Leadership Studies

Living, Learning, and Leading. The College of Idaho takes pride in being a residential campus where students can participate in a wide variety of leadership activities. While reading, writing and arithmetic are the established blocks of education, the three R's are complemented at The College by the three L's - living, learning and leading.

The message here is to get involved. That is what Cof I is about. Going to class and then back to a dorm room each day does not cut it at Cof I. A person could do that, leave here with a 3.9 GPA and not have a total, holistic education. Research conducted by an AT&T Resources Study Group found that "collegiate leadership experiences were more powerful predictors of managerial success than were college grades or selectivity of the college attended."

At The College of Idaho, opportunities to expand one's competencies and personal growth through leadership responsibilities are plentiful. There are all lands of possibilities ranging from clubs, sports, and residential hall positions to student government and the Ambassadors.

Our Early Leadership Identification Program, as the name implies targets new and transfer students who exhibit leadership capabilities, We look at leadership as a circle. Students are encouraged to become involved in the program. As they become upper level students, they are encouraged to assume positions of responsibility in their groups or campus organizations. As they do, they become mentors and group facilitators for younger students, thus completing the circle.

In the leadership education area the college provides programs designed to teach students competencies in communication skills, problem solving, and decision-making and group or team development, using a creative, interdisciplinary approach. Many case examples are used. It is a "hands on" participative learning experience. Learn to lead by leading. The program helps students develop a pattern of involvement from their freshman through senior years to assure that students receive the maximum benefit of their time here. Our goal is to involve more C of I students on an annual basis in activities that further their personal development and make them better leaders.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on the The College of Idaho Leadership Program, please feel free to contact:

Professor Wallace Lonergan
(208) 459-5801

Paul Bennion
(208) 459-5527