Named for University Regent Al Self and his wife, Lila, the M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy Scholarship is a distinguished and prestigious award given to the top applicants to the university that demonstrate exceptional leadership potential. The Selfs provided the founding gift to the Leadership Academy in 2000, and it allows the Leadership Academy to provide up to four incoming first-year students with scholarships.
The Leadership Academy is composed of 30 undergraduates and is led by Executive Director George M. Langlois and Program Manager Alexandra. In addition to funding 30 undergraduates. The academy is an educational initiative aimed at developing the leadership potential of all Illinois Tech students.
Additional benefits to Leadership Academy Scholarship recipients include exclusive leadership opportunities on campus and in the Chicago area, networking luncheons and dinners, experiential leadership development and training, and social bonding with fellow Leadership Academy Scholars. Leadership Academy Scholars will also receive a certificate in leadership studies upon successful completion of the academy’s programs and activities.
Founded in 1968, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Iligan City (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Northern Mindanao. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Commission on Higher Education, Philippines, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.