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Special Note: The Learning Outcomes Form is a new resource that encourages you to reflect on how your involvement on campus helps you educationally and as you develop personally and professionally.

Students who complete this form can also earn CEO credit toward the variety of CEO Certificates.

Personal Leadership Certificate

Designed for students who seek to develop their leadership abilities. It offers the greatest flexibility, with all CEO sessions attended throughout the year counting towards certificate completion. Students who earn this certificate are encouraged to self-evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and select CEO workshops that most meet their needs.

Requirements:
- Any six (6) workshops offered in the CEO Program

Advanced Personal Leadership Certificate

Presented to any student who has previously earned the Personal Leadership Certificate and has once more fulfilled all of the requirements for the Personal Leadership Certificate during a separate academic year.

Emerging Leader Certificate

Designed for students who are preparing themselves for a future leadership position. Students who earn this certificate will learn more about their personal leadership style, how their style impacts an organization’s effectiveness, and methods for identifying personal strengths and weaknesses.

Requirements:

  • Any one of the following:
    • Interpersonal Leadership Skills
    • MBTI - Myers Briggs Type Indicator
    • Leadership Styles

  • Plus any four (4) elective workshops offered in the CEO Program

Organizational Leadership Certificate

Advanced certificate program designed for students who are currently in leadership positions in the Drexel community. Leaders who earn this certificate will develop a broader understanding of an individual’s role in the ever-changing dynamics of their organization. The required workshops will cover a variety of topics, including: strategies for analyzing a group’s maturity, delegation of tasks, running meetings, and resolving conflict.

Requirements:

  • Any one of the following:
    •  Organizational Dynamics
    • Team Dynamics and Leadership
    • Teambuilding Within Your Organization
    • Taking Care of Business: Running Effective Meetings

  • Plus any four (4) elective workshops offered in the CEO Program

Advanced Organizational Leadership Certificate

Presented to any student who has previously earned the Organizational Leadership Certificate and has once more fulfilled all of the requirements for the Organizational Leadership Certificate during a separate academic year.

DU to the Zoo: Urban Community Service Certificate

This certificate program has been designed for students interested in engaging in responsible service and volunteerism specifically within the Philadelphia urban community. Students who earn this certificate will acquire skills that can help create significant change in an urban environment. Students are encouraged to serve and advocate for the people who live in the inner city, especially our neighbors in the Powelton and Mantua communities.

Requirements:

  • Attend each of the following two workshops:
    • Community Immersion
    • Reflections in Service
  • Attend two (2) of the following workshops:
    • Interpersonal Leadership Skills
    • Intercultural communication
    • Leadership Compass
    • Learning Circles
    • Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
    • Planning a Service Project
    • Just Neighbors

  • 25 hours of registered community service projects, specifically in the Powelton/Mantua communities, over the course of the academic year.

It's easy to register your community service hours. Simply stop by or contact the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at 3210 Cherry Street or contact contact Philip Poczik at plp52@drexel.edu. OR contact CEO@drexel.edu with information.

Fraternity and Sorority Life Leadership Certificate

Designed for all students who are members and leaders of their fraternities and sororities. Students who earn this certificate will develop an understanding of the basic skills needed to enhance their fraternity or sorority membership while gaining deeper insight into the history and core values of the fraternal movement.

Requirements:

  • Attend all of the following workshops:
    • Greek History
    • Greek Values
    • Hazing Prevention Education (multiple workshops offered to meet this requirement)
    • Recruitment 101

  • Attend any three (3) additional elective workshops offered in the CEO Program; OR Attendance at a Fraternity & Sorority Life Retreat and one (1) elective workshop offered in the CEO Program; OR Attendance at NGLA/National Fraternity/Sorority Leadership Conference and one (1) elective workshop offered in the CEO Program.

If you have any questions regarding this certificate or workshops, you may contact Fraternity & Sorority Life at greeklife@drexel.edu.

Advanced Fraternity and Sorority Life Leadership Certificate

Designed for upperclassmen who are members and leaders of their fraternities and sororities.  Students who earn this certificate will develop a broader understanding and engage in deeper dialogue related to their organization's role in the community, core values, rituals and the relevance of the fraternity/sorority experience in today’s college environment.

Requirements:

  • Attend all of the following workshops:
    • Greek Futures Explored  
    • Greek Values II
    • Values-Based Recruitment
    • Hazing Prevention Education (multiple workshops offered to meet this requirement)

  • Attend any three (3) additional elective workshops offered in the CEO Program; OR Attendance at a Fraternity & Sorority Life Retreat and one (1) elective workshop offered in the CEO Program; OR Attendance at NGLA/National Fraternity/Sorority Leadership Conference and one (1) elective workshop offered in the CEO Program.

If you have any questions regarding this certificate or workshops, you may contact Fraternity & Sorority Life at greeklife@drexel.edu.

Distinguished Service to the Community Certificate

Designed for students whose co-curricular involvement has demonstrated strong commitment to community service and volunteerism. Students who earn this certificate will learn more about their personal leadership style, how their style impacts an organization’s effectiveness, the importance of social action, and strategies for empowering people to create change in communities.

