MLK
Leadership Summit
The
Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Summit is a program sponsored
primarily by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, which
focuses on critical issues facing the multicultural communities
at the University. Participants in the King Summit have the opportunity
to examine and develop their own leadership potential within the
context of a global community.
The
2009 MLK Leadership
Summit will take place
at Camp
Merrowvista in Tuftonboro, NH
from February 2oth - 22nd, 2009
Apply Online by February 11th, 2009
Critical
objectives for the King Summit include:
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Helping
you gain a deeper understanding of your own culture and experience
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Breaking
down barriers to cross-cultural understanding
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Providing
participants with an opportunity for both self-awareness and
interactive dialogue about the climate for diversity at UNH.
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Building
capacity for effective and principled leadership among current
and potential multicultural student leaders at UNH.
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Encouraging
collaboration to address social justice issues.
Held
each year, the King Summit has become an eagerly anticipated opportunity
for learning, growth, reflection and cross-cultural dialogue, and
many past participants have gone on to hold positions of student
leadership at UNH – in student government, student organizations,
honor societies and in the residence halls.
Participation
in the King Summit is open to any full-time, currently enrolled
(undergraduate or graduate) student at the University of New Hampshire.
Non-traditional
and international students are encouraged to apply.
For
more information, contact the
Office of Multicultural Student
Affairs at 862-2050.
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