IS 130: Becoming a Leader

What does it mean to be the first in your family to go to college? How does being first make you a leader? What if you don’t believe you are a leader? What if who you’re asked to be is different than who you’re meant to be? In this course, you will examine concepts of leadership, exploration, and what it means to be first in your family to go to college. This course will be supported through contextual mediums including literature, articles, poetry, videos, podcasts, and personal reflection. Strengths-based assessments will be used alongside as tools to take on your newest challenge, becoming a leader. (This course is open to first-generation college students to assist in navigating Illinois College. You must apply and be accepted into the Yates Fellowship Program.)