Leadership Southwestern Plans Fall Fundraiser

Students from Leadership Southwestern will be out and about in Winfield raking leaves to raise money for their service trip to San Diego. The first workday will take place on October 10, 2009. Students will be taking donations for yard cleanup as residents prepare for the winter months.

This is a new opportunity for students to interact in the community during the Fall months, but also a great way for them to have one more opportunity to raise funds for their January trip.

The students will promote the new look of the college as an evironmentally sound institution by hauling all materials to the compost facility located in West Winfield which is provided by the City of Winfield. This facility helps the community by creating a safe and environmentally friendly area for limbs, leaves, and other yard waste. It also keeps a running pile of wood chips and compost for residents and students to use when working in their personal gardens.

Annual Leadership Garage Sale A Hit!

The 2009 Leadership Southwestern garage Sale was a hit! With more donations coming in everyday, this sale was one of the best as far as amount of selection ever!

Ships Lacey Hibbs and Nicole Bustraan ran a great operation.

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Leadership SC To Serve In San Diego

Southwestern Ships are a'sailin' to San Diego!

In January, the Southwestern Leadership team will travel to San Diego to complete a service trip that centers on the team theme this year of "Where the Wild Things Are"

While in San Diego, the team hopes to learn what service looks like in the wild. Contributing to possible positive efforts of beach clean-up, trail work, and other outdoor service opportunities this year's service work will be a venture to be remembered!

Each year Leadership Southwestern takes time to open the eyes of studying students to the opportunities of service in different and unique settings. In the past 3 years, students have traveled to do service work in the Dominican Republic, Atlanta GA, and even locally to Greensburg, KS.

At Southwestern, servant leadership is not only embraced by the Leadership team, but also by the college as a whole. The school's vision reads:
Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, is a learning community dedicated to:

Intellectual growth and career preparation
Individual development and Christian values
Lifetime learning and responsible citizenship
Leadership through service in a world without boundaries

Leadership Research Papers Get Kicked Off

The 2009 school year has begun!

Every year on the leadership team, each team (Purple, Black, White, Silver) has a class they take to be eligible for the Minor in Leadership Studies. For the third year team (Silver), this year is the Leadership Research Class. This class allows the team to study the effects of leadership in connection with something they are passionate about.

Kaydee Johnson, Third Year Member, puts it this way, “This class is an opportunity for us to become acquainted with deep research, particularly in the study of leadership. As well as, an opportunity for us to explore our passions that we hope to pursue following our time at SC."

Kaydee is working to explore leadership and her passion for social entrepreneurship. She is looking closely to see how servant leadership and creativity play a role in making social change through the use of entrepreneurial tactics.

Dr. Cheryl Rude guides these students in the formation of the final product of their paper which can end up being upwards of 35 pages. This opportunity gives our students in leadership a unique opportunity to do one assignment and to do it well. Upon finishing the paper, students can try to get their paper published in an academic journal.