Student Leadership and Involvement Center
Student Leader Development Guide
Overview
Student learning, growth and development are integral components of the student
experience within the Student Leadership and Involvement Center. Recognizing that
learning exists throughout involvement opportunities, the Student Leadership and
Involvement Center (SLIC) has established Student Leader Development Guide, which
is used to facilitate student learning and development through one-on-one advising.
Process
The Student Leader Development Guide is a joint effort between student leaders and
their advisor. Each student will complete a questionnaire to assess his or her leadership
capacity. With their advisor, they will review responses and create a leadership
development action plan to increase growth and development each semester and
throughout the academic year.
Advisors Steps
1. Review the SLIC Student Learning Objectives with your student so they become
familiar with the objectives and their criteria.
2. Discuss the Student Leader Development Guide to the student(s) you advise.
Provide each student with a copy of the questionnaire and ask him or her to
complete and return the questionnaire.
3. Review student responses. Using the scoring key on the advisor questionnaire
copy, indicate the results of your student(s) with the Student Leader
Development Guide Rubric.
4. Discuss the results and rubric with your student advisee during an advising
conversation. Following the conversation, each student should complete the
Student Leader Development Action Plan to be discussed at a future meeting.
Revisit the plan continuously throughout the semester.
Students Leader Steps
1. Complete to the Student Leader Development Questionnaire
2. Review results with your Advisor
3. Develop a tentative Action Plan prior to meeting with your advisor
4. In collaboration with your advisor, develop the Student Leader Development
Action Plan, establishing goals and milestones to measure your progress.
Advising and Development
The Student Leader Development Guide is intended to inform advising conversations
throughout the semester and year. Progress should be reviewed at the end of each
semester, noting achievement and continued areas for growth.
Assessment
At the end of each semester, each advisor will submit scores for their students,
identifying common themes and measured growth to the SLIC Assessment Coordinator.
Student Leader Development Guide
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Student Leader Development
Questionnaire
Please read through each statement and acknowledge
the frequency to which you/your student engages in this
behavior, action or process.
I Utilize critical thinking and active problem-solving
I engage in active and critical reflection
I incorporates information from multiple sources to drive
decision-making
I values the learning process and strives to continuously
learn, grow and develop
I am able to conduct and direct honest communication
with others and provide feedback without reliance on
text and e-mail communication
I respects and motivate others to achieve a shared
purpose
I develops leadership behaviors through interactions
with peers in academic, social and co-curricular
activities
I create trust with peers and develops a shared
experience
I respect differing experiences and viewpoints
I engage in reflection to understand personal
experiences, identity, power and privilege
I exhibit inclusive behavior(s) through personal
interactions and communications
I advocate for the equal treatment and opportunity
others
I understand current societal issues
I understand my role as it relates to a larger community
and global society
I am involved with activities or initiatives that work to
influence the common good
I can articulate a personal definition of citizenship and
its role in their life
I am comfortable interacting with other individuals and
groups
I develop and maintain mutually rewarding and lasting
relations
I actively listens to others
I engage in behaviors that promote self-reliance
I have a clear understanding of personal values,
assumptions and biases
I understand personal experiences and their relation to
Student Leader Development Guide
Rarely
Regularly
Most
Often
Always
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the development of their identity
My values system is developed, clear and congruent to
self and to others
I understand the role of spirituality in personal and group
values and behaviors
I communicate effectively across a variety of mediums
(written, verbal, non-verbal, etc.)
I use strategies that acknowledges and appropriately
accepts feedback from others
I understand how different environments affect the
communication process
I seek to further dialogue as a way to increase
knowledge and collaboration
I am aware of talents, knowledge, skills and experiences
I have identified a career/vocational path
I actively pursues activates/opportunities that will
advance or lead to career pursuits
I intend to pursue vocational efforts that challenge,
teach and encourage personal fulfillment
I am able to make meaning from personal interactions
with physical spaces and environments
I utilize space to foster community, learning, personal
growth and development
I work to intentionally create conditions that matter to
the individual and community of USD
I articulate and values the role that USD plays in their
educational and career/vocational efforts
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Student Leader Development
Questionnaire - Key
For Advisors Only
Use the Questionnaire Key record your student’s responses.
For each SLO, add the numerical value for each response.
Intellectual Growth
I Utilize critical thinking and active problem-solving
I engage in active and critical reflection
I incorporates information from multiple sources to drive
decision-making
I values the learning process and strives to continuously
learn, grow and develop
Score
Leadership
I am able to conduct and direct honest communication
with others and provide feedback without reliance on
text and e-mail communication
I respects and motivate others to achieve a shared
purpose
I develops leadership behaviors through interactions
with peers in academic, social and co-curricular
activities
I create trust with peers and develops a shared
experience
Score
Cultural Awareness and Understanding
I respect differing experiences and viewpoints
I engage in reflection to understand personal
experiences, identity, power and privilege
I exhibit inclusive behavior(s) through personal
interactions and communications
I advocate for the equal treatment and opportunity
others
Score
Social Responsibility
I understand current societal issues
I understand my role as it relates to a larger community
and global society
I am involved with activities or initiatives that work to
influence the common good
I can articulate a personal definition of citizenship and
its role in their life
Score
Interpersonal Interactions
I am comfortable interacting with other individuals and
Student Leader Development Guide
Rarely
1
Regularly
2
Most Often
3
Always
4
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groups
I develop and maintain mutually rewarding and lasting
relations
I actively listens to others
I engage in behaviors that promote self-reliance
Score
Sense of Self
I have a clear understanding of personal values,
assumptions and biases
I understand personal experiences and their relation to
the development of their identity
My values system is developed, clear and congruent to
self and to others
I understand the role of spirituality in personal and group
values and behaviors
Score
Communication
I communicate effectively across a variety of mediums
(written, verbal, non-verbal, etc.)
