College of Leadership & Public Service
Where Tennessee Turns for Leadership
To be a transformative, innovative leader in today’s world requires more than knowledge. You need the confidence, practical experiences, and most importantly, the integrity and heart to lead others toward a common goal and a better future. Lipscomb’s College of Leadership & Public Service is “Where Tennessee Turns for Leadership” by intentionally addressing local, national and global issues to prepare leaders to navigate, shape and steer the direction of matters affecting communities and people around the world. Our college is comprised of four institutes and one school, all of which focus on both outreach and academics. Through our distinctive approach to leadership and public service, built on a model of civil discourse, innovation and bold action, you will graduate ready to speak your mind and advocate for new ways to serve others. You will be ready to take immediate action that makes a lasting difference.
Undergraduate Programs
Be ready to affect change. Our undergraduate programs model the highest standards of professional practice, public service and community engagement. By choosing a discipline within our College of Leadership & Public Service, you will receive the specific skill sets, theoretical foundations and practical expertise that will prepare you to successfully live out your calling as a leader in communities around the world.
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Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs in conflict management, leadership and public service, and sustainable practice offer experiential academics and skills that will help you succeed in serving the common good. We offer graduate awards in transit and mobility, education policy, diversity and inclusion, immigration, civil discourse and regional prosperity.
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Regional Scholars Program
To equip leaders and prepare them to govern in rural areas and small communities, the Regional Scholars Program gives public servants from various regions across Tennessee the opportunity to earn a discounted master’s degree and take their education back to their communities to better serve their constituents. Our aim is that communities would be changed and lives transformed across Tennessee through this program.
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Reaching the Community
The College of Leadership & Public Service provides a number of opportunities for you not only to get involved in organizations within the community, but also to develop innovative solutions and compassionate action to address problems affecting our city. We serve the region and nation by partnering with national leaders, providing citizen education through seminar training, offering conflict management training and much more.
People
Meet the key people that make up the College of Leadership & Public Service.
Blog
In February, CBM's Community Leadership class visited the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.To prepare for the trip, the class watched several episodes of the Eyes on the Prize documentary, examined the role of the Church in the non-violent movement and discussed the impact of the lunch counter sit-ins and freedom rides. Once...
On January 25th the College of Bible and Ministry Pastoral Leadership program held our annual retreat. Twenty-five of our majors gathered at Otter Creek Westend for a day-long retreat. Deron Smith, director of the program, stated that his desire was for the retreat to be an intentional day of Sabbath rest...
In this episode of Lipscomb University’s College of Bible and Ministry podcast, Dr. Kate Watkins shares her inspiring journey from receiving her elementary education degree to becoming the first woman to earn a Doctor of Ministry at Lipscomb. Her path was anything but linear. After homeschooling her children and navigating unexpected...