Philanthropic Leadership and Service
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.
The Philanthropic Leadership and Service Minor
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.
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:
| 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 |
| LS 420 | Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| FLS 308 | Spanish for Service Professionals | 3 credits |
| NUR 212 | Introduction to Community-Based Nursing and Health Promotion | 3 credits |
| Note: the course below is missing from the overall list of available electives above (info from 2015-16 UG catalog, p. 359). | ||
| NUR 418 | Global Health Issues | 3 credits |
| SOCW 210 | Social Welfare: Policy and Services | 3 credits |
| SOC 275 | Systems of Social Stratification | 3 credits |
| LS 420 | Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| ENGL 300 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 3 credits |
| PHIL 125 | The Good Life | 3 credits |
| THEO 332 | Christian Theology and the Moral Life | 3 credits |
| LS 420 | Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| COMM 363 | Public Relations: Agency Perspective | 3 credits |
| ENGL 300 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 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 |
Administrative Committee
Martin Buinicki
Associate Professor of English and Walter G. Friedrich Professor of American Literature
Tel: 219.464.5320
Email: Martin.Buinicki@valpo.edu