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West entrance of Norlin Library with a quote on the building that reads, "He who knows only his own generation remains always a child."

The Presidents Leadership Class is a four-year, leadership development program for inspired undergraduates at the University of Colorado Boulder. It is a comprehensive program focusing on academics, experience, service, and community in order to expose students to leadership lessons on many different levels.

PLC Values

Respectful Communication - integrity, honesty, transparency, humility, compassion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - in representation, recruitment, resources, empathy, recognition of privilege
Resilience - perseveres in the face of adversity, tenacity, welcomes challenge and discomfort, challenges peers with support
Development Orientation - growth mindset, lifelong learning, creativity, innovation, curiosity, reflection, self-awareness, critical analysis, bias towards action
Service for Change - servant leadership, not for personal aggrandizement or acknowledgement

PLC Principles - Values in Practice

We interact and communicate with integrity, honesty, transparency, and compassion on and off campus, and throughout all aspects of our lives.

We strive to increase and amplify diversity, inclusivity, and equity for all members and employees of the program, as well as represent diversity, inclusivity, and equity in the resources we use, and the opportunities we offer.

We embrace our own strengths with the humility and recognition of others’ strengths - we strive to know when it is best to lead, and when it is best to follow.

We engage in life-long learning and inquiry, with a growth mindset grounded in critical analysis, with the intention of growing intellectually, culturally and personally.

We embrace service for societal change as a fundamental characteristic of great leadership and work to emulate great leaders by serving our communities.

We encourage the combination of creativity, inquiry, reflection, and the natural instinct to take action in order to provide solutions to complex problems - working towards challenging the status quo.

We develop our resilient approach to adversity, and acknowledge that personal and/or professional growth comes through discomfort and challenge.

We recognize our place in the world through self-awareness in relation to others, cultures, and environments.