Leadership Academy

Over Two Decades of Inspired Global Change Through Scholarship

About The Academy

Founded in 2000, the M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy at Illinois Institute of Technology is an undergraduate education initiative that trains students to be capable leaders and empowers them to inspire the same in others. Sponsored through generous gifts from M. A. (Al) and Lila Self and John Mitchell, the academy works to:

• Create and implement an effective leadership-development program for all undergraduate students at Illinois Tech

• Promote a culture of leadership and innovation across the Illinois Tech community

• Identify, develop, and support students with exceptional leadership potential

• Evaluate leadership development outcomes at the individual and program levels

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Upcoming Events

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Leadership Academy - Leading from Within: Self-Awareness, Alignment, and Adaptive Growth Seminar

Scholarship Details

• Near-full-tuition scholarship covering four years of the recipient’s undergraduate education.

• Applies only to full-time undergraduate students at Illinois Tech.

• Satisfactory academic progress (defined in the Illinois Tech Student Handbook as a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in each semester) is required.

Leadership Programs

Academy-sponsored programs, including but not limited to Saturday Leadership Seminars, regular scholar meetings, and Leadership Retreats

Community Service

Scholars are required to contribute 10 hours of service per semester to community service projects that are officially sponsored by the Leadership Academy

Leadership Committees

Scholars are required to actively participate on a committee of their choosing to support the development of the Leadership Academy programs.

Our Team

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