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Leading in the Community


 

Leadership is in the Topeka Community.

The Leadership Institute partners with organizations and projects throughout the community to create opportunities for students to affect change. Students often find their work in the community satisfies requirements for the Washburn Transformational Experience and the Leadership Studies Certificate. These partnerships also help students develop mentoring relationships with community leaders and create networking opportunities beneficial to their careers.

The following are examples of student leadership activities in the community, but they do not represent an exhaustive list of opportunities:


 Heartland Visioning Heartland Visioning
 National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Topeka United Way United Way

Joe and Janet Aleshire Venture Grant Program
Topeka United Way Cappers Easter Seal Foundation
 Topeka RoadRunners NAHL Hockey Team Topeka RoadRunners NAHL Hockey Team
 Kids Voting Kansas Kids Voting Kansas
 Topeka High School Avid Program Topeka High School Avid Program
 LinC LinC
 Topeka Police Department Topeka Police Department
 Hutchinson Correctional Facility Hutchinson Correctional Facility
 Forbes Field Forbes Field