BME student among graduates of 2013 Emerging Leaders Program

CONGRATULATIONS to Abdus Ali, a sophomore in biomedical engineering who is amongst the sixteen students graduating this year from NJIT's Emerging Leaders Program.

About the Emerging Leaders Program

Started at NJIT in Fall 2012, the program is housed within the Lisa A. Pierce Center of Leadership and is targeted to freshman and sophomore students who wish to enhance their leadership abilities and skills. The foundation used for the program is the Social Change Model of Leadership.  The Social Change Model of Leadership Development is a leadership model that was developed by a group of higher educational professionals funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Program.. The group of professionals came together from higher education institutions across the country to discuss student leadership development and create a leadership model based on their research of effective leaders as well as their experiences working with college student leadership groups. The result of these discussions was the Social Change Model, which redefines leadership as collaborative, process oriented, and values-based. The resulting leadership model is organized around three dimensions of values – individual, group, and society values – and encourages students to consider how they can make a positive change in the world.