Leadership Academy applications are open! This is a prestigious leadership development program where students can get access to networking opportunities, professional development, improve leadership skills, and more! If you are an undergraduate first, second, or transfer student who will have 4 undergraduate semesters remaining after the spring 2026 semester, apply today! Applications close on January 30, 2026.

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Join the Leadership Academy for our final seminar of the Spring semester: Falling Forward — The Art of Resilience and Bouncing Back Stronger! Transform your relationship with failure in this interactive two-hour seminar on Saturday, March 29.

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Join the Leadership Academy for our first seminar of the Spring semester: "Selling the Sizzle—How to Become Notable and Quotable," presented by Professor Shanita Akintonde, on Saturday, January 25.

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Transform your vision into action. The M.A & Lila Self Leadership Academy supports current and prospective Illinois Institute of Technology undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential by giving them the tools they need to better impact the world around them.

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The M. A. & Lila Self Leadership Academy is excited to announce our upcoming seminar, Life Mapping. The seminar will take place Saturday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Kaplan Innovation Alley.

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The M. A. & Lila Self Leadership Academy is excited to announce our upcoming seminar, Your "I Am" Story, facilitated by Professor Shanita B. Akintonde, MBA, M.Ed., DTM. The seminar will take place Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Kaplan Innovation Alley.

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The M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy is thrilled to welcome students back to campus and is inviting second-year, third-year, and transfer students to an exciting weekend of team building, field games, low and high ropes courses, canoeing, and other activities at Pretty Lake Camp in Mattawan, Michigan.

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