Posey Leadership Institute

Posey Leadership Institute develops the next generation of leaders
Offers a minor through Austin College to inspire and train future leaders
Study the art of communication and the influence you are capable of spreading
Countless opportunities to learn through traditional lectures and unique exploratory hands-on projects
Focus your study of leadership in your respective field of study
Prepares students for life through experiences that prompt reflection on their personal leadership style
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Learn more about the history of the Posey Leadership Institute

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Program Details:

Fun Classes

CityLab in January Term
Suits Out: Students serve as panelists on the Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award committee to honor Dallas-based companies’ commitment to ethical business practices.
Ready or Not: Graduating seniors create their own unique senior projects and see it from start to finish.

Did you Know?

The Beginning

Lee and Sally Posey

Guest Speakers

Posey Leadership Institute Faculty

Dr. Martinella Dryburgh, Assistant Professor of Leadership; Executive Director of the Posey Leadership Institute, The Leslie B. Crane Chair of Leadership Studies

Fun Fact: In 2001, I won a car in the Dallas Opera car raffle. I paid $100 for one ticket and won a Mercedes CLK 320 sedan.

Martinella Dryburgh

Faculty Advisory Committee

Hank Gorman, Psychology
James Hebda, Biochemistry
Jennifer Johnson-Cooper, Chinese
Ed Richardson, Sherman Attorney
John Williams, Chaplain
Michael Deen, Student Life Office

Student Experiences

Samantha Fawcett ’20

I put my Posey Leadership Scholarship toward an international JanTerm. I got the opportunity to learn about Rome’s history and culture while actually seeing it all for myself. It was an experience like no other!

Katherine Tuttle ’19

I went on a JanTerm to Costa Rica. There, I got to study the neuroscience behind yoga and meditation. I never thought I’d get to do anything like that!

Mikayla Gascich ’19

I chose to go to London, England, and learn about playwright William Shakespeare while sitting in the original Globe Theatre. During my JanTerm in May in London, I also got the chance to explore Berlin and Amsterdam. My Go! Fellowship brought me to Peru!

Alisa White ’20

My Go! Fellowship provided me the opportunity to apply my medical interests outside of the pre-medical curriculum. Through experiencing medical practices from other parts of the world, I am preparing to be a well rounded doctor in the future.

Clarissa Caballero ’19

During the summer of 2018, I was given the opportunity to teach at Father Hugh Primary School in Livingstone, Zambia. I realized there was so much more that needed to be done that would have been impossible for me or any individual to do in a mere 4 weeks so I focused on making small… [Read More]

Femy Varghese ’19

My first two weeks during my Go! Fellowship I spent in a orphanage taking care of children and I learned the importance of humility and kindness. Being able to provide even the slightest amount of comfort, happiness, and laughter to these children was the greatest blessing ever. My last two weeks I spent shadowing surgeons… [Read More]