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The Leadership Studies Program at Hardin-Simmons University is a multi-disciplinary academic minor with students and faculty from all areas of campus. All organizations throughout society need vibrant and effective leadership. They require leaders who have the insight to identify opportunities and threats and the abilities to rally others around them in pursuit of a common cause. Leadership studies students study the rules, principles, and theories of leadership in a diverse set of academic courses. From traditional management and organization theory to entrepreneurship and venture creation, students are exposed to many of the same concepts that are taught in business schools and touted by business consultants. In addition, leadership studies students also examine the concepts of leadership, teamwork, and organization from a liberal arts perspective. Leadership in theatre, critical thinking and problem solving, ethics, leadership in film, great leaders of history, cults and charismatic leaders, and quantitative analysis classes help introduce core concepts in different ways. Leadership studies students practice developing leadership and organization skills in a number of workshop and skills classes. Skill-based courses include model united nations, creativity, outdoor leadership, leading teams, and a variety of leadership workshop and travel classes. Students also develop skills and confidence through a variety of out-of-class and extracurricular activities.
FB memory from one year ago. For those of us who share these experiences, the thought of taking traditional, in-class, lecture-and-textbook classes is intolerable. This is better! This is what we do. Break free from the Matrix and see for yourself.
An announcement in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education for a groundbreaking new pedagogy to prepare students for the future. We’ve been groundbreaking for years!!! This is one more piece of evidence that should convince everyone to come experience what we have to offer.
Ran across a Katy Trail video online this morning and it reminded me of our wonderful week-long adventure. We will be on our January ride in two months. Hoping that we have interest in a summer ride before going to Ireland.
https://youtu.be/af4bRrYpriU
Bike ride by students in the Leadership Studies Program at Hardin-Simmons University from Kansas border to Mississippi River along the Katy Trail (and beyond...
When we grade, “exceptional” means better than good—it is the top performance category. The students who wrote, organized, and put on the conference did an EXCEPTIONAL job. The participants, who gave up a good chunk of their weekend, were also EXCEPTIONAL—they invested their precious time to go above and beyond the ordinary. Kudos to everyone!!!
Parks and Rec. awards.
When we grade, “exceptional” means better than good—it is the top performance category. The students who wrote, organized, and put on the conference did an EXCEPTIONAL job. The participants, who gave up a good chunk of their weekend, were also EXCEPTIONAL—they invested their precious time to go above and beyond the ordinary. Kudos to everyone!!!
Continental Congress Awards.
TCS3 is just about to get started. Registration, training session, opening ceremony, and dinner break are finished (almost) and Session 1 is about to roll.
Had a fun night serving at the FBC Trunk or Treat event tonight. Appreciative for so many students coming out to help!
Our weekend retreat once again reinforced to me the value of learning beyond the classroom. We are so much more than lectures and textbooks. Try one of our classes next semester and see for yourself.
Foundations students had a WONDERFUL Fall Break weekend practicing the skills that we study in class at Big Country Baptist Assembly. This experience is now part of this course—we will do it again next semester. Videos are coming!
We were heading out on this wonderful adventure on this day last year. Looking forward to doing it again next year!!!
https://youtu.be/bZmHp7lpGpY
BRAT documentary video made by Art students for their video production class assignment. Forgive the overabundance of hair--it has since been tamed. :-)
Finally got a story written about our MUN experience last month. We are now two weeks to Texas Crisis Simulation 3.
On Sept. 21, the Hardin-Simmons Leadership Program’s Model United Nations team attended the Dallas-Fort Worth Model United Nations conference at UT Dallas. Two HSU students returned to campus having received individual honors, and the entire team represented Hardin-Simmons with excellent problem-s...
Today is our commitment and planning meeting for this summer's study abroad adventure on the Emerald Isle!
Found this song by David Dunn tonight while looking for BRAT8 music. Good message.
https://youtu.be/APeQ4aFhGNM
'Spend A Life' is available wherever you get your music: https://daviddunn.lnk.to/sal I wrote 'Spend a Life' because I had a kid. For the first time in my li...
Super proud of these BRAT8 cyclists for giving up their Saturday morning to put in 31.2 tough miles to Albany. Hard work, dedication, sacrifice, determination, and team work are the ingredients of success.
Good training ride tonight. Getting longer and stronger. Riding tomorrow and Saturday as well. BRAT8!
We are looking for students who want to do something extraordinary with their higher education. Join us next semester!
