Student Leadership Program (SLP) and Hampton University History

This set of flashcards covers key concepts related to the Student Leadership Program and the history of Hampton University.

Student Leadership Program (SLP)

A program established at Hampton University to create a unified body of elite students.

Dr. Greer Dawson Wilson

The founder of the Student Leadership Program and the first Black woman president of ACUI in 1989.

Establishment of SLP

Founded during the 1975–1976 academic year.

Purpose of SLP

To retain, motivate, and enhance the student life of Hampton University.

Number of SLP Graduates

Over 2,900 graduates have completed the program.

Three Purposes of SLP

1. Mentorship 2. Service 3. Leadership training.

Ten Principles of SLP

Integrity, Commitment, Respect, Honesty, Service, Character, Initiative, Faith, Love, Excellence.

Hampton University founding year

Hampton University was founded in 1868.

Brigadier General Samuel Chapman Armstrong

The founder of Hampton University.

Original name of Hampton University

Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute.

Original purpose of Hampton University

To educate formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.

Hampton University name change to Institute

Changed to Hampton Institute in 1930.

Hampton University name change to University

Changed to Hampton University in 1984.

Motto of Hampton University

"The Standard of Excellence — An Education for Life."

Slogan of Hampton University

"Experience the Experience."