First-Year students can choose to take the first course in the Leadership Studies program, LEAD 101, as a standalone course or as part of their First-Year Experience Learning Community. The Fall 2026 learning community is:
What's Your Origin Story?
All superheroes have an origin story - you do, too! Explore your superpowers and your Kryptonite. In this learning community you will learn what it takes to be a leader, build self-awareness, and cultivate your own leadership skills. You identify, create, and analyze popular origin stories as well as your origin story and those of local leaders.
- UNIV 110: First-Year Seminar (2 cr.) T/TH 11 am - 11:50 am Kyle Patterson
- LEAD 101: Introduction to Leadership (3 cr.) T/TH 9:30 am – 10:45 am Jim Sturm
Contact Dr. Christine Borden-King-Jones, Director of the First-Year Experience, to sign up for this FYE.
