Leadership Training the MBU Way
When you choose a college for your education, do you just want a piece of paper, or do you also want the ability to become a听leader? When you walk across the MBU stage on graduation day, we want you to have听both.听But that doesn鈥檛 just happen overnight.听So what does leadership training really look like for students at 海角原创? To outline every way we train leaders would be impossible, but there are three key aspects of leadership training that are integral to life on campus.听
1. An Emphasis on Critical Thinking听听
It鈥檚 the skill every employer is looking for. The ability to evaluate ideas, create and critique your own, and solve problems is invaluable to any听workplace.听听
Critical thinking is the engine of improvement. There is always opportunity to make things better through careful evaluation and planning. The willingness and the capability to think critically gives you the skills听to be an 鈥渋mprover鈥 in your public and personal life.听听
The MBU experience seeks to foster this critical thinking at all levels. You won鈥檛 just think critically about your academics, but also about your personal relationships and your spiritual life. In the classroom, you will be challenged with academic concepts, but you鈥檒l evaluate those concepts in relationship to听who you are as a person.听听
Critical thinking helps you take those various ideas and experiences听and apply them to every area of your life. When you think critically about your life now and in the future, you begin habits of growth that make you a better person, a better Christian, and eventually a better leader.听
听2. Opportunities for Peer Leadership听
One of the hardest things you will do in your life is听lead听among your friends. Effective peer leadership is more than a title; it includes a lifestyle of consistent integrity, trustworthiness, compassion, and kindness. And it鈥檚 more than a simple 鈥渂e nice to everyone鈥 mentality. It can鈥檛 be fully explained because it will look different everywhere you go. 听
Peer leadership is something you learn by experience,听so 海角原创 lets you train for leadership听by being a leader in many different settings.听听
Take dorm life as an example. Each room has a听Room听Leader, each floor has a听Resident听Assistant, and each dorm has a听Dorm听Supervisor. Students in these roles answer simple questions about classes and daily life at MBU, but they also have opportunities to invest in the personal and spiritual lives of their roommates. In such a position, effective leadership becomes a lifestyle from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. 听
Another example is Student Societies. If you choose to serve as a leader in your听Society听you may have the opportunity to lead chapels and activities. This gives you both practical and personal leadership experiences听similar to听those听you will encounter in your home, church, or workplace.听听
The opportunities don鈥檛 stop there. They stretch to MBU sports teams, musical performing groups, fine arts events, and even class projects.听听
听3. Faculty and Staff Mentoring Students听
If you talk to MBU graduates there鈥檚 a high chance they will name at least one if not several professors or staff members that had a huge impact on their academic, professional, and spiritual life. 听
This aspect of faculty and staff mentoring is something that sets MBU apart from other universities. The faculty and staff know your name,听and听they want you to succeed academically. Most importantly, they want you to grow spiritually and they want to give you the tools you need to thrive in your life after college.听听
At MBU, class sizes are smaller for better discussion and specialized learning. But the greatest impact of faculty and staff mentoring happens outside the classroom. MBU faculty come from all over the nation and the world and they bring with them life experiences that shape the way they will teach you to be an effective leader. They will advise you to learn from their own mistakes and successes and their advice and encouragement will stay with you long after you leave 海角原创. 听
Choosing 海角原创 is choosing more than academic excellence and an encouraging spiritual atmosphere. Register at the website . It is also taking the first step toward a lifestyle of leadership that will follow you long after graduation.听听