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The Sanger Leadership Initiative empowers students to lead with purpose in their careers, causes and community. We partner across campus to promote access to high-impact experiential leadership learning opportunities, support leadership skill development and reflection and serve as a resource hub for thinking broadly and creatively about leadership.

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Programs and classes

Sanger Leadership Initiative programs are designed to support student leadership development by clearing the way for students to experience and reflect on leadership, creating opportunities for them to build their leadership skills and providing resources for thinking broadly and creatively about what leadership is.

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Exploring leadership at DePauw

Through Sanger, we help immerse you in the myriad of leadership opportunities DePauw has to offer and provide tools for reflecting on those experiences in ways that help draw out their full impact.

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Value-driven support

The Sanger Leadership Initiative at DePauw University empowers you to become the leader you were meant to be by integrating leadership development into your educational journey. Through a blend of curricular and cocurricular opportunities, you will engage in experiential learning, including workshops on ethical decision-making, networking events with prominent leaders and collaborative projects that challenge you to think critically.

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