{"id":6608,"date":"2025-05-20T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/education\/2025\/05\/20\/leadership-studies-minor-capstone-course-mobilizes-students-to-aid-orange-county-youth\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:33:02","slug":"leadership-studies-minor-capstone-course-mobilizes-students-to-aid-orange-county-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/education\/2025\/05\/20\/leadership-studies-minor-capstone-course-mobilizes-students-to-aid-orange-county-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Studies Minor Capstone Course Mobilizes Students to Aid Orange County Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Students completing Chapman University\u2019s Leadership Studies minor, offered through Attallah College of Educational Studies, finish their program each spring with LEAD<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246523268 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">497, \u201cSenior Seminar: Leadership Integrative Capstone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW246523268 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">The course turns leadership theory into practice; this semester, the class partnered with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standupforkids.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StandUp for Kids<\/a> to address urgent challenges facing unhoused and at-risk youth in Orange County.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Led by Tara<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Widner, Ph.D., <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">instructional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">associate professor and director of leadership studies programs, the 30-student<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0course used adaptive leadership theory to confront a complex societal issue chosen through a \u201cShark Tank\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25649891 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">style pitch session. 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Two students completed the OC Half <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Marathon,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> and one ran the 5K, securing more than $5,000 in pledges. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">On<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ampus tabling events boosted donations, and a Panther Experiential Philanthropy Project <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">(PEPP) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">grant added $2,000, bringing the total to upward of $7,000 for the non<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">profit\u2019s youth programs.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW199583276 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124670415 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124670415 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cThis year\u2019s capstone students went above and beyond, addressing adaptive aspects of youth homelessness while raising significant funds and creating a lasting internship,\u201d Widner said. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to their leadership practice.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124670415 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">The course, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">LEAD<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">497, employs the \u201ccase<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">in<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131694715 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">point\u201d method pioneered at Harvard University, rotating \u201cdesignated authority\u201d days so students can lead class sessions and assess group dynamics in real time. 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