Leadership Certificate Program

The Leadership Certificate Program is a dynamic and exciting leadership development experience where you have the opportunity to weave together leadership offerings in order to create for yourself a comprehensive leadership development path!

UNH is one of just a handful of colleges/universities to offer a Leadership Certificate Program, and it looks extremely impressive on a resume or job application! Don’t miss this chance to distinguish your college experience from the rest!

The Leadership Certificate Program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at UNH, and you can enroll at any time!

Benefits of the Leadership Certificate Program:

  • The ongoing assistance of a Leadership Coach (a professional faculty or staff member at UNH)
  • The creation of an electronic Leadership Portfolio, where you log all of your involvements during your time at UNH, which is very impressive to future employers, graduate schools, etc.
  • The support of a new group of friends you will make within the Certificate Program
  • A flexible structure that works with your class schedule
  • The opportunity to develop your leadership skills at a level that exceeds other students
  • An invitation to be recognized at the Leadership Dessert Reception that takes place each May

Leadership Certificate Program Requirements:

Divided into 4 levels, each level has specific requirements that must be completed in order to earn a leadership certificate for that level. Each requirement is designed to assist the certificate student achieve one or more competencies of the program. The number of levels that can be completed in an academic year is determined by each student individually.

LEVEL 1:

  1. Attend a Project LEAD Certificate Orientation meeting with the Leadership Coordinator (made by appointment only).
  2. Complete ONE Leadership Education program.
  3. Complete FOUR Leadership Training programs.
  4. Participate in ONE Leadership Development experience.
  5. Participate in THREE different local volunteer experiences which total at least 15 hours of community service.
  6. Attend TWO multicultural programs sponsored by campus offices or student organizations.

LEVEL 2:

  1. Complete TWO Leadership Education programs.
  2. Complete FOUR Leadership Training programs.
  3. Participate in ONE Leadership Development experience.
  4. Participate in a semester-long community service project (must have prior approval from the Leadership Coordinator).
  5. Attend THREE multicultural programs sponsored by campus offices or student organizations.

LEVEL 3:

  1. Develop and facilitate a Project LEAD Leadership Workshop (see Leadership Coordinator for guidance).
  2. Develop and execute a community service project for the campus and/or surrounding community.
  3. Compose a 3-5 page reflection paper defining what leadership means to you as well as detailing your leadership experiences and how you will use what you have learned.
  4. Attend FOUR multicultural programs sponsored by campus offices or student organizations.

LEVEL 4:

  1. Complete a Capstone Project and present the project at the annual Leadership Dessert Reception (The goal is for students to apply the skills and competencies they have acquired to leadership issues in an organizational/professional setting).
  2. Participate in a major regional/national leadership conference or workshop.

Other Requirements:

  1. Attend TWO meetings with other Leadership Certificate Students each semester.
  2. Attend TWO meetings with your Leadership Coach each semester.
  3. Update your personal electronic Leadership Portfolio after each involvement.

To enroll in the Leadership Certificate Program, please set up an orientation meeting with the Coordinator of Student Organizations and Leadership at 603-862-0303 or email nate.hastings@unh.edu.