At the core of the Blackburn experience is the curriculum that guides new students through their first year with the institute. This curriculum is designed to reinforce leadership development, learning, and civic outcomes aligned with overarching values of the Blackburn Institute. Starting with their selection in the spring semester, new students are guided through a one-year curriculum that introduces them to the vision, mission, and values of the institute; builds their personal and professional skills; provides them with opportunities for authentic relationship-building with possible mentors; engages them in civic work to improve the campus or Tuscaloosa community; and challenges them to actively listen to and understand diverse points of view.
Protective Life Government Experience (including pre-trip preparation and post-trip debriefing meetings).
Monthly small-group meeting (Small Group Values Discussion) on a Monday-Thursday evening (September, October, November, and February).
Don and Barbara “Bobbie” Siegal Scholarship.
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