Freshman Leaders

Mission Statement

The Freshman Leadership Program strives to cultivate leadership and promote involvement through an active learning environment, with diverse programming, where individuals can achieve their full potential and transmit it to the SHSU community.

Goals

• Aid in transition from high school to college
• Integrate freshman into the SHSU collegiate community
• Motivate and encourage leadership involvement
• Reveal and promote all types of leadership
• Promote self-reflection and growth to all Members
• Create and maintain a supportive environment that aids freshman in achieving their goals
• Incorporate integrity and quality values into daily life through leadership experience
• Actively involve freshmen in leadership

Program Overview

The Freshman Leadership Program is an innovative and challenging leadership preparation program that is offered to selected entering freshmen who have demonstrated a high level of leadership activity in high school, maintained an outstanding academic record, and display the potential to attain student leadership positions at SHSU. All candidates for this program must have been accepted for admission to the university and score at least 1030 on the SAT (Critical Reading + Math) and/or 22 on the ACT by the application deadline. During the weekly sessions, students are introduced to a number of established leaders. Students are provided opportunities throughout the course of the program to develop and sharpen their own leadership style. Participants are strongly encouraged to seek answers to any questions pertaining to the operations and functions of Sam Houston State University and to develop the necessary skills and abilities to perform as effective student leaders within our university community.

The thirty students selected for the Freshman Leadership Program receive a scholarship of $500 each semester during their freshman year. Recipients are required to attend weekly scheduled meetings, maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA, and are expected to actively participate in activities (student government, student organizations, residence life programs, etc.). This range of involvement allows opportunities for leadership to be exercised and shared with fellow students, and also enables students to assess and evaluate their own leadership skills and abilities. During the course of the training sessions, we provide students with a rich series of learning opportunities designed to test, refine, and further develop their respective leadership interests and abilities. Students are also required to participate in the SHSU co-curricular transcript program.

Freshman Leadership application

Contact

We sincerely hope you will consider applying for this prestigious program and wish you great success in your college career. If you have any questions or would like to receive more information about this program, please visit your High School Counselor for an application or write to Mr. John Yarabeck, Dean of Students or call 936-294-1785.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Freshman Leadership Program
P.O. Box 2508
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341