I use strategies that acknowledges and appropriately
accepts feedback from others
I understand how different environments affect the
communication process
I seek to further dialogue as a way to increase
knowledge and collaboration
Score
Career Development
I am aware of talents, knowledge, skills and experiences
I have identified a career/vocational path
I actively pursues activates/opportunities that will
advance or lead to career pursuits
I intend to pursue vocational efforts that challenge,
teach and encourage personal fulfillment
Score
Placemaking
I am able to make meaning from personal interactions
with physical spaces and environments
I utilize space to foster community, learning, personal
growth and development
I work to intentionally create conditions that matter to
the individual and community of USD
I articulate and values the role that USD plays in their
educational and career/vocational efforts
Score
Column Totals
Combined Total
Student Leader Development Guide
Rubric Scoring for Objectives
Developing 1-4
Satisfactory 5-8
Proficient 9-12
Advanced 13-16
Overall Scoring
Developing 0-36
Satisfactory 37-72
Proficient 73-108
Advanced 109-144
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Student Leadership and Involvement Center
Student Leader Development Guide
Rubric
Outcome
Intellectual Growth
Developing
Satisfactory
Conceptualizing abstract
concepts and problems
is done with difficulty or
assistance, does seek out
other information to
make decisions
Development of strategy
and problem solving
abilities incorporates
modest complexity;
utilizes past and current
information in decisionmaking
Ability to direct others
towards a common
purpose, exhibits leadersspecific skills in a broad
context
Incorporates diverse
vocabulary and
information from
divergent sources;
strategies developed to
address challenges;
critical reflection used
Engages others in a
collaborative process,
broad and specific
student leader skills;
initiatives positive
change
Engages in relationships
with others different than
self; can articulate issues
of power and privilege
as it relates their own
identity and experiences
Assumes responsibility for
personal
actions/behaviors;
incorporates sustainable
practices and behavior
Develops active and
healthy relationships;
accepts differing
viewpoints
Leadership
Uncomfortable
providing/receiving
feedback; vague
definition of personal
leadership philosophy or
values;
Cultural Awareness and
Understanding
Perspective is limited;
challenged to
understand experiences
other than their own;
interacts with similar
individuals
Limited knowledge or
awareness of current
social issues;
Can articulate an
importance for
difference; understands
issues of power and
privilege
Interpersonal
Interactions
Relationships lack depth;
limited perspective or
acceptance of
divergent viewpoints
Engages in self-reliant
behavior; develops
relationships
Sense of Self
Unsure of connection
between experiences
Recognizes role of
spirituality in the
Social Responsibility
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Acknowledges
importance of
sustainability and
community service
Proficient
Articulated sense of
identity and understands
Advanced
Actively develops
solutions to
problems, utilizes
critical reflection,
incorporates
information into
decision-making
Articulates personal
philosophy of
leadership, actions
guided by values,
developed student
leader skills in broad
and specific context
Sense of breadth
and depth in
articulating personal
experiences,
advocates for
diversity
Incorporates active
citizenship;
embraces ideals and
characteristics of a
Changemaker
Seeks out divergent
points of view;
attained balance
between self reliant
and reliant behaviors
Decisions are made
in congruence with
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Communication
Career Development
Placemaking
and values. Limited
articulation of personal
identity
Limited face to face
communication; limited
awareness of
verbal/non-verbal cues;
development of self;
identifiable values system
Engages in feedback
with peers, recognizes
other forms of
communication
intersections of personal
identity as it relates to
their leadership
Aware of verbal and
non-verbal cues;
feedback is direct and
constructive
Unsure of career options;
limited exploration of
vocation/career
choices;
Utilizes a variety of
space, minimal
connections to specific
spaces
Recognition of talents,
knowledge, skills and
experiences
Articulated career path
with awareness of steps
needed for attainment;
Able to transition into
different environments
will minimal impact; sees
the impact of spaces on
the student experience
Understands the role of
spaces on; recognizes
space(s) impact
learning; integrates
personal interactions
with physical space(s)
Student Leader Development Guide
values; utilizes
experiences in
decision-making
Uses strategies do
develop deep and
meaningful
conversations;
reflection guides
communication style
Articulates
application of their
leadership and
experiences
Actively uses
environments to
shape the
development of
community and
connection
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Student Leadership and Involvement Center
Student Leader Development Guide - Action Plan
Instructions:
1. In collaboration, each student and advisor will develop three (3) strategies to continue growth and development
for each of the Student Learning Objectives.
a. See Example Below
2. Each student should then select three (3) Student Learning Objectives that will provide focus for advising
throughout the semester. Progress on the three Student Learning Objectives will be assessed at the semester’s end.
3. Provide a completed copy to the SLIC Assessment Coordinator
Outcome
Intellectual
Growth
Leadership
Cultural
Awareness and
Understanding
Social
Responsibility
Interpersonal
Interactions
Sense of Self
Communication
Rating
Satisfactory
Area(s) for Growth


Utilize face-to-face meeting when
possible to discuss individual perspectives
When meeting 1:1 with my Vice-Chair, I
will practice face-to-face communication
Measure
Discuss during
meetings with
supervisor and
advisor
Timing
End of
Semester
Evaluation
Career
Development
Placemaking
Student:
Comments:
Student Leader Development Guide
Advisor:
Semester:
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