Requirements may be satisfied by completing 18 or more credits related to leadership offered by more than one department, and sponsored by a Program Advisor from the Leadership Advisory Committee. The portfolios are multi-dimensional collections of work that reflect the students' experiences in and out of the classroom as they relate to leadership knowledge, training, and experiences. The purpose is to place the learning in a context of leadership. The goals and purpose of portfolios will be discussed when a student decides to choose the leadership studies minor and will be assessed as part of the capstone course experience. Each student's Program Advisor will work with the student on the development of the portfolio as an on-going project.
Reflection is an important part of the portfolio as well.
Therefore students will consider the strengths and weaknesses of their particular accumulation of skills and knowledge in each area, and their assessment of how to improve their overall learning. The College of Nursing, along with support from departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Human Science and Services, proposes the addition of a formal interdisciplinary minor in thanatology to provide a basic understanding of loss, death, and grief. Health professionals are responding in accelerated ways to growing demands of our society for better quality of care at the end of life. In response to this need, a multidisciplinary committee in thanatology at the University of Rhode Island developed an individualized minor in thanatology two years ago. A growing number of students in the health focus area are availing themselves of this opportunity and finding that this minor augments their preparation for professional practice.