Program Overview

“A good leader is someone who realizes their own power and uses it to make room for others.”
Alumni (Oaks ’19, ’20, ’21; NCSU ’21)

What is the Oaks Leadership Scholars Program?

“The Oaks” is a student-led program made up of scholars devoted to developing their leadership capacity to create positive change. If you are someone who wants to build your leadership skills in community with others, who wants to be a positive change agent, who is interested in building stronger communities, please consider applying!

What are the requirements for being an Oaks Scholar?

Have at least one full academic year left in degree program and are in good academic standing
Attend 15 cohort workshops throughout the year (2 hours per session)
Meet monthly with assigned mentor
Design and execute an action-oriented transformative leadership project that will be presented at the end of the year
Travel with the program, including an end of year trip to Washington, D.C.

Questions about the Oaks Leadership Scholars?