In the University mission statement, leadership shares equal billing with achievement and service. The quest to identify, develop and recognize student leaders is an ongoing priority at Susquehanna, and the experience those students gain goes well beyond their four years on campus to benefit themselves, their employers and their communities.
Some students arrive as natural born leaders.
It has to do with their energy, the questions they ask, their willingness to take some risk. But just as universal, she adds, are those students who need to discover or develop their leadership abilities. Sometimes all it takes is a suggestion or encouragement to get involved, and the campus culture, she adds, offers plenty of both. It's hard to get lost at Susquehanna. Virtually every student gets connected to some other influential adult - from a physical plant person or secretary or a coach to Dr. Cunningham.