Colorado Community Leadership Programs

University of Colorado at Boulder

• The Community Leadership Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder is two years in length and runs consecutively beginning in the fall semester of each year. Throughout the entire program, students participate in academic learning and community involvement experience. The program begins with an orientation in housing, health care issues and human rights and proceeds to four weeks of experiential learning through one week of wilderness learning, two weeks of serving the Native American community and one week living with the homeless. In order to integrate their learning experiences during this time, students make regular journal entries and participate in group discussions. The remainder of the program builds upon the issues learned in the first month of the program through integrated classroom learning and community volunteering. Students develop the skills necessary to fulfill leadership roles within the community (see Reference 1).

  University of Colorado at Boulder

  471 UCB

  Boulder, CO 80309-0471

  303-492-8045

  colorado.edu/

Colorado State University

• The President's Leadership Program at Colorado State University is a four-year undergraduate program that involves substantial community involvement throughout the program in addition to theoretical classroom study. The fundamentals of community leadership, including decision-making, public speaking, lobbying, conflict resolution and organization principles are explored through community service activities, leadership workshops, internships and lecture series. Students follow individuals involved in leadership careers in the community and receive practical experience to develop the skills necessary for future employment (see Reference 2).

  Colorado State University-Pueblo

  2200 Bonforte Blvd

  Pueblo, CO 81001-4901

  719-549-2100

  colostate-pueblo.edu

Aurora Chamber of Commerce

• Leadership Aurora is offered through the Aurora Chamber of Commerce to encourage leadership development within the community. The part-time program lasts ten months and focuses on the particular needs of the Aurora community. New topics are explored every month and include media training, police, criminal and civil justice, economics and infrastructure and health care. The curriculum uses case studies and practical community experience. Through teamwork, students develop their own solutions to challenges the Aurora community presently faces (see Reference 3).

  Aurora Chamber of Commerce

  14305 E. Alameda Ave., Suite 300

  Aurora, CO 80012

  303-344-1500

  aurorachamber.org