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Wartburg Leadership Certificate Overview
How
is leadership defined at Wartburg College?
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The formal definition is, “Taking responsibility for our communities,
and making them better through public action.” The foundation
of this definition is that leadership connects students to a particular
community for purposes of achieving a common goal, and that this can
contribute to their academic, civic, social, and personal development.
Communities are places and organizations in all societies through which
people meet their needs and interact with one another. Communities hold
a shared sense of identity and vision for the future.
Leadership education assists students in their personal development as well as making their communities better through their actions. Further, the Wartburg College definition of leadership connects directly to the overall mission of the college, “Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.”
The
Leadership Certificate Program (LCP)
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The Leadership Certificate Program (LCP) provides formal opportunities
and acknowledges efforts by Wartburg College students to demonstrate
and reflect upon the Wartburg definition of leadership. Students completing
the requirements for the Leadership Certificate graduate with a minor
in Leadership Education.
Students pursuing the Leadership Certificate initially develop an individual plan with assistance from their academic advisor and representatives of the Institute for Leadership Education. The individual LCP plan guides meeting the requirements of the program. The end result is a written portfolio presented to the Director of the Institute for Leadership Education that demonstrates competence in seven required areas.
Each student will complete requirements in seven areas. The elements of these components may be met through various combinations of curricular, co-curricular, and activities within or outside Wartburg College. The Leadership Certificate Program can be defined and tailored to each student’s interests. Click on each of the following components for additional information.
I. Academic
component - View video
description (WMV)
The student will complete a minimum of five courses:
| LS115: Exploring Elements
of Leadership ID315: Leadership Theories & Practices Three elective courses: |
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| One course within
the student’s major One course outside the student’s major One course either in or out of the student’s major |
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II. LCP Plan
The student will develop an individualized plan that articulates how
s/he intends to meet the requirements of the Leadership Certificate
Program.
III. Initiative
component
The student will demonstrate initiative in some way that is consistent
with the Wartburg College definition of leadership. This may be undertaken
through curricular or co-curricular opportunities, or independent
of the college. View video description
(WMV)
IV. Difference
and diversity component
The student will have at least one significant experience where s/he
is exposed to a cultural environment different from his/her own. This
experience may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the
college. View video description (WMV)
V. Group
work component
The student will participate in a project demonstrating the capacity
to work effectively within a group toward a common goal. This experience
may be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college.
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VI. Service
component
The student will engage in a project that is consistent with the Wartburg
College mission of “taking responsibility for our communities
and making them better through public action.” This activity
can be curricular, co-curricular, or independent of the college. View
video description (WMV)
VII. Leadership
summary
After completing all other components, the student will prepare a
leadership resume and a summary reflection
paper that integrates student understanding of leadership.
You have several options for learning more about the LCP: 1) continue reading through this web site, 2) contact your academic advisor, of 3) contact a representative of the Institute for Leadership Education.
Put
something unique on your resume I was able to land my dream job because I had something the competition didn’t – a certification in leadership. In fact, every corporate recruiter I came in contact with was very interested in the Leadership Certificate Program and what I could bring to the table due to the experience and knowledge I gained from leadership education at Wartburg College. – Janel Ray ‘01 |
