Abstract:

The Student Success Leader program focuses on informal education of a select group of agriculture students through service to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. The Student Success Leaders are a student peer leadership program comprised of three units: Ambassadors, Career Liaisons, and Student Academic Mentors. Student Success Leaders participate in recruitment and career development activities and serve as peer mentors to students throughout the college. The purpose of this article is to share program details and results to date with educators. Specifically, the authors explore informal education through active participation in college-level service-activities. Results to date have shown that participation in the Student Success Leader program has impacted the personal development and growth of student participants and influenced student interest in future leadership and service roles.

 

Keywords:

student success leader, college service

 

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