Leadership
THE CHALLENGE TO BECOME A LEADER
You have a leadership ambition to make a difference. Our faculty invites you to join our Leadership program to reach your goals and then to go beyond them. But do not expect an easy path. It is one thing to memorize information from a textbook, then repeat it on a test. It is another thing to transform yourself into a leader that people trust and respect.
While you have innate qualities already, it takes hard work, discipline, and commitment. But the reward is building the skillsets, developing a leadership value system, and learning to seek support as you become the person that inspires others to follow. If you are up for the challenge, then we are here to motivate you every step of the way.
YOUR LIFE IN THE NORWICH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
As a Leadership major, you gain a global leadership perspective in the public, private, or military spheres.
Enhance your degree by choosing a minor in:
- Global Leadership,
- Non-profit leadership,
- Public Leadership,
- Strategic Leadership,
- or Organizational Leadership to serve your unique career goals.
Every day is about learning and practicing values of courage, ethics, and social purpose. You cultivate skills to bring people together, listen to them, think collectively, and include them in the leadership process—regardless of their social and cultural backgrounds. Round out your study by learning how to use data and technology to humanely create a better world.
HONE YOUR SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Tackle theoretical and practical challenges through national and international internships. And other experiential extra-curricular opportunities.
As an eligible sophomore or junior, the Norwich chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success will invite your participation. A student executive board and two student co-advisors lead the chapter that provides a certificate-based, co-curricular leadership program.
While you are finishing your degree consider enrolling in one of our Accelerated Master's Pathways where you can apply your upper-level undergraduate courses and training into graduate credit and finish within 12-18 months after graduation online.
TO SET YOURSELF APART
Consider joining one of the Leadership Academies. developed using our bedrock Leadership Development System with an experiential learning approach for those interested in joining either the private sector or government workforce to serve our country. These academies focus upon pathway opportunities for tuition assistance, fellowships, and internship programs.
GETTING READY FOR YOUR CAREER
It is no secret that our Alumni are enthusiastic about Norwich and are highly active in contributing to your success. This will allow you to make prestigious connections instantly through our Leadership Field Trip program and our Annual Leadership Conference.
Norwich University has over two hundred years of experience producing community, business, national and international leaders. We know that you will be well prepared to lead, whatever the future brings.
