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Distinction in
Leadership Studies Hess Fellow
Advocacy Internships LeadershipMatters
Lecture Series
TheDistinction inLeadershipStudiesprogramprovides the
opportunity for students to studyandpractice leadership.
Theprogram includes fourelements:an introductory
theorycourse, two leadership-designatedcoursesacross
thecurriculum,acooperativeproject ina junior-year
practicum,anda senior seminar,whichprovidesa
summative leadershipanalysisandapplicationexperience.
LS200, the introductorycourse to theDLSprogram,
includesanoff-campus retreat focusedon team-
buildingactivitiesand leadershippractice. Retreats
havebeenheldatRailroadPark (picturedabove)
indowntownBirminghamandRuffnerMountain
NaturePreserve.
Upon completion of the DLS program, students
will be able to:
• Critically reflecton their leadershipexperiences
• Identifyandassesscompetingethical,moral,or
community interests (CI inExplorationsCurriculum)
• Workcollaboratively toaddressmattersofpublicconcern
• Applycriticaland theoreticalconceptionsof leadership to
new situations
TheHessFellowsAdvocacyProgramprovidesan intensive
internshipopportunity thatconnects studentswithnon-profit
advocacyorganizations.Studentscompleteaneight-week
summer internship.Theyparticipateas full-membersof the
agencies,helpingbuildorganizationalcapacitybyconducting
research, facilitatingcoalitionsamongconstituencies,
leadingcommunityoutreachprograms,organizing lobbying
efforts,coordinatinggrassrootscampaigns,andothermeans.
Applicationsaredue inFebruaryeachyear.
Fellows are able to:
• Critically reflecton themeaning,purposes,andparameters
ofadvocacy
• Drawconnectionsbetweenpublicpoliciesand individual
experiences
• Collaborateeffectivelywithco-workersand fellowprogram
participants
• Clarifycareeraspirations
The2011Fellowswho served inWashington,DC.
Theprogramcurrentlypartnerswith such top
advocacyagenciesas theAlabamaPovertyProject in
Birmingham, theGlideFoundation inSanFrancisco,A+
EducationPartnership inMontgomery, theWilliam J.
ClintonFoundation inNewYorkCity,andBread for the
World inWashington,DC.
TheLeadershipMattersLectureSeriesengages thecampus
community indialogueanddiscussionof leadershipby
invitingpracticing leaders fromavarietyoffields to reflect
on theirexperienceswith leadership.
AndyCard shareshis insightson leadership. Students
have theopportunity to interactwith speakers in small
group sessionsboth inandoutof theclassroom.
The Hess Center coordinates five key programs:
• AcademicDistinction inLeadershipStudies
• HessFellowsAdvocacy Internships
• LeadershipMattersLectureSeries
• CompassStudentPublication
• First-YearLeadershipChallenge
Leadership Matters Speakers have included:
AndyCard
WhiteHouseChiefofStaff,2001-2006
ElisaMassimino
PresidentandCEO,HumanRightsFirst
DavidHorth
SeniorFellow,Center forCreativeLeadership
SaraLaschever
BestsellingauthorofWomenDon’tAsk
BSC
Birmingham-Southern College
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at x4902 or .
Publications/Design Samples
brochures
Student Reflections
“The Hess Center provides students
with opportunities for personal
growth and the formation of an
ideological identity. Not only are
students given the chance to talk,
listen, and learn about leadership
within the classroom, but also they
are pushed to apply that learning
in various communities outside the
confines of a class.”
Charlsie Wigley (DLS ’11)
Teach for America
“The Hess Center programs have
taught me how to find my place
in this world while guiding me to
become a part of the communities
around me.”
Hunter Pugh (DLS ‘11)
currently attending
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Hess Center
Staff
Kent Andersen
Director of the Hess Center
(205) 226-4679
To learn more, visit
or stop by Norton Suite 260.
Compass
Compass publishes academic papers submitted by
students, faculty, and alumni that address issues of
leadership or service. TheCompass is a completely
student-run publication published once per academic
year that welcomes submissions from all academic areas.
Mission:
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
essential question posed by the Hess Center is: how do
we enact and cultivate effective leadership?
First-Year
Leadership Challenge
The First-Year Leadership Challenge is a co-curricular
experience offered during the month of January that helps
students identify their leadership strengths and position
themselves for success at Birmingham-Southern College.
The Challenge introduces leadership concepts relevant for
campus involvement. Students meet weekly to participate
in activities and simulations with other first-year students.
The Challenge is a joint effort between the Office of Student
Development and the Hess Center for Leadership and
Service. Participants are nominated by faculty and staff
during the fall term.
Hess Center
for Leadership
and Service
LEADERSHIP MATTERS