Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University



Leadership Through Innovation

Center for Leadership Education
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Center for Leadership Education

Center for Leadership Education

Center Director: John Wierman
Full-time faculty: 6
Part-time/visiting faculty: 23
Undergraduate students: 172

Center Description

The Center for Leadership Education (CLE) houses two popular academic programs:  the W.P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship & Management and the Professional Communication Program.

While CLE is part of the School of Engineering, all courses and programs offered through the Center are open to any Hopkins undergrad on the Homewood campus, which includes the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. 

Our courses and programs are also open to students from Hopkins’ Peabody Conservatory in downtown Baltimore.

The highly popular Carey Program can lead to a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management.  This program offers a broad variety of business-related courses in management, finance and accounting, business law and ethics, leadership, entrepreneurship, marketing, and operations. Students can apply these courses towards the minor requirements or they can simply take courses as electives. 

At this point, only undergraduate students are able to complete requirements and receive a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management; however, some graduate students may be eligible to take one or two E&M courses upon permission of their departmental advisor.

The Professional Communication Program offers students the opportunity to hone their oral and written communication skills.  These elective courses are invaluable in helping students with the critical communication skills they need to be successful in their careers.  The small class size allows professors the unique opportunity to cater to the individual needs of each student. 

CLE faculty members come from diverse business and teaching backgrounds and share their experiences and expertise in the classroom to bring the subject matter to life.  Our passionate faculty share CLE’s mission to create leaders as well as lifelong learners.

The Center also allows students to explore their talents and gain real world experience while pursuing their undergraduate studies at Hopkins. CLE offers several innovative programs to help students gain a real world perspective through experiential learning.

Experiential Learning Opportunities
Areas of Focus
Undergraduate Degree Offered

Minor in Entrepreneurship & Management

Recent News from the Center

6/2008: CLE's Phil Friesen Leads JHU Outdoor Pursuits
In addition to teaching 660.330 Leadership Dynamics, Prof. Friesen works full-time at JHU's Outdoor Pursuits, leading exciting experiential activities like kayaking and rock climbing. view the article »

5/2008: Advertising class is Pentagon bound
Prof. Leslie Kendrick's Advertising and Promotion class has won EdVenture's Navy HPSP campaign competition. She and five students will present their work to senior Navy officials at the Pentagon. view the article »

5/2008: Teaching college students about their money
Prof. Stuart Ritter and two students from CLE's Personal Finance course offer a few suggestions for better managing one's finances. view the article »

Contact Information

Sr. Academic Program Coordinator: Kristen Ittner
Phone: (410) 516-7189
Fax: (410) 516-4774
Email: kittner@jhu.edu
http://web.jhu.edu/leadership

Mailing Address:
Center for Leadership Education
104 Whitehead Hall
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

Phone: (410) 516-7189
Fax: (410) 516-4774



Dave Jourdan

Dave Jourdan ‘84

“It’s hard to say to a potential investor, ‘I’m going to go explore the ocean… we’ll probably make discoveries that will change the world some day, but I don’t know what they are.’ So, you end up doing shipwrecks.”

That’s how Dave Jourdan ’84 describes his career as a deep-sea ocean explorer.

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