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Leading the way with TOMS shoes
Offering inspiring advice, Blake Mycoskie, founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS shoes, spoke at an SPA Leadership Program co-sponsored event about his intriguing company, which gives a pair of shoes to a child in ne... [read more]
This September, the sophomore class of the SPA Leadership program traded their busy DC lifestyles for a weekend of picking green beans in the dirt, weeding through thorny plants, and stocking shelves – all a part of their volunteer project with... [read more]
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About the Program
The SPA Leadership Program was created in 1990 to offer students the experience, skills, and knowledge to prepare them for leadership roles in the public service. It is four-year, 15-unit course of study that culminates in a certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies. Through a competitive application process, each year 35 first-year students are selected and advance together through the four-year program. In the first year students work in small groups, together with a second-year student acting as teaching assistant, to plan and implement a social action project in the Washington D.C. area. First-year and second year students take a year-long course, meeting weekly to explore leaders and leadership theory and practice. The second year emphasizes social movements, social action and US domestic policy. The second year also gives students hands-on experience in fundraising, writing grant proposals, and pairs students with D.C. professionals who serve as their mentors. In the first semester of the third year, Leadership students intern in one of the many public and private agencies in the D.C. area, and participate in a seminar to explore organizational behavior, professionalism, and public policy. Finally, in their last term at AU, Leadership students return for a senior seminar in leadership theory and practice. This year the seniors are studying leadership and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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