Alexis Sauerwein is Selected for Leadership Group at McKendree University

2012 Nov 1

Alexis Sauerwein, of Belleville, Ill., is among the new group of Emerging Leaders at McKendree University. Sauerwein is a first-year history education major.

The Emerging Leaders are students who want to build and develop their leadership skills while moving for positive change on campus and beyond, explained Sarah Klucker, director of leadership and student development. Workshops on campus twice a month challenge their thinking on leadership qualities and characteristics, inspire new ideas, and give them tools to use in their various roles. They also participate in a retreat and conferences on leadership.

McKendree University ranks among the top quarter of regional universities nationwide in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" report. Founded in 1828, the historic Lebanon, Ill., campus is 25 miles from downtown St. Louis. For more information, visit www.mckendree.edu.