Step Up is a new initiative that promotes a culture of life-long leadership development for Duke students. Programs offered through Step Up develop leadership skills through self-awareness exercises, practical experience and reflection, directing participants toward ethical and engaged citizenship.
“Leadership experience, particularly ethical leadership, is a critical characteristic that distinguishes Duke students from their peers,” said Zoila Airall, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs for Campus Life. “Students who take the initiative to explore leadership through Step Up programs while here at Duke will be a step ahead of their peers when they step out into the world beyond Duke.”
Offered for the first time in the Fall of 2009, Step Up is a partnership between Duke University's Division of Student Affairs and the Fuqua School of Business/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). All programs offered through Step up are founded on the COLE model, and address one or more of the model’s Six Domains of Leadership:
- Personal
- Relational
- Contextual
- Inspirational
- Supportive
- Responsible
- Ally Network – Relational, Responsible
Contact: Chris Purcell - Alternative Spring Break – Supportive, Inspirational
Contact: Leslie Grinage
- Career Ambassador Team – All Six Domains
Contact: Teri Mills
- Center for Race Relations: Common Ground – All Six Domains
Contact: Julian Sanchez
- Drinking Away Poverty – Relational, Supportive, Inspirational, Responsible
Contact: Tom Szigethy
- Duke Greek Emerging Leaders (DGEL) – All Six Domains
Contact: Krystal Clark - FemCamp: Activists-in-Training – Personal, Relational, Contextual, Responsible
Contact: Erin Stephens
- Healthy Devils Training – Personal, Relational, Contextual
Contact: Lindsey Bickers Bock
- IHOPs (International House Orientation Peers) Program – Personal, Relational, Contextual, Supportive
Contact: Yoko Hisano
- LEAD (Leadership Exploration at Duke) Week – All Six Domains
Contact: Leslie Grinage - Leadership Roundtable – All Six Domains
Contact: Heather Haynes - Leading from Within – Personal, Relational, Contextual
Contact: Paige Vinson
Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Center and the International House - Life Entrepreneurs: Creating a Life of Significance - Personal, Relational, Supportive, Inspirational
Contact: Christopher Gergen - Resident Assistant Program – All Six Domains
Contact: Terry Lynch
- The Student Leadership Retreat at Beaufort – All Six Domains
Contact: Leslie Grinage
- Undergraduate Conduct Board Training – Relational, Responsible
Contact: Valerie Kolko