Service-Learning and Leadership Development is designed to enhance students' collegiate experiences by bridg­ing their academic, personal, professional, and cultural development to cultivate an ethic of leadership and citizenship through curricular and co-curricular activities. Through academic study of leadership, developmental programs, service-learning, and counseling, students develop a sense of personal responsibility for finding solutions to the concerns of society. The unit works cohesively to effectuate the theme of responsibility-students' responsibility to self, family, the College, the larger communi­ty, and future Benedictines. Simultaneously faculty, staff, and student leaders are enriched through professional development opportunities designed to strengthen teaching, community partners, and student development.

The units in the Service-Learning and Leadership Development Program are:

• Freshman & Sophomore Seminars
• Freshman Year Initiative
• Service-Learning Program