Leadership Training
One of the hallmarks of the School of the Environment is our cocurricular Leadership Training program.
We bring in environmental leaders from across the country to share their experiences and lead workshops that develop skills in communication, group dynamics and creative problem-solving. Our students discover that leadership is much more than a mastery of information; environmental leaders need a diverse set of abilities and perspectives that embody empathy, equity, and effectiveness.
The School of the Environment offers a dynamic suite of workshops and frank conversations with environmental practitioners on the Art of Leadership. The program enhances the curriculum as a whole, and helps students build confidence in public speaking, group collaboration, and a deeper understanding of diversity in its many forms.
Taken together, our leadership training program provides students with an effective toolkit for excelling professionally in community building, education, non-profit advocacy, business, or virtually any other career path.
Workshops Offered in the Past
- Leadership training
- Persuasive speaking
- Map-making
- 48-hour film festival
- Eco-educational gaming/simulation
- Sustainability storytelling
- Environmental conflict mediation/negotiation
- Tragedy of the Commons
- Data visualization
- Photography
Leadership to Transform Conflict into Progress
MSOE students receive explicit training in conflict transformation - the practice of transforming conflict into opportunity. Workshops are provided by leaders in the fields of conflict management, environmental law and policy.
Image: MSOE students at the United Farm Workers Labor Union office in Salinas, CA after a day of training with union leaders. This organization staddles the environmental justice, labor and immigration movements. At MSOE we learn from labor activists and attorneys with decades of experience in law, policy, social movements, and advocacy.
