Wake Tech offers opportunities for all students to develop leadership skills that will serve them well, whatever their career pathway. Leadership workshops, mentoring programs, fellowships, community activities and more provide supportive environments in which students can explore their potential and grow in confidence and ability.
The National Society of Leadership and Success
Also known as Sigma Alpha Pi, the society helps people discover and achieve their goals. It offers life-changing lectures from the nation's leading presenters and a community where like-minded success-oriented individuals come together and help one another succeed. The society also serves as a powerful force of good in the greater community by encouraging and organizing action to better the world.
The guiding question that shapes all important decisions the society makes is: "Are we helping the greatest number of people in the greatest way?"
Students must meet the following requirements to join:
- Attend orientation on Southern Wake or Scott Northern Wake campus)
The chapter introduces the steps of the leadership development program for new members and the schedule of events for the semester. - Attend Leadership Training Day on Southern Wake Campus
A leadership development session for members to identify their individual passions, purpose and action steps towards these objectives. - Attend three Success Networking Team meetings
Live and prerecorded video broadcasts of leading figures delivering success-related messages to members. - Attend three live speaker broadcasts on Southern Wake or Scott Northern Wake campus)
Students are assigned to small groups and meet biweekly to set goals for their future success. Members hold each other accountable for taking action steps towards their goals.
Student Applied Benchmarking
Students can participate in Wake Tech's groundbreaking Applied Benchmarking process through an initiative designed to help them engage in social entrepreneurship and develop 21st-century skills. Students identify a problem to solve or a process to improve, contact an expert to research best practices and create an innovative proposal for change.
Students who complete benchmarking projects can submit posters for the Student Applied Benchmarking Showcase in April. The winner receives a $1,000 scholarship, and all participants will have opportunities to talk with college leaders about their ideas.
The process for Student Applied Benchmarking (SAB) is as follows:
- Review the student process (General Guidelines). Email [email protected] with any questions.
- Find a sponsor for your project. SAB projects require sponsorship by a Wake Tech faculty or staff member. You may contact any faculty or staff member you choose to be your sponsor or email [email protected] for a sponsor list and assistance in choosing one. Then, email [email protected] with the name of your project and your sponsor.
- Take part in the Student Applied Benchmarking course in Blackboard. Sign up for the course by emailing [email protected] and asking to be enrolled. The course contains a poster template and link for submitting projects. Submission deadlines can be found on the Blackboard course.
