
YEAR 1: LEADING SELF
- Focus on self-awareness and the culture and city around you
- Self-assessments and dedicated time for team building with peer mentoring teams
- High Point Highlights and Furniture Market Connections
YEAR 2: LEADING GROUPS AND TEAMS
- Focus on understanding the viewpoint and needs of others
- Self-assessments and dedicated time for team building with peer mentoring teams
- Civic engagement team project
- Interaction with local government and business leaders
YEAR 3: LEADING CHANGE
- Focus on widening perspective and spanning boundaries
- Self-assessments and dedicated time for team building with peer mentoring teams
- Leadership development with the Center for Creative Leadership
- HPU in the City employer trek with companies in the Triad
YEAR 4: LEADING HOLISTICALLY
- Focus on making a difference and leaving a legacy
- Self-assessments and dedicated time for team building with peer mentoring teams
- Mentorship from business and community leaders
- Completion of a legacy project that makes a difference to HPU and/or the city of High Point
OTHER BENEFITS
- Attendance with guest speakers and campus cultural opportunities
- Internship opportunities
- Specific, programmatic interactions with the Office of Career and Professional Development
Scholarship Information:
Leadership fellows will receive a $3,000 scholarship renewable annually based on academic performance and continued participation in the program. This is in addition to any Presidential or High Point Scholarship. Fellows must meet GPA and professionalism requirements to be awarded continuation of their fellowship into the next academic year.
Robert L. Siegfried, Jr., CPA
CEO & Founder, The Siegfried Financial Group, LLP
In 1988, Rob had a dream to start his own CPA firm that would transform the Accounting Industry. What started as a small company in Wilmington, Delaware, has grown into a national Firm employing hundreds of people. Accounting Today recognized him as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting”. Today, Siegfried provides unique Leadership Advisory and exceptional talent delivery that enable financial executives to become better leaders and exponentially improve their lives.
For more information, contact:
Stan Turbeville, Ph.D.
Siegfried Leadership Fellows Associate
336-841-9709
sturbevi@highpoint.edu