Gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of differences, improve your ability to effectively address complex issues, and learn how to cultivate an inclusive environment in an organization or workplace! 
 

Cultivating Leaders for Social Change, previously known as the Diversity Leadership Development Program (DLDP), provides an immersive experience through the integration of competency-building seminars, applied learning, and sustained dialogue.

CLSC admits one cohort per year; participants meet weekly in the Winter and Spring Quarters to engage in  a class and dialogue session.  For the 2023 cohort, this weekly seminar will be on Tuesdays from 4:10-6:00 pm.

Why join?

• Earn academic units (2 units, pass/no pass, optional) and a certificate of completion
• Build peer and mentor connections
• Boost your resume and professional portfolio with demonstrated leadership
• Develop communication and leadership skills vital to succeeding in a diverse workplace

Program Structure

Duration is two quarters (Winter and Spring), not including the prerequisite of nine Leadership Essentials Workshops (LEWS)

LEWS

     Topical Seminars and Sustained Dialogue

• meet weekly to participate in class sessions and sustained dialogue
• seminar topics include inclusive leadership theory, values and ethics, personal identity, intersectionality, privilege, power, systemic oppression, allyship, conflict management, emotional self-control, humility, and self-care

     Applied Experience

• complete a relevant project or internship

     Weekly Assignments

• read articles, watch videos, write reflections

2023 Schedule

Seminars are held weekly (in person) in both Winter and Spring Quarters; applied experience is scheduled independently. 

• Winter Quarter (January 10 - March 24): Tuesdays 4:10-6:00 pm
• Spring Quarter (April 4 - May 30): Tuesdays 4:10-6:00 pm
• Certificate Award Ceremony: Friday, June 2, 12:00-1:30 pm

Enrollment Process

Enrollment for the 2023 cohort is now open; the deadline to enroll is November 4, 2022.

• Complete and submit the CLSC Enrollment form (available here until November 4)
  
  CLSC Enrollment Form
  
  This form will take 15-20 minutes and includes the following four short-answer response questions:
  * What is your previous experience with learning or talking about issues related to social justice?
  * What social justice issues are you interested in exploring? Which issues are you nervous talking about?
  * What does inclusive leadership look like to you?
  * Why do you want to be a part of the CLSC? What are you hoping to get out of the certificate program?
   

• Complete the following nine 50-minute prerequisite Leadership Essentials (LEWS) workshops prior to the start of the program: 

  • The Leader in You
  • Thinking Critically About Leadership
  • Power and Leadership
  • Walk the Talk
  • Beyond the Visible
  • More than Just Words
  • Navigating Conflict With Others
  • Inclusion is Essential
  • Confronting Oppression
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    LEWS
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• Attend an Enrollment information session (to be scheduled in Fall Quarter 2022)

Sponsoring Programs

CLSC is made possible through collaborative effort among the Center for Leadership Learning, Cross Cultural Center, Internship and Career Center, LGBTQIA Resource Center, Office of Campus Community Relations, and Women’s Resources & Research Center.