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The Phoebe Reese Lewis Leadership Program enhances the intellectual abilities and technical skills Smith women will
need for successful leadership in college and long afterward. During two interterms,
program participants attend all-day workshops led by faculty members and professionals,
develop an understanding of group dynamics, improve their oral presentation skills,
learn negotiation tactics, practice techniques to manage conflict, and sharpen their
ability to manage resources while addressing real community problems.
 The program provides nearly 160 hours of training. First-year
courses focus on effective group interaction, oral communication skills and complex
problem solving; second-year courses tackle conflict resolution, negotiation, resource
planning and organizational management.
Between the two interterm sessions, participants apply
newfound talents in internships related to their interests. Past participants have
held internships at the National Institutes of Health, the White House, and in homeless
shelters, art museums, newspapers, law offices and advertising agencies throughout
the country. They have worked in businesses of all types, in governments at all levels,
and for a variety of nonprofit organizations.
"Every
Smith graduate will reach a point where she can make a difference in her community
by her ability to lead—to move a group to action on some important issue. Most
women learn to lead on the job; this program gives them a head start."
—Alice Hearst, associate
professor of government and director of the leadership program
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Student-Faculty Research
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Talented Faculty
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
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