Leaders of Tomorrow settings sail with 25 students and high hopes
By Monica Nungaray
The Collegian
Fresno State's leadership club is on its first trial run. With 25 students participating in the program they are expected to create a project by the end of the semester that will benefit the student community.
Josh Edrington and Molly Fagundes are advising the club.
“It’s exciting to get something started at Fresno State and to get students ready to take a role in campus and community life,” Fagundes said.
“If we are successful we will continue to get the contributions we need,” Fagundes said.
LOT is receiving its funding from Target, which supports university activities and is making a contribution to Fresno State’s leadership program. “We look forward to working with Target,” Fagundes said.
Interviewers looked for individuals displaying leadership skills. For the program, students are required to accomplish 20 hours a week of community service, event and program planning, attend monthly workshops and write a reflection paper on someone they feel proves to have leadership skills in the community.
Students are from different backgrounds and cultures, along with a variety of majors and ages. “These students all showed they wanted to be involved in campus life and wanting to make a difference as well,” Fagundes said.
The students will start working on their project this month that will be beneficial either to the community or the campus itself.
“I’m excited with what the turn out will be. The students will definitely learn skills that will benefit their future,” adviser of LOT, Josh Edrington said.
Edrington and Fagundes goals are to teach the students more on leadership roles, to help them with their workshops and assist them in retreats they attend.
“We are definitely trying to expand the program, but having this set group of students to work with just makes things so much more exciting,” Fagundes said.
One student who joined the club is Christine Fluter. “I have learned so much
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