Spring Session:
9-11 April 2010
Fall 2010 Session:
12-14 November 2010
View photos from previous NLC Weekends:
April 2008
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Pictures provided by: c/SPC Cohen
Registration Instructions:
Step 1: Read the Eligibility Requirements below.
Step 2: Complete the Registration and Release Forms.
Step 3: Mail Application, along with a check for $65 made out to "National Leadership Challenge," to:
North Georgia College and State University
Cadet Recruiting Center
ATTN: NLC
82 College Circle
Dahlonega, GA 30597
Step 4: Download the NLC packing list and reporting/departing instructions.
Step 5: Write down the emergency contact number you can use to contact the cadre supervising NLC Weekend: 706-864-1420.
Step 6: Check your email the Friday morning prior to NLC Weekend. In the event the weather forecast is to bad to execute NLC, we will notify you by email on Thursday night and refund you registration fee.
Unless you are over 18 years of age, your parent or guardian must sign the medical release, waiver of liability, and media release forms in the application.
Program Description:
Looking for the most memorable weekend of your life? Want a taste of the leadership development activities that you will experience as a cadet? We're looking for those students who want to find out more about themselves so they can more effectively lead others - both now and in the future.
North Georgia College & State University, nationally recognized for its leadership development programs, has designed a National Leadership Challenge Weekend that will provide you with a chance to push yourself to new limits and accomplish feats you never dreamed possible.
We want to give you, and other select college-bound students, the opportunity to test your mind and body, and to discover the leader within!
We will assign you to a small team and evaluate your group on how well you accomplish problem-solving and team-building activities. As you maneuver through obstacle courses and solve problems, you will learn to trust your teammates in a way you've never counted on or trusted anyone before.
In addition to getting an invigorating physical workout, these exercises will help you and other future leaders develop the skills necessary to excel in college and beyond. North Georgia cadets who have already accepted the Challenge will be there to guide you!
This exciting opportunity is offered only twice a year (Fall and Spring), and space is limited to 200 students.
You will sleep in rustic, 16-person cabins on bunk beds (see below). Men and women will occupy separate cabins. The cabins are at Camp Wahsega, a 4-H Camp owned by the University System of Georgia, approximately one mile from the Mountain Ranger Camp, and about ten miles from campus.
Eligibility:
You must be a high school junior or senior on a college-preparatory curriculum. You should be on a college preparatory curriculum and have at least a 75 numerical grade point average or a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. If you have taken the SAT or ACT, you should have a 480 or above critical reading score and a 440 or above math score on the SAT; or 20 English, 18 math, and 20 composite ACT scores.
NOTE: Current college students who are looking to transfer to North Georgia can attend National Leadership Challenge. They must have applied for admission to North Georgia before they attend NLC.
NLC is a physical program, and you must be in reasonable physical condition to attend. NLC activities vary from semester to semester, and may include activities such as basic self defense instruction, basic military skills instruction, and firearms training with military weapons.
If you have any questions, please contact us at cadetrecruiting@ngcsu.edu or call (888) 413-9366.
* Students may not participate if (1) they are under 16 years of
age, and (2) if they are using prescription medications for asthma.
Testimonials:
"Honestly, I had no idea what to expect... but North Georgia has exceeded my expectations and more. The picture of North Georgia on-line can't possibly describe how beautiful this place really is. Both the people and the Corps of Cadets have really impressed me this weekend."
...from a past NLC participant
"I dropped my son off at NLC this last Friday. We stayed for a few minutes while he checked in. I took advantage of the opportunity to ask some of the cadets about cadet life - laptop vs. desktop, what's a good bank... I have never been so impressed by a group of young people. They were all energetic, articulate and motivated. They did a terrific job with the logistics of registration and getting everyone to chow. That's all I saw - I wanted to stay, but my son said I had to leave. I was thrilled that my son was going to North Georgia before I dropped him off, but I cannot describe how excited I am after meeting the people he will be going to school with."
...from the Father of a past NLC participant
"My son was at the National Leadership Challenge this past weekend. He was also accepted to NGCSU this week! We are so proud ... (my son) gave the Veteran's Day speech at the high school. I wanted you to know what an impact it had on him. He came home and changed his speech to include his experience at NLC. He received a standing ovation and a phone call at the school from a truck driver that heard it on the radio and tracked him down. He expressed his gratitude and told him how much his speech meant to him and the other drivers at the truck stop. Thank you for giving my son the weekend of a lifetime, and we all look forward to him attending NGCSU next Fall!"
...from the Mother of a past participant
Photographs courtesy of Jack Anthony.
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