Current Emerging Leaders
While you receive regular updates from the program staff, please view this page as a more permanent resource. If you have questions about responsibilities for your year in the program, look here. If you need to find one of our forms, look here first.
Emerging Leaders Requirements
New Student Orientation (NSO) and Frosh Camp
All incoming first-year Emerging Leaders must attend New Student Orientation (NSO) and Frosh Camp the summer before their first semester at the University of Memphis. Students must attend NSO before their chosen session of Frosh Camp. For more information on how to register for both of these mandatory events, please visit the Freshmen Orientation webpage and the Frosh Camp webpage.
First-Year Residence Requirement
Students must live in the Emerging Leaders Living and Learning Community in Centennial Place during their first year in the program. In-residence programming will be facilitated by the Emerging Leaders Residential Mentor, a current Emerging Leader who will serve as a resource throughout the year.
Career Readiness Competency Requirements
The requirements of the Emerging Leaders Program are carefully constructed to create intentional learning, growth, and leadership development. These requirements are grounded in the Social Change Model of Leadership, psychologist David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies.
The completion of requirements will be verified throughout and after each semester when the student submits their competency reflections and other requirements for their assigned TigerZone path. Failure to complete any of the below yearly requirements (first offense) will result in a probationary semester with no loss of scholarship. Failure to complete any of the below yearly requirements (second offense) will result in permanent removal from the program with loss of scholarship.
Yearly Involvement Requirements
The Leadership and Professional Competency Clusters are a tool used to measure your personal and professional growth and development throughout your collegiate experience. At least six out of eight competencies must be related to programs sponsored by on-campus organizations and/or events. Prior approval from the advisor must be obtained so that students can complete their competencies through off-campus opportunities.
Additionally, each Emerging Leader must have prolonged involvement with at least one campus-affiliated entity, which includes a Registered Student Organization (RSO), Greek letter organization, athletic team, ROTC unit, Student Government Association, etc.
Yearly Community Service Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of ten hours of community service each semester. These hours must be logged on Volunteer Odyssey and verified by an individual who directly oversaw the service experience. This resource can also be used to locate service opportunities in Memphis.
Community service hours logged for Emerging Leaders can be used to fulfill requirements for other organizations, provided that they adhere to the community service guidelines outlined in the Emerging Leaders handbook at the bottom of this page.
Yearly Academic Requirements
Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA for their time in the program and may not have a semester GPA below 2.0. As part of the academic study of leadership that is essential to your development as Emerging Leaders, students must enroll in and complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or higher:
- First Year, Fall Semester: ACAD 1100: Academic Strategies (Emerging Leaders section)
- Third Year, Spring Semester: UNIV 4380: Leadership Capstone
Student Accountability
Students must remain in good judicial standing with the Office of Student Accountability and comply with the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities for their time as Emerging Leaders. Failure to do so may result in probation or removal from the program.
