Campus & Community Life
Lead IUPUI
Mission and Vision
Campus and Community Life strives to enable each student of Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) to develop as civic leaders with a heightened sense of responsibility to each community they are a part of, now and in the future. We will prepare students, through the creation and application of knowledge and experience, to accomplish change that benefits the common good.
Students will develop leadership capacities that allow them to utilize complex cognitive skills through critical and reflective thinking. They will acquire an understanding and value the diversity of society while gaining a consciousness of self. Students will become socially responsible leaders who incorporate ethics, knowledge and practical competencies in their lives knowing their choices impact individuals, communities, and social institutions locally and globally.
To create an environment that promotes civic engagement and leadership, Campus and Community Life will encourage scholarship, education, and service grounded in impacting the greater community. IUPUI currently provides a rich array of educational experiences in the areas of civic engagement and leadership. Our mission is to increase, enhance, and integrate these experiences to empower students to be civically engaged citizens, scholars, and leaders in communities on campus, in Indiana, the nation, and the world.
Values
Campus and Community Life will foster development in students to become…
1. Self-aware and interdependently sensitive individuals
- Be a part of communities where they participate in mutual values, goals, and assumptions
- Engage in opportunities for cooperative and service learning experiences
2. Democratic citizens
- Develop citizenship potential, empower themselves as citizens, and exercise citizenship
- Gain a personal commitment to identify and advance social interests
3. Educated persons
- Attain a mastery of subject matter as well as development of skills that foster competencies
- Develop strong relationships with faculty and staff members
- Participate in course material surrounding the history of leadership and various leadership theories
4. Skilled workers
- Cooperate in learning experiences in which to apply their knowledge base of leadership
- Pursue opportunities for internships and professional mentoring
5. Life skills manager
- Convey knowledge about practical living such as financial management, health management, and family management
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive complexity
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Engage with others in constructive ways by engaging in principled discourse, accepting and appreciating other world views, and managing conflict constructively
- Develop critical thinking skills
- View leadership as a process not a position
- Have an openness to change
Knowledge acquisition, integration, and application
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Understand history of leadership and current leadership theories
- Understand identity development models
- Gain knowledge of diverse cultures and oppressed groups
- Value the interdisciplinary approach to leadership by understanding the roots of leadership, integrating leadership learning across disciplines, and enacting leadership in specific contexts
- Practice organizational thinking by understanding group dynamics
- Understand organizational structures and political systems, and navigating complex systems
- Be committed to life long learning
Humanitarianism
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Gain knowledge of humanitarian issues by understanding uses of power and nature of oppression and being aware of cultural and personal differences
- Practice humanitarian skills such as trusting and respecting others, empathizing and accessing culturally appropriate resources
- Value humanitarian states of mind by being committed to cross-cultural communication, valuing social responsibility , and being committed to social justice
Civic engagement
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Create effective change by practicing collective efficacy
- Develop common purpose
- Develop civic awareness by valuing civic responsibility and practicing engaged citizenship
Intrapersonal and interpersonal competence
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Gain knowledge about one’s self by developing consciousness of self-confidence, and feelings of matters, managing personal emotions, and valuing cultural heritage
- Apply self-knowledge by practicing self-efficacy, congruence and commitment, identifying passions, and discussing cultural differences and issues
- Work with others by practicing collaboration and controversy with civility, engaging across difference, and being committed to ethical action
Practical competence
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Develop effective communication skills by practicing written and oral communication
- Develop personal leadership skills by setting individual goals, practicing risk-taking and management, delegating, serving as a role model, managing people and tasks, and facilitating group processes
- Develop group leadership by developing leadership in peers, identifying common purpose in groups, goal setting, applying problem solving strategies, and valuing recognition and organizational sustainability
Persistence and academic achievement
Students participating in the Lead IUPUI will learn to…
- Effectively apply knowledge, skills, and competencies from leadership programs to other academic coursework and personal involvements
- Persist to degree and/or certificate completion
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