UVA Darden Partners With The House Student Leadership Center to Form the EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute and Certificate Program for Teens in Washington DC Region
The leadership institute for high school students will provide personal coaches from the Darden faculty and The House Student Leadership Center staff.
Today, The House Student Leadership Center announced its partnership with the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in the formation of The EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute.
The institute combines the center’s leadership principles and training with Darden’s essential business disciplines into a multi-year program at the center for its Washington, D.C. region high school students. The institute includes business core courses and summit residencies at UVA. Upon completion of the modules, student members will receive certificates backed by the center’s EmpowerMEnt curricula partnership with Darden Executive Education.
“The Darden School values The House Student Leadership Center’s students from all walks of life and all ways of thinking. At a time when the world has a pressing demand for leaders, we recognize the center to be one of the best sources of supply,” said Kelly Bean, president and CEO of Darden Executive Education and non-degree programs. “The EmpowerMEnt Institute is truly fit for the future, unique in business education and highly compelling for students.”
Through The EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute, students will have The House Student Leadership Center staff and faculty from Darden as their personal coaches to boost their profiles and set them apart from their peers.
“Darden is creating the new story of business through The EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute and joint venture with The House Student Leadership Center,” said Professor Paul Simko. “We will combine our community of experts to offer student experiences and convene forums with academics, and executives leveraging the best content and the most engaging ideas.”
Now in its 13th year, The House Student Leadership Center builds comprehensive out-of-school time programs for preteens and teens to mentor the next generation of talent. “The EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute is a curriculum designed for a distinct student advantage in the discovery of business leadership and global mindset, plus the unrivaled access that we can offer,” said Helen McCormick, founder and president of The House Student Leadership Center. “In partnership with the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, we will build on what we know, mentor students with enriching opportunities and answer their questions as they invent their own future.”
As the new institute’s mission states: The EmpowerMEnt Leadership Institute develops youth to be activists, creators and innovators that advance change as global-ready leaders. The curriculum is a multiyear program that merges intercultural leadership principles with emerging business issues and trends. It introduces high school students to new ways of thinking and problem-solving with a bias for action along with optimal team performance to help teens develop their own leadership skills to serve both business and society.
About UVA Darden School of Business
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences.
Darden's graduate degree programs and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact.
