Building Leadership Capacity: Classroom to Life

2012 NASPA Annual Conference s Phoenix, Arizona s March 10–14, 2012

Building Leadership Capacity: Classroom to Life

Monday, March 12; 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - 131C - Convention Center

Mackenzie R. StreitKathy L. Guthrie

The Florida State University

Plan for Today

• Introduction• Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership

Studies • Pedagogy• SRLS data presentation • Conclusion

Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies

• 18 credit, interdisciplinary program open to all Florida State Undergraduate students

• Core Courses– LDR 2101: Leadership Theory and Practice– LDR 2162: Leadership in Groups and Communities– LDR 3215: Leadership and Change– LDR 3263: Leadership Experience– LDR 4105: Leadership and Complexity

• Supporting courseUndergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies Courses (2012).

Leadership and Change

• Literature– Deep Change by Robert Quinn (1996)– Managing Transitions by William Bridges (2009)– Selected articles

Bridges Transition Curve

Monash University Human Resources (2011)

Leadership and Change

• Class Meetings• Class Environment• Assignments Summary Sheets– Class Facilitation– Paper: Personal Change Story – Paper: Change Prospectus

Guthrie, 2011; Streit, 2011

Social Change Model

Individual Values Community/Societal Values

• Collaboration• Common Purpose• Controversy with

Civility

• Consciousness of self

• Congruence• Commitment

• Citizenship

Group Values

Adapted from Higher Education Research Institute (1996)

Change

Socially Responsible Leadership Scale

• Consciousness of Self• Congruence • Commitment• Collaboration• Common Purpose• Controversy with Civility• Citizenship • Change• http://www.srlsonline.org/

Discussion

• How do we ignite change on our campuses?

• How do we extend to diverse populations?– Student employees– Student organizations– Intramural sports– Service to campus

Contact Information• Kathy L. Guthrie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Higher Education ProgramEducational Leadership and Policy StudiesCoordinator, Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studieshttp://thecenter.fsu.edu/involved/programs/Leadership.Certificate.htmlThe Florida State Universitykguthrie@fsu.edu

• Mackenzie R. Streit, M.Ed.Doctoral Candidate, Higher Education ProgramEducational Leadership and Policy StudiesInstructor, Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership StudiesThe Florida State Universitymrs08e@my.fsu.edu

References• Bridges, W. (2009). Managing Transitions. Philadelphia: Da Capo Press.• Guthrie, K.L. (2011). Syllabus for LDR 3215 Leadership and Change. (Available from the Florida

State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 1114 W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4452).

• Higher Education Research Institute. (1996). A social change model of leadership development: Guidebook version III. College Park, MD: National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs.

• Monash University Human Resources. (2011, September 20). William Bridges Transition Model. In Guide to managing change. Retrieved February 21, 2012, from http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/human-resources/leadership-development/managing-change.html

• Quinn, R. E. (1996). Deep change: Discovering the leader within. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. • Streit, M.R. (2011). Syllabus for LDR 3215 Leadership and Change. (Available from the Florida

State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 1114 W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4452).

• Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies Courses. (2012). Retrieved February 21, 2012, from http://thecenter.fsu.edu/involved/programs/Leadership.Certificate.html