Our January “Red River to Rio Grande” ride is shaping up to be our most participated-in ride to date. With veterans and newbies, BRAT8 is shaping up to be another wonderful adventure. #livelifelikecooper
We watched this today in our Model United Nations class while studying the founding and principles of the United Nations. We watched this with a sense of conviction and calling for action rather than just for information. There are exciting things in the works through our program--and these issues reside at the core of what's happening. :-)
https://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights/
Watch video and learn the definition of , which you are entitled by virtue of being human. Learn more about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the actions you can take to defend them and bring awareness.
We are hoping to bring back something from our past (which we were very good at doing) to help our students of the future. Besides being a really good thing to do, it will give LDSP students access to career and internship opportunities with some of the biggest companies in the world. Stay tuned!
Some people go through life looking for the path of least resistance. Others seek out challenge and things more difficult. This group stepped up and did something extraordinary. We had a tremendous experience at DFW MUN. All were superb—and Alex Hudson was named Distinguished Delegate in the Security Council and Noah Jones was named Outstanding Delegate in the General Assembly. Super proud of the whole team for taking the difficult and better path!
We are at UT-Dallas participating in the DFW Model United Nations Conference. Leadership Studies people taking the lead in an unmoderated caucus in General Assembly.
We are thankful for the support of the Hemphill family. Congratulations!
John J. Keeter, Jr. Alumni Service Award
Congratulations to Hilton Hemphill class of 1963! Hemphill graduated magna cm laude from HSU with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. He then earned a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and married Carolyn Armstrong whom he met at HSU. He and his late wife, Carolyn, generously supported the university for many years, supporting myriad causes ranging from capital projects, to football, to custom HSU Bibles for new students. They established endowments for scholarships, athletic programs and the Leadership Studies program.
“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” - Colin Powell
There are so many points of connection between this video and what we do through the Leadership Studies Program (I'm typing as MUN students are coming in for class). We are hoping for big announcements about these connections in weeks to come.
United Nations: In 2015, 193 United Nations member countries adopted a new sustainable development agenda and global agreement on climate change. Now, at the...
“A management and social entrepreneurship program, heavy on experience-based education, with a multi-disciplinary and liberal arts perspective.” That’s how I describe our program to interested others in as few words as possible. We also emphasize the development of the “soft skills” needed by leaders in all types of organizations.
We plan to bring back an Enactus program (formerly SIFE) to our LDSP students. We had a very successful SIFE program for eight years. The service opportunities, experience- and resume-building activities, and connections to the more than 160 corporations that support and hire Enactus students is one more reason to join us in the Leadership Studies Program at HSU.
https://youtu.be/OT9bSTns4Q0
We believe investing in students who take entrepreneurial action for others creates a better world for us all.
We have a full team of cyclists for a January ride. Planning to honor Cooper again with this year’s adventure.
https://youtu.be/6LvAmWcowdw
Bike Ride from Abilene to Quintana Beach, TX in January 2019 to honor the memory of Cooper Potts--who died in an ATV accident September 2, 2018. The ride was...
The students have spoken. We are off to Ireland 🇮🇪 this summer! Time to get planning.
Traveling to Ireland? Here are 10 hacks you need to know ☘️
Come with us and see for yourself.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/worlds-most-livable-cities-2019-trnd/index.html
Melbourne, Australia, is second on the list of the world's most livable cities, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Find out which grand old European capital edges it out on the top 10 list.
Who’s in?
Dr. Coleman Patterson, director of the leadership studies program and professor of management and leadership, traveled to Ireland this summer for sabbatical and to explore opportunities for study abroad trips. He plans to return next summer with a group of students for a Cross-Cultural Leadership co...
Words from our 2016 LDSP students about the benefits of summer study abroad in Austria. Are we heading back this summer? We will talk about it in this week’s Late Night. All HSU undergraduates are welcome!
Video produced by Hardin-Simmons University to describe study abroad experience with students in the Leadership Studies Program.
The new year is up and rolling. We have our first information and interest meeting tomorrow at noon for upcoming long-distance bike rides. We’re excited to see who will respond to the call for this adventure of a lifetime.
Compilation of recap videos from our first eight bike rides. Rides are organized and executed by students in the Leadership Studies Program at Hardin-Simmons...
We have a new YouTube channel. Check out our videos and those in our specialized playlists. Subscribe and keep up with our adventures.
A new year is upon us and many great experiences await. Join us and get the most out of your college experience.
Reject ordinary. Our classes and opportunities are available to all HSU students. Stop by 107 Skiles to get involved. Don’t miss out.
Memories from some of our recent “beyond the classroom” adventures. Included are clips from Vienna, four bike rides, New York City, and presidential library visits.
#stampede2019 #going2hsu #hardinsimmons #hsuleadership #hsulife
My kids were 6, 4, and 1 when I became director of the Leadership Studies Program. They have grown up participating in program activities and travels and interacting with LDSP students. Their personalities and ways of understanding the world have been shaped by the opportunities provided by our program and students.
