Susan F. Davenport Global Leadership Program
The Susan F. Davenport Global Leadership Program is designed to provide students a framework for their development as ethical leaders and contributors to the public welfare. Named in memory of Susan Funkhouser Davenport '69 the program helps students to understand the connections between their academic work, their social and co-curricular choices, and their participation in community service.
The Program is designed to work as a leadership development ladder that extends over all four years at the College. The years are called “Phases” in the program, and must be completed consecutively, as the themes for each subsequent year build on the foundation provided in an earlier phase.
Transfer students or students who did not participate in their first year will be allowed to enter the program, but must enter at the Phase I level. While they will not be able to complete all four phases, they will be encouraged to complete as many phases as their time at the College will allow.
Davenport students will attend workshops, define and complete service projects, learn grant proposal writing skills, and execute a capstone project that demonstrates the power of leadership in a global context. All participating students will have the opportunity to earn internship and service learning credit through existing College courses. Students are asked to carefully document their experiences in the Davenport Program in their Webfolio. Some information that they are encouraged to save include: annual reflection papers; assessments of projects, grant proposals, and feedback from mentors.
Contact information: Lisa McGuire, Assistant Dean of Students/Director of New Student and Leadership Programs, lmcguire@randolphcollege.edu, 947-8340.
