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Requirements for the minor: ENM 101, SWK 231, ENM/LAW 250, ENM/JUS/SWK 260, ENM 301,JUS 397, and ENM 485.THE LURA S. TALLY CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTDr. Andrew H. Ziegler, Jr., DirectorTALLY CENTER ADVISORY BOARDHon. George W. Breece Hon. Mike McIntyre Hon. Lura S. TallyMr. Charles Broadwell Mr. Jerry Meek, Esq. Ms. Mary Ann Tally, Esq.Dr. Suzan K. Cheek Ms. Susan Jones Monroe Ms. Brenda TinneyHon. Mildred Evans Mr. Richard Player III Ms. Terri UnionDr. Loleta Wood Foster Hon. Tony Rand Mr. Burt VanderCluteMr. Mac Healy Mr. Billy Richardson, Esq. Dr. Willis M. WattMr. H. Terry Hutchins, Esq. LTC John M. Robbins Mr. James R. WarnerRev. Ernest Johnson Mr. Harry F. Shaw Ms. Clarie WhiteMs. Robin Kelly Ms. Rollin Shaw Ms. Cynthia WilsonThe Leadership Program fulfills an important role in the Methodist University curriculum. The TallyCenter for Leadership Development was founded in 1995 on the belief that our country urgently needsbetter leaders in all walks of life. The Center offers two interdisciplinary academic minors: One inLeadership Studies and the other in Church Leadership. The Leadership Studies Minor is appropriate forstudents of all majors preparing for any career path. The Church Leadership Minor prepares students for laypositions within established churches, mission organizations, para-church ministries, camps, youthministries, and other ministries.Within the Tally Center students participate in innovative courses, student-led activities, campusand community events, and off-campus internships. In addition to leadership theory and practice, theCenter emphasizes ethics, character, and civic responsibility.The Center brings to students something long absent from liberal arts education — practicaltraining necessary for effective participation and leadership in today’s complex society. With its own inhouse,certified facilitators, the Center instructs the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This, plus othertools, place the Center at the forefront of leadership training in the nation today. It is not necessary todeclare a Leadership minor to enroll in the Leadership courses. The courses are available, withoutprerequisites, to all students as electives.Degree awarded: None.Requirements for the Minor in Leadership Studies: 18 s.h. — LSS 300, 325, 340, and 470 or 471, plus6 hours in a Module of Electives approved by the Program Director. (Module of Electives: BUS 343, BUS375, COM 280, ECO 301, HIS 422, IDS 301, MSC 402, WEL 308, PHI 220, PSC 201, PSC 305, PSC 333,PSY 310, PSY 361, SOC 253, SOC 384, SWK 315 OCL 271, OCL 340, OCL 360, OCL 370, OCL 390.)With the approval of the program director: other appropriate courses may be substituted as electives, andother internship experiences may be substituted for LSS 470 or LSS 471.Requirements for the Minor in Church Leadership: 18 s.h. – LSS 300, REL 201, REL 202, LSS 460,LSS 470 (the internship must be in a church or some other ministry), and one elective (either SOC 253,SWK 315, PSY 330, OCL 360, SWK 350, or OCL 390).Mission:To prepare Methodist University students for effective leadership by equipping them with the knowledge,skills, and abilities necessary to achieve positive change in community life and in the workplace.Goal 1: Students who graduate with a Leadership Studies Minor will demonstrate basic skills of personaland interpersonal leadership; will demonstrate knowledge of the theories and approaches to leadership; and165