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Mission, Vision & Values
Our Mission
The mission of the Weppner Center for LEAD and Service-Learning is to empower ¼ø»Æʦapp' pursuit of their own developmental growth by cultivating lifelong leadership skills and engaging in experiential service learning to become more effective citizens in their community.
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Our Vision
We are a Center that engages leaders of all kinds to become change agents.
Our Values
The "Seven C's" of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development
- Consciousness of Self: Awareness of the beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions that motivate one to take action.
- Congruence: Thinking, feeling, and behaving with consistency, genuineness, authenticity, and honesty.
- Commitment: Motivational energy to serve and that drives the collective effort. Commitment implies passion, intensity, and duration.
- Collaboration: Working with others in a common effort. It constitutes the cornerstone value of the group leadership effort because it empowers self and others through trust.
- Common Purpose: Working with shared aims and values. It facilitates the group’s ability to engage in collective analysis of the issues at hand and the task to be undertaken.
- Controversy with Civility: Recognizes two fundamental realities of any creative group effort: that differences in viewpoint are inevitable, and that such difference must be aired openly but with civility.
- Citizenship: Process whereby the individual and the collaborative group become responsibly connected to the community and the society through the leadership experience.
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Our Guiding Principles
- All ¼ø»Æʦapp (not just those that hold formal leadership positions) are leaders
- Leadership is a process rather than a position
- Leadership is collaborative
- Leadership is concerned with effecting change on behalf of others and society
- Leadership should be value-based
- Service is a powerful vehicle for developing ¼ø»Æʦapp’ leadership skills