The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) is an organization that aims to build leaders through a leadership development program. This program consists of an interactive leadership training day, speaker broadcasts from well-known industry leaders, and building successful networking teams. After completing the leadership development sequence, members are inducted into the society and given the option to advance their skills through participation on the executive board. Many of our members flourish all around campus by partaking in campus events, completing community service, and serving in leadership positions. While NSLS welcomes students from different majors, the psychology department has consistently been well-represented.

Tranel Robinson

Last month, NSLS hosted a spring induction ceremony which consisted of 75 students; many of whom were psychology students. Additionally, Psychology Professor Dr. Virginia Iannone presented a keynote address that emphasized the importance of character development in leadership. Dr. Iannone was also recognized as an honorary member for her commitment to empowering and mentoring student leaders. As the former president of the Stevenson chapter of the NSLS and a senior psychology student, I found that some of the themes about leadership mentioned during the induction ceremony echoed a lot of the concepts that I have learned as a psychology major.

For the past 2.5 years, I have been serving as the President of NSLS. It has been my privilege to work closely with a diverse group of students. Our former vice president, LaDena Eames, is also a senior psychology student. Two of our newly appointed e-board members, Lauren Hudson and T’Niya Lawson, are also psychology students who have big goals of empowering fellow students to become leaders of the world. Looking back, our executive board has done an exceptional job in promoting the importance of leadership training.

NSLS Induction Ceremony 2019 with Dr. Iannone as keynote speaker (Top Right)

Students may perhaps be wondering how they can be members. Students will receive invitations to join NSLS based on their student status and GPA. Students who are interested in learning more about NSLS may contact Lauren Hudson and/or T’Niya Lawson.

By: Tranel Robinson (’19 Psychology)