The Advisory Board of the Undergraduate Leadership Review currently consists of four members:

Honorable Senator John Miller
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes
Dr. Susan Komives
Dr. Cynthia Cherrey
Mr. Matthew Creasy
Ms. Camilla Shelton

Susan R. Komives is Professor of College Student Affairs at the University of Maryland. She is president of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education – a 37 association consortium advancing standards of practice and self-assessment. She is former President of the American College Personnel Association and a former Vice President for Student Development at two colleges . She was a member of the ensemble that developed the Social Change Model of Leadership Dedvelopment. Komives is the author of multiple books on leadership studies. She is co-founder and Research and Publications editor for the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs and a Senior Scholar with the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership. She can be reached at komives@umd.edu.

Senator John Miller has been involved in the Hampton Roads, Virginia Community for more than thirty years. For six years he worked on the problems of Virginia and the nation in the United States Senate as a top aide to Senator Paul Trible. He was a Vice President of Christopher Newport University for five years. Today he is back at Christopher Newport University, working with CNU’s economic outreach arm - The Virginia Electric Commerce Technology Center. VECTEC helps small businesses and non-profits learn about electronic commerce and use the internet to expand awareness and sales. In 2007, John was elected to the Virginia State Senate to represent the first district. John is very active in his community. He currently serves on the boards of the Newport News YMCA, the Hampton Arts Foundation and the Junior League of Hampton Roads Community Advisory Board. He is a member of the Newport News Economic Development Authority Marketing Committee and Mayor Joe Frank’s Physicians Task Force. John is also a member of People to People, a group that works to improve race relations in Newport News.

Volume 2, Issue 1

This issue consists of three articles and one leadership case study. Kenton Buck, Justin Davis, Crystal Levenson, Kristina Neighbour, Tyler Wake, and Amber Wixtrom take a look at the instrumental leadership characteristics of Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Kelsey Brunton examines the tactics of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to implement environmental change in the Chesapeake Bay region. Lindsay Harold, Kerri Anton, Kristen Duca, and Cate Henefin analyze the influence of context on the leadership of the ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. Finally, Kathryn Dolan examines the importance of communicating a clear vision to followers through a case study on a summer leadership camp in her article “Decision to Lead: A Case on the Development of a Leader.” The case study is intended for classroom use and includes full teaching notes. >>

Undergraduate Leadership Review promotes undergraduate leadership development, providing a forum for undergraduate students of leadership studies, professors at the undergraduate level and collegiate staff involved in leadership development to publish their research works and experiences.

Founded in 2007 by students, staff and faculty of Christopher Newport University, Undergraduate Leadership Review is published twice annually. It represents the sole undergraduate leadership journal currently produced.

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