Leader of the Pack
Mike Giancola discusses the Leader of the Pack program.
Interview on 2012-03-26 00:00:00 -0400
Transcript
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Leader of the Pack has been a really great opportunity for us to recognize students over the years,
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and again another area where I think NC State has shown leadership.
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A lot of schools had homecoming kings and queens and NC State,
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long before I came to the institution, made the decision that
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we saw leadership to be more than how you looked or your popularity;
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it was really about the impact of your leadership, your service, and your scholarship.
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The Leader of the Pack has been a way historically
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to recognize students-it's part of the homecoming activities-and again for their leadership, service, and scholarship,
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so we've abandoned the traditional homecoming king and queen and moved in a different direction
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and we've received some inquiries again from other peer institutions
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who really were interested in having a similar model on their campus.
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But historically the program has changed a little bit over the years but currently we have one male and one female
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that's recognized each year at the homecoming game and then they're responsible for
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preparing the scholarship for the following year's students.
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The students who have gone through that program, I mean you don't have to look at just the winners; you can just look at the finalists or even the semi-finalists
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to find incredible, dedicated, very bright, committed student leaders in that role.
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in that role. So it's been a great group of students over the years and a really significant opportunity for the university to recognize some of our best student leaders.
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