FELP is a six-week seminar held during Winter Quarter focused on the development of emerging student leaders at Northwestern. Our mission is to foster the further development of Northwestern first-year students' demonstrated leadership abilities, while networking with other emerging leaders from across campus. Our alumni are active participants in many aspects of the Northwestern community.

Each year five percent (5%) of the freshman class is nominated to participate in the program. Past FELP participants and student affairs professionals nominate freshmen they believe have tremendous potential to positively impact the Northwestern community. We also encourage interested freshmen to nominate themselves.

In session groups of 12-15, FELP participants will explore responsible independence, intercultural competence, inter- and intra-personal competence, ethics and values, and civic and community engagement. Beyond sharpening personal skills, FELP participants will get to know a variety of other emerging student leaders, as well as have the opportunity to interact with older students committed to a diverse range of involvements in the Northwestern and surrounding communities.

Each session is facilitated by a team of one upper-class FELP alum and one student affairs professional. Our FELP 2008 facilitators are:

Students

• Brittney Bahlman (Communications, 2009)
• Sue Banerjee (Journalism, 2009)
• Alexia Blakley (Communications, 2009)
• Paul Boye (Arts & Sciences, 2008)
• Brad Cerf (Communications, 2008)
• Jonathan Kent (Communications, 2009)
• Brittany Ladd (Arts & Sciences , 2008)
• Ann Schraufnagel (Arts & Sciences, 2009)

Northwestern Staff

• Erica Brown (Assistant University Chaplain)
• Betsi Burns (Student Advisor, Athletics)
• Cie Chapel (Coordinator Student Organizations & Leadership Development, Center for Student Involvement)
• Dominic Greene (Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life)
• Jim Neumeister (Director, Judicial Affairs)
• Kim Scott (Area Coordinator, Freshman Quad)
• Marc Skjervem (Director, New Student & Parent Programs)
• Katie Wesner (Alumni Relations)

Feel free to email felp@u.northwestern.edu or call the Center for Student Involvement at (847) 491-2350.