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ILCP Learning Goals and Outcomes

 

All certificate levels will provide participants with the opportunity to assess their personal leadership choices and the impact those choices have to build leadership capacity in self and others.

 

Bronze – Life Skills Certificate

—Participants will gain awareness of Kouzes and Posner’s “Five Principles of Exemplary Leadership” as well as the corresponding Benedictine Values.
—Participants will gain understanding of the application of the five principles and Benedictine Values in daily life in order to increase authentic leadership capacity.
—Participants will gain understanding of the SOD/dA method for assessing authenticity in one’s life choices.
—Participants will gain awareness of their leadership personality and the impact on others.

Silver – Practicing Leadership Skills Certificate

—Participants will gain awareness of their personal approach to effective problem solving.
—Participants will gain awareness of presentation skills to enhance leadership communication.
—Participants will gain insight and learn techniques to work more effectively with diverse personalities.

Gold – Developing a Personal Leadership Model Certificate

—Participants will gain insight into the application and benefit of Benedictine Values in their personal leadership model.
—Participants will gain awareness of ethical issues.
—Participants will gain awareness of diverse leadership styles.
—Participants will be able to articulate their personal value-based leadership model.
—Participants will actively demonstrate their leadership skills to the campus/greater community. 

Emerald – Professional Development Certificate
(sponsored by SELT)

—Participants will gain awareness of leadership techniques to deal effectively with conflict.
—Participants will gain awareness of skills in working effectively with diverse personalities.
—Participants will gain insight into their sources of stress and how it impacts their ability to provide leadership.
—Participants will gain awareness of the elements of meaningful employee recruitment, training and feedback to build leadership capacity in others. 

Opal – Intercultural Awareness and Competence Certificate

—Participants will explore the concept of stereotypes and how they are created.
—Participants will gain understanding of pieces of personal identity, values/values system, and general biases based on experience/values/identity.
—Participants will discover and practice communicating about personal experiences and identity.
—Participants will gain understanding of what messages are being sent about community and aspects of identity.

Sapphire—Gender and Leadership Certificate

—Participants will be introduced to the gender lens of leadership theories and principles.
—Participants will gain understanding of how gender affects personal leadership identity and authenticity.
—Participants will be able to identify ways to respond effectively to gender-related challenges.

Diamond—Civic Leadership Certificate

—Participants will aquire participatory skills necessary for individual and organizational success in political and civic life.
—Participants will enhance their awareness of political structures and articulate and evaluate their individual civic values and competing values.
—Participants will increase their understanding and use of theories and skills related to collective decision making, communication, and critical thinking associated with civic leadership and engagement.
—Participants will demonstrate their understanding of political and civic skills through engagement in events on and off campus.