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Vol. 11 No. 1

Promoting Student Engagement through an Academic Leadership Certificate Program

Submitted
February 21, 2011
Published
2011-02-21

Abstract

The University of Georgia’s Interdisciplinary Certificate
in Leadership and Service is an undergraduate academic
program designed to enhance college students’ preparation for
leadership in their communities and organizations through
service-learning. This form of engagement with the community
prepares students to face the technical and social challenges
of the future through cross-disciplinary collaboration, scholarship,
and application. The article discusses requirements of the
certificate, the collaborative nature of the program across
multiple colleges at the university, and the impact of
institutionalizing leadership and service by providing a
mechanism for both students and faculty to document activity
in experiential education and its outcomes. The certificate
program or any of its components can serve as a model for
other colleges or leadership programs.