South Dakota Mines inducted its first class of
the National Society of Leadership and Success on Nov. 17, 2021.
South Dakota
Mines has established a chapter of The National Society of
Leadership and Success (NSLS) for its students. The
first class for NSLS on our campus was inducted Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the
Surbeck Ballroom on the Mines campus.
The National
Society of Leadership and Success is the nation’s largest leadership honor
society and collegiate leadership development program. It includes 1.5 million
members and more than 700 colleges nationwide. The NSLS is the only program of
its kind to have earned accreditation for its programming.
“Our students
already arrive with the curiosity and tenacity to be successful in the
classroom, but we have also seen that they are eager for leadership skills and
leadership opportunities. This program will allow them to leave South Dakota
Mines as not only talented scientists and engineers but as prepared leaders who
are ready to change their corner of the world," says Joe Dlugos, Ph.D.,
dean of students at South Dakota Mines.
Students who
wish to join NSLS must complete a step-by-step leadership development program. The curriculum offers students the
opportunity to develop many in-demand skills such as leadership, communication
and team building. They will also have the opportunity to complete additional
online educational modules in order to earn credit for their work with NSLS. To
be considered for NSLS candidacy, a student must be a sophomore or junior with
a cumulative GPA of above 2.75.