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Rasmussen Leadership Academy

Rasmussen Leadership Academy Mission Statement

Our Mission

The Rasmussen Leadership Academy provides high achieving students the opportunity to explore their strengths, apply them to leadership opportunities, and utilize these strengths as role models in the workforce, community, with families, and in their college experience.

STEP 1: HOW TO APPLY

  • You will need to complete the application in the box below.

  • You will need to have a faculty member or a staff member complete the Faculty/Staff Referral Form below the Application.

​​SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION TO YOUR FACULTY OR STAFF MEMBER AND ADVISE THEM OF THE DEADLINE

  • Email this link to the faculty member/staff member  https://guides.rasmussen.edu/RLA  

  • In your email ask them to complete the online Faculty/Staff Referral form (below the Application on this page).

  • Application Deadline: Friday, 6/4/2021. Both Student Application and Faculty/Staff Referral Form need to be submitted before the deadline.

  • If selected, the participant must meet the following requirements to graduate from the program:

  1. Attendance at four out of five meetings. (Meeting Schedule - Summer 2021)
  2. Active participation during the meetings including discussions and activities.
  3. Completion of the Leadership Action Plan.

Please don't hesitate to contact RLA@rasmussen.edu with any questions.

STUDENT APPLICATION - Complete the application in this box and submit

FACULTY/STAFF REFERRAL FORM- Complete the application in this box and submit

STEP 2: APPLICATION EVALUATION PROCESS

Once your application is received, it will be evaluated based on the rubric below. 

STEP 3: NEXT STEPS

You will receive a notification if you have been accepted into the academy or not over the quarterly break.  This notification will be sent to your student email (SMAIL) address so be sure to regularly check your SMAIL for notifications.

  • If you are accepted, you will be sent forms to complete and send back to the RLA Coordinators.  It is important that these documents are submitted within the requested timeframe.  Failure to submit these documents in a timely manner may result in the forfeiture of your spot in RLA.
  • If you are not accepted, you are welcome to reapply for a future RLA session.