Level One
Level 1 of the Medallion Program focuses on your own development as a leader. To successfully complete this portion of the program, you will need to:
- Complete an enrollment form
- Attend Understanding Leadership Level 1: Opening Session
- Attend five workshops, one from each of the Medallion Program Domains:
- Knowledge acquisition
- Cognitive complexity
- Intrapersonal development
- Practical competence
- Civic engagement
- Complete a short reflection for each workshop found in your CCC checklist
- Complete the Level 1 Assessment
Participation in the following fulfill all or parts of Level 1. Please specify your participation in your Enrollment Form or email medallion@rochester.edu if already enrolled.
- CASC 350: The Rising Leader Class
- CASC 120: Exploring Intercultural Competence: Preparation for the Global Citizen
- CASC 170: International Student Success
- CASC 202: Intro to Community Engaged Learning
- CASC 351: Resident Advisor Class
- Center for Community Engagement’s Urban Fellows Program
- Office of Minority Student Affairs Emerging Leaders Program
- WRTG 27X: Communicating Your Professional Identity, CASC 145: Navigating the Academy, and CASC 104: Designing Your Life
- Counts for Cognitive Complexity, Intrapersonal Development, and Practical Competency
- Understanding Leadership, Level 1: Opening Session
Leadership is not just about holding a position. It is more about navigating through a process that results in some kind of change. This interactive workshop focuses on leadership concepts, perspectives and viewpoints. It provides you with the opportunity to develop and enhance a personal philosophy of leadership which is necessary for you to become effective contributors to your organization(s). Understanding Leadership can be requested by filling out the Request a Workshop Topic Form. Groups must have at least ten people signed up to attend in order to request an opening session workshop
- Co-hosting Workshops
Student organizations receive 5 positive points on their Student Organization Annual Review (SOAR) for co-hosting Medallion workshops. Co-hosting consists of sending at minimum 5 students to the workshop and helping with advertising the workshop. Please email medallion@rochester.edu once 5 members have registered for a workshop and we will co-host the event with you on CCC and send logos for marketing
Level One Incentives
Upon completion of the requirements for Level 1, you will:
- Receive a Level 1 pin
- Be invited to attend the Medallion Program Reception
- Have developed skills to be more successful at the University of Rochester, been an advocate for the Meliora Vision and Values and College Competencies, and increased your capacity to be a leader
- Have completed one third of the requirements to becoming a member of the Medallion Leadership Society