A requirement for LAS is to be a part of a RSO. A group that I have been involved with since Freshman year is FACTS: Flint Active Team and Service. It is a service group that plans service trips to Flint in efforts to help fight blight, the water crisis, and much more. Last year, … Continue reading FACTS: Flint Active Team and Crisis
As a junior in LAS, we have to hold an e-board position in an RSO. Something I have been very passionate about is Rotaract, a service organization that I have been a part of since high school. Freshman year I actually was able to hold an e-board position and since then I have been … Continue reading Rotaract: Social Chair
As a leadership scholar we have to complete so many volunteer hours a year. I believe volunteering is part of what makes someone a good leader because they devote time to serving others. Not only that, but it helps build a strong sense of community and to be able to lead you need to have … Continue reading Volunteer Work 2018-2019
This year's lead team requirement I wanted to try something that was not Grad Ball, so that for my last year I could experience something new. I was selected for harvest dinner, which is almost like a social for LAS scholars, during Thanksgiving time. We are encouraged to eat together at the dining hall and … Continue reading Junior Lead Team: Harvest Dinner
I had to take a class called HDF 110; Oppression: Roots and Impact for my Leadership Minor. This class was to discuss the different roots and impact of different forms of oppression. The professor did a great job in providing a safe place to share ideas and to be able to respect other people's opinions. … Continue reading HDF 110: Oppression: Roots and Impact
A requirement for LAS is to be a part of an academic committee, which means a committee that works with professionals and adults at CMU. This allows us to get experience working with professionals adults, rather than just other students. Also, many committees are very interesting and have a lot to deal with how CMU … Continue reading CETL: The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
As a LAS scholar I had to take PHL 118, Moral Problems. This class was about moral problems in the world and different philosophies behind what should be done solve them. A few moral problem examples are abortion, euthanasia, or legalization of drugs. When we look at these topics, all involve heavy ideas that bring … Continue reading PHL 118 Moral Problems
As part of the LAS protocol I need to 30 hours of volunteer work. I had many great experiences this year through volunteer avenues. I was elected Food Chair for Up All Night. Up All Night is an free annual event that provides an alternative Friday night to people to enjoy food, games, and more! … Continue reading Community Service
COM 461 is a course taken when being a part of the Leadership Program. Communication in Leadership was a class that explored how communication is crucial in a leadership role. There are so many different facets to communication, so it was enlightening to learn so much about how as leaders we can communicate in certain … Continue reading COM 461 Communication in Leadership
As part of the Leadership Scholarship it is required to take a sociology class. Through this class I learned about social issues in our world today. I found this class to be very relevant as leader. As leaders we want to change the world, but to do that we first must know the inequalities and … Continue reading SOC 221 Social Problems
Nicole Cheyanne Gerhauser 