As
the
coordinator
for
student
success
programs
at
Kent
State
University,
Cody
Holland
'18
is
happily
ensconced
in
the
fulfilling
career
path
that
the
BW
Leadership
in
Higher
Education
(LHE)
program
prepared
him
to
pursue.
For
Holland,
who
earned
his
bachelor's
degree
in
biology
from
The
Ohio
State
University,
the
BW
LHE
program
stood
out
because
it
immerses
graduate
students
in
more
than
one
area
of
campus
life
and
leadership.
"I
loved
the
double
internships
and
focus
on
practical
applications
in
the
field,"
he
explains.
"Each
of
my
internships
prepared
me
in
their
different
ways,
but
there
were
commonalities
as
well."
"I
was
given
autonomy
over
many
programs
which
gave
me
room
to
learn
and
grow,"
he
continues.
"I
was
able
to
learn
project
management
and
facilitation
skills
and
apply
the
theories
and
concepts
I
was
learning
in
class
to
my
interactions
with
different
student
leaders."
Leadership
and
Networking
At
Kent,
the
student
success
office
supports
first-year
students
in
acclimating
to
college
life
and
succeeding
and
persisting
through
graduation.
Holland
has
a
particular
focus
on
training
and
equipping
emerging
young
leaders
as
well
as
supporting
other
first-year
transition
programs.
Holland
suggests
future
LHE
students
pay
attention
to
the
importance
of
networking
on
the
higher
education
career
path.
"There
are
a
ton
of
opportunities
at
BW
and
other
institutions
in
the
region,"
he
notes.
"This
field
is
very
relational,
and
there
have
been
multiple
times
where
I
have
leveraged
my
connections
to
get
ahead."
Success
Stats
and
Information
Since
the
first
group
of
LHE
graduates
in
2011,
alumni
have
gone
on
to
find
meaningful
employment
both
at
higher
education
institutions
and
within
non-profit
and
private
sectors
across
the
country,
including
The
Ohio
State
University,
Goodwill
Industries,
MetroHealth,
The
University
of
South
Carolina,
Vanderbilt
University
and
more.
The
next
LHE
cohort
at
BW
starts
in
August
2021
with
graduate
internships
still
available.
Visit
the
Leadership
in
Higher
Education
Program
admission
page
to
learn
more
or
contact
Lauryn
Rosinski,
admission
counselor,
at
lrosinsk@bw.edu
or
440-826-2915.
