Can Leadership Be Taught?

Students begin the year with a day-long retreat led by an outside leadership specialist. 1 2

During the transdisciplinary course, students hear from and work with leaders in fields related to that semester’s topic.

Research consistently shows that leadership is primarily developed through experience—though how to hone and practice leadership can be learned. The Transdisciplinary Leadership Program focuses on both these realms; the course, leadership role, and capstone give students real-world experience to practice and to develop their leadership skills while specific lessons and tasks are designed to help focus students on strong leadership traits and practices. 3

Developed by TLP faculty and leadership experts, the transdisciplinary course has a dedicated curriculum devoted to leadership readings, activities, and assignments.