Foundational Leadership for Career Success Certificate Program - Application Deadline
Power your leadership potential and step forward to success!
GOALS
Introducing students to the critical concepts and skills needed for career success in any industry and providing an opportunity to put these skills into practice through meaningful, fun, and interactive challenges facilitated by Saunders Faculty, alumni/industry leaders, and upper-class student leaders.
OUTCOMES
- Students will be better prepared for success in co-ops and jobs by building their knowledge in the leadership and professional skills needed for workplace effectiveness.
- Students will be able to articulate their strengths and areas for development.
- Students will be able to identify personal and professional short and long term goals.
- Students will be more confident presenters and networkers.
- Students will have a greater understanding of how to navigate workplace culture and etiquette.
- Students will build communication and emotional intelligence skills, such as conflict management, self-advocacy, resiliency & courage, and building rapport & finding common ground with others.
- Students will put skills into practice by completing a semester-long challenge/competition activity
This free program is available to all RIT students and is sponsored by the Leadership Academy at Saunders.
Required: Applicants accepted into the program must attend all eight in-person sessions during the fall semester (9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16).
Deadline to apply: Monday, September 14, 2026
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