The Auburn Transition Leadership Institute provides AU students with pre-service practicum, internship, and other applied experiences (paid or unpaid) in research, outreach, and/or instruction. Students develop leadership skills by working closely with state and national leaders as transition practices and policies are formulated. They also gain first-hand outreach experiences through the delivery of professional development training in transition and working on-site with transition practitioners in local communities. Students also conduct research in transition and learn how to effectively connect theory to practice as they provide instruction to Auburn University students in traditional and distance education web-based classrooms.