Leadership Academy (Honors Program)
Director
Benjamin Lieberman
Objectives for the Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy provides an enriched, stimulating set of courses for the best-prepared and most qualified students. Students will be admitted to the program in the freshman year or may apply to transfer into it in the sophomore or junior years. Students who complete the program do so in lieu of the Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements. Students who cannot or do not wish to finish the entire program may complete a Leadership minor; those students will also need to complete the LA&S requirements, not satisfied by completed LEAD courses.
The goal of the Leadership Academy is to educate leaders. In order to accomplish this task, the program has established an integrated set of courses, which incorporate six themes (globalization, communication, computerization, science and technology, ethics and diversity) are taught over a four-year sequence. Students must have a high level of proficiency in research, writing and computer skills; must be effective team members; and must be able to present their ideas in formal and informal settings. They are expected to apply their learning in both the college and the larger community through a series of extra curricular activities, volunteer positions and service learning, co-curricular activities. A GPA of 3.3 must be maintained to continue in the academy.
Criteria of Invitation to Leadership Academy
Freshmen students are invited to join the Leadership Academy based on their high school preparation, SAT scores, and documented evidence of leadership potential. Upperclass applications will also be considered based on GPA and evidence of leadership potential.
Curriculum for the Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy curriculum creates a solid foundation of leadership knowledge and skills in the first year and builds on this base in each of the succeeding years. A minimum of six-eight credits must be taken per semester.
First Year Curriculum (22 credits)
LEAD 1000 Colloquium on Community 1 credit
LEAD 1005 Foundations of Leadership I 3 credits
LEAD 1025 Service Learning Project 1 credit
LEAD 1050 Honors English I 3 credits
LEAD 1140 Leadership in the Outdoors 1 credit
*LEAD 1150 Changing World I (19th century) 3 credits
LEAD 1200 Honors English II 3 credits
*LEAD 1250 Changing World II (20th century) 3 credits
*LEAD 2000 Leaders in the Humanities I (19th Century) 3 credit
LEAD 2001 Leaders in the Humanities I Colloquium 1 credit
LEAD 2030 Consumer Health 1 credit
Second Year Curriculum (eight credits)
LEAD 1010 Foundations of Leadership II 3 credits
*LEAD 2050 Leader in the Humanities II (20th Century) 3 credits
LEAD 2051 Leader in the Humanities II Colloquium 1 credit
Third Year Curriculum (nine credits)
*LEAD 3000 Physics, Mathematics, and Technology 4 credits
*LEAD 3050 Biology, Mathematics, and Technology 4 credits
LEAD 3051 Biology/Mathematics/Ethics Colloquium 1 credit
Fourth Year Curriculum
Senior Thesis/Project/Research and Writing 6 credits
**Language Requirement 12 credits
**All students in the Leadership Academy will also demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level. This requirement can be met through examination or coursework.
* A student may take the Changing World, Leaders in the Humanities, or Physics/Mathematics/Technology-Biology/Mathematics/Technology in years other than those specified. Colloquia that complement these courses should be taken concurrently.
Leadership Minor
Students who enter the program as sophomores or juniors, or students who choose to leave the program before completion, may elect to complete a Leadership Minor. A minimum of six-eight credits must be taken per semester. The minor will consist of the following courses:
Required
LEAD 1005 Foundations of Leadership I 3 credits
LEAD 1010 Foundations of Leadership II 3 credits
Select one or two of the following year-long course sequences:
LEAD 1050 Honors English I and
LEAD 1200 Honors English II 6 credits
LEAD 1150 Changing World I and
LEAD 1250 Changing World II 6 credits
LEAD 2000 Leaders in the Humanities (19th century)and
LEAD 2050 Leaders in the Humanities (20th century) 6 credits
LEAD 3000 Physics, Mathematics, and Technology and
LEAD 3050 Biology, Mathematics, and Technology 8 credits
LEAD 4990 Senior Thesis/Project 6 credits
If only one of the above course groups is chosen, students will use the senior project as part of the minor (six). Students should consult with the Leadership Academy director and their major advisors if they wish to use this option.
Two colloquia; 2 credits
These will be the colloquia which are taught concurrently with the courses the student has chosen as part of their minor:
LEAD 1000 Our Many Communities 1 credit
LEAD 2001 Leaders in the Humanities I Colloquium 1 credit
LEAD 2051 Leader in the Humanities II Colloquium 1 credit
LEAD 3051 Biology/Mathematics/Ethics 1 credit
LEAD 1025 Service Learning Project 1 credit
LEAD 1140 Leadership in the Outdoors 1 credit
Leadership Academy Club
All students in the Leadership Academy are also members of the Leadership Academy Club. The club is active in campus life and sponsors speakers and performers for the campus as well as trips to cultural sites and performances.
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