a service project
  • Build connections on campus with your instructors, life design coach, peer facilitators and the Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement
  • Develop the confidence, ability, and passion to be an active and engaged leader
  • Gain skills most sought after by future employers, including decision making, communication and ability to work in a team structure

Incoming students are eligible to apply for LI! The application can be found at the top of this webpage. The preferred deadline to apply is on June 15th.

LI’s participant numbers have increased since it started in 2014. Last year’s cohort was about 175 participants. Your LEAD 1000 course will have around 20-25 students.

  • The service project is an opportunity for students to plan, coordinate, and implement a project to meaningfully benefit the community.
  • You will work in a group in your LEAD 1000 class to plan your service project. You will define and ideate your project using a Design Thinking Process guided by your instructor.
  • Class time will be given to work on some components of the project, but some out of class work will be necessary
  • Groups in the past have done a variety of projects including serving a meal at the Ronald McDonald House and collecting items to donate to food pantries/homeless shelters.
  • Students in LI are expected to take a combined 3-credit hour course load (2 credit hours for a LEAD 1000 class and 1 credit hour BGSU 1910 course) during the fall semester.
  • You will attend a retreat and leadership conference (on campus) as well as plan a service project throughout the Fall semester.
  • LEAD 1000 is a class that is required for all students in the Leadership Institute. Students will explore social identities, strengths, values, leadership theories and much more.
  • The Leadership Institute is an experience that combines an academic course with experiential learning through a leadership service project, retreat, and other social events.

LEAD 1000 is a 3-credit course offered in the Fall semester for first-year students.

This course takes a deep dive into leadership development and offers students opportunities and resources to get involved during their time on campus. You will discuss different leadership theories and models, learn about teamwork and collaboration, and spend the semester building healthy relationships with your cohort and instructors.

Upon acceptance into the program, the Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will register you into a LEAD 1000 section that fits into your schedule.

If you have additional questions about the Leadership Institute, or any other Marvin Center programs, please email us at marvincenter@bgsu.edu or call our office at 419-372-9623.

Updated: 02/29/2024 01:04PM