Certified Student Leader^® Program

The Certified Student Leader^® program is designed to offer student leaders the skills and tools they need to make a successful impact on their campuses. When utilized by an executive board or organization, the CSL program can bring the entire organization to a new level of understanding, action, and success. The CSL program covers four areas of leadership: community building, publicity and promotion, communication, and organizational management. These four core components were chosen based on survey results from student leaders and professional staff – so you’ll get the tools you need to move your organization and campus ahead!

Your organization will have a base foundation of leadership knowledge after completing the program and your student leaders will receive documents, plans, and strategies they can immediately put into practice.

Since 1994, the Certified Student Leader^® program has been an optional part of the well-known National Conference on Student Leadership. Over the years, more than 5,000 student leaders have become Certified Student Leaders^® and many are now established leaders in their professional life. You could be next!

The Workshops

Organizational Management: Effective Meetings and Productive Action
Learn strategies to manage your organization’s members, activities, and meetings. Acquire the skills necessary to implement and maintain Robert's Rules of Order as a tool of efficiency in organizational meetings. Determine how your organization can benefit from member mentoring and task delegation. Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your organization, as well as how to focus the organization’s energy for greater success.

Learning Outcomes

• Learn the skills necessary to implement and maintain Robert's Rules of Order as a tool of efficiency in meetings
  
• Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your organization, as well as how to focus the organization’s energy for greater success
  
• Understand how your organization can benefit from member mentoring and task delegation
  

Publicity and Promotion: Shared Vision and Best Practices
In this session, you will learn the principles that make publicity and promotional campaigns effective, understand the differences between publicity and promotions, and take away innovative ideas that college and university organizations use nationwide. This session will give you increased confidence in publicizing events and promoting your organizations on campus. Learning these skills will give your group the edge in capturing the mindshare of your target audiences.

Learning Outcomes

• Gather innovative ideas that college and university organizations use nationwide
• Learn the principles that make publicity and promotion campaigns effective
  
• Understand the differences between publicity and promotions and how they can be used to capture a greater mindshare of your target audience
  

Communication and Conflict Resolution: Listen, Learn, and Speak
Discover various leadership styles, communication patterns, and how communication is influenced by gender and culture. Acquire the skills necessary to communicate effectively, listen actively, and resolve conflict in peaceful and meaningful ways. Understand different conflict management styles and how they affect conflict resolution. Through role playing, learn to be empathetic and understand the different perspectives individuals bring to communication and conflicts.

Learning Outcomes

• Discover various leadership styles and communication patterns
  
• Understand how communication is influenced by gender and culture
  
• Acquire the skills necessary to communicate effectively, listen actively, and resolve conflict in peaceful and meaningful ways
  

Intentional and Inclusive Community Building: From Awareness to Collaboration
Examine, experience, and engage in the dynamics of difference to develop an understanding of the concepts of privilege and discrimination. Through interaction with difference on both a theoretical and practical level, you will develop a heightened awareness of yourself and your position in an increasingly diverse and interdependent society. Examining our ethical and moral responsibility will aid you in shaping organizations and communities where all people feel valued and included.

Learning Outcomes

• Examine and engage in the dynamics of difference to develop an understanding of the concepts of privilege and discrimination
  
• Understand the foundations of diverse learning communities and how to activate this within your organization
  
• Develop a heightened awareness of yourself and your position in an increasingly diverse and interdependent society

Upon successful completion of exam, Certified Student Leaders^® receive:

• Official CSL certificate
  
• Parliamentary procedure packet, including useful reference tools
  
• Award folder for displaying the CSL certificate
  
• Press release that can be sent to college and hometown newspapers
  
• CSL portfolio
  
• CSL pin

Enroll in the CSL program on the conference registration form. The fee for participating in this program is only an additional $99 per person if you register now. The on-site registration fee is $119.

Online Certification

NCSL also offers 2 online courses: Certified Student Leader^®: Group Fundamentals and Certified Student Leader^®: Marketing and Leadership. Conference attendees receive 20% off both courses! To order call 800-206-4805 ext. 1 and mention code CONFRA.