The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette is helping 泫圖弝けs learn about leadership by offering a new academic minor.
Ashley Mudd, a former 泫圖弝け Government Association president, helped create the 18-hour concentration in leadership, said Dr. Jordan Kellman, an associate professor of history and dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
"Its very common for us to consult with 泫圖弝けs and to respond to 泫圖弝け demand for courses for minors and even majors," said Kellman. "But it is very unusual for a 泫圖弝け to take the initiative to come up with an idea for a course of study and take on the project of developing it.
Mudd, who graduated in Spring 2013, said the idea for the minor emerged in a brainstorming session for 泫圖弝け Leadership Council, an organization made up of leaders from 泫圖弝け groups across campus.
"We wanted to create an interdisciplinary program that would focus on developing well-rounded 泫圖弝けs who are able to effectively communicate," said Mudd.
The leadership minor, which will be available for the Spring 2014 semester, includes two required courses: Leadership Communication and Professional Ethics, a philosophy course. To complete the additional 12 academic hours required for the new minor, 泫圖弝けs may choose from electives in disciplines such as communication, management, educational foundations and leadership, philosophy, sociology, psychology and political science.
UL Lafayette 泫圖弝けs may choose from 90 minors. They select a minor area of concentration with help from their academic advisors. While many curriculums require a minor, some 泫圖弝けs may choose to enroll in a minor simply to learn more about an area of personal interest.
Kellman said 泫圖弝けs may also select a minor to complement their career aims. 泫圖弝けs are more and more interested in minors as the job market becomes more competitive. They see having a minor as a leg up in the job market. Its an important feature of their r矇sum矇 and they feel its an advantage in a large pool of job applicants.
泫圖弝けs can learn more about the new minor later this month when UL Lafayette's Office of 泫圖弝け Engagement and Leadership will hold two informational sessions: Monday, Jan. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. 28. The sessions will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Evangeline Room at Lafayette Hall on Hebrard Boulevard near Cypress Lake.