This week’s LeaderBear is spending a week this summer at LeaderShape, our brand new leadership program. Cindy Umana is a member of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law fraternity, which is quite fitting. Especially considering Cindy hopes to attend law school after her time at Missouri State University is finished. She is currently a Political Science major here at MO State. In addition to her involvement with Phi Alpha Delta, Cindy is also involved in Model United Nations. When she isn’t debating the fate of the United Nations, you might also find her debating on the Missouri State University Debate Team. Umana also takes time to be a part of Leading in Education to Approaching Latinos. She completed our Distinction in Public Affairs program and we got some of her thoughts on that:
“Distinction in Public Affairs provided a way for me to apply my knowledge of the Public Affairs mission to a problem area in the community of Springfield. In doing so I earned valuable problem solving skills and learned the value of compromise.”
Student leaders like Cindy truly make our programs incredible. Next year, you can get involved too! The Emerging Leaders program is for freshmen and sophomore students and takes place during the spring semester. Spring is also when Distinction in Public Affairs takes place. We thought Cindy might have some advice for younger students on getting involved:
“This quote from Nelson Mandela gets me through the day, ‘There is no passion to be found playing small-in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.'”