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Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

 

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The Collin College Leadership Development Institute (LDI) is an academic initiative that incorporates key leadership principles into the curriculum of core courses.  Students have the opportunity to explore and develop their personal and professional knowledge and skills and abilities in the area of leadership as it is associated with a specific core discipline while gaining core course credits.

LDI is dedicated to the development of leaders through education and provides experiential opportunities for students seeking to make a positive difference in their lives and in the community.

LDI classes may partner with the Leadership Empowerment and Development (LEAD) co-curricular program for many activities, including the following events:

  • Interview current Leaders
  • Leadership in the Movies
  • Readings, Discussions and Debates
  • Museum Scanvanger Hunts
  • ROPES Course
  • Guest Speakers
  • Leadership skills: visioning, resume writing, Communication, ethics and more
  • Team Building Activites
  • And Much More.....

Key leadership topics integrated into core courses include communication, problem solving, decision-making, ethics and more.

To search for LDI - integrated courses on the e-schedule, select term, campus and subject. Scroll down to Attribute Type, select Leadership Development and then click on search button.

All students are eligible to register for LDI - integrated courses. See below for the integrated courses offered of Spring 2022:

                 
      Spring 2022   Leadership Development Courses      
                 
McKinney Campus                
Crse Subj Sec Title CRN Time Days Campus Instructor
CRJU 1301 300 Intro Criminal Justice 20056 8:30-9:45 a.m. TR MC DeBoer, Leroy
SPCH 1311 316 Intro Speech 26343  10:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. m.TR MC Wohead, Judith
Frisco Campus                
Crse Subj Sec Title CRN Time Days Campus Instructor
GOVT 2305 206 Federal Govt (Const & topics) 21294 10:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. TR FC StJohn, Debra
GOVT 2306 203 Texas Govt (Const & topics) 21300 11:00-11:50 p.m.  MW FC Hargis, Jessica
Plano Campus                
Crse Subj Sec Title CRN Time Days Campus Instructor
ENGL         . TR PC Ranta, Lari
GOVT  NA   Federal Govt (Const & topics)  Fall 2022   .      



For more information on The Leadership Development Institute, contact:

 

Dr. Debra St. John
Director, Leadership Development Institute                                                   
dstjohn@collin.edu
Preston Ridge Campus, L231
972-377-1617

When registering click on the Attributes button and scroll down to Leadership Development to locate LDI classes