Student Leadership Development

  

In 2004, the Lisa A. Pierce Center for Leadership was established ​with the assistance of the NJIT Campus Center and Student Senate. Lisa Pierce contributed 10 years to the field of Higher Education before a fatal accident. In memory of her spirit and the values of student development, the Leadership Center, housed in the Office of Student Life, is committed to being the center of student leadership development, specifically providing students the opportunity to develop into leaders who will contribute to their community and society. Student Leadership Development is integral to a student’s college experience. Here at NJIT, undergraduate and graduate students are provided opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

Programs include Student Organizational Leadership Training, NJIT L.E.A.D.S. Conference, and various leadership workshops. We encourage students to check out what we offer and how you can get involved.

 

Philosophical Framework 

 

Social Change Model: 

  1. Individual - 

Values highlighted within this framework are: 

  • Consciousness of self (Being aware of the beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions that motivate one to take action 
  • Congruence (thinking, feeling, behaving with consistency, genuineness, authenticity, and honesty towards others) 
  • Commitment (psychic energy that motivates the individual to serve and that drives the collective efforts) 
  1.  Group - 

Values highlighted within this framework are: 

  • Collaboration (to work with others toward a common effort) 
  • Common purpose (to work with shared aims and values) 
  • Controversy with civility (recognizes two fundamental realities of any creative group effort: that differences in viewpoint are inevitable and that such differences must be aired with openly but civility (respect)) 
  1.  Societal / Communal values 

Values highlighted within this framework are: 

  • Citizenship (the process whereby the individual and the collaborative group become responsibly connected to the community and the society through the leadership development activity) 

 

For more information regarding Student Leadership Development at NJIT contact:
Office for Student Involvement and Leadership
studentinvolvement@njit.edu | (973) 596-3693