1.  http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu   Rockefeller Leadership Fellows  THE NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
& THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
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 What Past Fellows Say About RLF 
“More than any other single campus program, RLF
 Examples of Recent Session Topics 
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seeks to give students the tools they need to follow Developing Self Awareness
President Kim's inaugural advice of 'linking passion to  Leadership, Personal Development, & the Feedback
practicality.' During my senior year, I have had the
opportunity to put new insights provided by RLF into Cycle ROCKEFELLER
practice right here on campus. This has empowered me  Speaking with Precision
to serve as a more effective advocate for the social
causes I am most passionate about.” - Cameron Nutt ‘11  Leading as a Young Person in Any Organization LEADERSHIP
 Decision-Making in Leadership
 Multicultural Dilemmas: Adjudicating Hard Cases
FELLOWS
 Contemporary Leadership Competencies
Working Within Teams
 The Art and Science of Negotiation
 Facilitative Leadership: Blending Individual Styles to
Achieve Common Goals
“I was encouraged to have my own opinion, challenged
by others and through that experience with leaders from  Project Management: Getting Stuff Done
all parts of campus, I was pushed to think about  Using Teamwork to Select Successors
managing a team, having difficult conversations, and
inspiring others to work and follow a mission and those Management & Organizational Issues
practices prepared me for the rigors of working in the
 Reflections on Leadership from the Financial Crises
education sector in a low-performing, high-need
school.” - Jessica Guthrie ‘10 and the Republican Debate
“The curricular option has been a great experience. Not  Handling Crises as Leaders
only have I been able to work closely with an extremely  Leadership, Alignment, and Organizational Change
knowledgeable professor, but I have also been able to
explore a facet of leadership that was of interest to me.  Effecting Change: the Power of Philanthropy
Through examining specific failures in leadership, I have
 Leadership in Civil Society
learned a great deal about what it takes to be effective.
My project has served as a wonderful culminating
experience for my time in Rockefeller Leadership
Fellows.” - Nick Downer ‘11
The list of speakers and presentations we are exposed to
on a weekly basis and the intimate forum in which we We seek “to educate, train, and
share our thoughts on leadership are very impressive.
RLF has helped me develop my public speaking ability inspire the next generation of
and my thoughts on leadership beyond Dartmouth.
- Julius Bedford ‘12
leaders in all endeavors”

2. THE NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
 Rockefeller Leadership Fellows   http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu 
& THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
 What is Rockefeller Leadership Fellows?   Eligibility & Selection 
The Rockefeller Leadership Fellows (RLF) program is
designed to assist senior class leaders to better Members of the junior class who have demonstrated
understand the challenges and opportunities of leadership on or off campus may apply in their junior
leadership. Equally important, RLF helps Fellows to spring to be selected as a Fellow in their senior year.
reflect on their own skills, qualities, and attributes as Students do not need to be on-campus to apply.
leaders and teaches them to adapt their own leadership Students from all majors are encouraged to apply.
styles to different situations. Throughout the program, Leadership is a critical issue in all disciplines!
Fellows learn from the insight and experience of
distinguished guests as well as from each other. Selection for RLF is competitive. In the past few years,
Additionally, the program offers a curricular option that 95-100 students have applied for 22 spaces.
gives students a chance to study a leadership topic of
their choice for academic credit. During the spring term,
Fellows participate in selecting their successors for the  Expectations of a Fellow 
following year’s program. When students who participate
in the program graduate, they are better equipped to Rockefeller Leadership Fellows are expected to:
assume leadership roles that await them in a life beyond  Attend every session, participate fully and
Dartmouth. thoughtfully, and evaluate;
 Attend the Retreat during a weekend in the Fall;
 RLF Program Objectives   Read and contemplate on any required readings;
 Improve public speaking skills by making a
 To explain, reflect and act on individual leadership presentation about a leader of their choosing;
qualities;  Participate in the selection of the next group of
 To be able to contribute productively to a team; and Fellows;
 To apply lessons learned to organizations on campus  Participate fully in other programs and
and beyond to achieve societal good. opportunities at the Rockefeller Center; and
 Apply leadership lessons to their campus
The required application materials include a general responsibilities and life after Dartmouth.
application form, resume, written statement, one peer
recommendation, and one faculty or administrator
recommendation. After the initial submission of the
application, if an applicant is selected for an interview,
then she or he will complete one group and one
individual interview. Long-distance interviews are also
conducted with those off-campus applicants through
Skype and phone.
Selections are made by the middle of the spring term, and
an orientation to the program is held in May.
For more information, email
Rockefeller.Leadership.Fellows@dartmouth.edu