John F Kennedy University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Graduate Certificate in Leadership for Sustainable Change

Format: Online

Program Description:

The Leadership for Sustainable Change certificate seeks to educate and train leaders for sustainable action in service of our planet. The certificate program will direct participants as global citizens to proactively inquire, create and lead transformative changes that are sourced in wisdom, empathy, trust, and integrity, and that affect organizations and communities – both small and large – as well as the environment. This ensures that our highest values become the driving force for principled, creative action in the world.

The certificate combines three residential intensives with online coaching to offer the following unique aspects necessary to achieve sustainable change in the 21st century:

- Visionary leadership skills that are able to identify and address systemic and root causes of challenges and issues;
- An understanding of diversity, multiple perspectives, and an integral worldview;
- Practices for sourcing inner wisdom and power to design new systems and patterns for solving problems and creating new partnerships in organizations and communities;
- A conscious, full spectrum approach to designing results-oriented projects; and
- A philosophical foundation based on the Earth Charter to achieve community well being, ecological integrity, economic opportunity, social justice, and world peace.

The Leadership for Sustainable Change certificate program offers individuals the unique opportunity to work on a specific project during the course of the program. Individuals can come with an idea for a project or a project already underway that will or can lead to a sustainable, beneficial change to a group, organization, community or the environment. Over the course of the program, participants will be able to design or re-design and begin implementation of their projects based on the certificate’s principles.

This certificate is a low-residency program with a one-week intensive at the start of each quarter with the balance of the work done via email and phone.

Accreditation:

JFK University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The University is an approved participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program for veterans.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999