Application

 What types of skills do you hope to gain from a program such as Leadership Lehigh?

What are two goals you hope to accomplish while attending college? What is one way that increased leadership skills could help you attain those goals?

What keeps you motivated to stay committed to your schoolwork and to then balance that with extracurricular activities?

Essay 1 (REQUIRED of ALL applicants)

What is your definition of leadership? Within this definition, what do you believe is one of your greatest strengths as a leader, and what is one area you hope to improve in through the Leadership Lehigh experience?

A critical component of the Leadership Lehigh program is service to the community. The M.E.R.G.E (Meet Engage Reflect Grow Empower) mentoring program is a four-year voluntary service opportunity that pairs an incoming Leadership Lehigh Phase 1 student with a Liberty High School freshman. Students participate in activities ranging from homework help and campus visits to playing basketball or just chatting over ice cream. In addition to all the fun you will have with fellow Leadership Lehigh participants, you also have the opportunity to engage the youth of the community in a meaningful way that is beneficial and rewarding to both you and them. If you are interested in participating in the mentoring program please include your response to this essay on a separate page along with your response to Essay 1.

Essay 2 (Required, in addition to essay 1, of all applicants who want to participate in MERGE)

How would you describe the ideal mentoring relationship? What would you hope to learn from the student you are paired with and what do you feel is the most important thing that you can teach them?

Once you have completed this application, please mail it to the address listed below

(Postmarked no later than 8/28) or bring it to room B013a in the University Center (9-4pm, M-F).

Office of Student Leadership Development

University Center, Room B013a, Bethlehem, PA 18015

Electronic submissions are encouraged. If submitting by email, please create a Microsoft Word document which contains all the information asked for on this application along with your essay question answers; save the file as “your last name, your first name” and email it as an attachment to leader@lehigh.edu. Thank you!

Please note:

A general information session and group meeting is required attendance for all applicants on Sept. 8th.

If accepted, you will be required to attend a Leadership Lehigh overnight retreat on September 19th and 20th.

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