Student Leadership Interview

Handbook Accessibility The student leaders interviewed generally had confusion surrounding the role of the CCE and their organization outside of strictly advising. Since the students interviewed are seniors, they have seen a lot of transition with the CCE which has led them to be unsure of the guidance given. There is a CCE handbook available, but when asked the students said that they would have liked to find a place. I would advise that the CCE should print out paper copies of the handbook for select students. In doing so, there is not a waste environmentally and student have a copy at their quick disposal. Oftentimes with online copies of handbooks or other materials, students will gloss over it and not necessarily use the resource to …show more content…
Student leaders leaned back on what they knew about leadership transition from their previous leaders. The guidance that past leaders had imparted had a meaningful impact in a number of ways. The socially responsible leadership model can help to make sense of this phenomena. College students are constantly developing their leadership skills as they take on new positions and responsibilities. Therefore the previous leaders have a profound impact on the student organization In this way, I argue that the leadership transition is even more meaningful than thought because it becomes relevant to how future leaders pursue passing down leadership. The continuity of leadership in student organization is then dependent upon the guidance of the outgoing leaders and the knowledge and skills they impart on the new …show more content…
One of the community partners has been working with CC students involved with community engagement for two decades now. She has been receptive and noticed the fluctuation in organization: “I think definitely through more organization in the program, the students seem more mature but I think part of it is that the students working in an organized program gain maturity from the organization of the program.” The benefits of organization seem wide and important to these organizations. Furthermore, smooth leadership transitions are typically associated with those who are organized and keep to a time line overall. Particularly, the group that had a community partner remark about their good organization was well aware of the transition and the new leaders. On the other hand, the student leader who was least organized with little of the transition completed upon the interview had a community partner that was unsure of what was occurring in the following year with leadership. Organization in a sense is also connected to communication for these student leaders. The organization of the student allowed for more efficient and frequent communication. Even further, establishing better communication foster stronger relationships with community