CFL Academics

Minor in Organizational Leadership Practice

• Goal: to polish students' emotional/social intelligence, critical thinking/problem-solving, innovation, and servant leadership gifts.
• Process for Completing the Organizational Leadership Practice (Leadership) Minor (OLP), 20 Credits:

Faith-based, Non-Profit Management: 46 credit hours

• Course Requirements: The traditional leadership minor is the "Communications" track.  However, students have the option of substituting courses in the "Complementary Knowledge and Skill-Building" category, according to their academic calling. Please contact us if you would like to explore an emphasis not shown in the chart below. 

*Required for HEI Summer Fellowship

**Exceptions granted for other COMM courses with prior approval from CFL director

***Selected entrepreneurship-related courses only; prior approval is required from CFL director

****Exceptions granted for international opportunities and internship course work in various majors; prior approval is required from CFL director

NOTE: Emphases do not appear on students’ transcript, they are for planning purposes only.

Probable Leadership Course offering in 2012-2013

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

LDRS 201: Introduction to Leadership (2 credit hours). Students learn what it means to be a servant leader from a Christian perspective, in part through engaging in a service learning project.

• Alaska May Term 2013 LDRS 201 - Schoonveld

"I recognize that when working with others everything will not be perfect, but everything will be worthwhile and the benefits will be awe-inspiring." -- Camerra Lightbourn

"The class was very rewarding and I recommend every student take it. It will help students learn so much that is crucial to know about themselves at this age." -- Meredith Faas.

"Leadership 201 was one of those classes that I wondered if I belonged then wondered how I could not have belonged." -- Cheryl Kastas-Funderburg

LDRS 231: Entrepreneurial Leadership (4 credit hours) LDRS 231 engages students in a lean start-up experience, helping them discover, test, and pitch an idea.

"This class served me in a way more akin to being a revelation--affirming what I want to do and why."  -- Dillon DeVries

"This class had a lot more real world experience than I thought but that turned out to be a good thing because I learned some things about myself and my ability to work in an entrepreneurial setting." -- Tommy Castronovo 

"The entrepreneurial class was an experience like no other.  It was something that was different than any other being that it was a class designed around the idea of creating something and growing it. Instead of doing typical textbook learning, and typical classroom lectures, this class’ main idea seemed to be finding the entrepreneur in you." -- Russell Fyfe

"When looking back on my entrepreneurship class as a whole, I can say in confidence that it was my most out of the box class this semester. I loved the hands on set up to the class, and the real life application. I enjoyed having young entrepreneurs come in to class and tell us about their stories and start ups." -- Lauren Reenders

LDRS 291: Leadership and Service I (2 credit hours) In LDRS 291, students learn about four perspectives of change: Telling, Forcing, Participating and Transcending while outlining how they will change the world.

LDRS 391: Leadership and Service II (2 credit hours) In LDRS 391, students take one more stip toward changing the world by applying change strategies and engaging in a consulting project for a local organization.

LDRS 399: Internship (4 credit hours). Students deepen their emotional, social, organizational, and cultural intelligence, and sense of calling by integrating work (12 hrs/week), readings, reflective writing, and class participation. Students have an on-site supervisor and an academic supervisor. Students are strongly encouraged to seek internship placements before registration with assistance from the Office of Career Services.

• NOTE: Students can petition the CFL director to fulfill the LDRS 399 course requirement through The Philadelphia Center (or Chicago Semester, or other Hope approved program) if the following conditions are met: (i) students receive permission from the CFL director; (ii) students complete additional readings and papers normally assigned in LDRS 399 during their off-campus experience.

LDRS 401: Capstone (2 credit hours). Students continue their transition from college to career by integrating their CFL Coaching experiences (see below) with the assistance of their peers, Career Services experts, community leaders, and a reading and reflecting curriculum.

"I have become more aware of who I am, who I am not, what my weaknesses are, what my strengths are, when I am succeeding, when I am failing, when I am holding myself accountable, and when I am not. That's what LDRS 401 and three months time has shown me." -- Reed Swift

May Term Senior Seminar: Thriving in Transition

CFL Coaching for LDRS Minors

The purpose of CFL Coaching is to help student answer the questions Who Am I? and What Will I Do?  The purpose is also to help students enhance their leadership skills and habits, particularly their emotional and social intelligence competencies.  CFL's Coaching program includes being mentored and mentoring others, job-shadowing, and assessment.

1. Review the academic and co-curricular requirements of the leadership minor.
2. Engage in an emotional and social intelligence assessment exercise and, based on the results, construct and implement a plan.  Students will be assessed again before completing LDRS 401.
3. Choose a mentor. Guidelines for Part II
4. Choose someone to mentor. This could be accomplished via CASA, Upward Bound, The Rock (Holland Rescue Mission), Boys and Girls Club, as a youth group leader, a coach, a Bible study leader, Compassionate Heart Ministries, or other approved mentoring-oriented relationship involving a time investment of at least 40 hours. Guidelines for Part III
5. Job shadow.
6. All CFL Coaching requirements must be completed before the student participates in LDRS 401.  (In LDRS 401, students will be required to reflect on all of their LDRS minor and CFL experiences.)

Before or during students leadership minor experience, students are encouraged to connect with leadership program alumni through the CFL director.

Risk and Responsibility Statement

8 Communication Credits:Normally two of the following four Communication courses: COMM 210 (Interpersonal Communication), COMM 220 (Task Group Leadership), COMM 330 (Organizational Communication), COMM 335 (Leadership Skills and Perspectives); however, exceptions have been granted.  See the "Course Requirements" table above.  To receive an exception, contact the CFL Director before enrolling.