Leadership Leadership Certificate Certificate ProgramProgram
Fall 2009Fall 2009
Center for Leadership & Center for Leadership & InvolvementInvolvement
Leadership Certificate Leadership Certificate RequirementsRequirements
Provide documentation of Provide documentation of 100 hours100 hours of of experience in leadership roles, civic experience in leadership roles, civic engagement, work experiences, out of engagement, work experiences, out of the classroom learning and academic the classroom learning and academic course workcourse work
Complete 3 different Complete 3 different online coursesonline courses
Complete an Complete an educational artifacteducational artifact reflecting personal growth and impact on reflecting personal growth and impact on othersothers
Sign an Sign an ethics statementethics statement
Have a cumulative GPA of a 2.5 at the Have a cumulative GPA of a 2.5 at the time you applytime you apply
Activity AreasActivity Areas
Leadership RolesLeadership Roles 20 hours maximum20 hours maximum
Academic CoursesAcademic Courses 30 hours maximum30 hours maximum
Civic EngagementCivic Engagement 20 hours maximum20 hours maximum
Out-of-Class LearningOut-of-Class Learning 30 hours maximum30 hours maximum
Work ExperienceWork Experience 20 hours maximum20 hours maximum
Leadership RolesLeadership Roles
20 hours Maximum20 hours Maximum Major responsibilities are Major responsibilities are
leadership related and allow for leadership related and allow for personal growthpersonal growth
Demonstrate ability to lead others Demonstrate ability to lead others and have a positive impactand have a positive impact
Accomplish and set goalsAccomplish and set goals Having a significant impact on Having a significant impact on
others and fostering a positive others and fostering a positive change on:change on: Group MembersGroup Members The Organization The Organization The CampusThe Campus
Verification of Verification of Leadership RolesLeadership Roles Position descriptionPosition description Letter of verificationLetter of verification Position expectationsPosition expectations Personal goal StatementPersonal goal Statement 500-word Summary500-word Summary
What was learned and how it What was learned and how it relates to specific content relates to specific content area.area.
Academic CoursesAcademic Courses 30 hours Maximum30 hours Maximum Must be a for credit courseMust be a for credit course Principle material leadership basedPrinciple material leadership based Once academic credit = 15 Once academic credit = 15
contact hourscontact hours Must obtain a 3.0 or better for the Must obtain a 3.0 or better for the
class to qualifyclass to qualify Courses that fulfill at least one of Courses that fulfill at least one of
the content areas.the content areas. Must be completed by date of Must be completed by date of
submissionsubmission
Verification of Verification of Academic CoursesAcademic Courses
TranscriptTranscript SyllabusSyllabus Obtain grade of 3.0 or PASSObtain grade of 3.0 or PASS 500-word Summary500-word Summary
What was learned and how it What was learned and how it relates to the specific content relates to the specific content area.area.
Civic EngagementCivic Engagement
20 hours Maximum20 hours Maximum Service and active involvement in the Service and active involvement in the
community community Must benefit group outside of personal Must benefit group outside of personal
student orgstudent org Demonstrate understanding of Demonstrate understanding of
community assetscommunity assets Exemplify how community leadership has Exemplify how community leadership has
an impact from a global perspective. an impact from a global perspective. Examples not acceptable are tabling an Examples not acceptable are tabling an
event for your student org, philanthropic event for your student org, philanthropic donations.donations. If leading a philanthropic event If leading a philanthropic event
applicant may consider it a leadership applicant may consider it a leadership role (activity area).role (activity area).
Verification of Civic Verification of Civic EngagementEngagement
Volunteer position description and non-Volunteer position description and non-profit agency description including profit agency description including mission.mission.
Dates of service and number of hoursDates of service and number of hours 500-word Summary500-word Summary
What was learned and how it relates to What was learned and how it relates to specific content area.specific content area.
How service impacts broader How service impacts broader communitycommunity
50% total hours completed through same 50% total hours completed through same agencyagency
Contact information of supervisor/written Contact information of supervisor/written verificationverification
Out-of-Class LearningOut-of-Class Learning
30 hours Maximum30 hours Maximum Non-credit Leadership learningNon-credit Leadership learning
WorkshopsWorkshops SeminarsSeminars ConferencesConferences
Contact hours will only be Contact hours will only be counted for actual workshop time counted for actual workshop time (e.g. lunch/free at a conference (e.g. lunch/free at a conference does not count towards workshop does not count towards workshop hours at a conference)hours at a conference)
Verification of Out-Of-Verification of Out-Of-Class LearningClass Learning
Certificate, letter, or card of Certificate, letter, or card of participationparticipation
500-word Summary500-word Summary What was learned and how it What was learned and how it
relates to specific content relates to specific content area.area.
One summary/activityOne summary/activity Itinerary of each activity Itinerary of each activity
(seminary, conference, etc.)(seminary, conference, etc.)
