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Leadership Matters and the Fall Leadership Education Seminar

Beginning fall 2008, Leadership Matters (Comm_St 395) is a required course for the Northwestern University's Academic Certificate in Leadership. In this for-credit class you will hear from industry leaders and attend hands-on sessions. Additionally, as a graded component of the course, you will undertake a community connections project with a group of 6-10 students. The course takes place on Thursday evenings from 5-8 pm.

For a limited time, the Leadership Education Seminar (Gen_Cmn 206) will be offered in conjunction with the Leadership Matters course. In this not-for-credit course you will hear from industry leaders. This takes place from 6:30-8 pm on Thursday evenings. This option is only for students who have already begun the Leadership Education Seminar in the past and have not finished. Students enrolled in the Leadership Matters class need not enroll in this.

Please note: The Leadership Education Seminar is no longer offered in the winter.

Details for the Leadership Education Seminar.

Speakers
Click here for the list of Speakers for this quarter

Speakers are on Thursday from 6:30-8 pm.

Expect to ask plenty of questions. Each speaker talks for about 30 minutes, so the majority of the session relies upon your participation. When thinking of questions, keep in mind particular leadership challenges you face that, if handled well, would help you become a better leader. For example, how can you effectively act as a change agent, influence others, solve problems, take risks, put your values into action, and work with and lead diverse teams? This is an opportunity for you to shape your leadership development through the questions you ask. At the end of the event, you will answer a few reflection questions.

 

 
Optional Speakers

Students who need to make up a speaker can attend an optional speaker. Limit two per quarter, three total for both quarters.

Optional speakers are generally other speakers who have been invited to campus and who are speaking on a leadership-related topic. For credit, you will need to fill out an Optional Speaker Form and write a short essay.

Optional Speaker Qualifications

What qualifies as an Optional Speaker:
1) A speaker must be in a position of leadership and the content of the talk must be about his/her leadership story, or
2) The speaker must be addressing ways in which he or she acts as a change agent, influences others, solves problems, takes risks, puts values into action, or works with and leads teams of diverse individuals.

An Optional Speaker cannot be:
1) An information session.
2) A speaker analyzing a generic situation not clearly related to leadership strategies.
3) A person who is not speaking about leadership or a topic related to leadership.

Note : If you are not sure if your speaker fits the criteria, talk to Greg. To receive credit, Optional Speaker Forms and essays must be submitted within 72 hours of the event.

 

 

  








 

 
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