LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

Sofia Martinez ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™22

By Elizabeth Rodgers
Photo by Defining Studios

"I really think itÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™s our student leaders who will help this University continue expanding. Leadership isnÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™t just about leading people. ItÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™s almost the opposite. You have to look at the people you lead as leaders themselves. Your role is to make sure their efforts help the whole team. I love when someone stands up and talks passionately about a topic ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ” whether itÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™s something they hate or something they love. Good leaders are motivated to create change by themselves. Great leaders speak up and inspire people around them to also take action. Growing this culture of accountability is how we become the university of the future ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ” itÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™s how we stay phenomenal."Sofia Martinez ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™22

Sofia Martinez ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™22 is a first-generation college student at the University of New Haven. A communications major, Martinez also serves as class president and is a senate member of the UniversityÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ™s Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA).



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