The Leadership Institute at Purdue Northwest trains emerging leaders to grow their skills, enabling graduates to add their vibrant leadership to our communities across the seven counties in Northwest Indiana. Our leaders are committed to contributing to a healthy, collaborative region. Our programs, both Student Leadership Youth for Community Engagement (SLYCE) and Leadership Northwest Indiana (LNI) around four guiding principles. We present current thinking on topics facing the region, build leadership skills, and use project-based learning as active community-building.