For Undergraduates
As an undergraduate, you can engage with the Center for Leadership through any of our undergraduate-specific programs.
About the Center for Leadership
Northwestern is one of only a few academic institutions that boast a university-wide center dedicated to the study of leadership and dissemination of the latest and best practices.
The Center for Leadership offers opportunities for all students to develop their leadership capacity in an environment that encourages experimentation and innovation. We also invite faculty to get involved by embedding assessment tools into course curriculums and through consultations with the Center’s directors.
Through a combination of formal instruction, practical experience and guided reflection, program participants begin to explore leadership as a dynamic process, discover their own unique leadership style and value the perspective of those one hopes to lead.
On Leadership
Become the leader your teammates need to thrive
Work through questions about your leadership style with our team. Explore your motivations and goals, and expand your ability to inspire, mobilize, and adapt.
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Learn what it takes to build an effective team
Get feedback and insight on how to become a skillful team leader.
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For Grad Students & Postdocs
Take the time to become a better leader in your cohort, lab, board, project team, or student org by participating in our interdisciplinary programs for grad-level students and postdocs.
For Faculty
Contact us to implement a Teamwork Assessment, explore our University-wide coaching and mentoring programs, and consider taking advantage of team-leadership consulting for University academic and administrative departments.
For Everyone
Whether you're a student or faculty member at Northwestern or elsewhere, the Center for Leadership can help you build leadership skills to invigorate your work.