The Inclusion Leadership Program...

(ILP) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) consists of a series of connected activitites that will help OSU and students from high schools in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to (1) broaden perspectives about themselves and others; (2) develop inclusive leadership skills; (3) increase their knowledge regarding global networking; and (4) clear a pathway to successful living within a global society.

The Inclusion Leadership Program is a year long leadership program designed to equip OSU students with the skills and knowledge to become effective leaders in a more diversely inclusive society. The students in the ILP program will share their understandings of leadership with teams of students from John Marshall, Classen and Northeast High Schools in Oklahoma City and Booker T. Washington and Tulsa School of Science and Technology schools in Tulsa. By becoming mentors to high school students, the OSU students will pass on what they have learned. They will help develop high school students to become leaders themselves. In essence, leaders will be developing leaders. Another major component of the program is the extensive use of technology as a communication tool. OSU students will communicate with their mentees using video conferencing, instant messaging, and other global networking tools.

The team project is a year long commitment between each student and their group.  The team project was to produce a website or video with an emphasis of displaying leadership, inclusiveness and examples of leaders.  For instance, if a person was searching the internet to find out about leadership and what it means, the ideal groups’ website would have all the information necessary to understand and easily comprehend the concept as well as have examples.  The team creations are posted below and represent the Inclusion Leadership Program ideal concept of inclusive leadership.