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 Leadership-Mentorship
Program
Each year the
Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy embarks on
a recruitment campaign to identify high school students
who show great potential in helping shift the private,
public and philanthropic sectors toward a model based on
teamwork and community.
The women's council seeks young women and men who have
already exhibited ethical and caring behavior through a
deep desire to help others. Furthermore, they should be
risk-takers, inspired to create a shared vision through
their abilities to articulate and demonstrate leadership
and, in the final analysis, serve humankind.
The Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy plans to
recognize these young women and men as new leaders of
the 21st century by designating them council scholars
and inviting them into the university's freshman class
through a scholarship award.
Scholarship
The council's inaugural goal is to award six students
(men and women) a scholarship of $4,000 per year during
their Ole Miss tenure. As council scholars, they are
expected to participate in leadership, scholarship,
mentorship and stewardship programs.
Mentorship
The students are assigned a cluster of mentors from the
council or from the Ole Miss community who are highly
respected leaders in their fields. These committed
individuals are in regular communication with each
student to guide them on their future career, help with
life skills and network with alumni and other personal
and professional supporters. Plans call for the council
scholars to regularly meet in small groups and
participate in the carefully designed program.
Leadership
To improve the quality of institutions, corporations,
small businesses, non-profit organizations, etc., the
next generation must aspire to levels of influence and
decision making. They, too, must rely on proven systems,
while having the courage to create new models.
Council scholars participate in a series of leadership
symposiums using the philosophy of servant leadership
as the core curriculum. The students are expected to
demonstrate their leadership training in campus-wide
organizations and serve as council speakers at special
events.
During the summer breaks, the young men and woman are
given opportunities to "shadow" leaders in the public
and private sectors, develop community-service projects
in their hometowns and ultimately, serve as mentor to
future council scholars.
By mixing the right ingredients with commitment, The
University of Mississippi has a goal to emerge as the
country's leadership training ground for college
students in the 21st century.
Giving Back
Upon completion of his or her degree, each council
scholar is expected to pledge a modest amount of
financial support to the Ole Miss Women's Council for
Philanthropy Scholarship Endowment Fund for a minimum of
five years in order to "reseed" the program. This
stipulation was designed to teach each scholar the
simple but powerful "act of giving." Each student also
is expected to demonstrate his or her commitment to
community service by undertaking a volunteer initiative
to actively exhibit new leadership skills. Mentors
continue to help guide the process, monitor development,
and help each council scholar evaluate his or her
growth.
For more information about the Ole Miss Women's Council
for Philanthropy or the Council Scholarship Endowment
Program, please contact The University of Mississippi
Foundation at (622) 915-5944 or (800) 340-9542.
The University of Mississippi Foundation
Brandt Memory House
Post Office Box 249
University, MS 38677
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