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Emerging Leaders Program Comes to CAFNR
Meghan Stewart, Corner Post Staff

February 1, 2004 - The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a program offered to help recognize and develop the leadership potential of college students.

Last fall Rob Terry wanted something that would help the leadership of younger and older College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources students, and with the help of Trent Engbers and Megan Warner ELP was revamped and brought to CAFNR.

ELP is a program that has been at Mizzou for the past five years but CAFNR is the first school to make it their own.

"I commend the College of Agriculture for being on the cutting edge of leadership development," said Trent Engbers.

ELP pairs freshman and sophomores with junior and senior mentors. Together they come up with leadership programs that they feel will benefit them or the school. The mentors will help guide the students with their programs but all decisions about what they do are left up to the students.

They meet every Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The program can be taken as a one-hour credit course or just for the personal benefit of the student. The program was started the fall of 2003, and the mentors were selected over winter break. ELP had there first meeting on January 27 where six of the participants and four mentors were present of the fifteen members participating this year.

"I hope one day all freshman CAFNR students will be involved in ELP," said Coordinator Rob Terry.

If you are a CAFNR student and would like to find out more about the Emerging Leaders Program for next year contact Rob Terry at RobTerry@missouri.edu or go to his office at 127 Gentry Hall.

If you are a teacher and would like to find out more about the ELP program or any other leadership program you can contact Trent Engbers at emgerst@missouri.edu or go to his office at AO13 Brady, the Office of Student Involvement.

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