The East Lansing Emerging Leaders Program is an eight-week course in civic engagement, which supports today's emerging leaders. The program is free.

Participants will hone leadership and public service skills by learning about a variety of topics with courses taught by a range of local business, community and government leaders.

By the end of the eight weeks, graduates will:

• have a broad understanding of the community;
• become comfortable and skilled neighborhood leaders;
• serve as a community resource for information;
• be prepared to serve on a City sanctioned board or commission;
• develop a network of neighborhood contacts; and
• be positioned to become positively engaged in community service.