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Student Leadership Development Program

Leadership Opportunities

As you become more involved on campus, new experiences and opportunities will help shape who you are. The Student Activities Office is here to support your personal and professional growth every step of the way.

We will work with you to develop your leadership skills and provide you with opportunities to take on greater levels of responsibility and service, all while enriching student life on campus.

The National Society of Leadership and success is an online, self-paced and accredited leadership development program. Each semester, students with a 2.75 gpa or higher are nominated to join.  The NSLS is an organization that provides a leadership development program that helps students achieve personal growth, career success, and empowers them to have a positive impact in their communities. You can expect to learn from leaders in business, politics and pop culture through live and recorded speaker broadcasts.  There is a one-time membership fee of $95. For more information, please go to nsls.org or contact Student Activities: studentactivities@bhcc.edu

The Exploring Leadership Program is a free, on campus, nine-week experience open to all BHCC students interested in expanding their understanding of leadership. Utilizing the book and workbook Exploring Leadership: for College Students Who Want to Make a Difference, we will cover topics including social justice, conflict management, positive psychology, appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence, and more. You can look forward to engaging lectures, interactive activities that expand on the readings, as well as resources and presentations from professionals in the field.

Join us Fridays, March 6 - May 8, 2026, 12-2 p.m. in Charlestown Campus, G-140. Lunch and textbooks will be provided to all students, sign up here. There will be no class on Friday, March 20 due to Spring Break.

For more information, please go to nsls.org or contact Student Activities: studentactivities@bhcc.edu.

Everyone has within themselves the potential to be a leader, and every semester we present a conference to help students connect to the leader within.  Faces of Leadership is a conference that helps participants understand how to use their story as a catalyst to create positive social change and the unique ways they can contribute to their community in an impactful way.  Every Fall and every Spring, we bring in trainers who help students uCome and learn how you, too, can be the Face of Leadership!