Certified Student Leader® Online Program

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Now Earn Certified Student Leader® Status – Online!

Now that we’ve brought the Certified Student Leader® program online, you don’t have to go somewhere to get somewhere. The program lets you – and others at your school – develop advanced leadership skills, using the power of technology to become a Certified Student Leader® (CSL) efficiently, affordably and effectively … without ever leaving your own campus!

The CSL online program consists of four seminars on today’s most critical leadership topics:

  1. Intentional and Inclusive Community Building: From Awareness to Collaboration
  2. Communication and Conflict Resolution: Listen, Learn and Speak
  3. Organizational Management: Effective Meetings and Productive Action
  4. Publicity and Promotion: Shared Vision and Best Practices


Support materials, including workshop handouts, are included for every seminar.

You’ll appreciate the flexibility and convenience!
Online programming is a dream come true for busy students like you. You can learn at your own pace … experience each seminar when and where you want … tailor the program to your schedule. If you’ve got a broadband connection, you’ve got access to all four seminars, 24/7!

Tremendous value creates opportunity for every leader on your campus …
Your school can purchase a single connection that gives access to all four seminars to you and every interested student and administrator, for an entire year … at a flat cost of just $889 for up to 10 leaders and $1969 for up to 30 leaders! It’s an educational bargain that only gets better as more people join in.

This is a chance for all your school’s current leaders to develop their leadership skills … and for the next generation of student leaders to prepare themselves for success!

Get the tools and techniques you need to help lead innovative, cooperative, effective initiatives on your campus. Sign up for the Certified Student Leader® program today. And remember … a single low fee gives everyone on your campus access to the seminars. So get a group, get the okay, and get going!

See for yourself! You can catch a preview of each workshop online.

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 us in shaping organizations and communities where all people feel valued and included.

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 the different conflict management styles and how they affect conflict resolution. Through role playing, you will learn to be empathetic and understand the different perspectives individuals bring to communication and conflicts.

View learning outcomes for each workshop.

Organizational Management: Effective Meetings and Productive Action
Learn strategies for managing 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. Understand 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.

Publicity and Promotion: Shared Vision and Best Practices
In this session, you will learn the principles that make publicity and promotion 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.

Register now to become a Certified Student Leader®

Upon successful completion of exam, Certified Student Leaders® will 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

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