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Off to college—in high school
When classes start this fall, high school students across the state
Grad students
gain a minor
in leadership
4 CONNECT FALL 2012
A NEW GRADUATE MINOR in
integrative leadership was approved by
the Board of Regents in July. It’s the first
of its kind in the nation, designed to train
future leaders to work across boundaries
of disciplines, organizations, nations, and
geography to solve problems.
The ILM will enhance graduate student
preparation to lead and foster collective
actions. Classes offer training in leadership
theory and civic engagement. In the last
will enroll in courses for college credit through the College in the
Schools program. About 500 juniors and seniors at 22 schools will
take a college course in anatomy and physiology taught by their
own high school teachers under the direction of Murray Jensen,
associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching
and Learning. The program, now starting its sixth year, culminates
in a spring kiosk competition at Coffman Union, where students
describe their work to the public. Winning teams for 2011-12 were
Minnehaha Academy (Golden Femur, top), Eagan (Silver Scapula),
and Cretin-Durham Hall (Bronze Ulna, left). The program is made
possible by a grant from the UCare Fund.
Learn more at msjensen.cehd.umn.edu.
seminar, students will develop ideas to
resolve real-world cases.
The new minor draws on faculty in
CEHD and three other colleges—Humphrey
School of Public Affairs, Carlson School of
Management, and School of Public Health.
CEHD’s Department of Organizational
Leadership, Policy, and Development will
serve as the minor’s academic home.
Find program information at www.cehd.
umn.edu/olpd/grad-programs/ILM.
AVA WICHMANN