The Clifton Strengths Institute at The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has selected four CAS students to be among 42 new strengths coaches for the 2020-21 school year. The new coaches will join returning coaches to mentor more than 750 first-year business students in Professional Enhancement I: Investing in Strengths.
The course helps students develop and apply their strengths to achieve individualized academic, personal and professional success using the CliftonStrengths assessment. During the course, coaches lead team meetings of up to 10 students once a week and facilitate two one-on-one strengths coaching sessions for each team member to help them recognize and maximize their potential. They also help facilitate discussions during class.
Open to students from any college at Nebraska, prospective coaches complete an application and interview process. Once selected, they enroll in the Strengths Coaching, Theory and Practice Training Course, a three-credit-hour course focused on gaining functional knowledge in strengths-based development.
CAS students selected:
- Sarah Lies, political science and global studies
- Mikayla Capouch, microbiology and biochemistry
- Kate Gaulke, political science
- Collin Smith, biological sciences
