Vision and Mission Statement

CENTER FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

The vision is to create a premier center for student leadership & Civic Engagement at East Carolina University

The mission of the Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (CSLCE) is to provide students with meaningful experiences that foster leadership practices and civic engagement through supporting related research, pedagogical strategies and co-curricular opportunities that transforms and empowers students.

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The CSLCE operates under the following premises:

Leadership is a continual process of understanding who you are and using that knowledge to positively influence yourself, others and society.

Civic engagement is a powerful vehicle for developing students' leadership skills
Leadership is collaborative process.
Leadership is value-based.
All students (not just those in formal positions) have the ability to apply leadership practices to real life situations.

The CSLCE operates under the following guiding principles:

MATRIX OF LEADERSHIP GUILDING PRINCIPLES

	Self	Others	Society
Discover	Who you are What you want and value How you can contribute in society	Connection with others Group Dynamics and dynamism Self in relationship to others	Strength through Diversity Your place in Society Unresolved issues in the world
Design	Personal Strategic Vision Motivational and Self-discipline strategies	Coaching, clarifying and coordinating methods Plans for promoting and collaborating with others	Personal responses to societal challenges
Deliver	Personal transformation	Transformative influence on others	Service to society