Since the ultimate success of an idea like this depends on involvement of the campus community, I invite your comments and am open to opportunities for discussion. You can reach me by mail, email, or phone. Additionally, if you know someone else who would be interested in the concept of a Center for Lifelong Learning and Leadership, please let me know. We are all lifelong learners. Lifelong learning and leadership development are inextricably entwined.
Effective leaders are lifelong learners.
Lifelong learners have the capacity to be effective leaders. Lifelong learning and leadership development can be linked to each department and integrated across all disciplines. A course in lifelong learning skills will be developed as a core course for undergraduates. Course topics might include, for example, principles of non-formal education, learning across the lifespan, lifelong learning skills, facilitating lifelong learning, educational technology applications in lifelong learning, critical thinking and creativity, developing learning communities, and philosophy of education. Courses will be designed to complement subject matter in disciplines throughout the various colleges.