{"id":20705,"date":"2015-04-24T10:19:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=20705"},"modified":"2015-05-14T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T18:36:35","slug":"new-minor-and-certificate-programs-forge-an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/24\/new-minor-and-certificate-programs-forge-an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"New Programs Forge an Interdisciplinary Approach to Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Hanson (center) with the 2014-15 President’s Student Commission.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

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Beginning this fall, Bemidji State University students can complete a 21-credit minor or a 12-credit certificate in leadership, enhancing their academic credentials and hopefully strengthening communities where they live and work.<\/p>\n

Developed by a seven-member faculty Leadership Council, the program combines existing electives in such fields as political science, sociology, Indian Studies and business with new core courses in leadership theory and ethics.<\/p>\n

The minor concludes with a three-credit Capstone in Leadership course in which students express their own perspective on contemporary leadership and synthesize their learning through a research or action-based leadership project.<\/p>\n

“Students who take advantage of these new opportunities will get a chance to delve deeply into the concept of leadership – to bring it to the forefront of their consciousness,” BSU President Dr. Richard A. Hanson said.<\/p>\n

\"Greer-Colleen-Web-2014\"Dr. Colleen Greer<\/a>, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the program’s interdisciplinary approach will differentiate it from a purely business approach focused on achieving a desired outcome within a company or organization.<\/p>\n

“This is designed to say that leadership is about more than a course,” said Greer, whom Hanson tasked with engaging faculty to develop the program. “It’s really a perspective on the world. I think the council has done a really fine job with that.”<\/p>\n

Council member and political science professor Dr. Patrick Donnay said the aim is for students to learn how to approach leadership at a strategic level rather than strictly at the level of implementation.<\/p>\n

“Then they will have the chutzpah to say, ‘This is what we’re going to do and how we’re going to do it,” Donnay said.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Greer said, students who pursue the leadership credentials needn’t be intent on being in charge.<\/p>\n

“I think it also helps people recognize gaps in leadership,” she said. “It helps them recognize problematic patterns in leadership and where a change of direction may be needed.”<\/p>\n

The university is now seeking a new director of leadership studies from among current BSU faculty. The director will manage the curriculum, advise leadership students and organize leadership-related events. The director also will coordinate the establishment of a BSU Leadership Academy encompassing the academic program, service learning, civic engagement and possibly outreach training for Bemidji-area professionals.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>• Dr. Colleen Greer<\/a>, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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