Can leadership be taught?: The self-‐direc7on of leadership learning through the Pioneer
Leadership Program (PLP)
Paul Kosempel, Ph.D.-‐ Lecturer/Associate Director Linda Olson, Ph.D.-‐ Sr. Lecturer/Execu7ve Director
Community Change Ini7a7ve
Serve to Lead/Lead to Serve
Self-‐Directed Assignments
Technology Development Papers
teaching leadership?!
Serve to Lead/Lead to Serve • Students choose community partner
• Students reflect on and iden7fy their service goals
• Yearlong commitment • Reflec7on papers
Self-‐Directed Assignments
• Leadership Profile Interview
• Team Mee7ng Analysis • Case Study – Ethical Leadership
Development Papers
• Personal Leadership Statement
• Capstone Development Plan Paper
• Use of inventories
Technology
• Dialec7cal Discussions on Blackboard
• DU PorUolio System
Community Change Ini7a7ve
• Yearlong service ini7a7ve
• Students iden7fy community issues
• Stakeholder outreach and collabora7on
• Inten7onally ambiguous and complex
Do Students Learn Leadership? • Ini7al Results : Conceptualiza7on Study
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Program Start
Capstone Class
Leader Centric
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