Leadership
This leadership-centered community brings together students to share in a fun and engaging exploration of leadership and personal leadership development. Members of this community will work together to identify their own leadership styles and abilities, enhance their brand and presence, learn to think critically about leadership as a subject and will benefit from exclusive opportunities to connect with successful leaders working across a diverse array of fields. From fashion to finance, media to medicine, and politics to publishing – leaders working in challenging and dynamic organizations will share their stories and address your questions about what it means to lead in today’s dynamic and complex world.
With a purposeful focus on developing leadership identities and transferable skills (regardless of intended career or field of study), this community will set its members on a path to be the next generation of Rutgers Leaders both on campus, in the local community, and beyond.
This community is a collaboration between the Residence Life, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership and the School of Communication & Information. All activities and experiences are designed to enhance each student’s overall college experience and better prepare them for post-graduate success. Learn more about Frelinghuysen Hall on the College Avenue Campus.
- Exclusive access to courses that are in high-demand including Approaches to Leadership and Public Speaking
- Fast track to the Leadership Certification through the School of Communication & Information
- A jumpstart to leadership exposure that may lead to future involvement and leadership positions held on campus
- Networking with visiting scholars, distinguished alumni, and business leaders through guest lecturers and field trips
- Early engagement and involvement with the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership, including mentorship from staff and current leaders
- Access to leadership retreats, service-learning opportunities, alternative break trips, and hands-on experiences to develop and practice leadership
- In-depth and unique community building with a network of peers
- Open to first-year and incoming transfer students in all undergraduate schools
- Take the placement test ASAP (if applicable) so that we may review your scores: https://oirap.rutgers.edu/testplace.html
- Place into 01:355:101 Expository Writing/College Writing, 01:333:104 College Writing Extended or AP out for English testing. Transfer students do not need to take placement tests unless told by a Rutgers advisor.
- Select Leadership LLC on the Housing application
- In order to participate in an LLC, you must live in the building in which the LLC is located
LLC Orientation
Make Rutgers home! We’d like you to begin to connect with students, faculty, and staff even before the start of classes. We intend to have an LLC orientation in late August or early September. More information to come.
- Full participation and engagement in all program experiences sponsored by the Leadership Living-Learning Community
- Registering yourself for specific LLC sections of the following courses in the fall:
- Intro to Communication and Information Processes (3 credits) and a special recitation Intro to Communication LLC course focused on leadership (1.5 credits)
- Spring: Students will enroll themselves in a specific section of at least 1 of the course options, but are eligible to take all 3 courses:
- Approaches to Leadership (3 credits)
- Public Speaking (3 credits)
- Leadership Practicum/First-Year Fellowship (1.5 credits)
- Live-In residence
- Attending community sponsored events and mentoring conversations
Many of the Leadership LLC courses count towards the SC&I major. Fast track to the Leadership Specialization through School of Communication and Information.
Download a sample syllabus for this community. Please note: Syllabi change over time, so this may not be the exact course content that you will take as a future participant.
