Dear Bargies- Class of 2024,
You came to BLI with enthusiasm and openness to learning and change. Now, you have become the leaders who care and are ready to change the world. Your BLI learning will make you a strong leader and a change agent.
Congratulations! Keep in touch!! Go Blue!!!
With Metta,
Ram Mahalingam, Ph.D.
Director, Barger Leadership Institute
Barger Leadership Institute
Class of 2024
It is with great pride that we announce the Barger Leadership Graduates who have participated in our advanced leadership programming!
In collaboration, M-LEAD and the BLI offers the Leadership Certificate at the University of Michigan to recognize exceptional student leaders on campus who involve themselves in experiential, class-based, and service leadership learning. This year's students graduating from the Leadership Certificate program are:
- Dan Atlman
- Chris Aseltine
- Nicole Ver Beek
- Drue Daley
- Lex Doty
- Aliyah Hirji
- Nora Huang
- Lara Janosz
- Julia Kassab
- Liana Lau
- Abby Liang
- Shayna Lopatin
- Camelin McKay
- Akhila Mullapudi
- Rashmi Nair
- Natasha Norman
- Bailey Redler
- Liv Schaefer
- Kripa Srinivasan
- Allison Wei
- Arvin Yaple
Applied Leadership Fellows at the BLI serve as the liaisons between the BLI's professional staff and its student members, allowing the Institute to maintain a close connection to the community that we serve. These students deepen their leadership and professional development by working to learn in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment. This year's graduating seniors are:
- Drue Daley,
- Sadie Esch-Laurent
- Ananya Mangla
- Bailey Redler
- Nathan Vanderweide
Leadership Teaching Fellows at the BLI mentor fellow students to develop their leadership, by instructing the BLI leadership courses. These students play a significant role in developing course content, leading discussions, modeling the habits, and supporting student project teams. This year's graduating seniors are:
- Mindy Huang
- Ananya Mangla
- Natasha Norman
- Becky Woolf
- Drue Daley (2022-23)
- Sadie Esch-Laurent (2021)
The Social Transformation Fellowship, supports undergrads with the exploration and development of their ideas. Teams are supported in designing and implementing evidence-based projects that seek to bring about small (and big) wins for the complex, ambiguous problems that exist in our deeply interconnected world. In this experience, BLI provided teams with funding, mentorship, training, and opportunities to master effective leadership habits. This year's graduating seniors are:
- Dan Altman
- Laasya Chukka
- Liaya Blueford
- Tegwyn John
- Jason Lin
- Rohan Patil
- Chenxuan Li
- Audrey Wong
- Becky Woolf (2022-23)
- Sadie Esch-Laurent (2022-23)
On April 12th the BLI hosted our graduation event to recognize seniors who have participated and contributed to the BLI community.
BLI Graduation Celebration on April 12, 2024
Message from Dean Curzan
Dear BLI Graduates,
Congratulations on your accomplishments and on your upcoming graduation! This is a major milestone in your lives. So I hope you won't rush through it. Take a moment to reflect on where you were when you started at UM, what you have learned, and where you want to go next--and why. As a member of the BLI community, you have had the opportunity to understand the value of mindfulness, and I hope this is a moment when you can be truly present, with your peers and mentors, and others who have helped you get here. This is a big "life moment."
While definitions of leadership can sometimes focus on the leader, I think it is important to focus on the verb at the heart of the words 'leadership' and 'leader': 'to lead.' Leadership is about inspiring others; it is about motivating people toward a shared goal in support of a shared mission. As leaders, may you continue to think about how you can inspire and both foster and celebrate the accomplishments of others. May you lead with wisdom, integrity, and grace.
Congratulations again, and Go Blue!
Sincerely,
Anne Curzan
Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
