Organizational Leadership 713

Organizational Leadership Program, School of Arts and Sciences

Program Director:  Arnold G. Hyndman

Program Committee:
John Aiello, Psychology; Ph.D., Michigan State

Fernando Alvarez, School of Business; Ph.D., New York

Robin Diamond, Assistant Dean; M.A., Montclair State

Timothy Grimm, Assistant Dean; Ph.D., Temple

Michelle Jefferson, Assistant Dean; Ph.D, Seton Hall

Arnold G. Hyndman, Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Daniel Tichenor, Political Science; Ph.D., Brandeis

Rutgers University has a rich body of courses that are fundamental to leadership instruction. The minor in organizational leadership gathers these courses into a curriculum that prepares students to assume a leadership role in an organization.

Program Goals

Students who minor in organizational leadership may pursue any major field of study. For its theoretical segments, the minor draws from the School of Arts and Sciences; from departments in the Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick; and the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. For its practical components, the minor utilizes the Office of Career Services and Rutgers student organizations. All aspects of the minor concentrate on cultivating and enhancing organizational leadership skills.

The theory courses focus on formulating an ethically responsible vision that promotes organizational excellence: understanding change, how it occurs, when it is needed, and how it affects a group; and persuading individuals and groups to work toward a common goal. Coursework is supplemented by a series of extracurricular programs that provide an opportunity for students to meet with their cohorts and to apply their knowledge of organizational leadership. The extracurricular component functions much like a laboratory in the physical sciences.