Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy

08/23/2024

An incredible start to the year! 🎉 This week, our Fellow Candidates jumped into action, learning together and serving our community with enthusiasm and heart. Here’s to a year of growth, leadership, and making a difference together! 💪🌟

04/26/2024

WATCH OUT WORLD… ETHICAL & EFFECTIVE LEADERS COMING YOUR WAY!! 🌟

We couldn’t be more proud of our fellows that graduated from the Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy last night 💫

Fellows, comment down below your favorite memory from this past year!! ⚓️

02/19/2024

Have you ever wondered what the CLA is all about? Six of our fellows - Colton, Sam, Henry, Camryn, Yasmin & Breezy - share about their experiences through individual aspects of our leadership academy. This video is informative and inspiring, just like the yearlong journey through the CLA. ⚡️

Sound like something you’d be into? Applications for our 2024-2025 cohort are open NOW until Friday, February 23! APPLY at gvsu.edu/hc/apply

02/09/2024

Join us next Friday as we welcome Khalilah Burt Gaston of the .foundation on stage to share her insights on life and leadership through the work of Song Foundation!

🗓️February 16, 2024
⏱️5:00 pm
📍Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium
🔗gvsu.edu/hc/kbg

02/07/2024

We are so proud of our CLA fellow Minnat-Allah Abdel-Moemen, the Student Laker of the Year recipient ⚓️🌟

This annual award recognizes a student who has made outstanding contributions to the GVSU community by supporting the University’s mission, vision, and values. Recipients of this award are individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to others and the betterment of the university community.

What an incredible recognition of ethical, effective leadership 👏🏼

📷: Oscar Cramer,

02/07/2024

We are so proud of our CLA fellow Minnat-Allah Abdel-Moemen, the Grand Valley State University Student Laker of the Year recipient ⚓️🌟

This annual award recognizes a student who has made outstanding contributions to the GVSU community by supporting the University's mission, vision, and values. Recipients of this award are individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to others and the betterment of the university community.

What an incredible recognition of ethical, effective leadership 👏🏼

📷: Oscar Cramer, GVSU Promotions Office

01/04/2024

12/18/2023

One of our CLA Alumni was named in the Top 30 for NCAA's Woman of the Year 🌟 Hannah Beatus, we are so proud of you! (and thanks for the shoutout!)

"She was a four-year fellow at the Hauenstein Center Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy, serving as a lead fellow from 2021-23. In that role, she helped create leadership development curriculum, mentored small groups and led community engagement efforts."

🔗 See Hannah's long list of accomplishments and honors here: https://www.ncaa.org/news/2023/10/23/media-center-top-30-honorees-named-for-2023-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-award.aspx

12/05/2023

What a way to end the semester ⚡️

Thank you to Dr. Tricia Thomas for an incredible conversation on the journey of leadership! 👏🏼

We were so proud to feature one of our CLA fellows as the moderator at this event. Henry Peña - you knocked it out of the park!

🔗 The full video & podcast is available here: gvsu.edu/hc/triciathomas

11/29/2023

🎙️ NEW EPISODE 💥

Our media specialist, Maddy Miller, sits down with Dr. Tricia Thomas to share wisdom from her incredible career. From an inspiring story about her travels to Japan to what changes she has helped make in the nursing curriculum, Dr. Thomas' stories are something you'll want to listen to!

🔗 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauenstein-collection/episodes/Dr--Tricia-Thomas--Off-The-Stage-e2chhcd

If you want to hear more from Dr. Thomas (and trust us, once you listen to this episode, you will!), you can join us for our final event of the semester! This Friday, we are hosting a Wheelhouse Talk featuring Dr. Thomas on stage alongside our moderator and CLA lead fellow, Henry Peña. See you there!⚡️

🔗 gvsu.edu/hc/triciathomas

Dr. Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College of Nursing at GVSU, sits down with Maddy to share wisdom from her incredible career. From an inspiring story about her travels to Japan to what changes she has helped make in the nursing curriculum, Dr. Thomas' stories are something you'll want to liste...

11/27/2023

This Friday, join us as we welcome the Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing dean, Dr. Tricia Thomas, to our stage! Throughout her career as a nurse, nurse administrator, educator, and academic leader, she has developed a leadership ethos that expands far beyond clinical care. With a passion for creating health leaders who can meet the needs of our communities, a commitment to lifelong learning, and a joyful spirit, Tricia Thomas is a leader we can learn a lot from. Come hear her story!!

🔗 gvsu.edu/hc/triciathomas

11/23/2023

We're feeling extra thankful for our CLA fellows this Thanksgiving! We wish all our CLA friends a very happy Thanksgiving, enjoy the break! 🦃 🍁