Campus News BEARS SUCCEED WITH LEADS INITIATIVE The University of Pikeville Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) program has created an initiative to provide leadership training opportunities to ACE participants.
The LEADS program exemplifies Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, Development and Service and exposes students to leadership-based experiences that help them succeed in their life and future careers. These experiences enable students to become leaders in their institution and communities, as well as instill a sense of belonging and build valuable interview skills, character and self-esteem. Academic Coordinator for the ACE Program Shena Shepherd says LEADS is vitally important in having an at-risk student population succeed.
“The LEADS program has had a wonderful impact on our students and has given them the chance to become involved on campus as well as in the community,” said Shepherd. “As a result, students are more prepared to enter the workforce and become future leaders.”
(From left) ACE Academic Coordinator Shena Shepherd, Caitlyn Bowman ’20, Whitley McKinney ’20, ACE Project Coordinator Cecil Williams and Caleb Varney ’20 traveled to Washington D.C., as a part of the LEADS program.
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Together, Giving Tuesday is no ordinary Tuesday; it’s a movement. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 as a way to give back and do good on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Today, it has grown into a global initiative that celebrates acts of generosity.
In 2019, UPIKE launched its first Giving Tuesday Challenge. The UPIKE community was challenged to give online to support a college, athletic team or club/organization of their choosing. The area with the most money raised at the end of Giving Tuesday received an additional $1,500 donation. The winner of the inaugural challenge was the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Alumni Association. In total, $12,534 was raised to support the future entrepreneurs, physicians, teachers and leaders of Central Appalachia and beyond. Thank you to everyone who donated on Giving Tuesday. 4
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