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Global Leadership Certificate for UCSD Undergraduates

 

The new Global Leadership Certificate Program welcomes you, as a UC San Diego undergraduate, to engage and reflect upon the international and intercultural components of your student experience. Earning the certificate will help you represent how you have developed the knowledge, skills, and sensitivities to be an engaged leader in our interdependent world.

 
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The certificate program is structured in three phases that you finish at your own pace before you graduate.
I. Commitment Phase You attend a 90-minute seminar to learn about the program and reflection guidelines, discuss global leadership and self-awareness concepts, and establish personal, academic, career, and other goals for the certificate program. Subsequently, when you submit your goal statement and identity reflection essay, you get matched with a cohort of 15 undergraduate students guided by an advisor.

II. Engagement & Reflection Phase You complete activities and submit reflective papers for each of the required components noted below. Your advisor provides feedback and you have the chance to discuss your experiences with your cohort of peers.

  A. International Experience (choose one)
  • You are an international student at UCSD
  • You complete at least 1 quarter of Study Abroad
  • You complete an international internship
  • You complete an internationally focused domestic internship

B. Intercultural Engagement & Community Involvement,
twenty hours over two quarters (choose one)
  • Intercultural engagement through membership or leadership in a UC San Diego intercultural student organization
  • Volunteering at the International Center
  • Intercultural partnership experiences such as tutoring or peer mentoring
  • Community service with an international/intercultural focus

C. Internationally-Focused Coursework
    • Completion of a course, preferably within your major, that has a significant international component

D. Four Workshops in Leadership Skill-Building

E. Two Lectures and Two Cultural Events

III. Synthesis Phase You learn to articulate how your education has shaped you.

  A. Capstone Project
You complete a research or applied practice project around a concept of personal interest that emerged from your earlier engagement and reflection.

B. Resume, Cover Letter, and Communication Skills
You revise your resume, draft cover letters, and practice speaking about your global leadership knowledge, skills, and sensitivities.

C. Presentation
You deliver a 10 minute presentation about your capstone project and learning outcomes.

D. Certificate Ceremony
Upon completion of all requirements, you will earn a certificate noting your accomplishment and commitment to global leadership and receive a special sash to wear at Commencement.

How to join?

  Attend ONE of the following GLC Seminars at 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the International Center:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Questions?

  Contact Sarah Ross, Director of International Education, International Center