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Jacob Brock
  • Biomedical Engr-Biomaterials &
  • Class of 2016
  • Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Jacob Brock is an Emerging Leader at The University of Akron

2012 Sep 26

Jacob Brock, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, is one of 80 Emerging Leaders at The University of Akron who will plan, organize, and implement campus activities for residence hall students, attend conferences, and take a special class to practice their leadership skills.

Emerging Leaders live in the same residence hall, in a "Living-Learning Community" that allows them to study and work together on leadership projects. The Emerging Leaders program is one component of "The Akron Experience," a life-spanning University initiative that weaves together classroom, research and career-related opportunities in ways that broaden students' horizons and prepare them for jobs or advanced degrees.

To be accepted to the Emerging Leader program, students must apply and write an essay that highlights their qualifications. As members of the award-winning Residence Hall Program Board, Emerging Leaders like Brock moved in early to participate in leadership training and prepare for campus events.

The University of Akron offers more than 300 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate and law degree programs - with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. With nearly 30,000 students and more than $65 million in research expenditures, UA is among the nation's strongest public universities focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in community and economic growth. Programs are targeted to diverse groups of learners, including full-time, part-time and online students, veterans, and adults returning to the classroom. The distinctive Akron Experience enhances postgraduate success through internships and co-ops, academic research (both undergraduate and graduate), study abroad, on-campus student employment, and service projects. For more information visit www.uakron.edu.