Francis was on a task force to look at the potential of having a program

Is there enough interest?  Mixed method study went well

Used an online zoomerang.com survey tool – intentionally chose to interview all undergrad students (previous survey at Seattle University had surveyed student leaders and business students)

Francis’ belief in leadership development informed that decision.

Very strong interest in having class, certificate, or minor from students

514 students would be interested (based on extrapolation)

discriminate analysis was used to determine the characteristics of students most likely to enrol: strong interest from every field/gender – predictors were “students that felt andrews should offer programs” “students who wanted to affirm faith… change the world”

Francis recommended a certificate as part of a degree

Jim Tucker wanted Francis to check out the halo effect around “leadership” – there’s a theory “the romance of leadership”

Doug Berg did a study on Canadian institutions and leadership – published dissertation