Latinx Leadership
The purpose of this program is for students to develop their understanding of Latinx leadership through Juana Bordas’ book “The Power of Latino Leadership”, while also learning more about identity, history, and current issues within the Latinx community. This class encourages engagement in the community that will empower students to analyze issues related to the main topics of the course. Students will also become aware of and develop their own leadership potential through group discussion and their semester research projects.
Latinx Leadership is partially sponsored by HSI Initiatives and Partnerships. U-LEAD is excited about this partnership to broaden the perspective of students studying Latinx Leadership.
Course Objectives
Students will
- Learn the components of Latinx Leadership and learn how those concepts can be applied in their personal and professional leadership development.
- Explore current topics and trends in Latinx culture, history, and news and both identify and analyze a specific social issue through their social change research paper.
- Discuss Latinx leadership theory and research.
- Reflect on their community service experiences and relate it to course discussions.
- Analyze the role of leadership in the change process.
- Explore one’s own cultural norms or values of Latinx Leadership in relation to those of a different cultural group.
- Understand the theories and processes of change in different contexts (organizations, communities, society, or political arena);
- Attempt to make a difference and take responsibility for significant issues in society.
- Present the findings of their research and course knowledge at the LEAD Scholars U-LEAD Poster Showcase.
- Improve listening, leadership, networking, and followership skills
Program Requirements
- Apply to the U-LEAD program at http://lsa.sswb.ucf.edu/apply-to-ulead
- Enroll in LDR Course:
- LDR 2262 Focused Community Service (1 credit hr., online)
- 20 Hours of Service
- Online Readings and Discussion Boards
- LDR 3905 Directed independent study (0 to 1 credit hr., online or face to face)
- 15 Hours of service
- Biweekly seminars
- Social Change Research Project
- U-LEAD Poster Showcase
- Attend 2 Impact events
- Attendance at program-specific events
- Minimum 3.0 GPA to apply and remain in the program.
- LDR 2262 Focused Community Service (1 credit hr., online)
