Stephen R. Covey Leadership Program Associate

Overview

The Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center's mission in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University is to develop principle-centered leaders of character and competence, who elevate society. The Covey Leadership Fellows are mission-critical in the creation and delivery of leadership development opportunities that enable the growth and transformation of the Utah State University student body, members of the community, and beyond.

 

The Covey Leadership Program Associate is a highly innovative individual that is driven to dream big to make a lasting impact on USU and beyond. It is the responsibility of the Program Associate to oversee the creation of events and programs that are compelling and transformative. The Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center name is known throughout the world as a symbol of leadership excellence, and the Fellows are tasked with leveraging the brand equity we have with the world to make a positive difference.

Responsibilities

Your roles as Program Associate will include:

• Carry out the Vision of the Covey Center
• Manage Our Team of 11 Student Fellows
• Co-Advise the Leadership Club
• Develop & execute leadership development conferences for university students, k-12 students, community members, and business professionals.
• Execute on Large-Scale Events
• Manage, Update, Develop and Grow our Leadership Credential Program
• Organize Our Leadership Case Competition - Campus & State-Wide

PROGRAMS IN DETAIL

 

Fellows Team Manager:

The Covey Fellows are the life-blood of our programs and offerings. You are responsible for:

• Setting the vision for the team
• Manage goals, roles, and projects of each fellow and the team as a whole
• Meet with each fellow weekly to discuss goals and important deadlines

Covey Leadership Club Co-Advisor:

The Covey Leadership Club is a community of students who are interested in developing their leadership and helping others to do the same. Overseen by yourself and Bret Crane, and led by the Covey Leadership Fellows, this community provides support for many of the activities of the Covey Leadership Center and receives additional opportunities for their personal leadership development.

 

Leadership Workshop Developer:

The Covey Leadership Center is frequently hosting leadership workshops with different groups of students and professionals. These groups may include, Green Canyon High School Athletics, USU clubs, elementary student groups, CAPSA, and more. It is the Covey Fellows responsibility to discover the needs of their workshop participants, develop the content, and facilitate its delivery in a professional manor. You help coordinator, organize and create these and new opportunities.

 

K-12 Engagement Manager

Leadership Development Opportunities for K-12 students have four models. Your role will be to develop these programs more in-depth from a curriculum standpoint and expand to as many students across the state as we see fit.

• - Half Day Leadership Conferences: 300-400 students from schools in the surrounding area travel to a centralized location to learn more about principle-centered leadership. Our trainings revolve around our LEAD model.

Expected conferences during the 2025-26 school year:

• September 2025 - Southern Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted in St. George (Middle School Students)
• September/October 2025 - Central Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted in Utah County (Middle School Students)
• October 2025 - Northern Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted at USU Logan Campus (Middle School Students)
• Assemblies: Synthesized, 60-minute version of our half-day conference themed to share in auditoriums with as many as 500-700 students at a time. We expect to host 6 of these assemblies during Spring 2025

Travel to Schools:

• High School Sports Team Captains Trainings: Facilitate dynamic leadership workshops designed for high school sports team captains. These events emphasize the captains' unique influence on their teams and equip them with skills to learn, adapt, stay flexible, and inspire a shared sense of purpose. Workshops are customized and developed to accommodate each high school -- workshops are executed per sports season at High Schools all over Cache Valley (Fall, Winter, and Spring). The focus of the learning will be on the Covey Center's LEAD Model—Learning, Empathy, Authenticity, and Drive.
• USU Leadership Conference Workshops: Carry out experiential and engaging workshops with 3 groups of 200-300 students body officers at High Schools all around the state. Thi