The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students with an opportunity to receive graduate credits in the Leadership Studies program for participating and/or attending conferences, institutes, or other events related to their growth as a scholar and/or professional. Students enrolling in the special topics course(s) will be responsible for attending all conference events, completing the assignments as noted in your syllabus, and other papers and/or projects as assigned by the professor of record.

Students who enroll in this course will be required to attend the ELDA Summer Institute: Leading Schools in a Flat World: Globalization and its Implications for Education, in its entirety, in addition to syllabus requirements of readings and written products.