Scribner Seminar Program
2006-2007 Titles
The Liberally Educated Leader: Human values in action
Instructor(s): Marie Glotzbach, Theater and Philip Glotzbach, President
Description: What does it mean to be a leader? How have different people who have
approached the world in very different ways become effective leaders? How does one
develop the ethical compass necessary to become an ethical leader? What does an effective
leader need to know and be able to do? What personal characteristics tend to be found
in successful leaders, and how can one develop those traits in oneself? In this seminar,
students will address such questions from various disciplinary, theoretical, and practical
perspectives. They will develop an array of conceptual and experimental “tools” that
will be useful to them in appreciating the fundamental role of leadership in human
affairs and in understanding and evaluating the actions of leaders. Using the Skidmore
campus as a laboratory, students also will participate in a series of exercises and
projects that will help them discover their individual leadership styles and develop
and enhance the personal traits they need to function more effectively as leaders
themselves.
