Leadership Development Program

What is MC LEADS?
Montgomery College Learn, Empower, Act, Discover and Serve is a leadership development program designed especially for Montgomery College students on the Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campuses. This 10 week leadership program utilizes the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, which was created specifically for college students who seek to lead in a more socially responsible way and who want to learn to work effectively with others to create social change over their lifetime (Higher Education Research Institute [HERI], 1996).
Goals of the Social Change Model
- To enhance student learning and development and to increase each participants’ knowledge
of self and leadership competence
- Self-knowledge: understanding talents, values, and interests
- Leadership capacity: capacity to mobilize yourself and others to serve and work collaboratively
- To facilitate positive social change at Montgomery College and in the community
- Undertake actions that will help the college/community function more effectively and humanely
The Seven Critical Values of the Social Change Model of Leadership
Students in the program will:
- PARTICIPATE in active and lively workshops with skilled and knowledgeable facilitators
- LEARN leadership skills that will continue to serve you throughout your academic, personal and professional life
- EXPLORE your strengths and abilities and how to use them
- BUILD relationships with academic and community leaders
- GROW as active participants in our community
When is the Program Offered?
If you are interested in being a part of our next cohort or other leadership development opportunities, please use the link below for your campus. If you have classes on more than one campus feel free to complete more than one interest form.
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Who Can Apply?
To be eligible to participate you must:
- Be a current Montgomery College student during the semester you are applying for the program
- Be enrolled for a minimum of 1 credit hour
- Commit to attending all sessions with designated cohort