Charger Leadership Experience

��ɫAV of New Haven’s Charger Leadership Experience, and departments within the Division of Students Affairs, focus on creating unified and transformative leadership pathways for students to develop the skills and competencies employers have indicated they look for in college graduates. Participating in such experiences will allow students to identify, demonstrate, and articulate the following through the Charger 11 Competencies and Social Change Model.

Vision Statement

Create unified and transformative leadership pathways which develop students using the Charger 11 Competencies and Social Change Model.

The Charger 11

Communication: The ability to clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with people inside and outside of an organization.
Critical Thinking: Displaying analytical and strategic thinking when debating an issue, converging on an understanding, assessing a problem, and questioning (playing devil's advocate).
Cultural Competence: Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different cultures and backgrounds. Engage in anti-oppressive practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity.
Industry Specific: Specific skill sets that can be applied to a particular industry or academic discipline to allow for the successful completion of tasks, projects, and roles.
Information Literacy: The ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate information in various formats. A combination of skills that includes research, critical thinking, computer technology, and communication.
Interpersonal: The behaviors used to communicate and interact with others, including verbal and nonverbal communication, and attitude. Some common interpersonal skills include active listening, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and teamwork.
Leadership: A set of behaviors used to help people align their collective direction, to execute strategic plans, and to continually renew an organization.
Resource Management: The practice of planning, scheduling, and allocating people, money, and technology to a project or program to achieve the greatest organizational value.
Self-Management: The ability to regulate behaviors, thoughts, and emotions in a productive way to improve performance and efficiently achieve personal and professional goals.
System Thinking: A holistic way to investigate factors and interactions that could contribute to a possible outcome with an understanding of how individuals can work together in different types of teams to create the best possible processes to accomplish goals.
Technology: The knowledge and abilities needed to interact with, manage, lead, and transform digital and technical media.

Program Highlights

Charger Leadership Conference

Annual symposium for undergraduate and graduate student leaders. The experience consists of a keynote speaker and multiple educational sessions presented by students, faculty, staff, and outside speakers focused on a specific theme. The experience also provides the opportunity for students to engage with peers and establish connections with faculty and staff.

Training Opportunities

Mental Health Trainings
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Department Involvement

Various departments within Student Affairs collaborate to provide a well rounded and transformative leadership program at the University of New Haven. Learn about the departments and their initiatives: Division of Student Affairs.