Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

lifelong learners is critical for the world’s health anddevelopment. Addressing the complex challenges of the 21st century successfully can only be achievedif an engineer also has highly developed soft skills; especially—leadership. The university’s rolein preparing engineering students to be the future technical leaders is essential to address this need.Providing a safe and constructive leadership experience early in a young leader's life will makestudents develop and maintain a positive mindset to be a lifelong learner. It is well-known that successful leadership is gained through deliberate practice andconstructive feedback. The more a person puts their leadership skills into practice and learn fromtheir mistakes, the more