Visionary Leader Certificate

Deadline to receive your certificate for the Fall semester is November 24, 2003

Celebrate your success with this program.  Earn a Leadership Certificate signed by the Director of this office, the Dean of your College and the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs.

Leadership Portfolio

Once you have attended 10 LDS workshops and have completed 20 hours of community service you will then need to create a “Leadership Portfolio.”  This portfolio will assist you in reflecting upon what you have learned from participation in the Leadership Development Series and service.  In addition to helping you make meaning of your experiences, the portfolio will be helpful as you prepare for your job interviews and graduate or professional school admission processes.

The following sections should be addressed in your portfolio.  Answers to the reflection questions should be typed and organized in a professional manner, it may be a good idea to start answering the reflection questions after each workshop. However, feel free to be creative in developing your portfolio. It should reflect who you are as a person and how you have grown from this experience.   Be sure to keep in mind the audience who might review your portfolio (i.e.: job interviewers).

Leadership Development Workshops
Write a paragraph on each of the 10 LDS workshops you attended.  Answer the following questions in each of your reflection paragraphs:

1.       Reflect on what you learned in this workshop.  Include specific examples of the most significant things you learned and why those things had meaning for you as a leader.

2.      How have you applied what you have learned in this workshop?   What impact will it have on your leadership journey?

Community Service 

Please log 20-hours of community service on the Project Serve website (http://ncsu.edu.csleps/service.html) and  answer the following questions once you have completed this requirement:

1.      Discuss what you learned through your service experience(s) and how it developed you as a leader.

2.      How has involvement in this service experience impacted your attitude and actions?

Campus / Community Involvement

Please include your resume in your portfolio.  Choose one involvement item from your resume and write a paragraph about that experience, answering the following questions:

1.      What did you learn from this campus / community involvement experience?

2.      What did you contribute to this group / activity as a leader?

3.      What legacy will you, or have you, left behind for this group?

As you feel appropriate, add additional items that you think highlight your leadership journey.

Upon completing your Leadership Portfolio, please call the CSLEPS Office at 515-9248 to schedule a meeting to review your portfolio with one of our staff members.  Students who complete the portfolio and review process will then be awarded a “Visionary Leader Certificate.”