There are so many opportunities in the summer, the challenge is figuring out what you want to do. Leadership is a great way to give back, grow, and learn. You could do something in your community or even something through Penn State if you can’t get enough Blue and White. A lot of these leadership roles allow for time to do other things too like study abroad, take classes, work, or relax. Some of the leadership options for after your freshman year in Happy Valley include being an NSO leader, LEAP mentor, or WEPO envoy.
NSO leaders are instrumental in helping new students and their families transition to life at Penn State. Many of us have experienced NSO and may remember what it was like. You would have to take a one-credit leadership course during the spring. If you’d like to get more involved and have an impact on incoming first year students I encourage you to look into the requirements and application process!
If NSO isn’t your style, maybe consider becoming a LEAP mentor. LEAP stands for Learning Edge Academic Program. This is a great program that allows you to more actively take part in a group of freshmen’s transitions to college during summer session. LEAP mentors help to schedule study sessions, organize social events, introduce students to the different resources at Penn State, and lead their assigned pride which is a small group of about 24 students that take two summer classes together. You don’t need to have participated in LEAP yourself to become a LEAP mentor. I myself participated as a LEAP student and loved it! The requirements and application process can be found online if you’d be interested in helping freshmen transition into college life.
Another amazing leadership role you could do over the summer is apply to become a WEPO envoy! As a WEPO envoy you get to help put on WEPO and be a role model for the upcoming freshman women in engineering. There are only four days that you have to be at Penn State (the day before WEPO and the three days of WEPO) for this leadership role so this means you could go on other adventures with your summer while helping to impact the next class of incredible engineers. There is an application process that Cheryl will email to you when it gets closer to summer 2020. If you want more information about being an envoy, you could talk to anybody on the WEPO leadership team. I’m a bit biased but becoming a part of the WEPO leadership team is one of the highlights of my college experience! I have grown so much while making connections to my inspiring engineering peers!
These a just a few of the amazing leadership opportunities at Penn State during the summer! I encourage you to look into them even if you have a busy schedule already planned for next summer. It’s an amazing experience being able to connect with incredible people and help them along the path to success at Penn State.
Genna Aldridge
Team M Mentor
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