Leadership Minor

1. Initiative

Description of at least one significant experience where the student has identified a community need and developed a plan or course of action to address that need. Experience may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college.

2. Academic Performance

Six courses are required to satisfy the academic performance component

• LS 115 Exploring Elements of Leadership

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• ID 315 Leadership Theories and Practices

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• ID 360 Metropolis: Place of Convergence (Wartburg West)

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• LS 405 Leadership Portfolio Seminar
• One course credit from the student’s major
• One course credit from outside the student’s major
• One course credit from Wartburg offerings

3. Difference/Diversity

At least one significant experience in a cultural environment different from the student’s own. Experience may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college.

4. Group Work

A project that demonstrates the capacity to work effectively within a group toward a common goal that serves a community interest. Experience may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college.

5. Service

Design and implementation of an effective service project. Experience may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college.

6. Ethics

Exploration of ethical implications in a chosen situation in order to defend or challenge the situation for its ethical strengths or shortcomings.

7. Portfolio

Presentation of a portfolio documenting the student’s achievements for review by the Leadership Education Committee and approved by the program director. In addition to the components noted above, each portfolio also includes an executive summary designed to provide the student the opportunity to reflect on his or her leadership education while a student at Wartburg.