Leadership Certificate Program
Why Leadership Certification?
- Develop self as a confident and competent leader
- Connect and network with other future leaders
- Create a personalized leadership track with your Leadership Advisor
- Receive a certificate verifying your leadership training and experiences
Students who complete all the requirements by April 9, 2010 will receive their certificate at a special recognition event at the end of the year.
Getting Started:
- Stop by the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CSLCE), 235 Student Union
- Set up a meeting with a Leadership Advisor (be sure to mention any programs you’ve participated in already)
Requirements:
- Leadership Consultation
- Meet with your Leadership Advisor and complete your Leadership Certificate Portfolio form
- Training
- SOUL (Students in Organizations Understanding Leadership) Program OR
- Attend 4 CSLCE Life & Learning Workshops (under Leadership or Diversity categories, including SITE workshops) (register online)
- Education – 2 Options
- Either complete the CSLCE Sections of UBE 102 (Spring Semester only), UBE 110, or UBE 496
- OR complete 2 of the following:
- Real Experience and Leadership Mentoring (REALM)
- 2 activities during Leadership Week (Fall semester only)
- 2 activities during the Women Empowered to Lead (WE LEAD) program (Spring semester only)
- Diversity Institute – Register through the Intercultural and Diversity Center
- Western New York Leadership Conference
- Development
- 20 hours of community service (track your hours online)
- Documentation & Wrap-Up
- Create a Leadership Portfolio that will help you reflect on, and make meaning of your experiences, by responding to the Leadership Portfolio Reflection Questions: PDF (26KB) | Word (34KB)
- Enroll in the Activity Transcript program to document all of your co-curricular involvement and request an Official Activity Transcript for your portfolio.
- Once completed, set up a meeting with your Leadership Advisor to discuss your experience and review your final Portfolio.


