PLEASE NOTE: This course is now a 10-week course, beginning October 4th.
Foundations of Personal Leadership and Growth examines the
foundational principles of personal leadership development and familiarizes
participants with principle-based personal growth models and frameworks that
are relevant to all people and applicable in all leadership roles. Participants
will grow as they appreciate, reflect on, and apply the importance of
leadership principles like self-awareness, attitude, self-discipline,
collaboration, and intentionality. Participants will learn how to become people
of influence by engaging in and committing to personal leadership growth
Politics affect all
of our lives on a daily basis. Concepts such as “politics,” “government,”
“power,” and “democracy” may seem familiar to us but are in fact complex and
multi-faceted subjects. The goal of this course is to provide you with an
overview of the American government at the national level. In this course, we
will examine and explore topics such as government structure, the U.S.
Constitution, civil liberties and civil rights, political parties, voting
behavior, public opinion, and interest groups. Discussion of current issues and
trends in political science will be encouraged.
Intro to Community Leadership provides a survey of basic leadership
theories and competencies, an overview of systems theory and change theory, and
an introduction to basic concepts relating to the structure, culture, and
function of communities. Students will develop their ability to think strategically
and creatively by analyzing problems and data, strengthening their
collaborative and interpersonal skills, considering the value of civic
engagement, and exploring realistic solutions to common issues in the fields of
community and nonprofit leadership.
Introduction to Ethics examines human life, experience & thought in order to encourage students to discover and develop the principles and values for pursuing a more fulfilled existence. This course will cover all the foundationally necessary topics for a student to grasp an understanding of introductory ethics. Topics covered will include morality, relativism, subjectivism, religious ethics, psychological egoism, ethical egoism, utilitarianism, human dignity, social contract theory and the ethics of virtue. Guided by the course textbook, we will discuss the theories classic philosophers such as Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mills and Immanuel Kant, as well as modern essayists in the field of ethics and moral philosophy.
