The Loop
Leadership Studies and Programs Kansas State University Issue 7, Spring 2007
Susan Scott, Director, Leadership Studies and Programs
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en years building the learning community known as Leadership Studies and Programs — and 20 years of leading through service in the K-State Community Service Program — truly monumental events worth celebrating! What a worthwhile endeavor; what a wonderful opportunity to reflect; to learn; and to use lessons from our history to plan for the future. Let me briefly share with you highlights of these two strands. Thanks to Professor William L. Richter of the political science department for the following reflections on history of the community service strand: “In the mid 1980s, Dr. Marvin Kaiser received a Kellogg Fellowship. He returned to K-State from that experience with a somewhat vague notion of creating a
program that would engage students in community service. Over the course of the next couple of years, Marv met with interested colleagues to shape the idea into a proposal. Sue Maes, Bill Feyerharm, Marv and myself developed the proposal that was eventually funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). This project was the first summer team, and I believe it was 1987. Students spent spring semester preparing for their service experience of 8 to 10 weeks in the host community.” Concurrently, Jan Flora and Jim Franke were also beginning the Kansas Center for Rural Initiative which also involved Marv Kaiser and Bill Richter. The key to the success of both operations was the hiring of Carol (Peak) Gould. “She was selected from a strong field of applicants and when Marv left K-State to become Dean of Liberal Arts at Portland State, Carol was appointed director of both programs and continued to serve in that role until she left K-State to take a position with the City of Junction City in the fall of 2005. It would be hard to overstate Carol’s CSP/ KCRI Commitment, dedication, and impact. During this time, however, she also was active in the community, including running
Above: K-State students, faculty and staff gather in the Union during the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Leadership Studies in March.
for and serving on the Manhattan City Commission,” Richter said. Internationalization of CSP Sometime in the late 1980s, Carol received a phone call asking if she would be willing to oversee a student project for political science credit that involved a student, Jeff Bottenberg, serving in Costa Rica in a community service team model. Soon thereafter, CSP projects developed in the Dominican Republic and other Latin American locations. In 1993, CSP expanded the international programs from the Western hemisphere. This was accomplished with another FIPSE grant. Political science student, Shante Moore, who had served the previous year in Paraguay, and anthropology
student Brian Becker developed nine community service projects in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Teams were also sent to Jordan for several years, largely due to the assistance of Cosima Hadidi, a K-State graduate. With Carol’s resignation in 2005, a major organizational change was implemented. Community Service Program moved from the auspices of the Provost office to Leadership Studies and Programs within the College of Education. This was an acknowledgement that service and academic leadership learning are part of the larger role of assisting students to take their place leading in a global community. (Susan’s intro cont. on page 12)
the loop contents New Faces Anniversary Global Influence Dean Holen Award Alt. Spring Break
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Coach Prince Class Coffman Institue Development Update Continuing Education Scholarships
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Kan. Campus Compact AmeriCorps Service Curriculum Update Student Interns American Humanics
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Leadership Ambassadors 14 Student & Alumni Profiles 15 Assessment 15 Updated Website Info 15 Contact Information 16