I am a student leader in one of the best universities in the world. That is University of Cambridge. Being a student leader at the university is no easy task. However much the challenges may come, I keep on solving one issue at a time. By doing this I have been able to identify one of the best methods of resolving conflict situations that may endanger the life of anyone on campus. More so, University of Cambridge is great university with rich history. I can therefore, say without lying that the University of Cambridge has a very diverse culture that tends to provide the appropriate environment for students to study in and the subordinate staff to work.

I am a student leader in one of the best universities in the world. That is University of Cambridge. Being a student leader at the university is no easy task. However much the challenges may come, I keep on solving one issue at a time. By doing this I have been able to identify one of the best methods of resolving conflict situations that may endanger the life of anyone on campus. More so, University of Cambridge is great university with rich history. I can therefore, say without lying that the University of Cambridge has a very diverse culture that tends to provide the appropriate environment for students to study in and the subordinate staff to work.

As I have been interacting with students all over campus during my tenure as a student leader. I have had so many experiences that are valuable to my cause of leadership. These experiences are what have guided me to become the leader I am today. However, the experiences are not all that fun. There have been some bad experiences here and there. But the most important thing is to rise above all this negativity and learn something valuable from the mistakes one makes as a leader. Generally, the faculty and students at the University of Cambridge are good to work with. The culture that the University has grown since its inception is one to bring out the best in each and every students and member of staff. Therefore, the students have proved to be crucial and important to the cause of leadership. The reason being that the students are very compliant and cooperative. However, there does not lack one or two isolated cases that lead to some bad experiences to me as a leader and the administration of the University. It would be okay to say that the diverse characters found in the university helps in diplomacy in solving issues that arise every now and then.

Leadership is not an easy thing. Especially if there is no cooperation. As a leader, I endeavor to serve with selflessness. And provide my outmost best to the people that I am representing. One has to learn from others in order to lead in the almost perfect manner. Motivation is a very significant factor. As a leader I have received motivation and mentoring from different parties that are very involved with the leadership of the University of Cambridge. Furthermore, students receive mentorship form different parties in the university. These parties majorly include the faculty in which the student is involved. The mentoring programs are mainly there to help guide the student to the right career path (Corrigan, 2012). Students are therefore able to interact with instructors that are majorly vested in different areas of study. These instructors go ahead to advice the students appropriately according to one’s passion for a certain profession. The students then hold onto the advice and try to major on a career path that they most likely will enjoy throughout their lifetime.

Students with different ethnic backgrounds are enrolled in the University of Cambridge every year. These students come from nations all over the world. Therefore, there are some cultural differences that may arise from time to time. However, when the students or the members of the faculty are admitted into the university. There are special training classes that are offered to make people coming from different backgrounds to interact, share ideas and work together to the betterment of their individual lives as students and as personnel. These training courses are conducted by diversity professionals. These professionals are well informed in training people how to behave in a multicultural setting in order to avoid conflicts that may bring about negative results (Corrigan, 2012). However, it is always up to the student staff and faculty to decide whether what they have been trained will be put into good use. With such training courses being offered to students, staff and faculty. Leading a group of individuals in such a multicultural setting becomes a relatively easy task. Therefore, as a leader, such training not only benefits the University but all the individuals that are involved with the university.

Stakeholders are generally the people that are either directly or indirectly involved or affected by the works of a certain entity. In this case stakeholders are as important to the university as any other student and member of staff in the university. Therefore, it would be a prudent practice to ensure that all the stakeholders of the University receive diversity training. The University has since developed training programs that involve diversity training for the stakeholders. Through such training courses, the stakeholders of the university are well trained to be aware of the diverse nature of individuals and how to co-exist in a multi-cultural setting (Smith et al., 2016).

However, much leadership qualities tend to be grown through interactions with the group being led. For instance, one cannot say he is a leader without having shown the ability to lead at a previous capacity of leadership that they held. Consequently, Leadership is diversity, and diversity is leadership. Therefore, to be a student leader in such an esteemed institution of higher education beckons one to be diverse in the running of the day to day student leadership operations.