Cultivating Student Leadership
Led by the Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Professional Development, this initiative will spearhead the inception and execution of a comprehensive student leadership and professional development experience at St. Francis College. This work will allow for a broader scope of intervention in student retention and significantly increase collaboration.
This initiative has three main components for the '20-'21 school year.
Student Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy will be a comprehensive, 4-year student leadership experience that focuses on three key pillars: academic excellence, career and professional preparedness and personal and leadership development.
- Annual student leadership conference.
- Cross train student leaders from all areas of campus.
- Produce and apply a student-centered professional development curriculum, including academic success, career exploration, professional development and leadership.
Onboarding and the First Year Experience
- Academic Student Leadership Team
- Student leaders
- SFC 1001 Peer Mentors
- Student Representatives
- Mental Health Peer Advocates
- Student leaders
- SFC 1001: First Year Seminar
- Curriculum and special projects
- Title IX
- Allyship: How To Show Up For Humans Different From Yourself
- Direct Service Project
- Instructor support
- Peer Mentor training
- Curriculum and special projects
Leadership Training & Professional Development Programs
- Provide customized workshops, seminars and programming for any department or office on campus by request.
- Create and facilitate a shared experience for student leaders, including significant cross training, professional development, community building events, service learning and direct action projects.
- Provide intensive student professional development to students at all levels in one-on-one, small group, workshop and full-day, large group event formats.
- Support training and professional development for student employees across campus.
- Coordinate with faculty, staff, administrators, community members, local businesses and nonprofits to host events and carry out projects in support of student learning and leadership development.
Contact Information
Meaghan Davis
Assistant Director
Student Leadership & Professional Development
[email protected]
Meet Your 20-21 Student Leadership Team
Jennifer Riddo** | [email protected] | Peer Team Leader |
Chelsea Flemming** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor - International |
Tehilla Seuraj** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor - International |
Tamika Seuraj** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor - International |
Karime Rincon** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor - Maguire Scholars |
Lexis Ortiz** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor - Student Athletes |
Kiara Moran** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Tolulope Atolagbe** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Maeve Conlon** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Melissa Gonzalez** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Damya Watson** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Janeen Rico** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Xena Cuevas** | [email protected] | SFC 1001 Peer Mentor |
Gabriella Pagan** | [email protected] | Transfer Student Representative |
Leslie Mendez | [email protected] | Post Traditional Student Representative |
Miranda Inzerelli** | [email protected] | Graduate Student Representative |
Helen Skipper | [email protected] | Post Prison/Evening Student Representative |
Jeanette Toledo** | [email protected] | Post Prison Student Representative |
** Mental Health Peer Advocate
Special Projects
- Title IX Education
- Allyship and Anti-Racism Programming
- Direct Service with the Campus and Community
If you are interested in getting involved for the 20FA semester, please contact our Peer Team Leader, Jennifer Riddo, at [email protected] to get started!
Additional Announcements
- Ongoing Personal Leadership Workshop Series: Dates/times to be announced September 9th!
- Become a Peer Leader for 21-22: More information to come in Spring 2021!
If you are interested in learning more, please contact Meaghan Davis at [email protected] to get started!
Opportunities for Collaboration
- Customize workshops, seminars and programming by request
- Cross training, professional development, community building events, service learning and direct action projects for your student leaders or student employees.
- Invite students to join us for the ongoing Personal Leadership Workshop Series throughout 20FA.
- Coordinate events and carry out projects in support of student learning and leadership development.
If you are interested in collaborating for the 20FA semester, please contact Meaghan Davis at [email protected] to get started!
Proposed Program outcomes
- To reinvent the student leadership experience and inspire a student-driven campus culture that fosters student retention and amplifies student agency.
- To provide opportunities for all students to develop their leadership across all four years of their SFC experience.
- To support and collaborate with faculty and staff across campus to better support student growth and professional preparedness.
- To provide consistent and structured opportunities for SFC students to engage in their full personal and professional development.
- To improve academic success skills, college readiness skills, career and professional skills and leadership skills.
- To engage students as leaders and beneficiaries of the effective resources and support that promote student success.