This October, 422 registered Kapi’olani students in the Fall 2024 semester were qualified to join the online chapter of the Kapi’olani Community College National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) – representing 10% of home-based students enrolled this semester. Each of them received a personalized invitation to their mailing address and to their UH email.
To qualify for NSLS at Kapi’olani CC, a student must have between 6.0 and 36.0 credits completed at the end of Spring 2024 and have earned a minimum 2.5 GPA (and maximum 2.49 GPA). Although all students that meet the criteria are welcome, invitations were sent to students in Accounting, Liberal Arts, Hawaiian Studies, Hospitality and Tourism, IT, New Media Arts, and Second Language Teaching majors. Early College students who met the criteria were also invited!
If you teach classes that fulfill requirements for any of these majors, chances are that at least two students in each of your classes has been invited. If you advise or counsel continuing students from these majors, at least one out of 10 students have been invited.
It is our vision to build a strong community of students who learn to become global leaders through meaningful service and professional development opportunities.
We know that students are seeking opportunities to connect, grow, and serve others.
The NSLS offers a step-by-step program for students to receive training on communication and working styles, goal setting, and supporting others in a success networking team. All of the education and training is offered asynchronously.
Do you know of any students who could benefit from this program who were not invited? You can nominate them! Email kapnsls@hawaii.edu to learn how.
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The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) is the largest collegiate leadership honor society in the United States, with over 650 chapters and more than a million members nationwide. In Hawai’i, new NSLS chapters have started at UH Mānoa, UH West Oahu, Hawai’i Community College, Maui College, and our chapter, currently in its fifth year.
The NSLS differentiates itself from traditional honor societies in that students must complete a step-by-step leadership development program prior to being inducted. All members receive recognition in Commencement materials.