The Pioneer Leadership Program is a residential college with a four-year minor in leadership studies. Coursework in the first year addresses basic concepts of leadership, learning about your own approach to leadership and major theories of teamwork.
Classes address community leadership, social responsibility, and citizenship.
Students are required to volunteer twenty hours per quarter. Volunteer activities include mentoring youngsters in elementary schools, participating in the creation of a youth corps, or spending time at a young teen girls club in a nearby Denver Housing Project. In the third year, students are encouraged to study abroad or participate in a volunteer project that places them in a different culture with diverse populations. This program is multidisciplinary, with an emphasis on team-teaching, and visits from a large variety of leaders. PLP faculty use a variety of experiential tools, minimizing the lecture mode.