Nebraska Leadership Seminar

Nebraska Leadership Seminar, Inc. (NLS) is a four-day leadership seminar for Nebraska high school sophomores. Using interactive activities and interaction with other young leaders, NLS works to create a fun and relaxed learning environment. NLS's curriculum focuses on strengths-based leadership, civic responsibility, and peer interaction. The goal of NLS's curriculum is to assist students to develop their own unique strengths, work well with the different strengths of others, and to use their newfound leadership skills to benefit their local communities.

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The Nebraska Leadership Seminar, Inc. (NLS) was founded in 1978 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1983. The goal of NLS has been to provide future Nebraska leaders with an opportunity to identify and develop their leadership skills by participating in a four-day residential conference environment.

NLS targets Nebraska high school students between their sophomore and junior year. All Nebraska high schools are invited to nominate two (2) students, referred to as delegates, to participate in the seminar. During the seminar, students participate in interactive team building activities, meet prominent Nebraska business leaders, engage in current events discussions, and a complete a volunteer service project in their local community. The format of the seminar is designed to encourage the discovery, development, and application of their leadership skills. Delegates are encouraged and supported as they voice their personal perspectives while learning to appreciate and respect opinions that differ from their own. Peer interaction is built into the program to promote bonds and friendship with other student leaders from across the state.

In 2001 NLS partnered with the Gallup Organization to offer delegates the opportunity to participate in the .

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