Undergraduate Leadership Program
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Retreats

Over the course of the program, students attend two retreats.

Outdoor Leadership Retreat
The Outdoor Leadership Retreat is the first retreat in the program. Students attend this retreat sometime during the first course in spring. With one's lab group, students will work on team building, trust, conflict, and other group dynamic issues in an experiential way.

Community Connections Retreat
The Community Connections Retreat is our second retreat that occurs during fall quarter. The retreat is hosted in Evanston and is similar to a mini field study. Using the knowledge attained in the first course of the program, students will meet with various community groups to observe and discover how leadership functions in a community context.