The Centennial Center for Leadership has created a new opportunity for HWS students to learn about different aspects of leadership and develop their leadership knowledge and ability. A series of Reader's College is being offered that allows students to take an interdisciplinary look at leadership through multiple lenses.
Centennial Center for Leadership: Perspectives for the Lives you Lead
HWS LEADS: MINDS WIDE OPEN
Instructors: Susan Pliner, Director, Centennial Center for Leadership and Caitlin Caron, Coordinator of Leadership Programs, Centennial Center for Leadership
The HWS Leads Reader's College is the gateway into the HWS Leads Leadership Development Certificate Program. The program is based on the assumption that leaders are not born but are developed, and focuses on behaviors, not competencies. Current and aspiring leaders will study, read, and discuss various components and practices of effective leadership. Learning what it means to lead with an inclusive, ethical, and values-based approach is foundational to this program. Examples of topics covered include building trust; identifying and modeling values; ethics; identity, power, and privilege; engaging others; establishing a shared vision; followership; accountability; organizational culture; and, leading in international contexts. Invited speakers, workshops, and experiential activities add depth and breadth to the content. Course readings are chapters and articles drawn primarily from the leadership, sociology, education, social justice and diversity, and business literature. Additional support will come from the Hobart and William Smith team that assist with Centennial Center for Leadership programming. For more information on the Leadership Certificate Program requirements and application process, please see the Centennial Center for Leadership website, or email the office.
Instructor permission required. Application required.
Meeting Time: Once per week for 1.5 hour.; Two sections may be offered. Days and times TBD based on applicant preferences (Monday and/or Tuesday likely)
Contact: Caitlin Caron, 781-4552 or Susan Pliner, 781-3354
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE: WRITINGS ON MORAL COURAGE FROM LOCKDOWN
Instructors: Jeffrey Henderson and Jackie Augustine, Leaders in Residence, Centennial Center for Leadership
This course will examine aspects of moral courage through the writings of leaders in the midst of incarceration. Readings will include selections from Gandhi, King, Mandela, and other recognized leaders both respected and feared, and discussion will consider the impact of physical constraints on the writer's message and pursuit of his or her objectives. Moral courage, or the compunction to act ethically despite possible adverse consequences, is the theme of this year's Leader in Residence program and related projects.
Instructor permission required.
Meeting Time: Monday 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Contact: Jackie Augustine or Jeffrey Henderson
TRUSTWORTHY LEADERSHIP
Instructor: Karen Frost-Arnold, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
How can I be a trustworthy leader? How can I avoid taking advantage of the trust that others place in me? How might institutional constraints and policies undermine my ability to be a trustworthy leader? How does power and privilege affect the trustworthiness of leaders? These are some of the moral and practical questions about trust and leadership that we will investigate together. Course readings and class discussion will focus on understanding theories of trustworthiness and using the theories to analyze the trustworthiness of leaders from real-life and fiction. Students will explore how they can be trustworthy leaders in their own lives.
Instructor permission required.
Meeting Time: Wednesday 7-9:30 p.m.
Contact: Karen Frost-Arnold, 781-4521
LEADING WITH EFFECTIVE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Instructors: Caitlin Caron, Coordinator of Leadership Programs, Centennial Center for Leadership and Susan Pliner, Director, Centennial Center for Leadership
In our technologically advanced world, written communication is becoming more frequent yet less formal. The popularity of emails, texts, and various social media has impacted the ways in which we approach writing; however, does our increased use of colloquial, text-savvy language mean the end of professional, formal writing? Can we be effective leaders if our written communication is grammatically incorrect and conversationally informal? This class will explore these questions and the ways in which clear, concise written language impacts strong and sound leadership.
Instructor permission required.
Meeting Time: Thursday 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Contact: Caitlin Caron, 781-4552
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Instructors: Ruth Shields, Assistant Director of Center for Teaching and Learning and Caitlin Caron, Coordinator of Leadership Programs, Centennial Center for Leadership
We communicate from the moment we wake up and say, 'Good morning', to the moment we last say, 'Good night'. Communication fills our day and the ability to speak and present with confidence is an essential leadership skill. The CCL Reader's College in Public Speaking will introduce students to the basics of public speaking and presentation skills. Using Cicero's Canon as a foundation, this course will provide students with a practical opportunity to become better presenters and public speakers. Topics covered will include (but are not limited to): critiquing a speech, analyzing your audience, exploring a topic, arranging a speech, the use of the language and the performance of speech through the voice and body.
Instructor permission required. Course open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Course Structure and Meeting Time: The class will consist of students divided into two groups - Group 'A' and Group 'B'. Group 'A' and Group 'B' will meet together on Wednesday, from 10:10am to 11:05am (Period 3); with Group 'A' meeting again on Friday (10:10 to 11:05), and Group 'B' will meet later on Friday, (11:15 – 12:10).
Contact: Ruth Shields, 781-3595
NEW for Spring 2010 - Leadership Reader's Colleges through the Centennial Center for Leadership!
All students are welcome to take part; however, note that permission from the instructor is required. If you are interested in registering for a particular Reader’s College, please contact the instructor listed.
The HWS Leads offering requires an application process. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 23. Please see www.hws.edu/academics/
leadership for an application.
