Description
This course introduces the student to leadership and service in higher education. Included is an abridged overview of various eras of higher educational history from the Ptolemaic dynasty to modern times, with emphasis on modes of teaching and learning, educational leadership and student life through the ages. In the modern context, this course compares contemporary campus cultures, objectives and settings, including public, private, and for profit colleges, as well as adult learning centers, online colleges, community colleges, universities, and professional/research institutes. Included is an introduction to structures of campus governance and areas of leadership and service delivery. (3 units; Fall)