STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success has earned President\u2019s Circle status for its commitment to the organization\u2019s six foundational pillars \u2014 scholarship, leadership, service, integrity, character and community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pillars serve to guide members on a path of continuous improvement and leadership development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mia Smith, a first-year graduate student in social work, is the chapter president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe joy of being a student leader lies in unlocking the potential within students and guiding them toward self-discovery,\u201d she said. \u201cAs student leaders, the responsibility is seen as building up students, ensuring that their growth and unity persist even after the leaders move on. The ultimate goal is to create an environment where everything comes together seamlessly, fostering a positive and supportive community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSLS provides a leadership program that helps students achieve personal growth, career success and empowerment to have a positive impact in their communities. The NSLS has 1,967,378 members nationwide in 822 chapters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Tarleton State chapter was founded in 2014 and boasts more than 5,000 members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am so proud of our students for taking advantage of such a tremendous leadership opportunity, honoring their responsibilities and commitment as members of our NSLS chapter,\u201d said Dr. Sherri Benn, Tarleton State Vice President for Global, Community and First-Gen Initiatives. \u201cI am especially proud of Mia for taking on the role as president and working so tirelessly for Tarleton to achieve the President’s Circle designation. This is another example of Texan excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success has earned President\u2019s Circle status for its commitment to the organization\u2019s six foundational pillars \u2014 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":50088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":382,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/01\/Tarleton-State-Seal-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 31, 2024","modified":"Updated on February 1, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 31, 2024 1:47 pm","modified":"Updated on February 1, 2024 10:29 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Tarleton State University seal on stone pavement.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}