More Than Just a Student Voice: Facilitating Student Leadership Development Through the Library Student Liaison Program |
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| Authors: | Suzanne Milton Qing H Meade |
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| Institution: | 1. Dean of Libraries &2. Learning Commons, John F. Kennedy Library, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, USA;3. Diversity &4. Inclusion Librarian, John F. Kennedy Library, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article explores how the library-student liaison program at Eastern Washington University (EWU) Libraries has evolved into an opportunity for students to develop leadership skills. Originally designed to foster better communication between the EWU Libraries and students enrolled at the university, we recognized that the process of achieving established goals for the program provided a vehicle for students' leadership-skill development. To facilitate the leadership process, librarians employed the Social Change Model. Designed specifically for college students, this model engages the student to develop individual capacities to strengthen group activities that foster positive changes in the community and society. |
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| Keywords: | student leadership development leadership skills student employees academic libraries mentorship Social Change Model of Leadership Development (SCM) |
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