Leadership Certificate Series Registration
The Leadership Certificate Series is open to all UConn students—undergraduate and graduate—on most of the UConn campuses! Each workshop runs for 9 weeks, are free for UConn students, and once completed will give you a certificate you can use for your professional goals going forward.
Why Register?
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Completely free to UConn students
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Certificates for each workshop—perfect for your resume, LinkedIn profile, CV, and grad school applications
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No prior experience or workshop sequence required—jump in whenever you're ready
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Resources provided by facilitators (articles, videos, podcasts) to continue your leadership journey beyond the classroom
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Join a community of peers growing together through discussion, experiential activities, and reflection
We value diverse backgrounds and experiences and encourage all students to register. If you have any questions, please email studentleadership@uconn.edu or call us at 860-486-8151.
Spring 2026 Storrs Campus Offerings
Workshops begin the week of February 16th and run for nine weeks through the week of April 20th.
- ** CLOSED ** Student Leadership Challenge, Mon, 5-6:30pm
(begins Feb 16th) - ** CLOSED ** Discovery Leadership, Mon, 6:30-8pm
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(begins Feb 16rd)
- ** CLOSED ** Impact Delta: Leadership for Social Change, Mon, 6-8pm
(begins Feb 16th) - ** CLOSED ** Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, Tues, 5-6:30pm
(begins Feb 17th) - ** CLOSED ** Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, Wed, 6:30-8pm
(begins Feb 18th)
Each workshop runs for 9 weeks and attendance each week is required for successful completion of the workshop and receipt of the certificate. Registration for Spring 2026 Workshops opens Feb 2, 2026 and closes Feb 15, 2025!
Registration is now CLOSED for Spring 2026 workshops. We hope to have you join us next semester!
More Information
The Leadership Certificate Series is open to all UConn students—undergraduate and graduate—on any campus! Each workshop runs for 9 weeks, with free, weekday evening sessions, and gives you flexibility to choose a time that fits your schedule
- Each workshop meets once a week for around 1.5–2 hours.
- You’ll select your workshop during registration.
- You’ll earn a unique certificate for each completed workshop!
About the Workshops
Impact Delta: Leadership for Social Change is designed for students who are interested in giving back to their communities. This workshop works on building justice, civic engagement, and the positive impact we can have on others using the Social Change Model of leadership.
Discovery Leadership is designed for students at the beginning of their leadership journey who are interested in exploring and developing their leadership potential. The program will develop students' leadership competencies through self-reflection, experiential learning, exploration of team dynamics, communication, and cultural competence.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is designed for students who are interested in exploring their personal strengths in relation to their leadership style. The program will allow students to develop an understanding of their emotions and effective methods for managing their emotions.
The Student Leadership Challenge is designed for students who are ready to deepen their leadership development through action and reflection. This workshop uses Kouzes and Posner’s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® to help students grow their leadership capacity and practice real-world application of leadership behaviors.
Regional Campus Options
Can’t make it to Storrs? We’ve got you! Workshops are also offered at regional campuses—Avery Point, Stamford, and Waterbury. Each campus sets their own schedule; click to explore possibilities and register for a workshop.
For Avery Point visit this site: [COMING SOON]
For Stamford visit this site: https://studentactivities.stamford.uconn.edu/leadership/
For Waterbury visit this site: [COMING SOON]