Ryan Leadership Institute
A unique, two-year student program that fosters personal growth and leadership training in the context of Salesian Catholic spirituality.
Founded by Frank & Jane Ryan, this institute emerged in collaboration with the Catholic Leadership Institute in Philadelphia. Membership is by invitation only and is ordinarily limited to 15 students each year.
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Ryan Leadership Institute students participate in many events throughout the course of the program. In their first year of RNI, DeSales juniors take part in a weekend-long Leaders’ Experiential Adventure Program (LEAP) retreat, where they learn to overcome their fears and commit to a "challenge by choice" mindset.