Certified Student Leader

What is a Certified Student Leader?

The Office of Student Leadership and Involvement recognizes and awards Certified Student Leaders with a framed certificate which attests to their leadership experiences and skills acquired through their commitment to becoming leaders at West Chester University throughout their college career.

Requirements to become a Certified Student Leader:

• Attend at least twelve S.A.I.L. programs or other programs approved to substitute for a S.A.I.L. program.
• Participate fully in the Annual Student Leadership Experience in February or attend a local/regional/national leadership conference approved by the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement.
• Contribute 20 individual hours to community service, at least 3 different experiences (minimum of 2 hours per location), throughout your college career. Contact WCU’s Office of Service-Learning & Volunteer Programs for possible service opportunities.
• Attend 4 Contemporary Issues programs throughout your college career. Participating in one “Leadership on the Road” will equal two Contemporary Issues programs.
• 6 additional leadership experiences – these may include additions to any of the above requirements. These must be approved by the Office of Student Leadership & Involvement. (Additional opportunities to fulfill this portion could be attending campus lectures, participating in class trips, additional community service, volunteering in the Leadership Development Resource Center, being elected or appointed to a student organization leadership position, etc.)

Privileges of being a Certified Student Leader:

• Your leadership experiences will be documented and a Framed Certificate will be presented to you.
• You will have the opportunity to serve as a facilitator of S.A.I.L. programs.
• You will be publicly recognized at the End of Year campus-wide Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.
• You will have the possibility to serve on the Student Leadership Project Team, a group of faculty, staff, and student who work collaboratively to create leadership opportunities for you and your classmates.
• Your name will appear on a plaque exhibited in Sykes Student Union recognizing you as a Certified Student Leader.

Program approval:

• To obtain approval for an alternate S.A.I.L. program and your additional leadership experiences, please e-mail Charlie Warner, Director of Student Leadership & Involvement, at cwarner@wcupa.edu to have a program approved.

What is S.A.I.L.?

See S.A.I.L. page for more info.

If you are interested:

Please complete a CSL Information form online or download and return it to Charlie Warner in 238 Sykes Student Union.

Sample Guide to Completing CSL Requirements
Chart your course to complete CSL requirement

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