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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
HESS CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Kent Andersen, Director of the Hess Center for Leadership and Service
The Hess Center for Leadership and Service encourages individuals
to realize their full leadership potential so that they can contribute to the
communities that matter to them. Guided by the assumption that anyone
can lead, Hess Center programming enables participants to understand,
analyze and practice leadership.
The Hess Center poses the following question to those who participate
in its programs:
how do we enact and cultivate effective leadership?
The Hess Center achieves this mission through programming for
students, faculty, staff, and the larger community. Four programs in the
Hess Center for Leadership and Service serve students: the Academic
Distinction in Leadership Studies, the Hess Fellows advocacy internships,
the First-Year Leadership Challenge, and the
Compass
student publication.
The Academic Distinction in Leadership Studies Program
The Distinction in Leadership Studies program provides the
opportunity for students to study and practice leadership. The program
includes four elements: an introductory theory course, two leadership-
designated courses across the curriculum, a cooperative project in a
junior-year practicum, and a senior seminar, which provides a summative
leadership analysis and application experience.
Upon completion of the DLS program, students will be able to
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critically reflect on their leadership experiences,
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identify and assess competing ethical, moral, or community
interests (CI in Explorations Curriculum),
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work collaboratively with others to address matters of public
concern,
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apply critical and theoretical conceptions of leadership to new
situations.
To earn the Distinction in Leadership Studies, students must complete the
following requirements:
LS 200 Leadership Studies Theory and Practice (1 unit)
LS 300 Leadership Practicum (½ unit)
two LS designated courses (2 units)
LS 400 Leadership Studies Senior Project (½ unit)
attain at least a 2.50 grade point average in all coursework
at the College
