Leadership Firesides
The Leadership Firesides course offers students an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with a diverse range of civic, corporate and campus leaders who share their personal journeys and perspectives on leadership.
Why get involved
- Expand your perspectives on leadership by listening to the stories and leadership lessons learned from a diverse range of inspiring leaders across disciplines and sectors.
- Apply these leadership lessons to your own practice and context and build your own leadership competence and confidence.
- Have the unique opportunity to meet and dialogue with our guest speakers in an informal and intimate setting.
What to expect
- Enroll for the 1-credit GEN ST 391 Leadership Firesides course.
- Attend the weekly Firesides sessions to listen to stories and engage in conversation with each Fireside speaker. The course will begin with an introductory session (Week 1), end with a closing session (Week 10) and engage a new guest speaker for the weeks in between (Weeks 2-9).
- Course assignments include weekly reflection responses and a final reflection paper.
Find inspiration from audio recordings, photographs and biographies of speakers from previous years.