{"id":48092,"date":"2013-04-12T09:27:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=48092"},"modified":"2018-07-02T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T18:52:35","slug":"lead-scholars-commitment-to-learn-lead-and-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/lead-scholars-commitment-to-learn-lead-and-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAD Scholars Commitment to Learn, Lead and Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Beth Bensey and Amy Crawford, second-year LEAD Scholar students, arrived on March 1 at the state capitol to represent UCF at the 21st Florida Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, the LEAD Scholars Program sends student delegates to FSLF to enhance the LEAD Scholars commitment to \u201cLearn. Lead. Serve.\u201d Hosted by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, the three-day forum brings together student leaders from across the state to discuss servant leadership based on the model of Jesus of Nazareth and is an off-shoot of the National Student Leadership Forum on Faith and Values in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about her experience, Bensey, a sophomore majoring\u00a0in political science, replied, \u201cAttending the conference, I learned that the most important aspect of leadership is serving others with love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crawford, sophomore-double major\u00a0in English and international relations, added, \u201cI learned that leadership is about serving and seeking social change. 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