Learn and Live Leadership!
| You can't learn leadership by reading a textbook. You learn it through working with other people. Fortunately for you, the Department of Leadership Studies offers many innovative ways for you gain experience in leadership, from group work inside the classroom to real-world experience in the community.
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| Interactive Classes |
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| You can't avoid lectures in college, but in the Department of Leadership you get the chance to apply the theories you learn right away. Most classes give you the chance to voice your opinion and participate in activities designed to help you stretch your interpersonal skills, build teamwork, and engage in creative problem solving. Whether you discuss the group dynamics you saw in a film or you work with your classmates to create a new project, you gain the skills you need to succeed in the workplace and community. |
| Leadership 310 |
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The Leadership 310 class, required of all Leadership Studies students, gives you the chance to follow an idea from your imagination to its execution. See a problem in the community? Develop a strategic plan with your team and work with a community organization to implement it. Put your skills to use and learn more about yourself as you respond to a community need over the course of an entire semester. Leadership 310 Projects. |
| Service-Learning |
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| Bringing theory into practice, service-learning develops students’ leadership skills by responding to community needs. A deep reflection process makes these projects more impacting than a traditional service project. While Leadership 310 is an important part of the leadership program, you have other opportunities to get involved in service learning. If you would like more experience working with the community before embarking on a semester-long project, try one of our other classes like Topics in Leadership: Youth Leadership Training. |
| Study Abroad |
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Every other year, the Department of Leadership Studies provides a unique opportunity for students to travel abroad and learn leadership from a global perspective. From studying Italian and Greek culture to delving into the Holocaust in Europe, students have had the opportunity to connect their classroom learning about leadership to a broader context. Students can receive academic credit for the trip through the department. Click here to read a student testimonial or view pictures of the trips. |
| Internships |
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| Building on previous courses, all Leadership majors will enroll in an internship during their junior or senior year. Try out a career that has always intrigued you. Work with an organization whose mission speaks to your soul. Travel to a new part of the country. Overwhelmed by the possibilities? Your advisor can help you find organizations which will help you polish your leadership skills. |
| Center for Civic Leadership |
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The service arm of the Department of Leadership Studies, the Center for Civic Leadership presents many opportunities for you to get involved on and off campus. Housing organizations like Tigers in Service, Model United Nations, the American Democracy Project, Kansas Corps and the Women’s Leadership Project, you can find a project that fits your interests. For more information, check out the Center for Civic Leadership Web site. |
| L3 – Live. Learn. Lead. Learning Community |
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As a freshmen at Fort Hays State University, you have an opportunity to take classes together, live on the same residence hall floor, and participate in activities together with other freshmen through the learning community program. L3 – Live. Learn. Lead. is a learning community open to all majors who have an interest in leadership, service, and democracy. Are you interested in applying or learning more? Click here to learn more about learning communities at FHSU. |
"LDRS 310 was the most interesting class I have ever taken, not just in my major, but out of all FHSU courses that I have taken. It was a class that made me really work hard to do a real life change. It became less about the grade and more about what we were trying to do. I learned a lot about myself and working in teams."
-Levi Unruh, Hays, KS on-campus major