Student Wellbeing and Leadership Dispositions: A Practical Approach

Program Type: General Interest Session

Professional Competencies: Leadership, Student Learning and Development

Target Groups: Senior-Level Student Affairs Professional, Vice President for Student Affairs

Institution Types: Large Universities, Mid-Size Colleges & Universities

Certification Domains: Student Learning, Development, and Success, Leadership

Abstract

LearnLADDER is an innovative intervention that empowers student leaders with the dispositions necessary for success in both college and careers. The pandemic interruption has caused mental health and career readiness challenges for both incoming and continuing students. LearnLADDER researchers designed the tool to approach leadership development through a lens of self-discovery and stress management, which gives students ownership and agency over their behaviors. Students identify what good leaders do well, assess their own behaviors, and develop strategies to improve. 

Presenters

• Leslie Blanchard
  Executive Director
  Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College