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Van Buskirk, Allison

Assistant Teaching Professor

Positions

Research

keywords

  • Leadership, Curriculum Design, Community Engagement, Group Facilitation, Contemplative Practice, Dialogic Pedagogy

Teaching

courses taught

  • EDUC 4800 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018
    Designed to meet needs of students with topics of pertinent interest. May be repeated up to 18 total hours.
  • INVS 2005 - Puksta Scholars Practicum
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    Integrates critical reflection and community-based experiences for undergraduates in the Puksta Scholars Program. This two-semester course will focus on the development of knowledge, attitudes and skills to productively engage the public realm. Examines topics includes ethical leadership, frameworks for social action, project design and participatory action research. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
  • INVS 3931 - The Community Leadership Internship, Part 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
    Develops students' competencies as community leaders working for a just and sustainable world. Under the supervision of an instructor and a community supervisor, students learn organizational leadership skills by serving as volunteer staff members at community-based organizations. Required requisite, admission into INVST CLP. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • INVS 3932 - Community Leadership Internship, Part 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
    Develops students' competencies as community leaders working for a just and sustainable world. Under the supervision of an instructor and a community supervisor, students learn organizational leadership skills by serving as volunteer staff members at community-based organizations. Required requisite, membership in INVST CLP. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • LEAD 1000 - Becoming a Leader
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
    The foundation course will prepare students to exercise leadership in business, government and community organizations. Introduces leadership skills useful in a variety of settings including community and civic activities. Helps students to improve self awareness, understand multiple theories, recognize moral courage, build analytic and critical thinking skills and adapt leadership practices to different people and contexts.
  • LEAD 4000 - Leadership in Context and Emerging Challenges: A Capstone
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
    Integrates leadership topics and experiences students pursued through the Leadership Studies Minor. Using advanced critical thinking skills, the seminar requires students to evidence their knowledge, competencies and skills related to leadership theory and practice through examining contemporary leadership challenges. Further, the seminar directs students to justify decision-making processes, demonstrating their ability to synthesize prior knowledge to effect desirable, ethical outcomes.

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