Leadership Minor and Certificate Program

CERTIFICATE AND MINOR PROGRAMS IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE:

Catalog Description (2009-2010) for Organizational Leadership Practice Minor

LDRS 201: An introduction to (servant) leadership. Students engage in coursework built around a project-based learning experience. The project involves leading a fundraising event; the coursework involves learning the meaning of servant leadership in the context of a team. Syllabus

LDRS 391: Paradoxically, an independent student team project. Students work on significant and meaningful project guided by a professor and coached by a social entrepreneur. The project consists of one or more of assessment, solutions, and implementation. Syllabus

• NOTE: Students can fulfill the requirement for LDRS 391 by enrolling in LDRS 231: Entrepreneurship during the May term. Syllabus

LDRS 399: Reading and reflection built around an internship experience. This educational experience can be adapted for work through ASI Consulting, Hope Blooms, the Philadelphia Semester, the Chicago semesters, or elsewhere. Syllabus

NOTE: Students can meet the LDRS 391 and LDRS 399 Requirements in through The Philadelphia Center program.

The course "21st Century Entrepreneurship" could substitute for our LDRS 391 requirement if the following conditions are met: (i) students receive permission from CFL director; (ii) students write a 5-page STARS paper outlining the following (and discuss it with the director when they return from Philadelphia): assessment of the Situation, definition of the Task (what must be done), identification of at least two Alternatives (i.e., two valid "business" ideas), presentation of strong rationale supporting their Recommendation (the business idea chosen), the Story (an elevator pitch of the idea).

The internship experience in Philadelphia can substitute for the LDRS 399 course requirement if the following conditions are met: (i) students receive permission from the CFL director; (ii) students complete four readings and four 2-3 papers on the reading before leaving for Philadelphia, (iii) students write weekly 1-page journal entries relating to emotional intelligence concepts during their internship experience in Philadelphia and e-mail those entries to the director, (iv) students write a 3-5 page reflective paper about who the are and what they will do after their internship experience in Philadelphia; and, (v) student meet with the CFL director to discuss their experience upon their return from Philadelphia. LDRS 399: The Philadelphia Semester Syllabus

NOTE: Students can meet the LDRS 399 Requirements in through The Chicago Semester program.

The internship experience in Chicago can substitute for the LDRS 399 course requirement if the following conditions are met: (i) students receive permission from the CFL director; (ii) students complete four readings and four 2-3 papers on the reading before leaving for Chicago, (iii) students write weekly 1-page journal entries relating to emotional intelligence concepts during their internship experience in Chicago and e-mail those entries to the CFL director, (iv) students write a 3-5 page reflective paper about who the are and what they will do after their internship experience in Chicago; and, (v) student meet with the CFL director to discuss their experience upon their return from Chicago. LDRS 399: The Chicago Semester Syllabus

LDRS 401: The capstone for the certificate and leadership programs. Students engage in coursework built around both teaching and learning servant leadership. Syllabus. Syllabus for Spring 2010

Other Leadership Minor Requirements:

Mentoring (being mentored): Finding your soul. CFL's Mentoring Program is an "incubator" for learning relationships and a "building block" for helping CFL and participants teach and learn servant leadership. Students are paired with mentors, professionals from the community, who have expertise in areas that match students' career and/or vocational aspirations. Students and mentors focus on the questions: Who am I? What will I do? Syllabus

Service Learning (mentoring): Opening your heart. CFL's Service Learning Program is another “incubator” for learning relationships and “building block” for learning servant leadership. Students work under the auspices of CASA or Upward Board or other approved venue for at least 40 hours per semester as a way to serve others and enhance their emotional and social intelligence competencies. Syllabus

Two of the following four Communication courses: COMM 210, COMM 220, COMM 330, COMM 335

NOTE: the Certificate program DOES NOT REQUIRE the above COMM courses. Both the leadership minor and certificate program can be slightly modified depending on the student's major. Consult with the CFL Director for details.

Other Leadeship-related Courses:

• LDRS 299: Roundtable for students in leadership positions. In this course students complement their on-campus student leadership experience by reflecting and sharing thoughts on common readings and leadership challenges. Syllabus
  

• IDIS 495 (Senior Seminar): "Building a Bridge As You Walk Across It"
  
  
• Template for Independent Study in Consulting
  
  
• Template for Independent Study in Entrepreneurship
  
  
• IDS 171: Cultural Heritage: Power, Freedom, Leadership

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Hope Blooms

• An Example of Leadership Education