Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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Leading the way

Would you prefer to read our leadership and engagement page in Spanish? See liderazgo y participación in Spanish for more.

The future is yours

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You have the opportunity to make things happen at NAU. You can step into leadership roles available in diverse areas across the university, be a peer mentor to help other students realize their success, or help bring fun activities to campus. Whatever you choose, you will meet new people and build valuable experiences.

Become a leader

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You might be a group leader with an NAU organization, a lab safety officer, or serve any number of leadership roles around campus. No matter your title, the common thread is that all of these opportunities teach you skills to influence and build your confidence that you will take with you beyond college.

Look for leadership opportunities in clubs and organizations or within a fraternity or sorority. NAU offers a variety of ways for you to dig deeper into what it means to be an effective leader. Starting your freshman year, you can gather with other students interested in honing their leadership skills by participating in The Edge Leadership Experience. Learn more about the annual Student Leadership Conference and other leadership programs.

Leadership opportunities

Build community

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Creating activities

Join other students to create events that celebrate being a Lumberjack or provide a moment to relax and de-stress. You can help with the annual homecoming and family weekend festivities, work to bring comics or other performers to NAU, or help plan the popular Prochnow film series.
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Students helping students

Peer mentoring uses the power of students like you to help other students succeed. Only students know what it is like—right now—to be a college student, the tips and tricks, and that is what makes peer mentoring so important.