Leadership
LeaderShape

MIT LeaderShape is an IAP program open to all undergraduates – applications are available in October. LeaderShape is an intensive six-day leadership-development and community-building experience. Throughout the program, students develop skills in problem solving, professional ethics, decision-making, dealing with uncertainty, working within a diverse community, and interpersonal communication.

The program includes a variety of topics and activities, including action planning, team building, group decision-making, and conflict resolution. Sustained faculty-student interaction is central to the experience. Most decisions and activities take place in small "clusters", which provide supportive, safe environments that promote learning and develop new skills and attitudes.

Each participant creates an individual plan of action, the hallmark of the LeaderShape curriculum. Each plan of action is designed to bring positive change to the campus community, and is carried out during the following academic year. The Student Activities Office sponsors this program annually during IAP.

To learn more about LeaderShape, visit the LeaderShape website.