Empowering Athletes to Lead and Inspire
Athlete Leadership University
Special Olympics Indiana’s foundational program is Athlete Leadership University, which meets two weekends per year (Fall and Spring). Starting with the “Introduction to Athlete Leadership” course, athletes learn about Special Olympics, create a personal mission statement, and plan how they can lead in the organization.
Athletes then select one of seven majors — communication, events, governance, health and fitness, sports, technology, and leadership through visual arts. Each major consists of a series of courses leading to graduation two to three years later. Following each class session, an athlete must complete a practicum related to the course topic. Review our Handbook for Athlete Leaders for more details on Athlete Leadership University and the curriculum.
State Office Contact
- Event Details
Fall 2024
Date: Oct. 12 and 13
Tentative Schedule:
Day 1:
- 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Leader networking, activities and mentor training.
- Noon – 5:30 p.m.: Opening session, course instruction, lunch break.
Day 2:
- 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Course Instruction, lunch break
- 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Closing session
- 2:45 p.m.: Class photo
*-All times Eastern
Location: Butler University
Hotel Information:
Special Olympics Indiana ALU has arranged for a block of rooms at the Drury Inn Carmel. SOIN does not paying for the rooms. We only reserved a block of rooms at a special rate. Special rates ended Sept. 9. You will be asked to hold your rooms with a credit card. Please contact your county coordinator for the hotel reservation code.
Courses
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- Core Course: Introduction to Athlete Leadership (first course for a new leader), limit of 12
- Core Course: Understanding Leadership (must have completed Introduction to Athlete Leadership)
- Communications: Global Messenger I
- Events: Event Planning
- Governance: Introduction to Governance
- Health & Fitness: Health Advocates (must have completed Introduction to Health & Fitness)
- Sports: Training Fundamentals
- Technology: Digital Media
- Technology: Presentation Design (new class focused on creating slides, flyers and more)
- Visual Arts: Leadership Through Visual Arts I
- Core Course: Leadership Capstone
General Information
Get Involved
Additional Opportunities
There are many ways for you to get involved as an athlete leader. Check out the different ways you can get started to the right!
Elesia Yoon
[email protected] 317-328-2000ALC Registration Form
Ready to register your local ALC? Fill out the ALC Registration Form!
ALC Registration FormResource Library
Please visit our Resource Library for more information about current and upcoming Athlete Leadership University semesters.
Learn MoreAthlete Leadership Councils
Athletes who participate in Athlete Leadership Council discuss ideas and problems, respond to program proposals, make suggestions and propose recommendations to the State Office and County programs. Athletes have the opportunity to participate in their County ALC and State ALC. The SOIN Board of Directors approved the athlete-led recommendation for every county program to have an ALC. The Indiana Athlete Leadership Council was reimagined in 2019 and added to the Special Olympics Indiana organizational bylaws. The policy provides guidelines to counties for participation in the statewide ALC. For more information, read the Athlete Leadership Council Overview and the Athlete Leadership Council handbook.
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