You must be the change you want to see in the world.
                                                     -- Mahatma Ghandi

The Leadership Certificate brings together students in the East-West Center community to explore the nature of leadership, develop individual leadership capacity, and learn how to navigate change in the Asia Pacific region.

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In partnership with the Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) and the Department of Anthropology, the Leadership Certificate will help EWC students achieve the following goals:

--Learn about the servant leadership model and civic engagement, then apply this knowledge through action plans, community service work and internships (Service Learning & Applied Leadership — I & II)

--Develop in-depth knowledge of historical leaders, classical leadership theories and diverse models of indigenous leadership in Asia-Pacific region through international film and literature (Film & Leadership course)

--Develop personal leadership skills and capacity by studying contemporary theories and designing case studies and profiles of contemporary leaders in Asia-Pacific region (Contemporary Leadership Profiles course)

--Organize and facilitate the Fall Service Learning Fair and Spring Leadership Symposium; edit and publish Transformations in Leadership Journal (Applied Leadership Projects).

--Integrate leadership studies into the personal and professional lives of students, including their educational goals at the EWC, as engaged citizens and agents of change in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Leadership Certificate is a two-year, inter- disciplinary program open to all EWC degree fellows. It is one of four Certificate Programs offered to EWC Fellows (along with International Cultural Studies, Conflict Resolution, and Population Studies). ADB fellows are required to take the Leadership Certificate as part of their scholarship. The following are graduate 600-level courses, totaling 12 UH credits. Classes are open to students who sign up for the Leadership Certificate and receive permission from the instructor, Stuart Coleman:

--Service Learning and Applied Leadership, Parts I & II

--Film and Leadership

--Contemporary Leadership Profiles

"Transformations in Leadership"

Spring 2007 [pdf-64pp]
Spring 2008 [pdf-72pp]

"This internship created a win-win situation for me, as not only did I benefit from it intellectually but it also gave me a great sense of fullfillment."
- Krishna, Leadership Student, Spring 2006

Spring 2006
Spring 2007

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power"
                                                     -- Lao Tzu

PLEASE NOTE: THE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS ONLY OPEN TO EAST-WEST CENTER STUDENTS, AFFILIATES, APLP FELLOWS AND STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA.  EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE EAST-WEST CENTER PROGRAMS.