Kingfisher: Leadership

Program Director: Molly Loesche, Ed.D.
Program Office: Eppley 212

The interdisciplinary Kingfisher concentration in Leadership is designed to introduce students to academic theories of leadership, encourage reflection on how Jesuit values ground leadership practice, and provide opportunities for them to apply what they learn to their leadership experiences in student organizations and/or employment contexts. 

Kingfisher Concentration - Leadership requirements (9 Credits):

Choose 3 credits from the list below:3
Leadership: Theories, Styles, And Skills
Ignatian Leadership: Ethics and Reflection
Experiential Leadership
Choose 6 credits from list below:6
Management of Arts Organizations
Managerial Communication
Persuasion
Rhetoric and Public Culture
Organizational Communication Theories
Interpersonal Communication
Small Group Communication
Family Communication
Health Communication
Dialogue and Deliberation
Cultural Communication
Communicating Health Narratives
Environmental Communication
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Communication
Gender, Work, and Organizing
Communication Consulting
Discourse of the American Family
Communication in Close Relationships
The Dark Side of Personal Relationships
Resisting the Politics of Everyday Life
Perspectives on Work-Life Balance, Wellness and Justice
Rhetoric Dimensions of Persuasion and Social Movements
Visual Construction of Modern Culture
Residence Halls Advising
Public and Non-Profit Administration
Public Policy And Health Care
Seminar in Healthcare Administration: Healthcare Planning and Marketing
Service Excellence and Human Resources in Healthcare
Seminar in Healthcare Management
Sources and Methods: Organizational Rhetoric
Cortina Seminar
Advanced Cortina Seminar
Philosophical Ethics: Cortina Community
American Presidency
Campaigns and Elections
Congress And The Legislative Process
Public and Non-Profit Administration
Industrial Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Group Dynamics
The Biblical Tradition: Social Justice in the Old Testament
Total Credits9