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Intercultural Leadership Program

Introduction

The Intercultural Leadership Program (ILP) is a new program inspired by the vibrant diversity and international spirit of the Penn student body. The program will bring together 25 incoming US students and 25 incoming international students to form a cross-cultural leadership team on campus. Over the course of a year-long series of fun social activities and a collaborative project that will be shared with the broader Penn community, ILP participants will learn about each others' cultures and build the communication skills critical to operating in an increasingly globalized world. The program will be a great chance to form strong relationships with a diverse group of friends and to play an active role in strengthening intercultural awareness on campus. In the coming years, ILP will be open to a larger number of students, and the 2007-2008 cohort will be encouraged to become mentors or co-facilitators in future programs.

If you are open and committed to learning about other cultures, and motivated to share what you learn with your peers, we invite you to apply to the Penn Intercultural Leadership Program. Applications are being accepted immediately and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. The deadline for applications is August 26. Selected applicants will be notified on August 31. Attendance at a September 8 kick-off and five subsequent events during the 2007-2008 school year is required, so please be sure that you can commit the time before submitting your application. All events will be scheduled while school is in session, to allow travel during the holidays.

Please direct any questions you may have about the program to Dr. Rodolfo Altamirano.

We look forward to learning about you!

Sincerely,

ILP Project Team

The Intercultural Leadership Program is a partnership between the Office of International Programs, the Graduate Student Center, the Greenfield Intercultural Center, the Graduate School of Education, College Houses and Academic Services, and the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business.

Purpose

The Intercultural Leadership Program (ILP) is designed to increase intercultural awareness, understanding, and leadership among international and US students at Penn; to develop an intercultural leadership base on campus; and to bring international and US students together to learn about each other through sustained engagement on a common project that will be shared with the broader Penn community.

Participants

The 2007-2008 program will be composed of 25 US and 25 international students. Participants will be selected from a pool of incoming undergraduate and graduate student applicants.

Requirements

Completed application form
Participation in a September 8, 2007, kick-off event at the Morris Arboretum, where we will explore situational, personal and cultural differences, determine what it means to be "interculturally aware", and set the agenda for subsequent activities
Participation in five subsequent interactive events over the course of the 2007-2008 school year (events will take place while school is in session)
Participation in a collaborative and creative small group project related to intercultural understanding, which will be designed by the student participants

Application

Applications will be accepted online until Sunday, August 26, 2007. To apply, please visit the following link:

Apply for the Intercultural Leadership Program (ILP)

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