Work ExperienceWork Experience
20 hours Maximum20 hours Maximum Paid, unpaid, for-creditPaid, unpaid, for-credit Foster personal growth and Foster personal growth and
skill based opportunities skill based opportunities that include a that include a developmental focusdevelopmental focus
Verification of Work Verification of Work ExperienceExperience
Letter from SupervisorLetter from Supervisor Job DescriptionJob Description 500-word Summary500-word Summary
What was learned and how it What was learned and how it relates to specific content relates to specific content area.area.
Content AreasContent Areas
Content Areas are not in Content Areas are not in addition to the 100 hours addition to the 100 hours
Each activity submitted from the Each activity submitted from the five areas must satisfy one of five areas must satisfy one of the three different content areasthe three different content areas
This encourages broad, personal This encourages broad, personal leadership development across leadership development across a number of contextsa number of contexts
Content AreasContent Areas
Individual Individual 30 hours Minimum30 hours Minimum
Group Group 45 hours Minimum45 hours Minimum
CommunityCommunity 25 hours Minimum25 hours Minimum
IndividualIndividual
30 hours minimum30 hours minimum Knowing yourself is a fundamental value Knowing yourself is a fundamental value
of leadership developmentof leadership development Recognizing individuals who:Recognizing individuals who:
Are aware of their beliefs, values, Are aware of their beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions that motivate attitudes, and emotions that motivate one to take actionone to take action
Can become a committed participant Can become a committed participant in the shaping of a group’s common in the shaping of a group’s common purposepurpose
Thinks, feels, and behaves with Thinks, feels, and behaves with consistency, genuineness, and consistency, genuineness, and authenticityauthenticity
GroupGroup
45 hours Minimum45 hours Minimum Collaboration:Collaboration:
Empowers self and others through Empowers self and others through trusttrust
Recognizes differences in Recognizes differences in viewpoints are inevitableviewpoints are inevitable
Respecting each other with a Respecting each other with a willingness to hear each other’s willingness to hear each other’s views and exercise restraint in views and exercise restraint in
Pride of accomplishing something Pride of accomplishing something together together
CommunityCommunity
25 hours Minimum25 hours Minimum Shows citizenshipShows citizenship Becoming responsibly Becoming responsibly
committed to the community committed to the community and society through leadership and society through leadership developmentdevelopment
Impacting a positive change on Impacting a positive change on behalf of others in the behalf of others in the communitycommunity
Must reflect looking at an issue Must reflect looking at an issue at the global level.at the global level.
Online CoursesOnline Courses
Submit three online coursesSubmit three online courses Consider how module Consider how module
resonates with personal resonates with personal leadershipleadership
Apply what was learned to Apply what was learned to future leadership experience future leadership experience
Submit three 500-word Submit three 500-word summariessummaries
Educational ArtifactEducational Artifact
Should be:Should be: An overview of what you have An overview of what you have
learned and why you think it will learned and why you think it will make a difference in your future make a difference in your future
Your impact on othersYour impact on others
Can be:Can be: Paper (5 pages in length)Paper (5 pages in length) Presentation (15 minutes in Presentation (15 minutes in
length)length) Web siteWeb site
Educational Artifact Educational Artifact SubmissionSubmission Meets proper formatting, i.e. 2500-Meets proper formatting, i.e. 2500-
word submission or 15 minute word submission or 15 minute presentationpresentation
Demonstrate significant personal or Demonstrate significant personal or professional eventsprofessional events
Exemplify analysis of learning Exemplify analysis of learning derived from events including impact derived from events including impact on otherson others
Personal action plan identifying next Personal action plan identifying next stepssteps
Organized, logical, clearOrganized, logical, clear
Applying for the CertificateApplying for the Certificate
Fill out profile online: Fill out profile online: www.cfli.wisc.eduwww.cfli.wisc.edu
Submit record of activities Submit record of activities formsforms
Submit online learning recordSubmit online learning record Submit educational artifactSubmit educational artifact Electronic signature of ethics Electronic signature of ethics
statementstatement
Applying for the CertificateApplying for the Certificate
Fall Deadline: November 1Fall Deadline: November 1stst
Spring Deadline: April 1stSpring Deadline: April 1st Application is reviewed by a Application is reviewed by a
committee and CfLI will contact you committee and CfLI will contact you with the results of their decisionwith the results of their decision
If you do not receive the Certificate If you do not receive the Certificate you may re-submit your materials you may re-submit your materials after making recommended after making recommended adjustmentsadjustments
Students who complete the who complete the Certificate will be recognized at the Certificate will be recognized at the Leadership Awards BanquetLeadership Awards Banquet
All applications must be submitted All applications must be submitted electronicallyelectronically
Questions??Questions??
For more information regarding the For more information regarding the Leadership Certificate please visit: Leadership Certificate please visit:
http://www.cfli.wisc.edu/leadhttp://www.cfli.wisc.edu/leadership_certificate.htmership_certificate.htm
More Questions??More Questions??Email: Email: [email protected]@odos.wisc.edu
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