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.
The goal of the Leadership Academy is to educate leaders for the
21st century. 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) and 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.
Criteria for Invitation
Freshmen students are invited to join the Leadership Academy based
on their high school preparation, SAT scores, and documented evidence
of leadership potential. Upperclassmen applications will also be
considered based on GPAs and evidence of leadership potential.
Curriculum
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:
First Year Curriculum
- LEAD 1000 -- Our Many Communities Colloquium
- LEAD 1005 -- Foundations of Leadership I
- LEAD 1010 -- Foundations of Leadership II
- LEAD 1025 -- Service Learning
- LEAD 1050 -- Honors English I
- LEAD 1140 -- Leadership in the Outdoors
- *LEAD 1150 -- Changing World I (19th century)
- LEAD 1200 -- Honors English II
- *LEAD 1250 -- Changing World II (20" century)
- PHED 2030 -- Consumer Health
Second Year Curriculum
- *LEAD 2000 -- Leadership in the Humanities I
- LEAD 2001 -- Research in the Humanities I
- *LEAD 2050 -- Leadership in the Humanities II
- LEAD 2051 -- Research in the Humanities 11
Third Year Curriculum
- *LEAD 3000 -- Physics/Mathematics/Technology
- *LEAD 3050 -- Biology/Mathematics/Technology
- LEAD 3051 -- Biology/Mathematics/Ethics
Fourth Year Curriculum
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, Leadership 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. 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 11 -- 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/Technology and
- LEAD 3050 Biology/Mathematics/Technology -- 8 credits
- LEAD 4990 Senior Thesis/Project -- 6 credits
A minimum of two colloquia taken in conjunction
with the year-long course sequences.
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 as well as trips to cultural sites and performances.
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