Comprehensive Student Leadership Guide

This Comprehensive Student Leadership Guide was developed to serve as a workbook that will guide students throughout their respective academic years. The topics covered provide a holistic approach in ensuring that each student is given the tools to be an equipped student leader. The goal of this guide is to enhance soft skills with a step-by-step trusted plan. Campus-based professionals can use this workbook as segmented support to target specific programming thrust and goals.

This Comprehensive Student Leadership Guide was developed to serve as a workbook that will guide students throughout their respective academic years. The topics covered provide a holistic approach in ensuring that each student is given the tools to be an equipped student leader. The goal of this guide is to enhance soft skills with a step-by-step trusted plan. Campus-based professionals can use this workbook as segmented support to target specific programming thrust and goals. I encourage student leaders, peer mentors, orientation leaders, fraternity and sorority life members, TRIO and first and second year experience students unpack this workbook each topic at a time and add this to your toolkit of effective leadership.

Mr. Jarrod D. Benjamin is the Chief Executive Officer of The LEAD Firm. He is responsible for curriculum development, leadership training, keynote events, and serves as an organization consultant for over 120 colleges and universities across the country. Oversight training includes Higher Education Enrollment Management Consultation, Student Leadership, Greek Life, and Student Affairs Professional Team Building. Mr. Benjamin is the founder and host of the Black and Multicultural Greek EMPOWERMENT Summit – Atlanta Edition, and serves as the Conference Coordinator for the Harbor Institute Annual ROADTRIP! Mr. Benjamin has worked in numerous leadership roles at institutions of higher learning, and the United States Army in Miami Florida, Honolulu Hawaii, Fort Gordon Georgia, Germany, Korea, Brisbane Australia, and Wellington New Zealand. His diligence and compassion for his work, has earned him the prestigious United States President's Lifetime Award. Jarrod D. Benjamin is a proud military veteran, with over 48 months of combat deployment experience in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Mr. Benjamin received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Florida Memorial University and a Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in Management from Nova Southeastern University. Jarrod D. Benjamin is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, National Association for Student Affairs Professionals, Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values, Association of Fraternity Advisors, and the National Black MBA Association.