Methodist University, through the Lura S. Tally Center for Leadership Development, seeks to prepare students for effective leadership by empowering them with the knowledge, values, skills, and experiences necessary to achieve positive change in community life and in the workplace.
A summer camp for high school students Linda and Ralph Huff are major sponsors of the Shelton Camp. July 12-17, 2020
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Hicks Camp Administrator ABOUT GENERAL H. HUGH SHELTON [email protected] | 910.630.7394 General H. Hugh Shelton was born in Tarboro, N.C., and received a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Dr. Mark Kline State University. Camp Director Chair, Psychology; Associate Professor of Psychology He spent the next 38 years in a variety of command [email protected] | 910.480.8470 and staff positions in the United States, Vietnam, the Middle East, and Haiti. He served two combat tours www.methodist.edu/shelton in Vietnam, participated in the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, and led the Methodist University Joint Task Force that restored democracy in Haiti. 5400 Ramsey Street General Shelton became the 14th Chairman of the Fayetteville, N.C. 28311 Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 1, 1997, and served two methodist.edu two-year terms, retiring Sept. 30, 2001. Throughout his tenure as chairman, U.S. forces were in high demand and participated in numerous joint operations around the globe.
Currently, General Shelton is the Executive Director of the General Hugh Shelton Leadership Center Methodist University does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, at North Carolina State University and serves as gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability for otherwise qualified persons in the administration of its admissions, Director of the Hugh and Carolyn Shelton Military educational policies, scholarships, loan programs, athletics, employment, Neurotrauma Foundation in Washington, D.C. or any other university-sponsored or advertised program.
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The Shelton Leadership Camp is a one-week summer residential experience for rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders that takes place on the campus of Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.
The camp is designed to help students expand their knowledge and skills of what it takes to be an effective leader. General Shelton’s cornerstones of values-based leadership – honesty, integrity, compassion, diversity, and social responsibility – are the foundations of the experience. The core curriculum includes leadership roles and accountability, team building, leadership styles and situations, public speaking, and goal setting.
APPLICATION INFORMATION COST TO ATTEND An application and two reference forms can be The cost to attend is $600 for the week-long residential submitted online at www.methodist.edu/shelton summer leadership camp. This includes the deposit, or mailed to: lodging, meals, all curriculum materials, low and high ropes training, transportation during the week, and Ms. Stephanie Hicks evening activities. When submitting your application, Methodist University please include a $100 deposit to reserve your spot in the 5400 Ramsey Street program. The balance remaining is due by June 15, 2020. Fayetteville, N.C. 28311
To pay by credit card, call 910.630.7284. To pay by check, The deadline for applications, references, and full make checks payable to Methodist University/GSLC payment is June 15, 2020. and mail to the address on the right panel.
If the applicant is not accepted, the $100 will be refunded. If an accepted applicant chooses not to attend the program, the deposit will not be refunded.
Scholarships are available. For more information on scholarships, visit www.methodist.edu/shelton or contact Stephanie Hicks at [email protected] or 910.630.7394.