Requirements:

  • Attend each of the following two workshops:
    • Just Neighbors
    • Reflections in Service
  • Attend two (2) of the following workshops:
    • Community Immersion
    • Interpersonal Leadership Skills
    • Intercultural communication
    • Leadership Compass
    • Learning Circles
    • Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
    • Planning a Service Project

  • 50 hours of registered community service projects over the course of the academic year.

It's easy to register your community service hours. Simply stop by or contact the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at 3210 Cherry Street or contact Seth Jacobson at saj33drexel.edu OR contact CEO@drexel.edu with information.

Advanced Distinguished Service to the Community Certificate

Designed for students whose co-curricular involvement has demonstrated strong commitment to community service and volunteerism. Students who earn this certificate will learn more about their personal leadership style, how their style impacts an organization's effectiveness, the importance of social action, and strategies for empowering people to create change in communities.

Requirements:

  • Attend each of the following two workshops:
    • Just Neighbors
    • Reflections in Service
  • Attend two (2) of the following workshops:
    • Community Immersion
    • Interpersonal Leadership Skills
    • Intercultural communication
    • Leadership Compass
    • Learning Circles
    • Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
    • Planning a Service Project

  • 100 hours of registered community service projects over the course of the academic year.

It's easy to register your community service hours. Simply stop by or contact the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at 3210 Cherry Street or contact Seth Jacobson at saj33drexel.edu OR contact CEO@drexel.edu with information.

Diversity Education Certificate
 
Designed for all students who have a sincere desire to learn more about themselves and others.  Students who earn this certificate will develop a greater awareness, understanding, and appreciation of people who are similar to and different from themselves.  Students will also learn how to communicate better.  Finally, students will learn about the different learning styles that people have and the things that they can do to ensure that all populations can have access to and benefit from individual or organizational sponsored programs, activities, services, workshops, and web sites.
 
Requirements:

  • Attend three (3) of the following workshops: 
    • Interpersonal Leadership Skills
    • Women and Leadership
    • Communicating with People with Disabilities
    • Oxfam Hunger Banquet (offered once)
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Time Management is Spiritual
  • Attend two (2) additional events on campus that promote diversity appreciation and awareness.  Events can include (but not limited to) programs hosted by cultural student organizations, the Office of Multicultural Programs, and events promoting Black, Latino, or Women’s History Months. 

For more information about campus events that fulfill the Diversity Education Certificate contact Chakka Reeves, Assistant Dean of Multicultural Education and Outreach at chakka.reeves@drexel.edu or at 215-895-2662.  In order to receive credit for attendance at these events, e-mail CEO@drexel.edu with the title of the event, your full name, student ID number, e-mail address, and any memberships in student organizations.

Women's Leadership Certificate


This certification program is designed for students who are interested in exploring women's issues and gaining a better understanding of women's professional and personal development. Students who earn this certificate will learn skills that will assist them developing their personal and professional goals.
 
Requirements:

  • Attend the “Women and Leadership” CEO workshop
  •  Attend one (1) activity or program on campus that promotes awareness of women’s issues.  
  • Attend an additional four (4) elective workshops offered in the CEO Program (not including programs that fulfill the first two requirements)

OR

  • Complete the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) course for Women
    • Contact Candace Wannamaker at cms38@drexel.edu for more information and schedule
  • Attend the “Women and Leadership” CEO workshop

In order to receive credit for attendance at these events, e-Mail CEO@drexel.edu with the title of the event, your full name, student ID number, e-mail address, and any memberships in student organizations.

Sports Leadership Certificate

This certificate designed for student interested in learning about leadership development through the sports exeperience. Those who participate will be exposed to leadership theories utilized in sports as well as discuss the value of sports in our scoeity. More importantly, students will learn and discuss what they value about sports and how sports can be a "laboratory of character development." This certificate emphasizes experiential learning and the development of leadership and character through sports.

Requirements:

  • Attend the following four (4) workshops
    • Leadership Lessons from Sports Greatest Coaches
    • Character & Sports
    • Volunteerism & Sports: Importance of Paying Forward & Service through Sports
    • Teamwork & Sportsmanship: Applying Values of Sports to Everyday Life!

  • Complete the Campus Involvement Experience Form and email it to CEO@drexel.edu or bring it to 215 Creese (Office of Campus Activities)

  • Attend an additional one (1) elective workshop from the CEO program

Design, Art and Media Certificate

Designed for students preparing themselves for careers in design, applied arts and media. Success in these creative fields requires more than talent and training. Students who earn this certificate will develop leadership and management skills and will learn from top industry leaders about the businesses and professional development required to succeed.

Requirements:

  • Attend any three (3) AWCoMAD SPONSORED lectures, talks, symposiums, cultural performances and other on or off campus events pre-approved by the Dean of AWCoMAD

  • Attend an additional three (3) elective CEO workshops

To determine eligibility of an event, e-mail in advance of the event a short description of the event to allensabinson@drexel.edu

Excellent Organization Certificate

Presented to student organizations that have made the commitment to developing their leaders by encouraging active participation in the CEO Program. Organizations receiving Excellent Organization Certificates will receive an award and have their group’s name engraved on a plaque displayed outside the Campus Activities Suite.

Earn an Excellent Organization Certificate by having five (5) or more members earn any level of certification (through the campus-wide CEO workshop series and/or through the CEO II trainings) and your organization can qualify to receive extra $$$.
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