We know our Michigan Engineers have what it takes to be leaders in their field. Take advantage of a variety of programs available to help you build your leadership capacity and graduate with a skill set necessary to be a successful engineer.
Catalyst™ is a one-day program developed by LeaderShape focused on learning to develop your own authentic path, connect to groups and causes you care about, and commit to a plan to be a catalyst for yourself and the groups you’re part of. This program is designed to start something extraordinary.
You’ll consider powerful questions that move you towards action:
- Am I on the right path?
- Who do I want to be?
- How can I connect with other like-minded individuals?
In small-group dialogue, large group interaction, and personal reflection, you’ll learn alongside others who also want to start something extraordinary.
Catalyst is offered in January of each year and is open exclusively to engineering students only (both undergraduate and graduate). Michigan Engineering students can register for a January 2024 Catalyst session at this link. For more information, contact [email protected].
The LeaderShape Institute engages participants in a transformative experience and inspires them to create a just, caring, and thriving world. The experience is created to provide time and space for people to have conversations that matter. In these conversations and through intentional instruction and challenge, participants have time to explore their personal values in the context of community.
This program is delivered as a 5-day immersive experience at Camp Michigania in Boyne City over Spring Break. The purpose of the program is to produce a breakthrough in the leadership capacity of participants and facilitators which is demonstrated on their campus, in their community, or within their organization.
Not a typical leadership retreat, the Institute is grounded in helping individuals identify the values they hold that lead to making a difference in the communities around them. Through self-assessment, intensive small group discussions, team building challenges, and more, participants will develop a vision for something they care about.
By leading with passion, integrity, and a healthy disregard for the impossible, participants explore who they are and the impact that they want to have on communities working towards a more caring, just and equitable society.
Applications are open to all University of Michigan students (graduate and undergraduate) typically in October and November of each year. This experience will occur over Spring Break. For more information, contact [email protected].
Are you interested in crossing the boundaries between engineering and business? You can bridge that gap through the Engineering Global Leadership (EGL) program!
Students in the EGL specialization will take coursework in the Ross School of Business, complete a high-impact capstone project through the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and participate in specialized leadership development activities. This opportunity is open to undergraduate engineering students. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit our EGL homepage.
The University of Michigan offers a wide breadth of leadership development programs – whether you are looking for a two-hour workshop or a full semester long class. M-LEAD is a centralized repository of leadership development programs open to all University of Michigan students. Find your leadership development fit by visiting their website. Questions can be directed to [email protected].