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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017
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Hess Center for Leadership and Service
Kent S. Andersen, Director
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?
This mission is achieved 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 (DLS) program provides the opportunity for
students to study and practice leadership. The program includes four elements: an
introductory theory course (LS 200), two Leadership Studies designated courses across
the curriculum (see recommended courses below), a cooperative project in a junior-year
practicum (LS 300), and a senior seminar (LS 400), which provides a summative
leadership analysis and application experience. Students also must attain at least a 2.500
grade point average in all coursework at the College.
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
Recommended courses for the Leadership Studies designated units:
AN 323
ARB 170
ARH 311
ARH 312
BA 320
BA 400
CH 418
ED 210
EH/HI 232
HI 205
HI 208
HI 210