Heavener Leadership Challenge
Making leadership everyone’s business
Using principles from “The Student Leadership Challenge” to develop your individual leadership style, you’ll engage in action-based scenarios to experience the leadership practices in real time.
Your leadership ability will expand through application at school and work. As a participant in the Heavener Leadership Challenge, you’ll join about 65 other students in completing a self-assessment where you evaluate your leadership behaviors. Then, you learn to apply them in a formal challenge scenario.
Core philosophy
The Heavener Leadership Challenge includes core philosophies to instill within each participant.
Leadership is everyone’s business
Leadership is learned
Leadership starts with a relationship
Learning to lead is an ongoing process
Leadership development is self-development
Leadership requires deliberate practice
Leadership is an aspiration and choice
Leadership makes a difference
Program outcomes
Participating in the Heavener Leadership Challenge will help you with specific outcomes.
Personal identity
Develop a personal mission, vision and values statement.
Self-reflection
Identify The 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership within yourself, your organizations and your peers.
Capstone project
Create and execute a capstone project encompassing the practices of the student leadership challenge.
Leadership behaviors
Align your leadership behaviors to reflect The 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership.
Action plan
Develop an action plan for future leadership and personal development.
Join the Heavener Leadership Challenge
Interested in joining the next Heavener Leadership Challenge class, finding your home within the Warrington College of Business and taking your leadership experience to the next level? Apply to participate, be a facilitator or member of the administration team.
Responsibilities (1.5 hours/week):
- Attend orienteering
- Overnight retreat
- Weekly meetings
- Social activities
- Capstone experience
Eligibility:
- Undergraduate business majors. Not open to business minors.
Applications open in spring.
Responsibilities (5 hours/week):
- Demonstrate program values to facilitate growth in new members.
- Facilitate group activities, discussions and talks.
- Create and present a 15 to 20 minute TED Talk style presentation.
- Lead the capstone experience.
Eligibility:
- Graduate of the Heavener Leadership Challenge
Roles:
- Executive Director
- Executive Director of Administration
- Director of Marketing
- Director of Recruitment
- Director of Program Excellence
*Subject to program’s needs
Responsibilities (5 hours/week):
- Demonstrate values learned throughout the program.
- Collaborate on weekly processes.
- Assist at overnight retreat and capstone experience.
- Attend meetings, events, interviews.
Eligibility:
- Graduate of the Heavener Leadership Challenge
Leadership team
Grace Garland
Executive Director
Gabriel Federighi
Executive Director of Administration
Katelyn King
Director of Marketing
Michelle Ojala
Director of Program Excellence
Andrew Dolski
Director of Recruitment
Olivia Giffing
Executive Facilitation Coach
- Ava Rathet
- Avery Allen
- Brady Grooters
- Chloe Daniel
- Colin Pflug
- Erika Guilbault
- Eva Sutton
- Evan LaPrade
- Gabe Salvat
- Jake Sketo
- Kate Caskey
- Malloy Mauch
- Nicolas Sanders
- Nicholas Gagliardo
- Pierce Walker
- Renee Zaiss
Contact us
Ashton DeMarse
Program Director & Advisor
Program Coordinator, Leadership & Experiential Programs
Heavener School of Business, Experiential Learning Department
352-273-0165
Email Ashton