Hence, you will notice that the course schedule, planned assignments, and classroom strategies emphasize active discussion and careful scrutiny of texts and ideas. I expect to learn much from your participation in the course. The course listserv, particularly, far from being a gimmick, will be a powerful venue for challenging ideas, spirited discussion, collaboration on research, and critical writing. I know that the listserv will be the highlight of the course, the most challenging dimension of our semester. I also expect you to learn much from each other and from available scholarship on our subjects, engaging regularly in thoughtful, creative discourse and in research activities and assignments shared with the class.
Honors is about taking risks in our intellectual growth.
I welcome the opportunity to share the honors experience with you in this class. I am ready. I trust you are. The course is designed to expose you to the areas of knowledge and competence that are fundamental to the study and practice of leadership in a variety of settings. We will try to come to grips with the conceptual aspect of leadership as well as the skills needed to actually practice effective leadership.