The challenges communities and organizations face often reflect, refract, and interact with a range of global forces. This course analyzes and evaluates contemporary servant-led social change through exploring how policy, the economy, and cultural globalization impact local communities.

Rituals and celebrations form our core identities and connect us to our community. This course encourages contemplation in the creation and facilitation of rituals that celebrate important moments in community.

Understanding the why and how of community is essential for any leader to develop and maintain an organization. This course starts with the basic concepts of community, then allows students to engage with the practical skills of community building.

Servant leadership is a skill that can be taught and learned through various settings. This course prepares leaders to train future leaders through curricular development of leadership programs within their organization.

A course on a special topic offered at the masters level based on interest or need. May be repeated for credit. See student planning or contact the program director for current class offerings.

Ethical leadership in organizations is designed for people who want to learn how to lead effective, ethical change within their organizations. Participants will expand their practical knowledge of servant leadership and ethical decision-making from SVLD 531. Participants will also learn reflection and renewal as effective leadership tools, conflict resolution techniques, the importance of community, mentor leadership stories from local leaders, and more. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows participants to tailor the program to their personal, professional, and needs.

Leaders want to know how to lead effective and ethical change within their organizations. Students will gain practical knowledge of servant leadership and ethical leadership through self-assessment of leadership.

Being an engaged citizen is a principle of democracy and servant leadership. Through the lens of political philosophy, students will explore how the common good interacts with our public and political lives.

By providing an ethical decision-making framework, students consider moral decision-making in promoting the common good within organizations and the community. The course explores ethical theory and principles through application to leadership theory and practice.

Through learning and practicing theological reflection, students will develop a way of "seeing things whole" to transform and inspire orgamizations and the community.