Philanthropic Leadership and Service Minor

Develop and to pursue your passion for service in a thoughtful and rigorous fashion.

Why Philanthropic Leadership and Service at Valpo?

There are currently over one million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. While each organization may attract individuals with particular interests and expertise, these agencies also need leaders with consistent abilities in oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem solving, organization, and public advocacy within the corporate and governmental spheres.

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About Our Philanthropic Leadership and Service Minor

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Overview

The minor in Philanthropic Leadership and Service further develops these core competencies while introducing students to the range of issues facing our communities. Students working in the minor will demonstrate that they have gone beyond volunteering at local organizations to thinking about how they can best continue contributing to these organizations in a long-term and professional capacity. Finally, the minor gives students seeking degrees in other fields an opportunity to develop and to pursue their passion for service in a thoughtful and rigorous fashion.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 18 credit hours is required for the minor in philanthropic leadership and service. Specific requirements are listed below. Recommended courses for specific areas of focus follow.

Required Courses		6 credits
GS 220	Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy and Service	3 credits
ENGL 396	Traditions of Giving and Serving in American Life	3 credits
Elective Courses		12 credits
Twelve credits from the following options:
COMM 265	Public Relations Principles	3 credits
COMM 362	Communication Cases and Campaigns	3 credits
COMM 363	Public Relations: Agency Perspective	3 credits
COMM 364	Public Relations: Social and Digital Relationships	3 credits
ENGL 300	Introduction to Professional Writing	3 credits
FLS 308	Spanish for Service Professionals	3 credits
LS 420	Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences	3 credits
MGT 304	Management and Organizational Behavior	3 credits
MGT 315	Leadership and Interpersonal Skills	3 credits
NUR 212	Introduction to Community-Based Nursing and Health Promotion	3 credits
PHIL 125	The Good Life	3 credits
SOCW 210	Social Welfare: Policy and Services	3 credits
SOC 275	Systems of Social Stratification	3 credits
THEO 332	Christian Theology and the Moral Life	3 credits
Note: No more than two courses (six credits) may be taken from any one department.

Within this set of courses, students may choose to develop a focus area that addresses their specific interest in the nonprofit sector, although such focus areas are not required to complete the minor. Some sample focus areas and possible courses are listed below, but keep in mind that no more than two courses may be taken from any one department:

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