<p>My daughter received a brochure about this program at Pitt. . . </p>
<p>Has anyone here heard about it, or participated in it?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I heard it mentioned when we were at D's PittStart session last week. Didn't pay too much attention to it since there was so much other information to absorb. Here's a website where you can learn about it.
<a href="http://www.careers.pitt.edu/emergingleaders/%5B/url%5D">www.careers.pitt.edu/emergingleaders/</a></p>
<p>She's wondering if it's worthwhile, or just a bunch of hot air. She's thinking about emailing some of the past participants, and I just wondered if anyone here had participated.</p>
<p>I've done Emerging Leaders since freshman year, and I think it's great. Some of the stuff can be a little stupid, but it's great for networking and meeting people and most of what you learn is valuable.</p>
<p>No personal experience from this mom, but I know two of son's good friends (top students btw) who thought it was not worthwhile - I seem to remember "stupid" and "a waste of my time". Maybe check into it more closely if you are interested.</p>
<p>lkf725 hit the nail on the head. The program was relatively useless, but was a decent resume builder early in my collegiate life (I'm going to be a junior now). Not a bad thing to do though during freshman year. Other than that though, I can't say it would help much.</p>
<p>It was the most boring and dull thing ever. Wasted so much time doing absolutely nothing.........but it was good for my resume lol. I would recommend doing it just to write it on the resume, but basically, you pay $60ish to sit and be bored, and to get a t-shirt, a cheap gift (if you attend all of the sessions, you can only miss 1 or 2 to graduate), and dessert at the end.....But i did meet some new people and make friends, which was a plus and made it a little less dull...and the fact that i had some friends in there already helped too</p>
<p>I Realize this is a really old post but I wanted to respond anyway. Since 2007, the program Emerging Leaders must have grown a lot. As a freshman I participated in the program and as a sophomore I facilitated it. Some of the other students who facilitated it are now interning for the program. About 200-300 learners go through the program each year and it’s a requirement for the Leadership Certification from Pitt. It’s a great discussion based program with opportunities to continue developing leadership skills afterwards. I.E. facilitating the program, interning for the program, participating in Leadership In Action program. Also, Emerging Leader is now based out of the 6th floor of the WPU the Office of Cross-Cultural and Leadership Development. This is a great space for students to spend time (completely remodeled) because of how nice of a facility it is and because of all the student organization traffic that goes through it.</p>
<p>I strongly recommend this program for all incoming and current undergrads at Pitt. Not only will you learn something from it, but employers eyes never miss “Emerging Leaders” on a resume.</p>
<p>I’m a senior and all my friends who do it or have done it…don’t talk about it or barely mention it/put it on their resume. You’d be better off saving $60 and your time doing clubs or activities you’re actually interested in and being leaders in THOSE places.</p>