{"id":19994,"date":"2015-04-29T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T23:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19994"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:46:44","slug":"leadership-students-take-second-at-washburn-leadership-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19994","title":{"rendered":"Leadership students take second at Washburn Leadership Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Five students from the Department of Leadership Studies participated in the recent Washburn Leadership Challenge Event hosted by the Washburn University Leadership Institute, Topeka.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The FHSU team took second place overall in the college division and won the Innovation Award for presenting the most creative and innovative solutions throughout the competition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">This annual event provides students the opportunity to participate in a real-life experience by simulating a real-world challenge. This year, students were challenged to address the one of three issues &#8212; poverty, crime, or unemployment in the fictitious city of Metropolis, Kan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The FHSU team chose to address the issue of unemployment, which would also address issues of poverty and crime. While attempting to address these issues, the students encountered obstacles such as a department leader calling in sick, constant incoming emails, and mid-day meetings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Students were also tasked to design a final presentation to share at the \u201cMetropolis Cares Expo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The students were accompanied by their mentors, Kaley Klaus, graduate teaching assistant, and Jeni McRay, assistant professor of leadership studies, Virtual College International. \u00a0Students who participated in the event are listed by hometown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>LITTLETON, Colo.:<\/b> Tiffani Clark, sophomore.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>HAYS:<\/b> Ashley Moore, junior.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>WILSON:<\/b> Ashley Templeton, junior.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>BALDWIN CITY:<\/b> Trenton Russell, sophomore.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>GARDEN CITY:<\/b> Whitney Swender, senior.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five students from the Department of Leadership Studies participated in the recent Washburn Leadership Challenge Event hosted by the Washburn University Leadership Institute, Topeka. 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