Essay On Peo Scholarship

My numerous board experiences have developed my leadership skills. As a sophomore traveling to Honduras on a Global Medical Brigade, I was accountable for the finances and medical supplies. As a junior, I undertook roles of co-president of the Student Athletic Board and treasure of the Student Cancer Connection. As co-president, I organized a Special Olympics event, which teamed college athletes with these unique individuals. My senior year I am maintain my roles in these positions while also serving as Swim team captain. I will bring this positive leadership experience to Creighton University School of Medicine.

I am honored to be in ASB this year and enjoy making a difference in the school and being a leader, and I’m looking forward to making a bigger difference next year at the school. I have learned numerous tips on how to be a leader by writing essays and showing what we learned in different committees in ASB and in our larger world. Throughout my year in ASB I learned how to be a better leader, and because of that I used these skills to make the school a better place to be in and a more amusing and exciting place to go to school.

I have participated in many clubs where group work and leadership is a necessity: Model United Nations, First Class Leaders, Mu Alpha Theta, and National Honor Society. In these clubs, as well as in everyday life, I have been afforded the opportunity to share my values, listen to other’s opinions, and come together to find how we can share our values and ideas. However, my outreach and voice has been far more impactful in Mu Alpha Theta, a Math National Honor Society, and First Class Leaders where I gratefully serve on the Executive boards. I have organized many opportunities that have inspired members to commit philanthropic acts for tremendous charities, and in accordance there are numerous people that have received items that bring security

Being president of the Negaunee Z-club this year has helped me develop as a leader. The club itself is a great place for all of the members to help grow their leadership qualities through the projects we do throughout the year. As the president I am required to be able to communicate with all the members, expand my social circles, and use my organizational skills.

I believe in leading by example. When peers see someone able to communicate and lead in an engaging manner, the bar is set high. In 2014, I was elected as a chair member in my sorority, Delta Delta Delta, which dedicates its time to raising money for St. Jude Research Hospital. To allow my sorority to improve and increase fundraising, I scheduled small get togethers with members in an effort to get to know them and their hopes for the future of the sorority. These smaller meetings allowed me to get to know the girl’s on a more personal level and I found similarities with most everyone: their love for St. Jude and their motivation to raise more money. After months of daily get-togethers and lunches, I reported to the sorority’s board what I had learned, and how we might want to make changes to the approaches we were taking on raising money.

In the upcoming year, I would like to focus and work on my leadership skills, one of the four pillars of the National Honors Society. This year I was elected Vice President of marketing for the Jupiter High School DECA chapter. This role will help me with my leadership goal by teaching me the responsibilities of being part of/taking charge a larger group. it is now my responsibility to create invitations, direct social media, membership, and advertising the chapter and its activities. I am the head of a group of four directors who help me carry out and delegate these duties. in the next year, I plan to get all things done in a timely manner and treat all my responsibilities with equal value and necessity. Leadership is also about influencing

Over the past four years, FBLA has helped me grow in many ways. Of course, FBLA has provided me with limitless knowledge on leadership and business. This has helped me prepare for my future by giving me valuable leadership opportunities that will help me in college and beyond. Serving as a local chapter officer and attending several conferences has taught me the valuable skills that will help me make new friends, stand out as a leader, and communicate effectively with my peers. FBLA has also helped me make long-lasting friendships. I have grown extremely close with my fellow officers

By attending multiple state conventions, national conventions, leadership summits, and my experiences as an national officer I have been prepared to effectively work and serve those who need my assistance. Communication with fellow teenagers in my school, community, state, and nation is something I have learned while being in the Beta Club. I have spoke in front of thousands when I travel to the different state convention delivering keynotes on being “fearless” when striving to reach your goals. Since I gaining the courage to speak and lead the 490,000 members of the Beta Club I know I can continue to make an impact in the future. In my future, I plan on continuing to participate in organizations that value the qualities of leadership and service.

With the aid of the FNP scholarship, not only would my short-term academic goals be met, but also the foundation upon my long-term ones would be assembled as well. I believe that I should be selected to receive this scholarship because I constantly endeavor for success; this is not only proven through my grade point average, but also through my personality and what makes me who I am as an individual. I take academics very seriously and I strive to complete everything accordingly and always- no matter how small a task, put 100% of my effort into it. Overall, my struggle is not dependent on if I can succeed in a class, rather if I can afford to take it. If selected, the scholarship award would not be misspend; as mentioned previously, I set high

Life is a journey filled with opportunities and challenges. Being a social worker allows me to alleviate client’s depression and help them to develop positive values towards life. I would like to major in Social Work because social workers have assisted me to relieve stress and I want to repay his kindness. In my childhood, I would describe myself as “sadness” in the film Inside Out as I always think negatively and find my life meaningless. Fortunately, I can seek help from social worker and learn to appreciate what I have. I will try to face the problem optimistically as it provides me a chance to grow maturely. More importantly, I can learn to appreciate the strength of others, comprehend what ‘Empathy’ is and offer assistance to client.

I believe one of the most important aspects of an individual’s college experience is their involvement and leadership opportunities they might have. Being the Chair of the Teddi Dance for Love: a 24-hour dance marathon, and my active participation on campus, has given me the skills and leadership qualities to succeed.

In high school, I was able to step into the role as a leader and prove myself capable of initiating change. My school's Art Club had struggled to exist, led by seniors who graduated without establishing a proper group of leadership that would keep the Club alive. My sophomore year introduced me to the great group that made up the club and I soon organized a leadership group. Though it was still majorly seniors, the club had established a stable schedule of meetings. My junior year, I became president of Art Club and further strengthened the foundation upon which the club prospered with consistent meetings and involvement in community events. I also recruited three enthusiastic girls who are in training to lead the club once I graduate. Keeping an entire club afloat my first year as president was one of the most challenging tasks I persevered through. By sticking to my goals, I have ensured a future for the Art

Currently, I am the Leadership Living Learning Programmer at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. I facilitate biweekly leadership meetings with 23 participants. For the meetings, I coordinate speakers to come in and talk about topics including diversity, LinkedIn, and topics that would enhance the members’ leadership skills. Organizing meetings is a skill that I developed as the Leadership Programmer, and I would use the event planning skills that I have learned to help Ariens to the best of my abilities.

With the aim to learn more about professional practice, during my time at Edinburgh Napier University I participated in and completed the Common Purpose Frontrunner Leadership Course. I feel I developed my presentation and team working skills and I feel my confidence in meeting and working with new people also improved.

In an ordinary day we come across many events that are open opportunities to try something that might make us an outsider or not fit in. What most individuals do not do is take advantage of these opportunities and attend these events. “As human beings we find it more comfortable to go to places and do things with people we know and topics we are familiar with”. (DeLanery 4). This past week, I decided it would be interesting to take a step outside of this comfort zone. On Thursday, November 5th, I attended an event called LeadersLive which is coordinated by CLA (Career Leadership Academy) here at University of Iowa. Most of my life people think I am a pretty outgoing person who is easy to talk to but many do not know how hard it is for me to step up and be a leader. This event was based around how to be a leader and changing students into young professionals.