Particular attention is given to multicultural issues, gender issues, conflict resolution and exploration of current issues such as poverty, employment, family, changing workplace demographics, political and economic freedoms, etc. Orientation Weekend provides you and your fellow PLCers with a unique environment in which to begin building the comfortable community essential to wrestling with the often challenging leadership issues you will encounter during the next two years. After Orientation Weekend, the academic portion of PLC begins along with your other University classes. Each week you will attend Lecture and Recitation . Lectures are two-hour, interactive presentations given by community leaders to all sixty first year scholars.
Recitations are small group discussions made up of ten first year scholars.
Each two-hour recitation is facilitated by a highly trained PLC alumnus. The combination of these sessions challenges you to become a more effective leader through focused readings, critical written analyses, and in-depth discussions. In addition to Lectures and Recitations, you will have the opportunity to learn from experience through a number of off-campus programs. These programs encourage you to interact with leaders in specific non-profit, governmental and business communities. You will participate in the Colorado Seminar Series , gaining practical, hands-on experience.