Leadership Certificates

Emerging Leaders Certificate Instructions

This leadership certificate is for students interested in 1) exploring and expanding their understanding of leadership and 2) practicing their leadership skills through community service. Students will gain an understanding of "socially responsible leadership" and the Social Change Model of Leadership through the program.

• LEADERSHIP LEARNING: You can complete the learning components by either 1) completing the ACE Program OR 2) completing 10 Online Leadership Workshops through out CU Denver Student Life YouTube Channel OR 3) attend three leadership conferences, such as the Women's and Gender Leadership Summit. 
  
  • Students who complete an on demand workshop for any elective workshop credit need to fill out the verification form(s) in the description of the video.
    • All forms can be found in MyLynx in the Leadership & Community Engagement Program page.
• EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Complete a minimum of 20 hours of community service at a non-profit agency of your choice. Students are expected to do all hours at one agency. Our hope is that you learn about the agency's mission, the clients they serve, the challenges they face carrying out their mission, and how they make a difference.
• Community Service hours must be recorded in in MyLynx through the Leadership & Community Engagement Program in the Service Tab.

• MEANING MAKING: Write a 1-2 page reflection paper or make a 3 minute presentation video connecting everything you've learned and complete a leadership coaching.

CARE Ambassador Certificate

This certificate program is for students who seek to promote campus wellness and safety through a public health approach to preventing violence. This series of trainings teaches students how to recognize, respond to, communicate with others about the warning signs of violence, how to act as an ethical bystander, how to support fellow students experiencing crises, and how to stay safe during emergency situations. Learn more and sign up down below!

LEADERSHIP LEARNING: Complete 4 trainings from the program curriculum outlined in the instructions.

Note: All training should ideally be completed within 2 semesters, excluding summer. Completion over a longer period does not prevent a student from receiving the certificate.

All trainings can be found at https://calendar.ucdenver.edu/unless otherwise specified.

• REQUIRED: Preventing Targeted Violence Training
• REQUIRED: 90-minute Phoenix Center Bystander Intervention Training 

Choose 1: Prevention

• Mental Health First Aid
• Supporting Survivors 
• Enhancing School Safety using Behavioral Threat Assessment

Choose 1: Keeping Campus Safe

• Run, Hide, Fight / Active Harmer Preparedness Training
• CARE Ambassador Narcan Training
• American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED Training 

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: CARE Ambassadors and those in the process of completing the program will have an opportunity to attend quarterly program meetings, where they will hear from campus partners, learn more about the field of violence prevention, and network with other Ambassadors.

• As students complete trainings, they are required to log their hours on the Service Learning tab of the Office of Case Management’s MyLynx page. 

MEANING MAKING: Complete the CARE Ambassador survey

• Once all trainings have been completed, students will complete the CARE Ambassador Survey (https://ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0J0rZJkLTYDy498) certifying that they have completed the coursework and providing feedback. Feedback questions do NOT impact certification, as they are used for data analysis only. To preserve anonymity, please take a screenshot of the confirmation page at the end of your Qualtrics survey and send the image to Grey Peckham (grey.peckham@ucdenver.edu) to confirm you have completed the survey. If you accidentally do not capture this image, please email with the date and time you completed the survey.