The University Of Utah: Goff Strategic Leadership Courses: Build Your Resume While Earning A Scholarship

Press release from The University of Utah:

Chloe Carr

March 15, 2022

The Goff Strategic Leadership Center is an on-campus resource for students to receive unique pre-professional opportunities by way of courses, case competitions, and events. The three courses that Goff offers are as follows: Scholars, Trailblazers, and Explorers. Dr. Ruchi Watson, managing director of the Goff Strategic Leadership Center states , “It’s not very often that you are thrown into a real project and meant to kind of ‘drive the bus’.  Students in Goff are doing that.”

Goff courses

Goff courses give students hands-on experience while earning up to $1,000+ in scholarship. Each Goff course provides students the opportunity to partner with a real company, organization or nonprofit through guest lectures, projects, and internships. Learn more about each class here.

Explorers is a course that pairs students with a for-credit internship while engaging in a concurrent leadership/professional skills class. Explorers allows students to build professional skills, test-drive an industry, and access extra support during their first professional experience. Explorers have interned for a variety of organizations including Zions Bank and Salt Lake County Health Department.

Explorers

“Through Goff explorers I learned that you can really do whatever you put your mind to,” said international studies major Addie Collins, “I didn’t think it was possible for me to have an internship where I would be working one–on-one with the CEO, but through Goff Explorers, I had that support behind me to guide me through each week and each day.” 

Trailblazers includes a deep-dive on strategic leadership principles and students completing a project with an organization over the semester. Trailblazers have worked with agencies like The Other Side Academy and TEDxSLC.

Trailblazers

“It served as that lasting impact,” said finance major Ethan Black, “I’ve drawn back to that experience more than any other course I have taken.” When working with real project clients, students get to take lead in solving a specific strategic challenge with the tools they learn in the classroom.

Scholars is a year-long course where students complete multiple projects. A few previous project partners include IntelliReefs: Sustainable Marine Solutions and Ken Garff Automotive Group.

Scholars

“I never expected to learn more than just working in teams, working with businesses, and gaining all these new skills,” said psychology major Lily Wagner, “Because it is such a teamwork-based class, I was spending so many hours with these kids I just met and they’ve become some of my best friends.”

Goff family

Lasting impact coincides with lasting relationships in the Goff Family. From alumni to current and prospective students, the connections within Goff are immense and unmatched. “Goff is really helpful not only in providing me with that real-world experience,” said finance major Sabah Sial, “but also connecting me with different people who I remain friends with to this day.”

The Goff Strategic Leadership Center’s courses are just as innovative as they are effective. The aim is to bring students out of the textbook and into the real world to actively apply their knowledge and skills. Goff teaches valuable professional skills, but more importantly, Goff gives students confidence in their ability to add value.

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Make a real-world impact by registering for Trailblazers, Scholars, or Explorers. Applications are open now.

April 1st: Next round deadlines for fall Scholars and Trailblazers and summer Explorers.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply today!

This press release was produced by The University of Utah. The views expressed here are the author’s own.