Campus Partners and the UIC Leadership Certificate

On this page, you will find information for campus partners who are interested in incorporating their leadership programs into the UIC Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate.

Click here to visit the student-facing page about the UIC Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate.

Click here to review the Leadership Certificate Overview

Categories and Competencies within Leadership Certificate Phases

Student leadership competencies, and related categories and dimensions, are from Corey Seemiller’s "The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook: Designing Intentional Leadership Learning and Development" (2014).
Category Compentencies
Learning & Reasoning Research; Other Perspectives; Reflection and Application; Systems Thinking; Analysis; Synthesis; Evaluation; Idea Generation; Problem Solving; Decision Making
Self-Awareness & Development Self-Understanding; Personal Values; Personal Contributions; Scope of Competence; Receiving Feedback; Self-Development
Interpersonal Interaction Productive Relationships; Appropriate Interaction; Helping Others; Empathy; Mentoring; Motivation; Others’ Contributions; Empowerment; Providing Feedback; Supervision; Collaboration
Group Dynamics Organizational Behavior; Power Dynamics; Group Development; Creating Change
Civic Responsibility Diversity; Others’ Circumstances; Inclusion; Social Justice; Social Responsibility; Service
Communication Verbal Communication; Nonverbal communication; Listening; Writing; Facilitation; Conflict Negotiation; Advocating for a Point of View
Strategic Planning Mission; Vision; Goals; Plan; Organization
Personal Behavior Initiative; Functioning Independently; Follow-Through; Responsibility for Personal Behavior; Ethics; Responding to Ambiguity; Responding to Change; Resiliency; Positive Attitude; Confidence; Excellence

Example Competency Review and Assessment of Leadership Program

Process for Program Inclusion in the UIC Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate. What are the benefits? It's free and we do the work! All that is needed is your program information. You are not required to take any part in the process, but always welcomed to be involved. You will be able to receive data on students' development of leadership competencies. Students will be able to complete the UIC Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate. To have your program included in the Leadership Certificate, please review the following steps: 1) Read the UIC Leadership Certificate Overview document. 2) Send an email to slce@uic.edu with subject