Guided by the evidence-based “The Social Change Model of Leadership Development,” the four-year cohort model, Carter Leadership Program allows students to develop their leadership skills individually and within a group. The program consists of two pathways, an Undergraduate Research Track and a Service Track, exemplifying Carter's lifetime of leadership in education, politics, and community service.
President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program students can receive their scholarship for a maximum of 4 years, 8 semesters. Students who graduate with their baccalaureate degrees in less than four years will have 1 of 2 options if they wish to complete the requirements of the program:
If the above standards are met each prior semester, the student will continue to receive the annual scholarship for a total of four years (eight semesters, excluding summer term).
President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program
Mikela Barlow
Program Coordinator
Student Success Center Room 3416
229-931-2197
mikela.barlow@gsw.edu
Students in the Carter Leadership Program will have a variety of service partners within reach to meet their leadership and volunteer goals.
Community Partners
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What makes GSW special to me is all of the opportunities I have been provided. I have been able to grow and develop my leadership and career since I have been here.