The students and their advisors came from 13 area high schools to participate in the 2nd annual high school leadership conference. Sierra served as a summer intern for Governor Kempthorne in Washington, D.C. when the Governor was a Senator. Funding for this event was provided by the Office of Enrollment Planning. Each high school was asked to bring examples of ethical issues from their school or community. Former state legislator Millie Flandro, a teacher at Highland High School, conducted a session on ethics.
Ethical leadership is a major theme in national leadership circles.
In 1998 the U.S. Congress urged colleges and universities to affirm that development of character is one of the primary goals of higher education. Information from a 1999 survey about personal characteristics that employers are currently seeking in job candidates revealed that leadership and ethics both were listed in the top 10. A new Zenith big screen projection TV is now available in the Student Activities Center. The purpose of LEAD TV is to provide access to public interest programming from local to global significance in an effort to inform, educate, inspire, and involve ISU students, leaders, and organizations in issues of community, national, and world leadership. A VCR is also available if students have relevant tapes to view.