Leadership Studies—the partnership between UTK faculty, academic/student life administrators, and student leader educators—reflects a shared set of values, vision, and mission that uniquely prepare University of Tennessee students through seamless experiential leadership education.
This approach is more than a curricular or co-curricular; it is an acknowledgement that a meta-curricular community facilitates the 21st century college student’s leadership education. This community of educators’ coaches increasingly career-ready self-authored personally and socially responsible leaders through intentionally structured and progressively complex learning experiences.
WE VALUE
- Authenticity
- Equity
- Ethical behavior
- Collegial partnership
- Universal inclusivity
OUR SHARED PRINCIPLES
- Be respectful, inclusive and behaviorally just
- Cultivate informed self- authorship
- Act in service to others at the university and beyond
- Demonstrate systemic and organizational thinking and action
- Commit to access of leadership education for all
- Strive for interpersonal and contextual
- consciousness and responsive behavior
- Recognize that students learn by coached “doing”
LEADERSHIP STUDIES PROGRAM
- Karen D. Boyd, ELPS Undergraduate Leadership Studies Coordinator, Associate Professor of Practice
- Gary Petree, PhD, Assistant Professor of Practice
ASSOCIATES
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty
- Robert Kelchen, PhD, Department Head and Professor
- Pamela S. Angelle, PhD, Professor
- Jimmy G. Cheek, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chancellor Emeritus
- Jessica Wildfire, EdD, Executive Director for Student Athlete-Development, and ELPS Adjunct Professor
Student Life and Academic Services Offices
- Honors Leadership Program
- James Williams, PhD, Director
- ELPS 350 Sections Offered by instructors from:
- Approved ELPS 350 Practicum Sites Only
- Undergraduate Research Teams
- ELPS Electives Offered
- Non-Degree Undergraduate Leadership Programs Offered in Conjunction with Leadership Studies
