About Community Leadership
Connection (CLC)
Mission:
The mission of CLC is to foster servant leadership within
the campus members of the NGCSU and the community of
Dahlonega in order to unify and integrate the two communities. History:
CLC started in Fall of 2003 as a product of a group
of NGCSU students who wanted to give back the North Georgia
community after receiving the NGCSU Servant Leadership
Scholarships. After months of research and discussion
both on and off campus, these students created the
Community Leadership Connection. We recognized that
Lumpkin County consists of two communities, the university
and the surrounding county, that have their own values
and traditions. We wanted to create a third community.
This virtual community connection ties the past two
years of work to create this third community that will
bridge the gap. Quotes:
“The
Community Leadership Connection is a powerful opportunity
for students to serve the local community
and their peers.
I can think of no better way to improve the community
than to bring the best and brightest from the college
campus into the community and no better way for students
to develop their leadership talents than to serve
the community. I encourage students who want to enhance
the quality of their own lives and those around them to join
this organization."
-- Dr. Bryant "CLC is an organization comprised of campus members who
seek to develop their leadership skills through making
lasting changes that affect both the NGCSU community
and the Dahlonega Community. We are a fun and determined
group that likes to get things done. We welcome new
members who have the same passion for making a difference
not only in their own lives but that of our NGCSU campus
and the greater Dahlonega area."
-- Yvonne Noggle
"You cannot let someone else define community for you.
You must live it, breathe it, and experience it for yourself
to truly understand what community is and what its needs
are. It will define itself once you understand."
-- Chris
Hawlk
"I just joined, but through my involvement with other
organizations on campus. I saw a huge need to have a
bridge between our campus and the community. There are
so many organizations that help the community and would
like to do more but just don't know where to go."
-- Lindsay Gober
"Since joining CLC I feel I have a better
understanding and influence in the university's policies
and goals.
Without CLC I'd be just another student that attends
four years at a university then graduates but never
really put anything extra in to help the university
excel."
-- Jordan Hembree
Major CLC Activities:
Appalachian Teaching
Project - Presentations,
- Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC
- Appalachian
Studies Association, Cherokee, NC
“Exploring the Appalachian Town and Gown
Relationship: How Do the Two Communities Foster or
Discourage Mutual
Engagement?”
Philanthropy Index--Arranged for Consultants
with the Southern Philanthropy Consortium to meet with
Campus and Local Community Leaders to Discuss Community
Assets and Needs
Formation of Lumpkin County Community Foundation
Community Relations—Met with Community
Groups to Discuss Strategies for Bridging the Campus
and Residential Communities
Leadership Lumpkin
Honor’s Day -ODK
Community Meeting (President’s Dining Room)
Community Dinner (Community Center)
In Honor of Bowling Alone, We Went Bowling!
Present CLC Plans for Activities:
Create a Virtual Clearinghouse for the two Communities,
the Community Connection Website
Co-sponsored by CLC and Lumpkin County Family
Connection:
Appalachian Teaching Project—Presentation
to the Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington,
DC
The Community Connection
Organize a Bridging Activity—Dinner, Speaker,
etc.—and an Opportunity to Inform of the Community
Connection Project
Red Cross Training—CPR and First Aid
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