We were fortunate to explore Ireland together as a family this summer as part of a sabbatical to discover places to study and visit on future study abroad adventures with HSU students. Here’s a short look at some of the things seen and adventures to come.
A solemn lesson from Vienna.
We had a more solemn morning exploring monuments from a very dark period in Vienna’s history. Adolph Hitler, when he was about the age of our students, lived in Vienna. It was here that his warped philosophy of hate and bigotry started to take form (see Mein Kampf, Chapter 2). The apartment he lived in during those early years is about two-thirds of a mile from our dorm. He walked the same streets that we’ve walked in the past 12 days.
We walked to his apartment building this morning and took note of brass plaques on the sidewalks in our neighborhood. They represent the Jewish residents who were evicted from their apartments and deported—many to concentration camps. One source that I found said that “In total, 950 Jews from the Neubau District fell victim to annihilation.”
We stopped by the Academy of Fine Arts, where Hitler was twice rejected admission, and visited a memorial to the Jews under Nazi control and a memorial against fascism and war. A stop at Heldenplatz, where Hitler addressed a huge crowd of Austrians after the Anschluss in 1938, and a visit to the Flak towers in Augarten finished a meaningful morning of visits.
#hsutravels #cowboysinvienna
The song that we used for our 2017 Mexico-to-Canada Bike Ride video appeared in something I watched tonight. It made me think of these wonderful memories. We are definitely not a “textbook and lecture” program.
Bike Ride Across the States 2017. Students in the Leadership Studies Program at Hardin-Simmons University rode bicycles from Eagle Pass, Texas to the border ...
More wonderful memories from last summer.
And memories from two short months ago with the Civil Rights Movement travel course. Moving and inspirational. Action is required.
https://youtu.be/JJ0PklFs8ls
Civil Rights Movement travel course with students from the Ministry, Social Work, and Leadership Studies Program at Hardin-Simmons University. The trip took ...
Memories from our visit to Vienna last July. Hoping for a Vienna-Ireland adventure next year.
https://youtu.be/86-fV7Svv4w
HSU Leadership's 3 week study abroad trip in Vienna, Austria.
In case you ever wondered how our long distance rides get started, here's a clue. A couple of hours and Google Maps. Might this be our third Mexico-to-Canada ride??? :-)
Since we're looking at maps and travels. Here's where we've gone since last summer (excluding our time and extra travels in Vienna). Oh, the places you'll go with HSU Leadership Studies. Why be normal???
The pink line across and around the the map is where we traveled this past month. Looking forward to taking LDSP students back and sharing a similar adventure in the future.
We’ve been to Vienna six times. It is always fun seeing the excitement in the eyes of students as they see and experience new things. Looking forward to similar moments on upcoming adventures in Ireland. These are some of the things seen in the past week. It’s not one thing that makes us different, it’s everything!
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When we grade, “exceptional” means better than good—it is the top performance category. The students who wrote, organized, and put on the conference did an EXCEPTIONAL job. The participants, who gave up a good chunk of their weekend, were also EXCEPTIONAL—they invested their precious time to go above and beyond the ordinary. Kudos to everyone!!! Parks and Rec. awards.
When we grade, “exceptional” means better than good—it is the top performance category. The students who wrote, organized, and put on the conference did an EXCEPTIONAL job. The participants, who gave up a good chunk of their weekend, were also EXCEPTIONAL—they invested their precious time to go above and beyond the ordinary. Kudos to everyone!!! Continental Congress Awards.
BRAT documentary video made by Art students for their video production class assignment. Forgive the overabundance of hair--it has since been tamed. :-)
Our January “Red River to Rio Grande” ride is shaping up to be our most participated-in ride to date. With veterans and newbies, BRAT8 is shaping up to be another wonderful adventure. #livelifelikecooper
We are hoping to bring back something from our past (which we were very good at doing) to help our students of the future. Besides being a really good thing to do, it will give LDSP students access to career and internship opportunities with some of the biggest companies in the world. Stay tuned!
We are at UT-Dallas participating in the DFW Model United Nations Conference. Leadership Studies people taking the lead in an unmoderated caucus in General Assembly.
Reject ordinary. Our classes and opportunities are available to all HSU students. Stop by 107 Skiles to get involved. Don’t miss out. Memories from some of our recent “beyond the classroom” adventures. Included are clips from Vienna, four bike rides, New York City, and presidential library visits. #stampede2019 #going2hsu #hardinsimmons #hsuleadership #hsulife
Awareness of individual differences and personality types, stress management, rational and creative problem solving, supportive communication, power and influence, teamwork, and lots of laughing, good memories, and deeper friendships. Great weekend!
