by James Gilbert Pynn

Dedicated to Elizabeth J. Somers, the Women’s Leadership Program at George Washington University is an academic program dedicated to developing women’s leadership skills in such diverse fields as social sciences, political sciences, intellectual pursuits, artistic endeavors, and technological sciences. The WLP requires participating students to take two courses and one symposium together each term, as well as cohabiting the same dormitory.

The WLP gives students the opportunity to delve into different areas of study: including arts and culture, economics, politics, and science. Students are exposed to Washington, D.C. and are encouraged to explore and study the political and economic branches of our government. The WLP program is interested in promoting and teaching leadership as it relates to women. Along with their leadership education, students are required to participate in humanities and writing classes to ensure good communication and social science and justice skills.

Guest speakers, special events and field trips where students meet with women in the leadership positions, ultimately enhance the program. The field trips also provide interaction with mentors and connections to possible internship opportunities. This yearlong freshman program uses hands-on activities to engage students in leadership roles and is interactive in nature. Along with the WLP faculty, one graduate student is picked to advise and provide communication between student and faculty members.

The students are housed together at the Mount Vernon campus at George Washington University that appropriately enough are constructed of federal type buildings giving them the true feel of government and leadership. Students are also helped by graduate students who also live onsite and help them explore their studies by example. Students are encourage to be inquisitive in nature and explore their chosen field at the highest of levels and with the live-in community setting and graduate students there to help, students who have completed the WLP program have gained life-lasting friends and counterparts.

Academic programs may vary each year, but will most likely include international arts and culture; globalization, economics and business; science, health and medicine; and, US and international politics. While the WLP program is located on a cozy campus, the surrounding city is metropolitan in scope and exposure to cultural, political, and academic movers and shakers. The women who choose the WLP will be assured of an exemplary education and introduced to leadership in Washington DC and all over the world.

About the Author:
The WLP in an exciting opportunity for women interested in honing their leadership skills and increasing their exposure to institutions of power. More information concerning the WLP is readily available.
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