Dr. Rosemary McGowan
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Recruitment & Admissions Office - Brantford Campus
Learning about leadership, business and time management!
May 21/08
There are many things about the Leadership program here at Laurier Brantford that I did not know before. While I knew programs like this one are not very common, I did not find out until talking to Dr. Rosemary McGowan, program co-ordinator, that Laurier Brantford’s leadership program is in fact the only undergraduate leadership program in
“While there are Master’s level programs in Leadership in Canada and some
universities offer Leadership courses as part of other existing programs, [ours]
is the only undergraduate program specifically targeting leadership,” said Dr.
McGowan.
I must admit my lack of knowledge about this program
does not end there. Dr. McGowan took the time to answer all of my questions, and then some!
Aside from offering leadership students with, “the opportunity to study leadership issues in both traditional, business-type organizations as well as in the not-for-profit and co-operative sectors,” the program also has a number of options for students to concentrate their area of study within the program.
These options include Human Resources Management, Administration, and, beginning this fall, International Development.
“We want students to develop key leadership skills including working with and
leading teams, developing strategy and vision, understanding organizational and
environmental challenges and opportunities, building credibility, project
planning and ethics,” said McGowan, who is a firm believer in community
involvement as a healthy part of a complete education.
“Get involved!” she said, adding that, “Great friendships have developed from
getting involved with campus life.”
While it’s a great idea to get involved in as much as you can, McGowan also
reminds everyone that time management is key.
“As senior students have said to me, time management is one of the biggest
challenges and skills that they have learned.” I can vouch for that!
McGowan suggests, “Take advantage of the resources offered on campus. There are
terrific workshops on study skills, essay writing, time management, etc.; these
workshops will help you…and they’re free!”
She also advises students not to hesitate in seeking extra help from
professors, saying, “We’re a small campus and professors want to see you do
well!”
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