Registration is open for the Multicultural Leadership Cohort Experience (MLCE), a collaborative effort between Campus Life and the Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b), to be held during the Spring 2022 semester. The purpose of all MLE programs is to provide a space for students and student leaders who identify within diverse or marginalized backgrounds to discover their own capacity to lead, while also promoting a better understanding of their experiences, issues, strengths, and outcomes in navigating their own collegiate careers. The spring cohort experience is offered SOLELY for selected applicants (up to 18 undergraduate and graduate students). All locations for meeting dates and times will be announced via email to selected participants and invited through Google Calendar.
This spring, we will be exploring the concept of Deconstructing Grit and Greatness. We will do this in a leadership learning cohort by:
Enhancing participants' leader identity and leadership capacity using an identity-conscious lens and student development theories;
Increasing participants’ awareness of their personal abilities, identity development, and intersections that shape their story through authenticity, self-reflection, and cultural humility;
Exploring the role they play in developing relationships while building intra/intercultural connections;
And capitalizing on their unique differences, specifically in relation to their racial, ethnic, national, and other salient identity social groups
The first session will cover a brief overview of the program. However, please note that all details related to session topics will be only disclosed to the cohort. Additionally, as we continue to monitor all COVID related procedures, the first session will be held virtually followed by in-person sessions. This is subject to change according to university guidelines. Meeting dates and times are as follow:
- MLCE 101, Thursday, February 17th, 3pm - 5pm (virtual)
- Boundaries & Self Love, Thursday, March 17th, 3pm - 5pm (in-person)
- Emotional Intelligence, Thursday, March 31st, 3pm - 5pm (in-person)
- Decoding Inclusive Excellence, Thursday, April 21st, 3pm - 5pm (in-person)
- Community & Celebration, Thursday, May 5th, 3pm - 5pm (in-person)
Registration link: tinyurl.com/mle2022. Deadline for applying is Monday, February 14, 2022 at 11:59pm EST.
For questions or more information, contact:
- Beatriz Gutiérrez-Malagón, Coordinator for Leadership at bgutierrez@umbc.edu
- Carlos Turcios '15, '17 M.A., Assistant Director with Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging at carlos6@umbc.edu