A program designed to enhance your overall success in college and in life. The most important objective of the program is personal empowerment: learning who you are as a college student, learning who you are as a human being and what you stand for, learning how to speak up when your values are in conflict with those around you, and learning what it takes for you to keep yourself balanced and on course to success. When you are empowered, your actions are more purposeful and your choices more deliberate. When you are empowered, you are more engaged and more motivated every day. And when you are empowered, you have a greater sense of well-being and enjoyment in life.

This course explores such questions as “What is good leadership? “What are the attributes of a Great Leader? and “What does a good leader do or not do? In this seminar, students will do readings of various historical and contemporary public and business leaders and explore the ethical dimensions of leadership. This is a half unit seminar taught in the format of discussions and assigned readings.

Course content addresses the purpose of leadership and the qualities of a great leader. Students will explore ethics and civic engagement in course readings and discussions. By comparing frameworks for leadership and ethical decision-making and applying those frameworks to leaders in a variety of contexts, students learn to analyze and evaluate the leadership they observe around them. Weekly writing assignments build students’ skills in reflective writing. In-class discussions and debate build students verbal communication and presentation skills.