Cohen Institute offering weeklong travel course to Washington, D.C.
The William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service at the University of Maine is sponsoring a weeklong travel course to Washington, D.C. that focuses on “Leadership in Chaotic Times.”
The experience aims to develop hands-on, advanced leadership skills for the 21st century — a time of dramatic and unpredictable change.
From May 15–21, 13 UMaine students from a variety of majors will meet with several high-level leaders in government, international affairs, nonprofits, business, the military and the media, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen.
The course includes tours and visits to landmarks including the U.S. Capitol, Ford’s Theater and the Embassy of New Zealand, as well as companies such as CBS Washington Bureau and the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center.
The course (LDR 350/POS 359) is offered for credit in both the Leadership Studies program and Political Science Department. Students, who were selected on a competitive basis, are expected to keep a journal documenting the trip and submit a final portfolio after they return.
This is the first travel course being offered by the Cohen Institute. It was organized with support from the institute’s Board of Advisors and The Cohen Group in Washington. The Board of Advisors is chaired by Peter Madigan ’81, who played a major role in developing the course.