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How will you lead as a CU Student Buff?​
The Center for Leadership invites you to discover your potential, connect with peers and mentors, and practice leadership in ways that matter to you.
Whether you're just beginning your leadership journey or looking to deepen your impact, there are countless ways to get involved. From immersive programs and interactive workshops to academic courses, campus events, and student-led initiatives, you’ll find opportunities to grow, lead, and belong.
Join the Leadership Community at É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ and help shape the future, starting now.
ÌýÌý Sign up for a mentor
Our Boulder-CU Leadership Program offers a flexible mentorship opportunity, connecting É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ students with local leaders for personalized guidance that promotes growth, confidence, and purpose. Completion of the program will result in a cord at graduation and a digital recognition badge. Open to all current É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ students.
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ÌýÌý Attend the Emerging Leadership Academy
The Emerging Leadership Academy is a low-commitment program building the foundations for leadership skills. Attend as many sessions as you want, earning stackable digital badges for attending sessions on Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Change. Offered three times a semester, food included! Open to all current É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ students.
ÌýÌý Leadership Studies Minor
The Leadership Studies Minor (LSM) enables you to develop as a leader.ÌýBy pursuing the LSM you will learn new ways to think about leadership and discover your own leadership strengths. This includes learning skills such as leading project teams, managing conflict, speaking in public, and analyzing complex problems. You will also gain knowledge about collaborative and inclusive leadership, ethical decision-making, and issues of power and privilege. The LSM is a great addition to any major, open to all É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ undergraduate students.
Curious about leadership but not sure where to start? and see what it’s all about.
ÌýÌý Peace Corps Prep Certificate
Housed within the Center for Leadership,ÌýPeace Corps PrepÌýis an undergraduate certificate program offering future U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer applicants sector-specific job skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence, and professional leadership development skills. As an official Peace Corps Prep Program, earning the certificate is excellent preparation, and a likely advantage, for future Peace Corps Volunteer applicants. Open to all current É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ students.
The Center for Leadership partners with more than 40 leadership programs across campus, helping you find the one that best fits your interests, strengths, and goals.
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Find the program that’s right for you. Our quick quiz matches you with leadership opportunities designed to fit your passions and schedule.
ÌýÌý Join an Affiliated Leadership Program
Explore our network of affiliated programs at the bottom of the page. Not sure where to start? Take the quiz above or reach out—we’ll connect you with the right people. By joining an affiliated program, you’ll gain access to exclusive opportunities to deepen and expand your leadership development. See the tab below for more information!
ÌýÌý Participate in Global Experiences
To succeed in today’s increasingly complex, and interconnected world, É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ graduates must be equipped with competencies that can be applied across diverse organizations, contexts, and cultures.Ìý
Students already involved in one of our Affiliate Leadership Programs get free access to our programming below!Ìý
ÌýÌý Receive access to a professional leadership coach
The CFL Coaching Program is limited to 30 students each semester. Students will be partnered with a professional leadership coach for the fall or spring semester. Students will receive approximately 10 hours of coaching during the semester at no financial cost (a $5,000 to $10,000 value). Advocate to your leadership program director to nominate you for this experience!
ÌýÌý Learn about becoming a Newton Leadership Fellow
The Newton Fellowship Program is designed to recognize and develop É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ’s most exceptional student leaders. This unique fellowship brings together top students from across Center for Leadership affiliates, offering a transformative leadership development experience. Through our Fellows program, participants cultivate and strengthen their leadership capacities within the CFL’s distinctive blend of a cohort model, specialized training, experiential learning intensives, and individual coaching, while also receiving financial support and exclusive networking opportunities. Affiliate program directors nominate students to apply who demonstrate character, a commitment to making positive changes within their campus or community, and a growth mindset.
ÌýÌý Get tickets to the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series
Students receive free tickets to attend all Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series events. Keep an eye on our events page for announcements of speakers and dates!
ÌýÌý Be nominated for the Graduating Leaders of the Year award
This programÌýhighlights the impact of leadership education at É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ. By recognizing outstanding students, we reward exceptional work and highlight leadership programs. Students are nominated by their affiliate program director.
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ÌýÌý Sign up for our newsletter
Receive a monthly newsletter sharing É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ leadership updates and stories, as well as thought leadership pieces.Ìý