All Leadership and Service Opportunities
Lead with purpose, serve with intention
Get involved at the Staley School! Leadership and Service Programs hosted through the Staley School of Leadership are ways for students, faculty staff, and our community to develop leadership and professional skills, as well as give back to the communities we are all part of.
'Cats Connect
- Small groups of Wildcats come together for six, one-hour meetings to work through a deck of question and answer cards. Build community, practice listening, and grow your understanding for others. Participate or facilitate the group.
Food Security Scholars
- Undergraduate and graduate students from all majors are invited to apply for a cohort each year. Students challenge ideas around food security and work with local partners to better understand our food systems.
HandsOn Kansas State
- The hub for service and volunteer opportunities on campus! Faculty, staff, students and local community members will find ways to engage with the Manhattan-area community through service.
James R. Coffman Leadership Institute
- A multi-day, annual leadership development workshop series for K-State faculty and staff. Build relationships, grow your leadership capacity, and improve campus relations.
K-State Strengths
- K-State is a CliftonStrengths campus. Students can learn their Top Five Strengths, then dive deeper by signing up for a Peer Coaching Session. Workshops, trainings, and more also provided universitywide to support campus groups.
LEAD 212 Class Leaders
- Class Leaders help teach LEAD 212: Introduction to Leadership Concepts, through Learning Communties - small breakout groups of students in the course. These paid positions have been an essential part of the learning experience for leadership studies students for more than 25 years.
Service Teams
- K-State students from all areas of study travel to Midwest communities or international communities to serve with our trusted partners for an immersive, transformational experience. Trips take place during Spring Break, Winter Break, and summer.
Snyder Leadership Legacy Fellows
- Wildcats in their final year at K-State work with mentors, community youth, and more to prepare for life as alumni, guided by Coach Bill Snyder's 16 Goals for Success.
Staley School Ambassadors
- Students declared in any of the Staley School's leadership studies academic programs are invited to apply for Ambassadors. Ambassadors enjoy a community of peers while working on personal and professional development skills, as well as support the School through events and recruitment.
What Matters to Me and Why
- Faculty, staff and students are invited to this lunchtime leadership lecture series to hear personal stories from faculty and staff about their choices, beliefs, values and motivations. Lunch is included.
Staley School of Leadership
252 Leadership Studies Building
1300 Mid-Campus Dr. N.
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6085
leadership@ksu.edu