- Contemporary Leadership Practicum

Catalog description

This advanced course emphasizes student participation, initiative, and integration of knowledge and skills gained throughout the Contemporary Leadership minor. The focus will be on service-learning and leading. Service-learning is a way of learning through experience in which the student applies leadership skills to address leadership needs in their communities and contribute in a meaningful way. Students can leverage current co-curricular activities and/or volunteer work as the 'laboratory' to gain a deeper understanding of leadership in practice. Students may also have an opportunity to serve as a leader for department offerings such as Arts and Ideas programming or the Learning to Lead Summer Program. In addition to their co-curricular experiences, students will attend class to discuss and evaluate their experiences, to foster an appreciation for lifelong learning. A written analysis of the student's practicum experience will be required to fulfill the requirements of this course.