New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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Undergraduate leadership minor
In collaboration with the Hubert H. Humphrey
Institute and the University's Office
for Student Affairs, the Department of Educational Policy and Administration
offers an undergraduate minor in leadership. The 16-credit minor is interdisciplinary,
multidimensional, experiential, and multi-intercultural; and includes three core
courses, a field experience, and elective courses.
The core courses are the following:
EDPA 1301/PA 1961—Personal Leadership in the University;
EDPA 3301/PA 3961—Leadership, You, and Your Community;
EDPA 3402/PA 3971—Field Experience
EDPA 4303/PA 4961—Leadership in the World
(See www.umn.edu/lead/minor/ for
details about the courses and for examples of elective courses.)
The leadership minor includes core classes that introduce leadership theory,
analyze the characteristics of leaders, and examine leadership in the context of
social change and citizenship. With small, interactive classes, students receive
individual attention from their instructors and related closely with their classmates.
With a variety of learning experiences, ranging from classroom work to group activities
and real life experience outside the classroom, students discover a range of opportunities
to learn and to practice their knowledge.
In the leadership minor, students examine their own learning and leading styles,
considering their personal values and experiences in the context of other cultures,
perspectives, and leadership paradigms. As students supplement their leadership
classes with elective courses, they learn to apply their personal leadership skills,
discover the role of leadership in their lives, and prepare to become engaged and
active citizens.
This program was selected by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
(NASPA) as one of only 10 programs nationally and internationally to be described
as "Exemplary" in NASPA's annual publication. Those selected serve as a model for
other institutions striving to provide innovative and effective educational services
to students.
For more information about the undergraduate leadership minor please call the
Office for Student Engagement and Leadership at 612-625-6531 or e-mail
lead@umn.edu.
Find alumni on Facebook
Alumni have formed the
U of MN Leadership Minor
Alumni group.
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