Victor Rogers presents on leadership through service as the representative of SWL, the largest multicultural student organization at Old Dominion University. SWL's mission is to improve the college experience through professional development, community service, and social networking to develop future leaders. Victor argues that participating in the Starting Bloc fellowship will help him focus his efforts to grow SWL's impact through social entrepreneurship and disseminating what he learns to SWL's 250 members at universities across Virginia. He believes this will allow SWL to spark innovative, sustainable, and transformative social change on campuses nationwide.

1. Leadership Through Service
Presented By: Victor Rogers

2. What is SWL?
• Largest multicultural student organization at Old
Dominion University
• Founded at ODU in 2007
• Mission: Improve the college experience through
professional development, community service, family
ordinated bonding and social networking to develop
future leaders of America.

3. Leadership & Teamwork
• 250 members at
several different
universities in
Virginia
• Members consist of
undergraduate and
graduate students,
Freshmen to
Seniors
• Many members stay
involved in some
fashion from
freshmen year and
after graduation.
• SWL provides a platform that fosters social impact while simultaneously
forging lasting positive inter-peer bonds among its members

4. Why Starting Bloc Now????
--Being a recent graduate gives me the ability to still relate to
the struggles of college students and give a recent graduate’s
perspective on issues
--The ideals of social
entrepreneurship have
the potential to catalyze
the growth and impact of
SWL
--This fellowship will help me to concentrate my
strivings for SWL in a focused and potent way

5. Purpose For Representing SWL At StartingBloc
• SWL is a unique organization that has the
potential to spark innovative, sustainable, and
transformative social impact across campuses
nation wide.
• SWL needs what
Starting Bloc offers to
rise to new heights
• SWL has much to contribute to the Starting
Bloc ex perience and specifically to the
community of fellows

6. Who is Victor Rogers?
• 2010 graduate of Old
Dominion University
• Grassroots organizer
• Developer of social
capital
• Member of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity Inc.
• Member of the National
Urban League of Young
Professionals
• Past NAACP Youth
Advisor

7. Strivings of A Passionate Activist
• I plan to learn from the brightest minds around the
world and enlighten my members with the same
wealth of knowledge I obtain at StartingBloc to
accomplish long lasting change
• Disseminating the lessons learned from SB to
members will greatly increase the impact of my
Staring Bloc experience
• Attending StartingBloc will
allow me to be the catalyst
that unlocks the potential of the
future social innovators of SWL

8. Self Improvement
• I’ve made the decision to apply to Starting Bloc
Fellowship to become more enlightened about social
entrepreneurship and the positive effects it will have on
SWL.
• I plan to utilize my knowledge to further advance SWL
beyond its current successes
• If accepted, I will put my all into this opportunity, learn as
much as possible, and add value to the SB community in
a myriad of ways