The Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) program is a collaboration between Greater Mankato Growth, Bethany Lutheran College, Minnesota State Mankato, South Central College, Gustavus Adolphus College, and Rasmussen College to support Greater Mankato’s commitment to developing the best talent in our community.

Students

The LoT program offers students from the 5 area colleges the opportunity to network with local business, community and non-profit leaders and to develop leadership skills through educational sessions and special events. Participants will also better understand the Greater Mankato community and the opportunities available to them in the region upon graduation.  Click here to see the current Leaders of Tomorrow program participants.

Value of Being a Member
To gain membership in the program, please complete the registration materials and submit to your campus representative. Fees for the program are $50 per semester and should be submitted along with your registration materials to the contact person on your campus. For more information please click on the logo of your college or university to email your campus contact.

Program Outline
To complete the program, students will attend:

Four Leadership of Tomorrow educational events
• Program Introduction and Orientation
• Educational Session 1
• Educational Session 2
• Roundtable with Area Leaders on Community Involvement, Program Closing

The educational sessions will cover topics such as teamwork, communication, conflict management, ethics, civic engagement, or leadership style and decision making depending on interest of the coordinators and availability of speakers

Four professional networking and special events

To events of your choice sponsored by Greater Mankato Growth. These may include, but not be limited to, Business After Hours and Networking events, Annual Greater Mankato Growth Events, Young Professionals events.