Gettysburg: Lessons in Leadership

There's a week in March, between the end of Core & the start of FY electives, where we have the option of taking an 'experiential'- a week long course centered on getting out in the world for hands-on experiences
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Choices include Leadership & Theater, Financial Trading and Creativity and Design Thinking among others. I chose 'Leadership Ride: Lessons in Leadership- Gettysburg' taught by the amazing UVA professor Gary Gallagher. This truly was a wonderful way to learn about leadership & decision making especially under pressure. 

 We spent 3 days in the classroom and 3 days out in the field. It was -50 degrees (slight exaggeration) and we spend 9 hours on our feet trudging the fields. Totally worth it. 

 (All photos taken by Ali Mehlsak '16. I was far too cold to take my hands out of my pockets to take a photo so she took one for the team)

 In the 'Wheat Field' with Carol Reardon- it finally warmed up for the last hour of the day
Outside Mead's Headquarters 

We even got to try shooting a musket! 


An authentic image of Civil War Soldiers



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