Servant Leadership and Spanish StudiesSERVANT LEADERSHIPAssistant Professor Mark Waters, DirectorVision:The Servant Leadership Center of the Southwest seeks to create a betterand more humane world by empowering servants, forming leaders, andtransforming communities.Mission:The <strong>McMurry</strong> Servant Leadership Program began in the fall of 1990. Thepurpose of the program is to give curricular recognition to the fact that aChristian education at <strong>McMurry</strong> <strong>University</strong> carries a special responsibility.Any college education prepares people for leadership. But Christian principlesrequire that these people serve society as well. Leadership shouldbe undertaken as a service to the greater good of others. The ServantLeadership program teaches principles of leadership, but also teaches themeans by which these should be used for the betterment of communityand society.Current Servant Leadership course offerings include Introduction toEthics, Concepts and Techniques of Servant Leadership, Formation inServant Leadership, Theories of Leadership, Dialogue with the Other, andInternship/Capstone. Introduction to Ethics and Concepts and Techniquesof Servant Leadership may be used to fulfi ll <strong>McMurry</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s generaleducation requirement for Leadership, Excellence, and Virtue. Introductionto Ethics is taught in a traditional lecture-discussion format. Concepts andTechniques of Servant Leadership includes lectures, small group discussionand learning activities,and service learning assignments in nonprofi tagencies around Abilene. Formation in Servant Leadership,Theories ofLeadership, and Dialogue with the Other are taught in a seminar format.Special Opportunities:Servant Leadership Council . The Servant Leadership Council (SLC)includes diverse representation from other student organizations andthe <strong>McMurry</strong> community. The purpose of SLC is to connect the ServantLeadership program with the community at large and to give the <strong>McMurry</strong>community a sense of ownership in the Servant Leadership program.Preceptors. Students who successfully complete SLD 1310 are eligibleto serve as preceptors (small group leaders) in subsequent semesters.Preceptors lead weekly learning activities and oversee their group’s workin service learning placements. This is a paid, work-study, position.Resident Servant Leader Learning Community (RSLLC). Servant Leadershippartners with Religious Life to train selected Residence Hall Chaplainsto take on additional Servant Leader responsibilities. Additionally,Servant Leadership facilitates a learning community among the ResidenceHall Chaplains.DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH STUDIESAssociate Professor GómezMission and Goals:The Department of Spanish Studies supports the missions of the universityand the School of Arts and Letters offering academic excellence throughthe study of language, literature, and culture, and prepares the students tobecome profi cient linguistically and culturally in a multicultural, multiethnic,and multilingual society and be able to communicate successfully. TheDepartment will apply the National Standards for Foreign Language inthe four basic skills of language learning: listening, speaking, reading andwriting.Special Programs and OpportunitiesDepartmental Awards Each year, the outstanding students in elementaryand intermediate language courses are recognized in the all-universityawards ceremony. At the same ceremony, the Gertrude Looneyscholarship is awarded to the outstanding junior language student, andthe Elizabeth Myatt award is presented to the outstanding senior languagestudent.Sigma Delta Pi is a national Spanish Honor Society, with a chapterat <strong>McMurry</strong>, that distinguishes students who have completed 18 hoursin Spanish (or have the equivalent profi ciency), have a 3.00 average inSpanish, a 2.75 average overall, and who have completed at least oneadvanced course in Spanish literature or civilization.Departmental Honors for Spanish. Please see the description of theHonors Program under the Special Program section earlier in the catalog.Courses Taught in the Spanish Studies Department:SPAN 1410 Elementary Spanish ISPAN 1420 Elementary Spanich IISPAN 2310 Intermediate Spanish ISPAN 2320 Intermediate Spanish IISPAN 3301 Conversation and PhoneticsSPAN 3331 Grammer and CompositionSPAN 3336 Hispanic Culture and CivilizationSPAN 4311 Survey of Spanish Peninsular LiteratureSPAN 43<strong>12</strong> Survey of Spanish American LiteratureSPAN 4322 Spanish LinguisticsSPAN 4335 Spanish for Teachers and MajorsSPAN 4X95 Independent StudiesSPAN 4X96* Honors TutorialSPAN 4X97* Senior Thesis of ProjectSPAN XX99 Special TopicsCourses Taught in the Servant Leadership Area:SLD 1300 Introduction to EthicsSLD 1310 Concepts and Techniques of Servant LeadershipSLD 2310 Formation of Servant LeadershipSLD 3310 Theories of LeadershipSLD 3320 Dialogue with the OtherSLD 4388 InternshipMINOR IN SERVANT LEADERSHIPCOURSEHOURSSLD 13003SLD 13103SLD 23103SLD 33103SLD 33203SLD 43883TOTAL HOURS 18134
BACHELOR OF ARTSSPANISHSpanish StudiesA MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREEAll degrees require a minimum of <strong>12</strong>0 credit hours, excluding remedial courses. A minimum of 39 credit hours must be advanced level.GENERAL EDUCATIONREQUIREMENTSLEADERSHIP, EXCELLENCE, ANDVIRTUE (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromHIST 2330, 2340,REL 2309,SCI 2310,SLD 1300, 1310SOC 1300MATHEMATICS (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromMATH 1311, 13<strong>12</strong>, 1315, 1320, 2421, 2322, 3351WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (6 hrs)ENG 1310ENG 1320ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 hrs)COMM 1310, 2330CRITICAL REASONING (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromBIMS 1300,COMM 2350,C SC 1322, 1325,ENG 2310, 2320, 2350,MATH 2315,PHIL 2350, 2360UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIANTRADITION (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromREL 1310, 1330, 2330, 2340FINE ARTS (3 hrs)Select 3 hrs fromART 1300,FA 2310,MLH 2301,THRE 1300GLOBAL, SOCIETAL, ANDPERSONAL PERSPECTIVES (11 hrs)World Select 3 hrs fromENG 2330,HIST 1310, 1320,REL 2350,PSC 2350,SOC 2310, 2320Society and Self Select 6 hrs from two disciplinesECON 2310, 2320,HIST 2310, 2320,PSC 2310,PSYC 1340, 2360,SOC 2300,Health and Fitness Select 2 hrs fromH F <strong>12</strong>10H F <strong>12</strong>00 **(for students age 30 or above, or medical exemption)HOURSNATURAL SCIENCE (4 hrs) (as required by major)Select 4 hrs from4BIOL 1401, 2401,CHEM 1400, 1405, 1410,GEOS 1405, 1410, 2420,PHYS 1400, 1401, 1410, 2510TOTAL HOURS 3933333333362MAJOR IN SPANISHSPANISHSPAN 1410, 1420, 2310, 2320,or demonstrate profi ciency throughcompetency testingSPAN 4335Select 15 hrs fromSPAN 3301, 3331, 3336, 4311, 43<strong>12</strong>, 4322, 4X95, 4X99HOURS0-14315TOTAL HOURS 18-32FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:Foreign Language Requirement is met by courses taken in the major.135
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