The Office of Student Activities offers two leadership programs. Northwest Crescent Leadership Alliance and HillClimbers. HillClimbers is offered for freshmen, and NWCLA is offered to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Both programs have an application process.

Northwest Georgia Crescent Leadership Alliance
"Developing Emerging Student Leaders"

The Northwest Crescent Leadership Alliance was formed in 2002 by the presidents of six founding colleges and universities for the purpose of identifying and developing emerging student leaders. The program emphasizes the development of ethical, servant leaders. To this end, successful applicants will be expected to participate in all program sessions, as well as work in groups of their choosing to develop a leadership related project that serves either their institution or the community.

2008-2009 NWCLA Shorter College

The Northwest Leadership Alliance is a very selective student leadership development program open to freshman, sophomores, and juniors of member institutions. The process targets six emerging student leaders from each participating college that demonstrate the potential to become leaders through on-campus and/or off-campus leadership and volunteer activities.

Successful applicants will be presented the opportunity to participate in a year long program during the academic year that will focus on developing:

• Character - knowing and developing the self
• Ethics - applying ethical decision making
• Leadership - transactional and servant

2010-2011 NWCLA applications available in the Office of Student Activities beginning in July.