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Student Leadership Opportunities

Discover Your Leadership Potential at Concordia

Concordia provides a multitude of opportunities to develop and refine your leadership abilities. For instance, becoming a Peer Leader or a CTX Traditions Team Leader offers a chance to lead your peers and contribute to the campus community. These courses are highly selective, requiring an application process. Beyond these programs, there are numerous leadership opportunities available across campus, including Student Activities, Residential Life, Admissions, and more. Embrace the chance to make a positive impact and unleash your leadership potential at Concordia.

Peer Leaders

Join the passionate and dedicated Concordia Peer Leaders who help fellow students succeed. Paired with professors, they facilitate discussions, activities, and course development in Life & Leadership classes, building a cohesive classroom environment. Peer Leaders are role models and mentors, known for school pride and creating connections on campus. By joining, you gain valuable leadership experience, make lasting connections, and positively impact your peers.

 

A student leader in front of her peers

 

  • Primary Responsibilities & Duties
    • Work with the instructor to collaborate on in-class instruction and activities for the course.
    • Attend all classroom sessions of Life & Leadership. Coordinate with the course instructor to lead some classes/activities.
    • Attend the Freshmen Seminars with Life & Leadership class. Help students become independent learners through encouragement and support.
    • Model healthy choices for students in and out of the classroom.
    • Encourage students to get involved in campus activities and organizations.
  • Requirements
    • Must have successfully completed Life & Leadership.
    • Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75.
    • Must be enrolled full-time at Concordia Texas (12 or more hours) in the Fall term.
    • If selected as a Peer Leader, the students must enroll in LDR 3301 Peer Leaders for the Fall term
    • Attend the Leaders Retreat (Spring term – specific date will be on application)
    • Attend August training (week before school - specific date will be on application)
    • Attend specified events the weekend before Fall term starts (specific dates will be on application)

     

    **Note: If you have not taken LDR 2201 yet, this course will serve as a substitute for that course. If you have already taken LDR 2201, this course will be an upper-level, 3-credit hour elective.

To apply to be a Peer Leader for the Fall 2024 semester, complete the application linked below by Friday, November 8th. You will be asked to give the name and email of a CTX faculty or staff member as a reference and they will be automatically emailed a form to complete. You will also be asked to sign up for your interview time before you complete the application

Peer Leader Application