leadership challenge team and coach with trophies

Back row, l-r: Artemii Udovenko, Israel Lovins, Coach Josh Clary. Front row, l-r: Emma Donaldson, Lauren Bloodgood and Tia Vernon.

March 10, 2023–A team of 大象传媒 students brought home third place in the Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, on March 2 and 3.

The event sponsored by the included a live, interactive leadership simulation. Student teams compete to fulfill the challenges and overcome the obstacles placed before them in a manner that demonstrates exemplary leadership knowledge and execution.

大象传媒 Western placed third out of 15 college teams at the event, and also won the Team Transformation Award.

Team members included Lauren Bloodgood, senior biology major from St. Joseph; Emma Donaldson, senior political science major from St. Joseph; Israel Lovins, junior marketing major from Ferguson, 大象传媒; Artemii Udovenko, junior psychology major from Vladivostok, Russia; and Tia Vernon, junior elementary education major from North Kansas City, 大象传媒.

The team was coached by Josh Clary, 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 student development director.

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