Lowndes Young Leaders is a ten-month leadership program for high school sophomores that live in and attend high school or are homeschooled in Lowndes County. The program is sponsored by the Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, the Columbus Rotary Club, and the MUW Office of Outreach & Innovation and has been in operation since 1999. The program is designed to develop an energetic and diverse grou
p of informed and qualified young leaders who will become our business and community leaders of tomorrow. Program sessions allow students to explore varying aspects of business and economic development, law and criminal justice, health care, quality of life, and government. Activities are designed to develop skills in teamwork and collaboration, problem solving, communication, organization and planning, ethics, networking, personal development, and leadership skills. Participants gain an increased awareness of how leadership affects all aspects of our lives.
