UM President Royce Engstrom Announces Global Leadership Initiative

President Engstrom recently announced the following program to provide a focused leadership training program for Montana’s future leaders.

MATR applauds this program and looks forward to collaborations with other leadership programs on all Montana university campuses.

Our best and brightest are the future of Montana and the world. Giving them the tools and insights of leadership are a critical aspect of their education.

"I am pleased to announce today the creation of the Global Leadership Initiative. This will be our pathway to developing a new model of baccalaureate education for the Global Century. With the help of private donors, we have already developed nearly a $1 million fund that will support students who become Leadership Fellows. Fellows will complete, in addition to their regular coursework, a first-year program of exposure to the "Big Questions of our Global Society," a second-year Models of Leadership program in which they spend time with some of the nation’s leaders from business, government, and academe. Fellows will complete a significant "beyond the classroom experience" such as study abroad, undergraduate research, an internship, or civic engagement project. Finally, as seniors, they will work in interdisciplinary groups to define real questions of local, national, or worldwide importance and develop solutions to them, bringing their own expertise and experience to the table."

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