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“How do I practice leadership and use my influence responsibly?”

The bridge stage named in the framework and not yet built. College keeps EMERGE alumni connected through the years when leadership stops being a classroom exercise and becomes a set of real decisions inside internships, student organizations, and civic work.

Leadership concepts are applied through internships, student organizations, civic engagement, team projects, and professional decision-making — with structured reflection after the fact rather than rehearsal before it.

Audience

Undergraduates and EMERGE alumni in college

Format

Semester cohort plus alumni mentoring

Partners

Emerge Philadelphia

Modules

01 Leadership Identity in a New Room

“Who am I when nobody here knows my history?”

Students explore how they define themselves when entering new environments and relationships. They examine belonging, influence, authenticity, and the support systems that help them navigate unfamiliar spaces.

01 Leadership Identity in a New Room

“Who am I when nobody here knows my history?”

02 From Values to Commitments

“What am I actually committing my time to?”

Students examine how their values shape the way they spend their time and make commitments. They consider purpose, priorities, opportunity costs, and when it is necessary to say no.

02 From Values to Commitments

“What am I actually committing my time to?”

Students examine how their values shape the way they spend their time and make commitments. They consider purpose, priorities, opportunity costs, and when it is necessary to say no.

03 Managing Yourself Under Load

“What happens to my leadership when I am depleted?”

Students explore how stress, failure, and limited capacity affect their leadership. They learn to recognize warning signs, set boundaries, ask for help, recover from setbacks, and build sustainable habits.

03 Managing Yourself Under Load

“What happens to my leadership when I am depleted?”

04 Leading Peers

“How do I hold a peer accountable without losing them?”

04 Leading Peers

“How do I hold a peer accountable without losing them?”

05 Ethics in Practice

“What do I do when it is my name on the decision?”

Students apply ethical decision-making to real situations involving professional conduct, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and difficult consequences. They consider their responsibilities and how their decisions affect others.

05 Ethics in Practice

“What do I do when it is my name on the decision?”

06 Civic Contribution

“What am I building that outlasts my time here?”

Students explore how leadership can create lasting value beyond their own involvement. They focus on service, mentorship, sponsorship, succession, and preserving knowledge so that others can build on what they started.