If you do not offer curricular or co-curricular leadership education as a part of your program, and/or if you serve an entire school, department, or division vs a specific community or cohort, or if you are an individual staff/faculty member that is an active practitioner of leadership development on-campus, becoming a Center for Leadership partner may be an option for you. The relationship between campus partners and the Center for Leadership is mutually beneficial. The Center provides opportunities to all partners with the understanding that each partner reciprocates by committing to be a participative member of the leadership development ecosystem on campus; communicating and encouraging students, staff, and faculty to get involved in Center for Leadership events and opportunities; and sharing of best practices and other resources to offer leadership development to more students across campus. To see how your participation may align with the Center for Leadership's strategic plan, please click here.
The table below explains the reciprocal relationship between partners and the Center for Leadership. Benefits of partnering include having your program featured on our website; opportunities to apply to collaborate on professional/leadership development for students/staff/faculty; and access to our programming for your students, like the Experiential Leadership Intensive (ELI), BCLP Mentoring and Coaching Program (partners must cover student costs).
If you have questions about partnering with the Center for Leadership at CU Boulder, please email Program Coordinator jessica.follett@colorado.edu.
| Center for Leadership Commitment | Partner Commitment |
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| Promote and elevate partner programs, events, offerings, recruitment, membership, etc. | Promote the Center for Leadership and other affiliate/partner programs, events, and offerings to students to encourage exposure to different perspectives and ways of learning. Encourage student involvement in leadership opportunities through affiliates. |
| Disseminate newsletter to communicate CFL and affiliate news and events. Commit to reading partner communications. | Commit to reading CFL newsletter and to reciprocal communication of events/offerings across CFL and its affiliates in coordination with the Center's communication plan. |
| Host marquee leadership events for program leadership and student members. | Attendance encouraged. |
| Collaborate on professional/leadership development opportunities for students/staff/faculty. | Collaborate on professional/leadership development opportunities for students/staff/faculty. |
| Offer access to experiential education and leadership development opportunities at cost, including but not limited to ELI, BCLP Mentoring, Coaching Program, etc. | Disseminate information on, encourage participation in, and cover student costs for CFL's experiential education and leadership development opportunities including but not limited to ELI, BCLP Mentoring, Coaching Program, etc. |
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Maintain the integrity of the Center for Leadership partnership. |
Be an official unit or faculty/staff member of the university (center, organization, etc.); agree to CFL’s partner expectations. |