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Michael Zelinka
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  • Cinnaminson, New Jersey

Michael Zelinka of Cinnaminson Completes Leadership Workshop at Widener University

2015 Sep 22

Michael Zelinka of Cinnaminson, N.J., winner of a High School Leadership Award presented by Widener University and NBC10, recently completed a day-long High School Leadership Workshop offered by the Oskin Leadership Institute at Widener University.

Zelinka, a senior at Cinnaminson High School, was among 42 High School Leadership Award winners who participated in the free workshop on September 19 at Widener. During the workshop, students shared their own leadership experiences, and learned about the three major competencies of leadership: leading self, leading others, and leading change.

"As High School Leadership Award winners, these students have already demonstrated their abilities as leaders in their schools and communities," said Arthur Schwartz, executive director of the Oskin Leadership Institute. "This workshop gives them the opportunity to reflect on those leadership experiences and learn how they relate to the master competencies of effective leadership. For many students, this is the first time they have been engaged in serious reflection about their own leadership abilities."

Winners of the High School Leadership Awards are recognized each year at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. They are also offered the free leadership workshop at Widener, and those who enroll at the university receive a $20,000 scholarship.

The mission of the Oskin Leadership Institute is to perpetuate the university's long and noble tradition of inspiring students to be strategic leaders and responsible citizens who possess the character, courage and competencies to affect positive change throughout the world.

Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener is comprised of eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university's campuses in Chester, Exton and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., serve more than 6,000 students. Widener is proud to be a tobacco-free campus. Visit the university's website, www.widener.edu.