HUM 250 * Service-Learning * 3 credits

Be a global citizen - shape the world

“Look beyond your borders…  Know that you are connected to something larger…  See the world.  Serve the world.  Be a global citizen and shape the world.”

Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General

Be the change...

  

 (Source: AFCU presentations, LINK)

Franciscanism is a movement started by two young people who changed their world.

 

AFCU website, resources

St. Francis of Assisi provides a meaningful context for contemporary leadership

The message and work of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan movement, provides a meaningful context for contemporary leadership. Francis saw the world through a web of relationships that were interdependent and connected with all of humanity and creation. ... By aligning his core values with his character, purpose, and leadership practice, he transformed medieval society. These same traits continue to be relevant for leaders who desire and seek sustainable change and transformation.

Holbrook, P. J. (2012). The Leadership Story of St. Francis of Assisi:
Toward a Model of Franciscan Leadership for Lay Leaders.
The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education, Volume 9, Number 1, 1-16.

Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award 2016

The Honorable Senator Cory Booker is the 2016 recipient of the Felician University Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award (video posted by Felician University).

"This idea of restorative justice, idea of goodness, kindness, mercy, values deep within the Christian faith, but, I will say, values within the human eye, are so critically needed today.  I tell you, the values of this university are desperately needed in the world.  …  We are connected more than we seem to understand.  …  Our lives are not just for ourselves."

(Senator C. Brooker, source: YouTube transcript).

Leadership - a new approach

Leadership should not be viewed as a set of essential job functions or as a position within an organization’s chain of command. Rather, leadership is a social process in which people at various levels in an organization work together to meet their own needs and the organization’s goals. In fact, within any organization, those in formal leadership may not be the only individuals to whom leadership authority is imputed. Informal leaders also have the power to motivate the group to meet shared expectations. Both formal and informal leaders are those who can personalize interactions with team members, providing the coaching and mentoring each might need to become a more valuable member of the organization. This requires a change in leader focus - moving away from a traditional leader-follower relationship construct to a leader-stakeholder approach based on ethically congruent relationships between equals playing different roles within the organization. Ultimately, it is the perception of a person’s past success and everyday interaction between organization members that mark a person as a leader, whether they hold a leadership position or not.

Garcia, C. C. (2013). Brothers from Different Mothers - Confucius, Benedict, and Francis:
The Historical Search for Humane Leadership.
Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, Vol.1 No.3.