We are Duke Student Involvement & Leadership
Leadership development and student organization support are the cornerstones of the Student Involvement & Leadership team. Visit this group to learn more about programs and services including student organization support, leadership development, DukeGroups, and more.
The staff of the Student Involvement & Leadership team serves in an advisory capacity to Duke University Union, Duke Student Government, fraternities & sororities, and a variety of other groups.
Mission
Student Involvement & Leadership helps students co-create Duke experiencesthat enhance their sense of belonging through meaningful programming, advising, and training.
Values
Driven by our students, our team, and our greater community, Student Involvement & Leadership values compassion, trustworthiness, inclusion, knowledge, and fun.
Adapted from the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (1994) and the Culturally Relevant Leadership Framework (2016)
- Self-Knowledge (internal character focus)
- Student is aware of how they are perceived by others; this knowledge of self is informed by both their identity and society and they know how this informs their practice of leadership.
- Student possesses confidence and efficacy with self-awareness and makes commitments that are prioritized appropriately. Student is aware of the scope of their competence and knows where their expertise lies.
- Student practices congruence of their values with behaviors demonstrating integrity and high personal standards. When an internal conflict of values arises, student understands how to navigate that dissonance.
- Curiosity (external character focus)
- Student understands and exhibits healthy risk taking, showing humility, courage, and interest in learning about others’ identities and experiences.
- Student exhibits self-assurance that they have positive qualities balanced with a focus on continuous improvement of self; regularly seeks feedback and learns from failure.
- Student asks for help or connects with others when faced with challenges.
- Collaboration
- Student practices effective communication, as appropriate to the situation.
- Student values and knows how to build belonging in a group.
- Student has skills in organizational management including motivating a group around a common purpose, navigating controversy or conflict with civility, including and valuing diverse voices, and ensuring equal and equitable contribution from all members. Student both exhibits and facilitates sharing of ideas and distribution or delegation of responsibilities across team members.
- Student is able to discern collaborations or partnerships that make sense for the topic and builds quality collaboration from idea inception.
- Innovation (internal community focus)
- Student exhibits understanding of change process and practices change management skills towards positive change. This includes practicing coalition building and activism informed by actual needs and root cause.
- Student advocates for an asset-based approach to change work.
- Community Responsibility (external community focus)
- Student values social responsibility, working towards and with groups, causes, and communities they care about. Student does this work with a level of selflessness, not to build their own ego or resume.Student understands the interconnectedness of experiences and uses this to foster a climate of belonging.
Our Team
Trying to find us? Our team works on a hybrid schedule so email is likely the best way to contact us.
Anna Lehnen (she/her)
Director
Contact her for information about the Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Initiative, Duke IFC, advisor support, Project Lead, and overall office questions.
Lamar Walker (he/him)
Associate Director
Contact him for information about DukeGroups, First Big Week, and student organization contracts, support, and policy.
Michael Croal (he/him)
Assistant Director
Contact him for information about Duke University Union events, Big Fun Events, and licensing for public movie showings.
Kaitlyn Schmitt (she/her)
Assistant Director
Contact her for information about first-year and alumnae programs for Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Initiative, Multicultural Greek Council, and general leadership programs.
Juwan Jacobs (he/him)
Assistant Director
Contact Juwan for information about Duke Student Government, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the In the Spotlight awards program.
Mariah Perrigo
Graduate Assistant
Mariah works with the Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Initiative.
Jordyn Shubrick
Graduate Assistant
Jordyn works with the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Duke Student Government leaders.
Joy Stucker
Graduate Assistant
Joy works with leadership programs and development opportunities open to all students.
Reesa Artz
Graduate Assistant
Reesa works with the Duke University Union, directly advising student leaders within the organization.
Contact Us
There is always someone around, so feel to drop by!
Office:
101 Bryan Center (top floor near the main staircase)
Or reach out via email or phone:
Email: leadership@duke.edu
Phone: 919-684-4741