Leaders are made, not born, in new academic program Vol. Leaders are made, not born, in new academic program Don't tell Audrey Helfman that leaders are born, not made. Not everyone who takes a course in leadership will go on to become CEO of a company, but that doesn't mean that person can't be a leader.
Leadership can happen at various levels of an organization.
Helfman already teaches two of the three courses in leadership that will make up the core of the minor, which was approved by the University Faculty Senate at its Feb. 7 meeting. On April 26, retired Gen. Charles Krulak, former commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at Mitchell Hall to kick off the new minor. The consumer studies department, where the leadership minor is housed, is developing an application process for interested students and will begin accepting them for the minor during the fall semester. Most will begin their course work in the spring. We define leadership as preparing people to be responsible in their organizations, in their communities and even in their homes, so it has broad application.