Essentialism of Leadership: Why an Education is Incomplete Without it by Kelli

Essentialism of Leadership: Why an Education is Incomplete Without it by Kelli - March 2015 Scholarship Essay

Passion, persistence, intelligence, and ability are all great skills to possess. These skills will let an individual get decently get by in life, climb the corporate ladder; maybe even make some money along the way. What college allows is for the harnessing of these skills into something greater, something stronger, and something beautiful. This honing of abilities doesn’t come from a student’s renaissance art history course, or organic chemistry lab. The greatening of a student’s natural talents, dreams and desires comes from leadership.

Leadership opportunities allow students to gain insight into what their leadership style is, and how to work with others. Through my leadership experience at Fresno State as the Vice President of Kappa Kappa Gamma, to being the Vice President of Programming for Panhellenic, to being a Campus Involvement Ambassador who aids students in finding their own leadership opportunities, I’ve grown substantially as a person. In many people’s cases, including my own, leadership experiences have led me to finding my passions and career goals. Without these vital chances for growth, college students simply aren’t developing themselves roundly.

While an education is a vital tool towards a rewarding future, it is my view that an education without leadership is lackluster. So much of what shapes a student are the hours outside the classroom and those opportunities in my opinion should be more heavily supported and required by universities as a whole.