A quick stop on the way to the University of Florida for the Florida Crisis Simulation. We had a wonderful trip and are ready for a productive conference.
PBS is showing the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert right now. They are featuring the Vienna State Opera House with the ballet. A favorite of ours!
“It’s impossible,” said pride. “It’s risky,” said experience. “It’s pointless,” said reason. “Give it a try,” whispered the heart.
Wonderful LBJ trip with some fabulous folks!
We continued our study of the first four atomic-age presidents today with a visit to Dealey Plaza, Kennedy Memorial, and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. We will visit the LBJ Presidential Library and Ranch in two weeks. We’ve had a fun and educational weekend!
Abilene and Oklahoma City
Stopped in the Abilene Visitors Center in Kansas and saw our friendship proclamation from our 2016 bike ride. Yay!
Big day with our Presidents class. Truman Library and Museum, Crown Center, Hallmark Visitors Center, Union Station, Kansas Capitol, Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site, and Kansas State University—including the Staley School of Leadership Studies (which enrolls one out of four undergraduates at KSU). *Our LDSP students are in another state going through their empty building on a Friday evening—think about that.
Those who follow us know about the amazing educational opportunities offered to LDSP students. Here’s a sneak peek at things to come in the next few months. Wow!
Kirsten's Vienna video. Awesome video from a tremendous adventure in Austria.
Public transportation is wonderful in Vienna. The dorm is close to the subway and even closer to the streetcar. Here is a little view from this morning.
What do you do when your plans unexpectedly change? When in Vienna, you can go to a palace instead.
Had a tour of the Wien Universitat this morning. Founded in 1365, it is the oldest German-speaking university in the world. With 94,000 students spread out across 90-plus centers around Vienna, it is also huge—and available for free to the people of Austria. Neat to see something something different and similar. And yes, I wanted to go deliver a lecture in this hall!
Our third stop today was the Wiener Zentralfriedhof (Vienna Central Cemetery). We saw the final resting places of the people we’ve been studying the last few days—Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, the Strausses, Lanner, Schoenberg, and a Mozart memorial.
We also took a tour of the Wiener Staatsoper today. One of the finest and most famous opera halls in the world.
Today started off with a visit to Mozarthaus. Wonderful history and stories from this fantastic apartment. Mozart, Hummel, Haydn, Beethoven and others have connections to this place.
After lunch, we visited the Haus der Musik. The museum features sections on the Vienna Philharmonic, the Great Composers of Vienna, and interactive lessons on sound, music, and conducting.
Had a tour of the Musikverein this morning. One of my personal favorites. People around the world know this hall from the yearly New Year’s Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
When in Vienna...
This.
We’ve had a big week in Missouri. Starting in Kansas this past Sunday, we will dip our feet in the Mississippi River tomorrow. Well done!
We got some trail riding experience today in preparation for the Katy Trail ride that we will start next week. Very different from what we’re used to, but in a good (and slower) way.
Led six one-hour sessions today teaching 5-6 graders (plus teachers and parents) from Water Valley ISD about long-distance cycling, our BRAT adventures, the Leadership Studies Program, and HSU. It was a good day.
Highlights from the inaugural Texas Crisis Simulation at Hardin-Simmons University. The conference was hosted by students in the Model United Nations class through the Leadership Studies Program. It was wonderful!
Memories from the past week. We had a wonderful conference and time in Gainesville. The trip home...meh. :-)
Things are going well at FLCS!
While the students are starting their afternoon sessions, thought I would pop into a familiar old place.
Leading Teams class observing rehearsal of Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, Yes, they are VERY good. :-)
The Model United Nations class has also started very well. We've studied the history, founding, and structure of the United Nations and the founding documents--including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition to our past MUN experiences, the course concepts relate closely to those studied in the Civil Rights Movement Travel Course, the Great Leaders of History--Washington D.C. course, the Presidents course, and travel courses to New York City and Vienna. If you need an introduction or reminder to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, here is a really good video. It is "The Story of Human Rights" by HumanRights.com. It is informative, educational, and a call to action for our "will be" world changers in our program.
As Rufus says about the Wyld Stallyns at the end of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, "They get better." Students in the Leading Teams class are not only learning about leadership and teamwork within musical ensembles, they are getting the chance to conduct and perform in several ensembles as well. Each of the ten students in the class is learning to play the saxophone!!! Here's what we sound like after two short lessons. They are already getting better. And yes, I do have that many saxophones. Been collecting them for a while in anticipation of this class. :-)
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