{"id":92595,"date":"2024-10-14T10:41:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=92595"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:41:11","slug":"sous-innovation-leadership-program-a-catalyst-for-community-and-career-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sous-innovation-leadership-program-a-catalyst-for-community-and-career-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"SOU\u2019s Innovation &amp; Leadership Program: A Catalyst for Community and Career Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-1bc43b575f6922d6d161eaad501fe28c\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-1bc43b575f6922d6d161eaad501fe28c{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Digital Cinema Stories - Reading Black Screenwriters - Intro Section' class='avia-section 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<span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Leadership Program: A Catalyst for Community and Career Growth<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m29a7x4z-22562018088d1db34783b1b27776a2a7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>This Story is featured on Giving at SOU<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m29aa1gz-08bc79df1cac8642213b7f952b2d9723 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>麻豆传媒女神\u2019s <a href=\"\/academics\/innovation-and-leadership\/\">Innovation and Leadership<\/a> (INL) program has made a significant impact on the local community since its inception in 2015. 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