Freshmen Contemplate Leadership During FLE 2019

2019 ATU Freshman Leadership Experience Participants

Fourteen incoming Arkansas Tech University students were selected to participate in the 2019 Freshman Leadership Experience (FLE) prior to the beginning of the fall semester.

Participants in the 2019 FLE program were:

  • Iris Alvarado of Russellville
  • Zachary Arp of Benton
  • McKenzie Blanchard of Siloam Springs
  • Johannah Branch of Dover
  • Jessie Brown of Spring Hill
  • Hannah Goodwin of Mountain Home
  • Hannah Halmes of Ozark
  • Faith Johnson of Dover
  • Kurt Lentine of Springdale
  • Lesly Mendez of Little Rock
  • Charles Moton of North Little Rock
  • Kaitlyn Oliver of Texarkana
  • Omari Royster of Little Rock
  • Caleb Stewart of White Hall

According to information provided by the ATU Department of Campus Life, FLE “serves as the starting point for students seeking to gain and increase their leadership skill set.”

The program provides participants with an opportunity to engage with other ATU freshmen, current campus leaders, university staff and other leadership experts.

Anticipated outcomes for FLE participants include making connections prior to the first day of class and establishing a leadership and involvement plan for their first year at ATU.

The program began on Wednesday, Aug. 14, and continued through Saturday, Aug. 17.

Visit www.atu.edu/leadership_programs to learn more about student leadership programs in the ATU Department of Campus Life.

Photographed: (front row, from left) Zachary Arp, Faith Johnson, Hannah Goodwin, Lesly Mendez, Hannah Halmes, Iris Alvarado and Kaitlyn Oliver; (back row, from left) Jessie Brown, Johannah Branch, McKenzie Blanchard, Omari Royster, Kurt Lentine, Charles Moton and Caleb Stewart.