Spring semester at William Jewell College means a lot of things for seniors, but for Pryor Leadership Fellows, it means it’s time to start the legacy project for 2021. This year the group decided on funding and turning a shipping container into a functioning learning center for MO Hives, with…
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Pryor Legacy project persists despite COVID-19 challenges
During their senior year, the Pryor fellows build upon leadership experience they have gained throughout the three years of the program and complete a group legacy project. The 2020 Pryor Class Legacy project, a partnership with Kansas City’s New Roots for Refugees, has faced unexpected challenges due to the COVID-19…
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Winter Break in the Everglades
While some William Jewell College students spent their winter breaks going on vacation or relaxing at home, sophomore nonprofit leadership and psychology major Skylar Seitz – along with several other Jewell students – traded leisure for exhaustion and giant mosquitos. As part of the Pryor Leadership Program, Seitz embarked on…
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Pryor Legacy Project raises money for Youth Resilience Center
Every year, senior Pryor Fellows complete a project that will benefit their community as a culmination of the Pryor Leadership Studies Program at William Jewell College. The three year Pryor Leadership program entails a variety of learning experiences that promote growth and leadership skills for the students including the Outward…
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Pryor Fellows take on the Everglades
Over winter break, the William Jewell College Pryor Leadership Program Fellows set out on their Outward Bound trip to the Florida Everglades. They packed their bags, printed their boarding passes and prepared to put their leadership and team bonding skills to the test. The Pryor Leadership Program is a three-year…
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2018 Pryor Legacy Project: Veterans Community Project
The Pryor Leadership Program was started almost 25 years ago by William Jewell College graduates Shirley and Fred Pryor. The three year program entails a multitude of learning experiences that develop growth and promote leadership skills. During the Pryor students’ senior year they must complete a legacy project and partner…
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Outward Bound: Sara Bailey
On Dec. 27, 2016, students from the William Jewell College Pryor Leadership Development Program departed for a 13-day experience with Outward Bound in the Everglades of Florida. With them were three Jewell alumni and the Director of Student Activities, Sara Bailey. While the stories of students who have gone through this experience are well-known, Bailey provides an adult perspective of this “life-changing” trip. Hilltop…
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Senior Pryor fellows work to “End the Cycle” of sexual abuse
To complete the Pryor Leadership Studies Program at William Jewell College, every Pryor Legacy Senior class must create a project that benefits the community, whether they define it as the Hill or the world. The project allows students to use what they have learned in the program and apply it…
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